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Luca Grandi 🔗
Professor of Physics, Argonne National Laboratory 🔗 University of Chicago 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Physics | Grandi Lab @ UChicago
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Experimental astroparticle physicist searching for dark matter with noble liquid detectors. Directions: (1) DarkSide-20k — liquid argon TPC at INFN Gran Sasso targeting WIMP dark matter with 20-tonne active volume; (2) development of cryogenic SiPM photon detection for LAr detectors; (3) low-background detector techniques and radon mitigation; (4) argon purification and light yield optimization. Argonne joint appointment.

Created at: May 14, 2026, 1:46 p.m. Updated at: May 14, 2026, 1:46 p.m. Metadata: As of 2025, physics.uchicago.edu