Surjeet Rajendran

Surjeet Rajendran is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University's Department of Physics, specializing in theoretical and experimental research related to dark matter and quantum physics. He previously served as the Henry Shenker Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and held a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins.

His notable work includes the Cosmic Axion Spin Precession Experiment (CASPEr), funded by a Simons Award in 2015. This research focuses on detecting axions and studying their role in cosmology through innovative experimental approaches.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Simons Award in Mathematics & Physical Sciences (2015)
  • Leon Madansky Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Henry Shenker Professorship at UC Berkeley