Marcus Hohlmann

Marcus Hohlmann is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology, where he leads the High Energy Physics (HEP) group. His research spans experimental particle physics, detector instrumentation, and applications of particle detection technologies.

Education: While specific degrees aren't listed, his Ph.D. work focused on the top quark discovery at the CDF experiment at Fermilab.

Research Focus: His group investigates elementary particles and their interactions at the highest energies achievable in laboratory settings. Key areas include:

• Experimental particle physics at the CMS experiment at CERN, including Higgs boson studies and searches for dark matter and fourth-generation quarks
• Development of gaseous particle detectors including GEM (Gas Electron Multiplier) and uRWELL (Micro Resistive-Well) technologies
• Muon tomography applications for homeland security and nuclear material detection
• Contributions to the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) through detector R&D
• Operation of a Tier-3 Grid Computing cluster for CMS data processing

Scientific Contributions: His work has contributed to major discoveries including the Higgs boson (CMS, 2012) and the top quark (CDF, 1995). He is a charter member of the RD51 collaboration at CERN developing micro-pattern gaseous detectors.

Awards & Recognition: Contributed to the 2019 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize of the European Physical Society awarded to the CDF and D0 collaborations for the top quark discovery.

Student Mentorship: Has supervised 7 Ph.D. students, 10 Master's students, and 46 Bachelor's students to date. Current Ph.D. students include Bandar Alsufyani, Loriza Hasa, Pietro Iapozzuto, Merrick Lavinsky, and Erick Yanes.

Leadership Roles: Serves as Principal Investigator and CERN team leader for Florida Tech's HEP group, Florida Tech's representative on the CMS Muon Detector Group Institution Board, and Florida Tech's RD51 team leader.