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Prof. Dr. Allen Caldwell is an Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Natural Sciences since 2006. He is also a Director at the Max Planck Institute for Physics (since 2002) and has held leadership roles in major international collaborations like the AWAKE Collaboration at CERN and the ZEUS Collaboration at DESY.
- Education: Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin (1987), preceded by studies at Rice University (Texas, USA).
His research spans fundamental Particle Physics, focusing on plasma wakefield acceleration, neutrino properties, and dark matter candidates like axions. Notably, he leads the AWAKE experiment at CERN, which explores proton-driven plasma acceleration.
Recent publications highlight work on plasma wave-based particle acceleration, Bayesian neutrino mass analysis, and dielectric haloscopes for axion detection. These reflect his expertise in experimental and theoretical frameworks for solving high-energy physics challenges.
Scientific awards include the Distinguished Alumnus Award (University of Wisconsin, 2012), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2000), and Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (1995-1997).
He contributes to international collaborations such as the Belle II Experiment (KEK, Japan), MADMAX (searching for axions), and LEGEND (neutrino properties). He also teaches probability, statistics, and Monte Carlo methods at TUM.
