Junwen Xiong

Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Berkeley , California Institute of Technology

Award Year: 2024

Project: Phonon-Mediated Quantum Sensors for Low-Mass Dark Matter Detection

As a Brinson Postdoctoral Fellow in Experimental Quantum Cosmology, Junwen Xiong works on the development of next-generation dark matter detectors using superconducting quantum sensors to collect and measure the crystal acoustic vibrations (“phonons”) created by a particle interaction. These detectors will enable the search for much lighter dark matter, potentially helping to identify the dark matter and solving this major mystery of the universe.