Particle dark matter

I study the phenomenology of dark matter in the context of particle physics. My work connects dark matter to observables in astrophysics, cosmology, and the laboratory, probing invisible species with existing experiments and paving the way for new detection methods. My ongoing work targets new cosmological fingerprints of dark matter interactions and new ways of extracting DM signals in laboratory settings.

Selected publications

1. Direct detection in dielectrics

2. DM at the KOTO experiment

3. Cosmic rays from nearby DM substructures

Primordial Black holes

I study primordial black holes both as a dark matter candidate and as a probe of cosmology at very early times. The phenomenology of primordial black holes is extremely rich, and with newly-developed detection modalities, there are remarkable opportunities for their discovery in the near future. My ongoing work characterizes black holes, primordial or not, as probes of particle dark matter properties.

Selected publications

1. Detecting Planck-scale relics

2. Detecting PBHs at LIGO

3. Constraining the total PBH abundance

New signatures of DM

My ongoing work is focused on the development of astrophysical probes of dark matter properties through novel astrophysical observables, with particular emphasis on the physics of black hole mergers and gravitational waves. Ideas currently in the pipeline show interesting prospects for sensitive tests of a broad set of new physics scenarios.

The first of these projects focuses on detecting beyond-Standard-Model forces using supermassive black holes.