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Professor Christos Touramanis B.Sc., Ph.D., C.Phys., F.Inst.P.

Professor of Experimental Particle Physics Physics

    Research

    CP Violation, neutrino properties, searches for the origin of matter dominance in the universe

    Experimental Particle Physics, in particular Flavor and Neutrino Physics, and matter-antimatter asymmetries (CP- and T- Violation). Detector R&D, design and construction. Applications of particle detectors (medical, homeland security). Planning, design and management of international research facilities.

    Research Group Membership

    Research Grants

    SENSE

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

    January 2023 - December 2026

    INTENSE: particle physics experiments at the high intensity frontier, from new physics to spin-offs. A cooperative Europe - United States - Japan effort

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    July 2022 - December 2024

    LIVERPOOL REQUEST FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANTS 2022

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    April 2023 - September 2025

    Experimental Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2022

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

    October 2022 - September 2025

    Experimental Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2019

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2019 - September 2025

    DUNE: Pre-Construction Phase

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2017 - September 2019

    Construction of Anode Plane Detectors for the protoDUNE-SP project at CERN

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    July 2016 - June 2018

    Particle Physics Consolidated award

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2015 - September 2019

    Design of a pan-European Infrastructure for Large Apparatus studying Grand Unification, Neutrino Astrophysics and Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillations (LAGUNA-LBNO).

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    September 2011 - August 2014

    Particle Physics Rolling Grant

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2006 - September 2011

    T2K Project Manager Funding - Buy Out Time

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    April 2008 - March 2011

    Monitoring nuclear reactors for saveguarding purposes with T2K technology

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    August 2014 - February 2016

    Administrative support for CERN LHC Resources Scrutiny Group Chair, 2013-15

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    January 2013 - December 2015

    University of Liverpool, Department of Physics Particle Physics Rolling Grant

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2010 - September 2012

    LBNE and the Fermilab Liquid Argon Detector Programme

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2014 - September 2017

    Bid to STFC for capital funding to support the grant-funded particle physics programme.

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2013 - March 2015

    Design study for Deep Sea Facility in the Mediterranean for Neutrino Astronomy and Associated Sciences

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    February 2006 - January 2009

    Modular Detection System for Special Nuclear Material (MODES-SNM)

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    January 2012 - June 2014

    Funding extension for research staff Chavez and Payne and Touramanis project manager buy-out for T2K-UK construction project

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2009 - March 2011

    Reactor Anti-Neutrino Monitoring R.A.M. -- Plutonium Accounting using T2K ECal Technology

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    July 2012 - January 2014

    The University of Liverpool, Department of Physics Rolling Grant.

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2009 - March 2011

    Two 1-year RA positions at Liverpool on T2K ECAL construction

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2008 - September 2009

    Particle Physics Consolidated Grant

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2012 - September 2016