Rafael Lang

Rafael F. Lang is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University, serving since 2021. He holds a Diplom (2005) from Universität Ulm and a Ph.D. (2008) from Technische Universität München. His research focuses on experimental astroparticle physics, including dark matter detection via liquid xenon technology (XENON collaboration), neutrino detection, and novel gravitational dark matter detection projects like Windchime. He leads R&D efforts in detector technology at Purdue and collaborates internationally on projects like SNEWS for supernova alerts.

Education:

• Diplom: Search for Point-Sources of High-Energy Neutrinos (DESY Zeuthen/Universität Ulm, 2005)
• Ph.D.: Search for Dark Matter with CRESST Experiment (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik/Technische Universität München, 2008)

Research emphasizes unconventional dark matter signatures, solar neutrino detection, and quantum-enhanced accelerometer systems (Windchime). He operates dedicated labs at Purdue and contributed to the XENON100 experiment during his postdoc (Columbia University, 2009-2011).

Grants and advising: No specific grants listed here, but active in collaborative projects. No advisee names provided in the text.

Labs/Teams: Windchime project lead; XENON collaboration member; SNEWS network participant.