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Prof. Gershom (Jan) Martin
Computational Quantum ChemistryCollaboration with: D. Milstein, M. van der Boom, R. Neumann, M. A. Iron, L. KronikHigh-accuracy ab initio thermochemistry: method development and applications.Development of novel, more universal, density functionalsApplication of density functional methods to organometallic systems, with special reference to homogenous catalysis.Ab initio prediction of rotation-vibration spectra beyond the harmonic approximation.Intermolecular interactions
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Dr. Boaz Katz
Open questions in theoretical astrophysics including:How do stars explode to produce supernovae? (I think there is an actual chance to finally answer this soon due to accumulating data and new ideas!)The three body problem (surprisingly connected to supernovae)Where do Cosmic Rays come from and how are they accelerated?
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Prof. Gilad Perez
What gives masses to the particles? We believe that it is related to electroweak symmetry breaking which raises the hierarchy problem, the huge gap between the weak and Planck scales. The LHC experiments is addressing some of these questions and at the same time rising new ones. Recent cosmological-observation raised additional puzzles: What is the source of dark matter and energy? We explore experimental and theoretical methods to improve our knowledge regarding these issues. We also propose to use optical atomic clock spectroscopy to Search for Higgs-mediated interactions in atoms at table top experimentsInterpreting a 750 GeV Diphoton Resonance, By Rick S. Gupta, Sebastian Jager, Yevgeny Kats, Gilad Perez, Emmanuel Stamou. arXiv:1512.05332 [hep-ph].Is the Higgs Mechanism of Fermion Mass Generation a Fact? A Yukawa-less First-Two-Generation Model, By Diptimoy Ghosh, Rick Sandeepan Gupta, Gilad Perez. arXiv:1508.01501 [hep-ph].A Universe without weak interactions, By Roni Harnik, Graham D. Kribs, Gilad Perez. hep-ph/0604027. Phys.Rev. D74 (2006) 035006.
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Dr. Shikma Bressler
ATLAS experimentData analysis - Searches for physics beyond the standard modelLepton flavour violating decays of the Higgs and Z bosonsAsymmetry in electron/muon final statesGeneric data driven searchesInstrumentation - Upgrade of the ATLAS muon spectrometerProduction and testing of the sTGC chambersPErformance studiesInstallation in the ATLAS cavernDetector physicsCollaboration with: A. Breskin and L. AraziBasic R&DThe role of resistive materials in gaseous detectorsCharge and light amplification in Liquid ArgonApplicative R&DPhysics applications - future calorimeters in accelerators and neutrino physics experimentsCivil applications - muon tomography for hazardous material detection, volcanology, medicine and more
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