Christopher Cappiello

Christopher Cappiello

Edwin Thompson Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics
PhD, Ohio State University
BS, Yale University
research interests:
  • Dark Matter
  • Astroparticle Physics
  • High Energy Astronomy
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  • Washington University
    MSC 1105-110-04
    One Brookings Drive
    St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
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Dr. Chris Cappiello is an astroparticle theorist, focusing on new ways to search for dark matter or constrain its properties. He received his PhD in 2021 from the Ohio State University, where he studied under Dr. John Beacom, Director of the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics. After obtaining his PhD, he was postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, before returning to the US in 2024.

Professional history:

2021 - 2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
2015 - 2021 Physics, Ohio State University
2011 - 2015 BS in Physics, Yale University