Peter Mueller

Peter Mueller is an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Department of Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, and a Principal Physicist at Argonne National Laboratory since 2018. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. (2003) and Dipl. Phys. (1996) from Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. His research focuses on laser spectroscopy for nuclear structure studies, low-energy tests of fundamental symmetries, and ultra-sensitive trace-isotope analysis. He has pioneered applications of krypton-81 dating in hydrogeology and geochemistry. Mueller's work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Presidential Early Career Award (2011) and the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize (2010).

His employment history spans over two decades, beginning as a Research Assistant at Mainz (1997–2001) and transitioning to Argonne in various roles since 2001. He has contributed to advanced instrumentation like the Atom Trap Trace Analysis system. Mueller collaborates across disciplines, addressing challenges in environmental monitoring, fundamental physics, and geoscience. His labs and teams include the Physics Division at Argonne and the ATLAS facility, with active involvement in projects like the Gammasphere and GRETINA experiments.

• Education: Dr. rer. nat. (2003), Dipl. Phys. (1996) – Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
• Affiliations: University of Washington, Argonne National Laboratory
• Key Research Tools: Laser spectroscopy, noble gas isotopes, atom trap trace analysis

His publications span environmental science, nuclear physics, and instrumentation, with notable contributions to groundwater dating and fundamental symmetry tests. Grants and funding support his work at the intersection of physics and environmental applications.