Scholars

Assistant Professor

Positions:

Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences

overview

Prof. Kelly studies fundamental particle physics, attempting to better understand the makeup of the universe, its constituent parts, and how they interact. His specialties include neutrino physics and dark matter. In studying these topics, he utilizes the tools of quantum field theory and astroparticle physics to test many novel hypotheses. The Standard Model of particle physics, which matches experimental data very well, has a number of inconsistencies. Prof. Kelly and his research team explore mechanisms of going beyond the Standard Model to discover new phenomena on earth and in the cosmos.

education and training

Ph.D. in , Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States) 2018
B.S. in Physics, Mathematics, University of Notre Dame - (Notre Dame, Indiana, United States) 2013

selected publications

Academic Articles28

Kelly, K. J., Machado, P., Mishra, N., Strigari, L. E., & Zhuang, Y. i. (2023). Solar cycle effects in future measurements of low-energy atmospheric neutrinos. Physical Review D. 108(12), 123019.
Batell, B., Huang, W., & Kelly, K. J. (2023). Keeping it simple: simplified frameworks for long-lived particles at neutrino facilities. The Journal of High Energy Physics. 2023(8), 92.
Kelly, K. J., & Kopp, J. (2023). More ingredients for an Altarelli cocktail at MiniBooNE. The Journal of High Energy Physics. 2023(5), 113.
de Gouva, A., Snchez, G. J., & Kelly, K. J. (2022). Very light sterile neutrinos at NOvA and T2K. Physical Review D. 106(5), 055025.
Argelles, C. A., Esteban, I., Hostert, M., Kelly, K. J., Kopp, J., Machado, P., Martinez-Soler, I., & Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F. (2022). MicroBooNE and the _{e} Interpretation of the MiniBooNE Low-Energy Excess.. Physical Review Letters. 128(24), 241802.