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Professor Alexei Safonov holds the Mitchell-Heep Chair in Experimental High Energy Physics at Texas A&M University. He leads a prominent research group focusing on collider-based studies of fundamental particles, including the Higgs boson and Supersymmetry, using the CMS experiment at CERN. His work emphasizes detector development, specifically high-speed electronics for muon triggers, and he maintains institutional partnerships with the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy.
Key research areas include dark matter detection, Standard Model validation, and exploration of beyond-Standard-Model physics. Notable awards include the EPS High Energy Particle Physics Prize (2013), Montague-CTE Scholar Award (2008), and DOE Outstanding Junior Investigator Award (2007). His team's recent publications (2024-2025) address topics like Higgs boson self-coupling, leptoquark searches, and jet quenching in heavy ion collisions.
Advising students include Jason Gilmore, Evaldas Juska, and Tao Huang. His group's contributions span both data analysis and hardware innovation, exemplified by triple-GEM detector advancements. Current projects aim to enhance CMS's capabilities for Run 3 of the LHC.
