Dr. Tongyan Lin

Biography

Tongyan Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2012. His research primarily focuses on understanding dark matter, exploring its properties and interactions beyond gravitational effects. Lin employs theoretical and computational methods to develop innovative approaches for testing dark matter properties through astrophysical observations, direct detection experiments, and collider physics. His work aims to answer key questions surrounding dark matter and potentially reveal insights into dark sectors that could inform cosmological understanding of the early universe. Notable publications include studies on the existence of a thin dark matter disk, light dark matter models and constraints, flavor searches for axion-like particles, and the absorption of light dark matter in semiconductors. He actively contributes to developing new experimental searches for dark matter based on existing data.

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