sugoMy research interests lie in hunting for dark matter particles through both direct and indirect dark matter search experiments, as well as astrophysical gamma-ray observations. Our group engages in SuperCDMS (Cryogenic Dark Matter Search), GAPS (General AntiParticle), and GRAMS (Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey) projects. SuperCDMS is a direct dark matter search experiment at the deep underground lab, SNOLAB in Canada, starting from 2021/2022. GAPS is a balloon-borne indirect dark matter search project, and the first science flight will be from the Antarctic in 2022/2023. GRAMS is a proposed next-generation balloon/satellite mission that will be the first to target both MeV gamma-ray observations and antimatter-based indirect dark matter searches.
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In The News
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Meet Northeastern’s new astrophysics professors who hope to shed light on dark matter and dark energy
Astronomers are pulling out all the stops: A telescope tethered to a football-stadium-sized balloon, a camera the size of an SUV and twice as heavy nestled in the Chilean mountains, a tiny blue cube filled with chilled liquid argon sitting in a Northeastern lab destined for balloon flights. And, of course, the James Webb Space Telescope. -
The Aramaki Lab reaches new heights with the GRAMS project
The Aramaki Lab at Northeastern University, led by Assistant Professor Tsuguo Aramaki, is making exciting advances in the field of astrophysics. -
Using a Novel Balloon-Borne Technology to Probe Deeper into our Dark Universe
NASA has awarded Northeastern and partners a prestigious grant to launch a particle detector into earth’s upper atmosphere. How can we better understand vital questions about the unseeable dark matter that seems to constitute much of the vast universe around us? And how can we capture the faintest yet most information-rich signals from distant astrophysical […]