Center for Fundamental Physics

The primary mission of the Center for Fundamental Physics (CFP) is to support and coordinate research and education in the disciplines of nuclear physics, particle physics, particle astrophysics, and cosmology at the University of New Mexico. While encompassing a large number of both theoretical and experimental efforts, the techniques and underlying physics are sufficiently overlapping to create a large internal collaboration within the department that brings excellent seminars (every Tuesday at 2pm during the semester), provides for theoretical guidance to graduate students, and enhances our experimental facilities through knowledge and equipment sharing.

Our ten associated faculty members have diverse research programs including: Cosmology, Dark matter Physics, Neutrino Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and Particle Astrophysics. The CFP is headed by Professor Huaiyu Duan. 

Many of the research program are in close collaboration with research groups at nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).