Peter Monaghan

Peter Monaghan serves as an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the School of Engineering and Computing at Christopher Newport University. His research focuses on fundamental nuclear physics, emphasizing detector hardware development and nucleon structure studies at Jefferson Lab.

Education:

• PhD in Nuclear Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MS in Physics, University of Edinburgh (Scotland)

Research Interests: Dr. Monaghan leads experimental nuclear physics projects, specializing in detector design, hardware innovation, and investigations into the structural properties of nucleons. His work bridges advanced instrumentation with foundational particle physics research.