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Jordan A. Goodman is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He previously served as Chair of the University Senate and former Chair of the Physics Department. His research focuses on Particle Astrophysics, studying cosmic radiation to understand elementary particles and space processes. He leads the HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory as Principal Investigator and former US spokesperson. His work includes detecting TeV gamma rays from galactic sources like SS 433 and exploring cosmic ray origins through HAWC data.
Dr. Goodman has received numerous awards including the 2017 Yodh Prize, 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, and teaching honors like the UMCP Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award. His research spans cosmic ray composition, TeV halo studies around pulsars, and multimessenger astronomy with HAWC and IceCube collaborations. He has advised on projects like SWGO, a next-generation gamma-ray observatory.
Key contributions include discovering gamma-ray emission from the quiescent sun and analyzing blazar spectral evolution. His lab focuses on advancing gamma-ray detection techniques using machine learning and improving gamma/hadron separation methods.
