Nuclear and neutrino astrophysics: cosmic explosions, neutron stars and quantum many-body theory.

Electroweak interactions and symmetry tests. Effective field theory: from nuclei to physics beyond the Standard Model. Neutrino physics.

Effective field theory for low-energy nuclear physics; lattice QCD; physics beyond the Standard Model; particle cosmology.

The Standard Model and Beyond. QCD. Lattice QCD for Low-Energy Nuclear Physics and Fundamental Symmetries. Quantum Computing and Simulation for Field Theories.

Nuclear theory; atomic cluster theory, and many-particle theory in general.

Nuclear astrophysics and solar neutrinos; weak interactions and symmetries; many-body simulations.

Hot and dense matter; high energy nuclear physics.

Tests of Fundamental Symmetries; Effective field theories, from low-energy QCD to beyond-the-Standard-Model physics.

Nuclear theory for physics beyond the Standard Model: beta decay, muon-to-electron conversion, dark matter, and low-energy fundamental symmetry tests.

Nuclear astrophysics, heavy element nucleosynthesis, compact object mergers.

Fundamental interactions at the energy, intensity, and cosmic frontiers.

Sign problems in lattice field theory, heavy-ion collisions.

Dense matter and neutron stars; gravitational wave and compact mergers.

I focus on studying the properties of strongly interacting (QCD) matter at high temperatures and/or densities.

My research activities include the modeling of the equilibrium thermodynamics, the determination of transport coefficients and the dynamical simulation of heavy-ion collisions, in particular, in the context of exploring the QCD phase diagram. In recent years I was looking for deeper connections between different strongly coupled quantum fluids such as the Quark-Gluon Plasma and ultra-cold atomic gases near unitarity.

My research activities aim at the understanding of the equilibrium and transport properties of hot and dense strongly interacting matter as can be created in the collision of (ultra)relativistic nuclei. 

In the past years my interest has been focused on the theoretical understanding of fluctuations in these highly dynamical environments. In my group we are currently working on the development of an event-by-event fluctuating fluid dynamical description of observables near the conjectured critical point of QCD.

Research focus: Standard Model and Beyond-Standard Model physics. Fundamental symmetries. Hadron and nuclear structure and interactions. Lattice QCD. Machine learning and algorithms.

Prof. Surman’s research program focuses on neutrino physics and nuclear physics aspects of heavy element nucleosynthesis in core-collapse supernovae, neutron star mergers, and black hole accretion disks.

Research focus: Gravitational-wave astrophysics and fundamental physics. Populations of astrophysical and primordial black holes with current and future detectors. Methods for gravitational-wave data analysis.

Effective field theories from QCD to physics beyond the Standard Model.  

Effective field theory for low-energy nuclear physics and physics beyond the Standard Model.

Nuclear astrophysics and neutron stars.

As a Program Operations Specialist, I support scientific organizers with programs & workshops, connect program participants with resources, and monitor event budgets. Additionally, I arrange travel and communicate with visitors to the INT.

Schedule:

In office - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Telework - Friday

I handle the financial and personnel matters for the INT, provide guidance on required visa documentation for visitors, and process visitor expense reimbursements.

Schedule:

In office - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Telework - Wednesday

As a Program Operations Specialist, I support scientific organizers with programs & workshops, connect program participants with resources, and monitor event budgets. Additionally, I arrange travel and communicate with visitors to the INT.

Schedule:

In office - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Telework - Thursday