Karsten Heeger

Karsten Heeger is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Yale University, serving as Chair of the Physics Department and Director of the Yale Wright Laboratory. His research focuses on neutrino oscillations, neutrino mass, and dark matter. He leads the PROSPECT experiment and collaborates on projects like CUORE, CUPID, Project 8, and DUNE. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington and has held prior positions at the University of Wisconsin and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Education: Ph.D. in Physics, University of Washington (2002); Undergraduate degree in Physics, Oxford University.

Research Interests: Experimental particle physics, neutrino properties, sterile neutrino searches, double beta decay, and detector technology. His work bridges astrophysics, nuclear physics, and quantum technology.

Articles Trends: Recent publications emphasize precision neutrino measurements, detector development for CUPID and DUNE, and applications of machine learning in particle physics. Key areas include reactor antineutrino spectroscopy, neutrino oscillations, and axion dark matter searches.

Awards: 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2009), and multiple DOE awards for neutrino research. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Advising & Grants: Leads major international collaborations with funding from DOE, NSF, and international agencies. Advises graduate students in neutrino physics and detector engineering.

Labs/Teams: Directs the Heeger Group at Yale Wright Lab, collaborating globally at facilities like Daya Bay (China), Gran Sasso (Italy), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.