Experimental Elementary Particle Physics
Richard S. Galik
Professor of Physics
108 Newman Lab, 385 Wilson Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
(607) 255-3633
(607) 255-8784
B.S., 1973, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ph.D., 1978, Cornell University. Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania, 1978-79. Assistant Professor, Physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1979-81. Assistant Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 1981-86; Associate Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 1986-92; Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 1992-present. Past Chair, New York State Section of the American Physical Society; Fellow, American Physical Society.
Research Areas
Strong interactions, b- and c- quark resonance properties; gaseous detectors for particle physics applications
Current Research
I am part of the CLEO collaboration which uses data collected at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) to study electron-positron interactions. I participate in the group's efforts in the areas of b/anti-b and c/anti-c resonance spectroscopy and decay. I presently have two students, James Ledoux and Jim Hunt, who will finish their theses work by September 2009. I do not at this time anticipate taking on other students.
I also work with senior physicist Dan Peterson on R&D for the particle detector of the proposed International Linear Collider.
In addition, I am the Principal Investigator for the CLASSE REU grant for the NSF.