Biographical Sketch:
Tyler Johnson works on the axion direct-detection experiments ALPHA, HAYSTAC, and RAY, along with the neutrinoless double beta decay experiments CUORE and CUPID. Across both neutrino and axion searches, his work emphasizes signal processing and supporting the progression all the way from commissioning to data collection and analysis.
Johnson grew up in Kansas, then studied at the University of Chicago for his undergraduate degree. He completed his Ph.D. in nuclear physics at Duke University working on the first search for neutrino-induced nuclear fission with the experiment he built and deployed to Oak Ridge National Laboratory called NuThor with the COHERENT Collaboration. That work was funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Consortium on Monitoring, Technology & Verification where he was an Applied Anti-neutrino Physics Doctoral Fellow. This interest in nuclear non-proliferation melded with his work with the Stanford US-Russia Forum as an Arms Control Fellow.
Education:
- Ph.D. Nuclear Physics, Duke University, 2024
- M.A. Physics, Duke University, 2021
- B.A. Physics, University of Chicago, 2018
Honors & Awards: 2025 Springer Thesis Prize
Selected Publications: 2025 Springer Thesis Prize
