Alan Schwartz

Alan Schwartz is a Professor of Physics at the University of Cincinnati, specializing in high-energy particle physics with a focus on CP violation, mixing phenomena, and heavy meson studies. He has been a key contributor to the Belle and Belle II experiments at the KEK laboratory in Japan since 2005, serving as a co-leader of the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group for over a decade and a reviewer for the Particle Data Group. His research leverages advanced detector technologies and statistical methods to probe fundamental symmetries and particle interactions.

Education: Ph.D. in High Energy Physics from Harvard University (1988), B.S. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University (1983). Postdoctoral work at Stanford University (1988-1991) preceded academic roles at Princeton University (Assistant Professor, 1992-1997) and the University of Cincinnati (Associate Professor, 1998-2004).

Research interests span precision measurements of rare decays, time-dependent CP asymmetries, and flavor physics. Notable contributions include studies of B and D meson systems, lepton universality tests, and Belle II detector development. Grants include leadership roles (PI) in federal and international projects totaling over $2M, with recent focuses on detector R&D, workshop organization, and CP violation searches.

Scientific awards include Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Collaborations span international teams, including roles in the KEK laboratory and Snowmass 2022 frontier meetings. Active in teaching and mentoring, though specific advisee names are not listed in the provided data.

Labs/Teams: Core member of the Belle II collaboration, contributing to the Imaging Time-of-Propagation (TOP) detector subsystem and data analysis frameworks. Involved in the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group (HFAG), which synthesizes global results in particle physics.