Dan Hooper

Education:
Saint Cloud State University, BS, 1999
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Ph.D., 2003


Positions Held:
Postdoctoral Fellow (Leverhulme Fellow), Oxford University, 2003-2005
David Schramm Fellow, Fermilab, 2005-2007
Associate Scientist, Fermilab, 2007-Present


Research Activities:
As a member of the theoretical astrophysics group in Fermilab's Particle Astrophysics
Center, I have worked on a wide range of topics in particle physics and astrophysics. I am
primarily interested in physics beyond the Standard Model, especially at the TeV scale. My
research focuses on the interface between particle physics and cosmology and has covered
many related topics including dark matter, supersymmetry, neutrinos, extra dimensions and
cosmic rays.

In addition to interacting with other members of the theoretical astrophysics group, I have
worked closely with several members of Fermilab's theory group and talk frequently with
physicists working on CDMS, the Pierre Auger Observatory, CDF, Dzero, MiniBooNE and other
Fermilab experiments.

I have also been involved with outreach activities at Fermilab, including several meetings
with school groups and working with Saturday Morning Physics (beginning in the fall). I am
also scheduled to give a public talk for the Fermilab Lecture Series this November.