Biography
Rupak Mahapatra is an experimental particle physicist with expertise in building particle detectors and data analysis. He is currently involved in developing next generation dark matter detectors made of Ge semiconductors with Transition Edge Sensors (TES), utilizing state of the art semiconductor device fabrication instruments in his labs.
Research Team
Institutional Partnerships
Awards & Honors
- AFS University Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (The Association of Former Students, 2021)
- AFS College Level Teaching Award (The Association of Former Students, 2020)
- Presidential Impact Fellow (Texas A&M University, 2019)
- Early CAREER Award (Department of Energy, 2010)
- Donation of Entire 6-inch Semiconductor Fab Line (Maxim Integrated Products, 2009)