Physics student earns Jefferson Lab Research Fellowship


By Susan Feinberg

FIU physics doctoral student Carlos Granados has received a Jefferson Science Associates Graduate Student Fellowship. This prestigious award recognizes graduate physics students who have a record of accomplishment in physics and whose research will have a high impact in the physics program at Jefferson Lab, one of the largest nuclear research labs in the world.

Only five to seven of these fellowships are awarded each year to qualified doctoral students attending universities that are members of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA). The fellowships provide financial resources that allow the awardees to work alongside Jefferson Lab researchers as they continue their academic studies and pursue research opportunities.

Granados’ research is in the area of theoretical nuclear physics, and focuses on understanding how c, which contribute to 99.9 percent of the mass in the visible universe, are built from fundamental particles such as quarks and gluons. In his latest research, Granados, who earned his undergraduate degree in physics at FIU, made a specific prediction about the nature of nuclei at very short distances. Experimentalists at Jefferson Lab have found a clear indication confirming that prediction. Both Granados’ research and the experimental result are being published in prestigious scientific journals. Granados has also been invited to present his results at an International Conference that will take place in May at the Jefferson Lab.

FIU’s collaboration with Jefferson Lab began 15 years ago when, with the help of the Lab, a research group was established in the Department of Physics at FIU. Presently, the FIU group consists of seven faculty members who are actively involved in the Lab’s research. Granados’ success is an indication of the success that the FIU group has at Jefferson Lab.

“This honor shows that the FIU Physics Department has a very talented pool of local students who, within five or six years, are able to rise to the level of doing world-class research and achieving national recognition,” said Dr. Misak Sargsian, associate professor in the Department of Physics, and Granados’ advisor.

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