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Prof. Darin Acosta is a Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Rice University, specializing in experimental particle physics. He leads research in collider experiments, particularly with the CMS collaboration at CERN's LHC, focusing on Higgs boson physics, trigger systems, and muon-ion collider development. His work includes evidence for rare Higgs decay to dimuons and advancements in Level-1 trigger systems. He holds a B.S. from Caltech (1987), Ph.D. from UC San Diego (1993), and has held faculty roles at the University of Florida before joining Rice in 2021.
Research Interests: Experimental particle physics, collider experiments (LHC/CMS), trigger systems, Higgs boson studies, muon-ion colliders, and detector development. His recent work emphasizes precision measurements of Standard Model processes and searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Awards: Fellow of the American Physical Society (2013). He also contributed to the CMS experiment winning the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
Teaching & Outreach: Pioneered online physics courses at the University of Florida, participates in the QuarkNet program, and advocates for science education. Active in developing physics lectures, demos, and outreach activities, including hosting the 2025 US CMS Annual Collaboration Meeting at Rice.
Collaborations: Leads the CMS Trigger project, contributes to Snowmass studies on trigger systems, and co-authored the 'Muon-Ion Collider' concept, advancing future collider technologies.
