Science Building # 234
9501 South King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60628-1598
773 - 995 - 2325 (voice mail)
773 - 995 - 3809 (fax)
Classes
Physics 1510, General Physics I, Fall 2008, Fall 2009
Physics 3450, Mathematical Methods for Physics, Spring 2009
Physics 4550 Experimental Physics Apparatus Implementation, Spring 2009
Physics 4850, Advanced Undergraduate Lab I, Spring 2009
Research
My area of scientific research is experimental high-energy nuclear physics, also often called high-energy "heavy-ion" physics. This research is primarily carried out at CERN, in Geneva Switzerland. We utilize large particle accelerators (or colliders) to collide "heavy-ion" nuclei such as gold and lead at near the speed of light in order to re-create the conditions of the early universe in the laboratory. By doing this we are able to melt normal nuclear matter, the protons and neutrons, into a "plasma" of quarks and gluons in order to study, and better understand, the strong force and the theory of Quantum Chromo-Dynamics.
Another area of research is the study of Cosmic Rays and its applications. We have a detector lab, where we can measure the different properties of the muons (final products
of the cosmic rays) that reach the earth's surface. Here are some pictures of the lab and the students working with the group (Melissa Rangel, Macario Cervantes, Marianela Perales,
Jamall Davis and Sharif Onihale
Our group is also involved in the QuarkNet program, as described in the following link
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