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Nigel Smith

Professor Nigel Smith, Executive Director, TRIUMF is former Chair of the Centre’s International Scientific Advisory Committee.

PeopleJosh Cohen25 December 2020International Advisory Board, Past ISAC

Martin Sevior

Martin Sevior is a Professor in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne. His research is in the field of Experimental Particle Physics.

PeopleJosh Cohen25 December 2020Domestic

Cedric Simenel

Professor Cedric Simenel is an internationally recognised leader in quantum many-body approaches to describe low-energy nuclear dynamics. Whilst a theorist, he works closely with experimentalists in order to provide a strong synergy between these two aspects of nuclear physics.

Andrew Stuchbery

Professor Andrew Stuchbery is widely regarded for innovation of experimental techniques to measure electromagnetic moments in radioactive nuclei.

Geoffrey Taylor

With 35 years’ experience in Australia’s high-energy physics program- including 20 years at the forefront of Australia’s involvement with CERN- Professor Taylor will lend his expertise to the Direct Detection and LHC/ATLAS search aspects of the Centre’s work.

Anthony William Thomas

Professor Anthony Thomas has extensive experience in both nuclear and particle theory, with significant publications related to the detection of dark matter.

Stephen Tims

Associate Professor Stephen Tims has been the driving force behind the ANU AMS actinide measurement program for over 10 years.

Michael Tobar

Michael E. Tobar is currently a Professor of Physics at the University of Western Australia School of Physics. Notably, between 2009 and 2014, he was awarded a Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council.

Xuan Gong Wang

Dr Xuan Gong Wang’s areas of research are IMP dark matter, direct detection and effective field theory.

People, TheoryJosh Cohen22 December 2020Domestic, Postdocs

Raymond Volkas

Professor Volkas is an internationally esteemed theoretical particle physicist, with particular expertise in model building- the construction of theories that extend the Standard Model of particle physics.

People, TheoryGuest User22 December 2020Domestic, Chief Investigators, Theory Research Theme, Leadership

Frank Wilczek

One of the world’s most eminent theoretical physicists, Professor Frank Wilczek (Stockholm Uni) was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics (alongside David Gross and Hugh David Politzer) for his discovery of asymptotic freedom in strong interactions.

People, TheoryJosh Cohen22 December 2020International, Partner Investigations, Theory Research Theme

Martin White

Professor Martin White co-leads the GAMBIT collaboration, an international team that performs global fits of beyond-Standard Model physics models, including models of dark matter.

Anthony Gordon Williams

Professor Anthony Williams is an internationally recognized leader in the field of theoretical nuclear and particle physics. He has the role of Deputy Director in the Centre as well as being the Adelaide Node Manager. He won the Boas Medal for his research in particle physics in 2001 and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Physics and the Australian Institute of Physics.

Robyn Williams

Robyn Williams is a science journalist and presenter of Radio National's Ockham's Razor and The Science Show, one of the longest running programs on Australian radio.

PeopleJosh Cohen21 December 2020Advisory Board

Justin Zobel

Professor Justin Zobel is the University of Melbourne’s Pro-Vice Chancellor (Graduate & International Research), with oversight of the University's PhD studies and international research relationships.

PeopleJosh Cohen21 December 2020Advisory Board

Thomas Tunningley

Technician, ANU node. Thomas is a technician working at the ANU node of the centre. He is focussed primarily on the design and manufacture of apparatus for the CYGNUS program, as well as facilitating the manufacture of components for SABRE.

PeopleJosh Cohen11 December 2020Domestic, Technical Staff