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Wei Xie is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University, specializing in High Energy Physics. He earned his Ph.D. in High Energy Physics from the Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica in Beijing in 1997, and has since been involved in significant research in the study of Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) and its connections to the early universe, particularly as it relates to experiments conducted at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). His current research focuses on the investigation of charm and beauty quarks in collisions that create QGP, alongside innovative studies utilizing Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) for pattern recognition in high-energy physics data. Professor Xie has supervised numerous graduate students, many of whom have advanced to notable positions in academia and industry. His professional trajectory includes various roles in collaboration committees for international conferences and research projects, reflecting his active engagement in the global physics community.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Teaching and conducting research in high energy physics, focusing on Quark-Gluon Plasma.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Engaged in teaching and advanced research in experimental high energy physics.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Involved in teaching and initiating research in the department.
UC Riverside • Riverside, CA
Conducted collaborative research in high energy physics.
Weizmann Institute of Science • Rehovot, Israel
Focused on advanced particle physics research.
GRE General and Physics Subject tests are optional but encouraged.