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Masha Baryakhtar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Washington. She obtained her Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University in 2015, and her A.B. in Physics and Mathematics from Harvard University in 2010. Her research focuses on theoretical particle physics, exploring the Standard Model and developing new ideas and directions for testing these theories. Dr. Baryakhtar's work addresses outstanding puzzles in existing models and includes studies on new physics, dark matter properties, and the intersection of particle theory with astroparticle physics and cosmology. She is currently pursuing new theoretical developments in precision searches for light dark matter candidates and searches for ultralight particles, including investigations related to black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational waves. Additionally, she is interested in innovative observational techniques, particularly using intensity interferometry to make precise measurements of stellar motions. Before her current position, she was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and a James Arthur Postdoctoral Fellow at New York University. Baryakhtar has received several awards, including the Emmy Noether Simons Fellowship in 2024 and the Department of Energy Early Career Award in 2023.
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