Stefan Schael

Prof. Stefan Schael is a Professor at the Physics Institute B of RWTH Aachen University, leading research in experimental particle and astroparticle physics. His work focuses on dark matter, cosmic ray studies, and detector development for international experiments like the CMS and AMS. He is a key contributor to the AMS-02 experiment on the International Space Station and the upcoming AMS-100 mission at L2, which will utilize advanced superconducting magnet technology. His group also develops the Scintillating Fiber Tracker for the LHCb experiment at CERN.

Research interests include precision measurements of B-hadron decays, cosmic antimatter detection, and high-energy particle interactions. He oversees detector design, software development for data analysis, and collaborative projects with organizations like NASA and China’s CAST. Open positions are available for students and researchers in CMS, LHCb, and AMS-100.

Publications emphasize rare particle decays, CP violation studies, and detector engineering. Collaborations involve over 500 physicists globally. His contributions to the AMS-02’s Transition Radiation Detector (TRD), Anti-Coincidence Counters (ACC), and Tracker Alignment System (TAS) have been pivotal in cosmic ray analysis.