Past Member
Tomer Volansky
Funding provided by The Ambrose Monell Foundation and the Adler Family Fund
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Tomer Volansky’s research interests span topics in particle cosmology, phenomenology of high-energy physics, and dark matter physics. He is mainly interested in the interface between these subjects. At IAS, he plans to continue his study of the theory and detection of dark matter as well as Large Hadron Collider phenomenology.
Visits
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Degrees
Weizmann Institute of Science
Ph.D.
2007
Weizmann Institute of Science
M.Sc.
2003
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
B.Sc.
2000
Honors
2017
Member of the Young Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
2015
ERC Consolidator grant
2015
IPS Prize for outstanding young scientists
2014
5 year staff position at CERN (declined)
2013
The Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research (by the Wolf Foundation)
Appointments
Tel-Aviv University
2014
Associate Professor
The SENSEI dark matter experiment
2017
Co-Spokesperson
Institute for Advanced Study
2017–2019
Visiting Professor
Weizmann Institute of Science
2011–2016
Scientific Adviser
Tel-Aviv University
2011–2014
Senior Lecturer
University of California, Berkeley
2010–2011
Postdoctoral Scholar
Institute for Advanced Study
2007–2010
Postdoctoral Scholar
