Astronomy and Astrophysics

Making discoveries through diverse research activities, from observations at Pine Mountain Observatory to dark matter, galaxy evolution, gravitational waves, observational cosmology, and more. 

ATLAS Collaboration, High Energy Particle Physics

 The ATLAS high energy physics experimentalists hunt for new physics with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Switzerland. 

Condensed Matter Theory and Statistical Mechanics

Delving into the properties of matter, including quantum many-body problems, quantum phase transitions, transport theory, evolving biological populations, and artificial materials design. 

Data Science

Investigating immense data sets with cutting-edge computational techniques running on world-wide networks of grid computing resources. 

FASER Collaboration, High Energy Particle Physics

  With the new FASER detector at CERN, Switzerland, Oregon is searching for new, yet-undiscovered light and weakly interacting particles, and studying the interactions of high-energy neutrinos.

International Linear Collider Project 

We’re working with scientists from across the globe to develop a new electron-positron collider. 

LIGO Collaboration, Gravitational Waves

Our group observed the first gravitational wave September 14, 2015 at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), and we’ve been making exciting discoveries ever since. 

Mathematics

Exploring the mathematics of Einstein’s gravitational field theory, differential topology and geometry, and representations of Lie groups.

Particle Theory

We develop pioneering ideas in particle physics, quantum field theory, particle cosmology, and other uncharted physics territories. 

Quantum Information and Quantum Optics

Interdisciplinary theory studying interactions of photons with matter and the states of quantum systems.