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Spencer N. Axani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware (UD), associated with the College of Arts & Sciences. He also serves as Associate Director of the Delaware NASA Space Grant. His research focuses on experimental neutrino physics, multi-messenger astrophysics, cosmic rays, and nuclear physics, with particular emphasis on developing particle detector technologies. He earned a Diploma in Power Engineering from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, followed by a B.Sc. (Honors Physics) from the University of Alberta, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics from MIT. Prior to UD, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT.
Key research areas include neutrino oscillations, cosmic ray anisotropy, and detector development such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the CosmicWatch muon detector project. The CosmicWatch initiative provides low-cost educational muon detectors for students. Axani's work involves collaborations with institutions like the Bartol Research Institute and the American Physical Society (APS). His contributions span theoretical and experimental advancements in particle physics, with publications addressing neutrino emission from astrophysical sources, atmospheric neutrino studies, and neutrino detector technologies.
His lab spaces include 303 Sharp Lab (R&D) and 012 Sharp Lab (Scintillator Lab). He actively participates in projects like IceCube, KamLAND-Zen, and NuDot. His research highlights include analyses of cosmic ray anisotropy, constraints on heavy neutral leptons, and multi-messenger observations of blazars.
