Michael Baker

Michael Baker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, part of the College of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on theoretical particle physics, particularly Beyond the Standard Model phenomenology and dark matter studies. He explores novel dark matter production mechanisms, connections between dark matter and colliders/astroparticle physics, and topics like baryogenesis, gravitational waves, and flavor physics.

His work includes contributions to experimental designs like scintillating argon bubble chambers for neutrino-nucleus scattering and conceptual reports for future colliders such as the Future Circular Collider (FCC) and High-Energy LHC (HE-LHC). Key themes include dark matter decay dynamics, phase transitions in the early universe, and reinterpretation of LHC results for new physics.

Recent publications analyze topics ranging from filtered dark matter models to vector leptoquark signatures and magnetic monopole searches with IceCube. His research bridges theoretical frameworks with experimental feasibility in high-energy physics.

No academic awards or formal advisees are listed in the provided information. Collaborations include the IceCube neutrino observatory and FCC conceptual design teams.