Daniel Chung

Daniel Chung is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on the intersection of cosmology and high energy theory, with an emphasis on observable physics beyond the Standard Model.

• Email: danielchung@wisc.edu
• Phone: (608) 265-3133
• Office: 5287 Chamberlin, Madison, WI 53706

Research Interests:

• Inflationary Cosmology
• Axions
• Superheavy Dark Matter
• Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime
• Baryogenesis
• Electroweak Phase Transition
• WIMP Dark Matter
• Alternative Gravity Models
• Braneworld/String-Inspired Cosmology
• Supersymmetry
• Gravitational Waves
• Dark Energy
• Cosmic Rays

Teaching History: Courses taught include General Physics (207), Modern Intro to Physics I/II (247/248), Electromagnetic Fields (322), Undergraduate General Relativity (406), Graduate General Relativity (717), Graduate Electrodynamics (721), Graduate Cosmology (801), and Quantum Field Theory 2 (832) across multiple years from 2003–2018.