Lu, Xianguo 卢显国 | Elementary Particle Physics Group
Associate Professor
I am an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, specialising in GeV neutrino physics. I pioneered the Transverse Kinematic Imbalance (TKI) technique, a novel framework for understanding accelerator-based neutrino interactions, which has influenced the design of next-generation experiments. I have held leadership roles in the neutrino interaction working groups of the T2K, MINERvA, and JUNO experiments, coordinating data analysis efforts. My research further includes R&D for High-Pressure gas Time Projection Chamber (HPTPC) technology for future experiments such as DUNE. Additionally, I am a member of the nuSTORM collaboration, exploring new opportunities with precision neutrino beam technologies.
I earned my BSc from Peking University (北京大学) and completed my Diplom-Physiker at the University of Hamburg. After obtaining my PhD under Johanna Stachel at the University of Heidelberg, I remained for a brief postdoctoral position before moving to the University of Oxford. I was awarded an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship and became a faculty member in Oxford's Department of Physics in 2019. While at Oxford, I also served as a Stipendiary Lecturer in Physics and later as a Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College. In 2021, I joined the University of Warwick, where I have expanded my research interests in detector R&D and novel neutrino beam facilities.
Outside of academia, I am a regular runner, having logged 570 kilometres in 2024. Been there, done that: Neckar River, Heidelberg (7k); Danube River, Bratislava (5k); Garonne River, Bordeaux (7k); Weiming Lake, Peking University (北大未名湖, 5k); Venice (5k); Central Park, New York (12k); and Lake Senba, Mito (水戸市千波湖, 10k).
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