Stephane Coutu

Stéphane Coutu is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University. He leads research in particle astrophysics, focusing on cosmic rays, dark matter, and ultra-high energy phenomena. Affiliated with the Penn State Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, he collaborates on major projects like the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Education: B.Sc. (McGill, 1987), M.S. & Ph.D. (Caltech, 1989-1993), Postdoc (University of Michigan, 1997). Awards include the 2016 APS Fellowship and NASA/Presidential Early Career Awards.

Research spans cosmic ray composition, neutrino detection, and multimessenger astrophysics. Key experiments include CREAM, ISS-CREAM, HELIX, and the Auger Observatory. Over 10 students and postdocs have been advised, with ongoing work on isotopic abundances and Galactic propagation mechanisms.

Labs/Teams: Coutu Group (website linked), AMON Collaboration, TIGERISS Mission (planned for 2026), and HELIX balloon project. Current projects explore cosmic ray origins via space-based detectors and neutrino correlations with gravitational waves.