CV
General Information
| Full Name | Connor Sweeney |
| Date of Birth | Aug 1998 |
Education
- 2026 (expected)
PhD [in-progress]
University of Arizona
- 2021
Bachelor of Science, Astrophysics
University of California, Santa Cruz
- Thesis: Application of Image Processing to Cosmic-ray Transport in M31
- Clubs: UCSC Men's Rugby Football Club
Experience
- Jan 2023-present
Research Assistant
U of Arizona
- Working under Eduardo Rozo, constraining the Hubble constant with galaxy clusters.
- Fall 2022
Teaching Assistant
U of Arizona
- Teaching Assistant for PHYS182 (Intro Physics II for non-majors)
- July-Aug 2022
Graduate Instructor
U of Arizona
- -Instructor for summer course "PHYS103:" Introductory Physics II (non-majors), consiting of ~25 students.
- F 2021- S 2022
Teaching Assistant
U of Arizona
- -Teaching assistant for PHYS241/261 (E&M for Engineering/Physics majors)
- 2019-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
- Research on Cosmic-ray diffusion in M31 under Stefano Profumo and Alex McDaniel; follow up project on diffusion in the MW.
Honors and Awards
- 2021
- Koret Scholarship
Academic Interests
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Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Dark Energy/Dark Matter
- Origin of solar and galactic cosmic-rays, gamma-rays
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HEP
- Production of DM and other BSM particles
Other Interests
- Rugby/football/most sports, weightlifting, hiking/camping, going to the beach when I'm able.