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Mark Chen is a Professor in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy at Queen's University, within the Faculty of Arts and Science. He holds the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics and is affiliated with the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Institute. His research focuses on unraveling fundamental particle physics questions, particularly neutrino properties and dark matter detection.
Education: B.Sc. in Engineering from Queen's University; Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Research interests include geo-neutrinos, WIMP dark matter detectors, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, and novel scintillator technologies. He leads the SNO+ experiment, aiming to determine the Majorana/Dirac nature of neutrinos and probe Grand Unification theories. His work also involves supernova neutrino studies and low-background environments for particle detectors.
Recent contributions include advancements in liquid scintillator deployment and neutron-proton capture measurements. He oversees postdoctoral fellowships in dark matter search and neutrino physics using argon-based technologies.
Labs/Teams: Principal investigator for SNO+, collaborating with international teams on astroparticle physics experiments.
