CV
Contact Information
| Name | Deepak Sathyan |
| dsathyan@tamu.edu |
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate
2024 - 2027Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Education
Ph.D. in Physics
2018 - 2024University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Thesis: Unifying Searches for New Physics with Precision Measurements of the W Boson Mass
Advisor: Dr. Kaustubh Agashe
Boston University
Boston, MA
GPA: 3.9
Minor: Mathematics
Thesis: Muon (g-2): Searching for the Muon Electric Dipole Moment
Advisor: Dr. Robert Carey
Research Interests
Beyond the Standard Model searches with Collider Physics: LHC and muon collider phenomenology, Randall-Sundrum and baryon-number-violation models
Searches for sub-GeV Dark Matter: dark matter-neutrino interactions, dark photon and dark sector production, cosmic ray-dark matter scattering
Neutrino Physics: supernova neutrino attenuation and detection, open-system observables, neutrinophilic mediators, neutrino NSI
Publications
Authors listed alphabetically, per hep-ph convention.
P.S.B. Dev, D. Kim, D. Sathyan, K. Sinha, Y. Zhang
Phys.Lett.B 868 (2025) 139765
K. Agashe, S. Airen, R. Franceschini, D. Kim, A.V. Kotwal, L. Ricci, D. Sathyan
JHEP 02 (2025) 139
K. Agashe, S. Airen, R. Franceschini, D. Kim, A.V. Kotwal, L. Ricci, D. Sathyan
Phys.Lett.B 855 (2024) 138774
K. Agashe, S. Airen, R. Franceschini, J. Incandela, D. Kim, D. Sathyan
JHEP 06 (2023) 021
K. Agashe, M. Ekhterachian, D. Kim, D. Sathyan
JHEP 11 (2020) 109
Preprints
D. Kim, D. Sathyan, A. Verma
B. Dutta, D. Goswami, J. Kumar, M. Rai, D. Sathyan
A. Bhoonah, F. Burk, D. Liu, T. Ou, D. Sathyan
P.S.B. Dev, D. Kim, D. Sathyan, K. Sinha, Y. Zhang
Articles in Preparation
1. LHC as a Beam Dump: Probing Light Dark Photons
B. Dutta, A. Karthikeyan, D. Kim, H. Kim, T. Kim, D. Sathyan
In preparation
2. New Probes of Dark Sectors at a Muon Collider
B. Dutta, A. Karthikeyan, D. Kim, K. Kelly, D. Sathyan
In preparation
3. Exploring open systems approach to neutrino oscillations
A. Chandra Shekar, K. Kelly, D. Sathyan, L. Strigari, T. Zhou
In preparation
4. LHC Signals for KK Gravitons Producing 8-Particle Final States
K. Agashe, D. Kim, P. Maksimovic, S. Mondal, M. Osherson, K. Panchal, D. Plotnikov, D. Sathyan
In preparation
Snowmass2021 Contributions
F. Maltoni et al.
4. Report of the Topical Group on Top quark physics and heavy flavor production for Snowmass 2021
Sep 2022K. Agashe et al.
T. Bose et al.
K. Agashe, S. Airen, R. Franceschini, D. Kim, D. Sathyan
K. Agashe, J.H. Collins, P. Du, M. Ekhterachian, S. Hong, D. Kim, R.K. Mishra, D. Sathyan
Muon g-2 Articles
B.T. King et al.
JINST 17 (2022) P02035
Muon g-2 Collaboration
Phys.Rev.Accel.Beams 24 (2021) 044002
Muon g-2 Collaboration
Phys.Rev.Lett. 126 (2021) 141801
Ph.D. Thesis
D. Sathyan
Ph.D. Thesis
Teaching
Principles of Modern Physics
Spring 2024Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Electricity and Magnetism I
Spring 2024Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Mathematical Methods for Physics II
Fall 2021, Fall 2022Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Fundamentals of Physics I
Summer 2019, Spring 2022Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
Fall 2020Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Fundamentals of Physics for Biologists II
Spring 2019, Spring 2020Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Fundamentals of Physics for Biologists
Fall 2018, Fall 2019Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Guest Lecture for Undergraduate E&M at University of Maryland
Mar 2024Lectured on vector potentials in E&M
Guest Lecture for Graduate E&M at Texas A&M University
Oct 2025Lectured on relativistic Larmor formula and charged particle motion in magnetic fields
Seminars
9. HEP Seminar at Northwestern University
Sep 2026Cosmic Ray–Dark Matter scattering explanation of the Galactic Center Excess
8. Fermilab Cosmic Physics Center Seminar
Sep 2026Cosmic Ray–Dark Matter scattering explanation of the Galactic Center Excess
7. CMS Exotica general meeting
May 2024Unification of Searches and Measurements: Probing BSM with the W boson mass measurement
6. Seminar at Texas A&M
Dec 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
5. Seminar at UT Austin
Dec 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
4. CMS SUSY general meeting
Nov 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
3. HEP Seminar at University of Pittsburgh
Nov 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
2. HEP Seminar at Northwestern University
Oct 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
1. Theory Seminar at Washington University in St. Louis
Oct 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
Conference Talks
14. Light Dark World 2026 at Carleton University [Invited]
Jul 2026Can the LHC be sensitive to the Light Dark World?
13. CETUP* Workshop [Invited]
Jun 2026Producing the GeV Galactic Center Excess via Cosmic Ray-Dark Matter Scattering
12. Particle Physics on the Plains at the University of Kansas [Contributed]
Nov 2025A Baryon and Lepton Number Violation Model Testable at the LHC
11. CETUP* Workshop [Invited]
Jun 2025Can the LHC be sensitive to light dark mediators?
10. Phenomenology Conference at the University of Pittsburgh [Contributed]
May 2025Can the LHC be sensitive to light dark mediators?
9. Particle Physics on the Plains at the University of Kansas [Contributed]
Nov 2024A comprehensive analysis of supernova neutrino-dark matter interactions
8. Texas TACOS @ UT Austin [Invited]
Oct 2024A comprehensive analysis of supernova neutrino-dark matter interactions
7. NuFact 2024 Conference at Argonne National Laboratory [Invited]
Sep 2024A comprehensive analysis of supernova neutrino-dark matter interactions
6. Mitchell Conference at Texas A&M University [Invited]
May 2024A comprehensive analysis of supernova neutrino-dark matter interactions
5. Particle Physics on the Plains at the University of Kansas [Contributed]
Oct 2023A New Purpose for the W-mass Measurement: Searching for New Physics via l + MET
4. Phenomenology Conference at the University of Pittsburgh [Contributed]
May 2023Probing Dark Matter-Neutrino Interactions via Supernova Neutrinos
3. Phenomenology Conference at the University of Pittsburgh [Contributed]
May 2022Model-Independent Measurement of Top Quark Mass Using B-Hadron Decay Lengths (Part I)
2. April APS Meeting [Contributed]
Apr 2021Signals of KK graviton from extended warped extra dimensions at the LHC (II)
1. Phenomenology Conference at the University of Pittsburgh [Contributed]
May 2020Signals of KK graviton from extended warped extra dimensions at the LHC (II)
Service
The Mitchell Conference on Collider, Dark Matter, and Neutrino Physics 2026
Conference Organizer — Texas A&M University, May 27-30, 2026
The Mitchell Conference on Collider, Dark Matter, and Neutrino Physics 2025
Conference Organizer — Texas A&M University, May 13-16, 2025
Mitchell Institute High Energy Phenomenology, Experiment, and Cosmology Seminar Series
Weekly Seminar Organizer - Texas A&M University, Fall 2024 - Present
Awards
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
2026Awarded to the Muon g-2 Collaboration; recognized as a collaboration member
Ralph Myers & Friends of Physics Award
2019Awarded by the University of Maryland Department of Physics
Ralph Myers & Friends of Physics Award
2020Awarded by the University of Maryland Department of Physics
Alumni Award
2018Awarded by the Boston University Department of Physics
Schools Attended
GGI Lectures on the Theory of Fundamental Interactions
Jan 2023TASI 2024: The Frontiers of Particle Theory
Jun 2024Outreach
BU Student Mentorship Program PRISM
2016 - 2018Mentored incoming freshman undergraduates in physics, providing guidance on courses, research opportunities, and resources
BU Outreach for Local High Schools
2018Demonstrated measurement of the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron for local high schoolers in physics
TAMU Physics and Engineering Festival
2025 - presentPresented demonstrations of fluid dynamics to the general public, including high school students and families
University of South Dakota talk: "My path through particle physics research so far"
Dec 2024Presented my path through particle physics research to students, showing a variety of interesting ideas to pursue
Skills
Programming:
Mathematica, Python, C++
Physics Software:
MadGraph5_aMC@NLO, Pythia6, Pythia8, Delphes, ROOT, GEANT4, FeynRules
References
- Dr. Kaustubh Agashe
University of Maryland, College Park — kagashe@umd.edu
- Dr. Bhaskar Dutta
Texas A&M University — dutta@tamu.edu
- Dr. Jason Kumar
University of Hawai’i — jkumar@hawaii.edu
- Dr. Bhupal Dev
Washington University in St. Louis — bdev@wustl.edu