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Professors F.J. Gilman,
R.F. Holman, M.J.
Levine, L.-F. Li, I.Z. Rothstein, and L. Wolfenstein
The last decades have seen exciting progress in high energy physics with the establishment
of the Standard Model of the quark and lepton constituents of matter and their
interactions. A unified gauge theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions received
experimental confirmation through the discovery of the W and Z bosons and a host of other
experiments. The strong interactions of quarks and gluons - the constituents of the
proton, neutron and other hadrons - are described by a similar gauge theory, Quantum
Chromodynamics.
Our group at Carnegie Mellon works to extract predictions from the Standard Model and on
the physics that lies beyond it, such as theories with more complicated Higgs sectors and
grand unified theories. We're particularly interested in the nature and origin of the
symmetries that characterize the interactions and applications that are of astrophysical
or cosmological significance.
In addition to the faculty members, the theory group includes postdoctoral fellows and
graduate students. We interact with the theory group at the University of Pittsburgh and
with the experimental high energy physics community around the world. Thus, we maintain a
lively level of activity, and at the same time students benefit from a close relation to
the faculty.
Recent Ph.D.s and Post-Graduation Positions
Ian Low (2001) "Determination of Vub From Inclusive B Decays",
(Advisor: Rothstein); Jefferson Lab, Harvard University
Cheng-Wei Chiang (2000) "Study of CP Violation in K and B Mesons",
(Advisor: Gilman); Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Cormier (1998) "Non-equilibrium Field Theory Dynamics in Inflationary
Cosmology"; (Advisor: Holman); NSF/NATO Fellow, Physics Dept. Sussex
University
James Walden (1997) "Hadronic Moments of the Inclusive Semileptonic Decay B -> X
tau nu"; (Advisor: Savage); Intel, technical position in industry
Mark Joensen (1996) "A Pairing Model of Fermion Condensation on the
Hypersphere"; (Advisor: Cutkosky); Consad Research Corp., Pittsburgh
Anupam Singh (1995) "Field Theoretical Methods in Cosmology"; (Advisor: Holman);
Postdoctoral Fellow, U. California Santa Barbara
Joao Silva (1994) "Opportunities and Tests for Physics Beyond the Standard
Model;" (Advisor: Wolfenstein); Faculty, University of Lisbon
Joao Soares (1993) "Topics on CP Violations in B-Meson Decays;"
(Advisor: Wolfenstein); Postdoctoral Fellow, U. Massachusetts
Yun Wang (1991) "Prospects in Extended Inflation;" (Advisor: Holman);Research
Associate, Dept. of Astronomy, Princeton University
Jiang Liu (1988) "Higgs Models of CP Violation;" (Advisor: Wolfenstein); Long
Term Capital Management
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