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Roles and Affiliations: Axel Schmidt is an Assistant Professor of Physics at George Washington University (GWU), serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies and Undergraduate Advisor. He is a core member of GW's Jefferson Lab Group and collaborates with the CLAS and GlueX Collaborations at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab). His research focuses on nuclear structure, short-range correlations in nuclei, and quark-gluon dynamics using high-energy electron scattering. He also leads efforts to design experiments for the future Electron-Ion Collider.
Education: Ph.D. in Physics from MIT (2016), B.S. in Physics from Yale University (2009).
Research Interests: Prof. Schmidt investigates the strong nuclear force's role in proton/neutron interactions, short-range nucleon correlations, and meson/baryon spectroscopy. He develops detectors like the BAND neutron detector for CLAS and explores two-photon exchange effects in electron scattering. His work bridges particle and nuclear physics, addressing questions about nuclear EMC effects, quark distributions, and exotic meson production.
Articles Overview: His recent publications analyze photonuclear reactions, spin observables in kaon electroproduction, and resonance region electron scattering. These studies advance understanding of nucleon structure and QCD dynamics in nuclei.
Grants and Teams: Leads the GW JLab Group, collaborating with international teams on CLAS12 and GlueX experiments. His work is supported by grants from NSF and DoE for experimental nuclear physics projects.
