Dr. Jiji Fan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

JiJi Fan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Brown University. He specializes in particle theory, focusing on Standard Model theories, Higgs phenomenology, supersymmetry, and signatures of dark matter models. His research interface includes elementary particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, emphasizing the combination of theoretical model building and numerical data analyses. JiJi Fan completed his Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics at Yale University in 2009. Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University and also spent a year at Harvard University. In 2015, he joined Brown University as an assistant professor after several years in the same position at Syracuse University. JiJi's work contributes to the understanding of cosmological probes in particle physics and has implications in advanced theoretical physics education.

Research Interests

Courses

PHYS 0500 - Advanced Classical Mechanics PHYS 1170 - Introduction to Nuclear and High Energy Physics PHYS 1410 - Quantum Mechanics PHYS 1510 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory PHYS 2040 - Classical Theoretical Physics II PHYS 2170 - Introduction to Nuclear and High Energy Physics PHYS 2320 - Quantum Theory of Fields II

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics