Alexandre Sousa

Dr. Alexandre Sousa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Cincinnati, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. His primary research focuses on experimental high-energy physics, particularly neutrino oscillations and their implications for understanding fundamental particle interactions and cosmological evolution. He has held positions at Harvard University and the University of Oxford before joining UC in 2012.

Education: Ph.D. in Physics (Tufts University, 2006), M.Sc. in Physics (Tufts University, 2000), B.Sc. in Physics Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico, 1998).

Research Interests: Neutrino properties, CP violation, neutrino mass hierarchy, sterile neutrino searches, and long-baseline experiments (NOvA, DUNE, MINOS+). His work addresses questions like whether neutrinos violate CP symmetry and the structure of neutrino mass ordering. He leads the NOvA Test Beam effort and coordinates detector simulations for NOvA.

Grants & Awards: ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2014), UC Rising Star Award (2017), multiple Fermilab Intensity Frontier Fellowships (2013–2019), and NSF grants for education and detector development. He has led over $2.5M in federal and private grants, focusing on HEP data analytics and neutrino experiments.

Teaching & Service: Championed active learning methods in physics education. Served as Teaching & Learning Liaison (2016–2018) and active member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Recognized with the Darwin T. Turner Breakfast of Champions Award (2018).

Labs & Collaborations: Co-leader of NOvA Test Beam, NOvA Detector Simulations Group, and MINOS/MINOS+ Analysis Coordinator. Collaborates on DUNE, LBNE, and CHIPS projects, advancing neutrino detection technologies and computational methods.