Current title: Associate Professor of Physics

Research theme:

Study the interface of cosmology and high energy theory.  Emphasis is on
observable physics and physics beyond the standard model.

Current topics of interest:

Baryogenesis, electroweak phase transition, gravity waves, inflationary cosmology,  superheavy dark matter, dark energy, cosmic string, quantum field theory in curved spacetime, neutralino dark matter, alternate gravity, braneworld/string cosmology, supersymmetry, cosmic rays

Contact info: 5207 Chamberlin, 608-265-3133, danielchung@wisc.edu

Department of Physics
1150 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706

Current Students:

Andrew Long, Peng Zhou, and Hojin Yoo

Seminars of regular interest: cosmology-astrophysics seminar, string theory seminar, phenomenology seminar, astronomy talks

Teaching: 406 (undergrad GR, Fall 2003), 717 (graduate GR, Spring 2004), 247 (Modern Intro to Physics, Fall 2004), 721 (graduate electrodynamics, Spring 2005), 801 (graduate cosmology, Fall 2005), 406 (undergrad GR, Spring 2006), 247 (Modern Intro to Physics, Fall 2006), 207 (General Physics, Spring 2007),  801 (graduate cosmology, Fall 2007), 207 (General Physics, Spring 2008), 247 (Modern Intro to Physics, Fall 2008), 717 (graduate GR, Spring 2008), 406 (undergrad GR, Fall 2009) , 832 (QFT2, Spring 2010)