My area of research is the study of cosmic rays in general and neutrinos in particular, at the "particle astrophysics" junction between astronomy and experimental high energy physics. I work to extract astrophysical information from detectors designed primarily to study the properties of neutrinos in large underground facilities: especially making sure that these experiments are ready to collect the burst of neutrinos born in the core of the next massive star to explode as a Supernova somewhere in our galaxy.

Education

PhD, Indiana University, 1996

MA, Indiana University, 1992

BS, Wright State University, 1989

Professional Background

Univ. of Minnesota Duluth Faculty 2000-present

Boston University Particle Astrophysics Group, Postdoc 1996-2000

Scientific & Professional Societies

Honors and Awards

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, 2016

McKnight Land-Grant Professor, 2004-2006

Asahi Prize, 1998

Selected Publications

Full List of Publications on InspireHEP