Christopher M. Wells, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

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Education

Ph.D. Physics, Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Physics and Mathematics
Houghton College

Dr. Wells' research interests include effective quantum field theories, including tools like supersymmetry and extra dimensions, and applications of those ideas to cosmology - dark matter and dark energy in particular.

Professional Experience
2010-present Assistant Professor Houghton Physics Department

Summer 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow Particle Theory Group, Johns Hopkins University

2008-2010 Adjunct Professor of Physics, College of Notre Dame of Maryland

  
SUMMARY
Dr. Christopher Wells
Department of Physics and Earth Science
Room: P-108
Phone: (585) 567-9373
Email: christopher.wells@houghton.edu

Courses taught: Astronomy and lab, Modern Physics, General Physics, Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism and Advising Student Research
Scholarship interests:
Effective quantum field theories with applications to early universe cosmology and dark matter; Physics in extra dimensions.

Publications

"Dark Atoms: Asymmetry and Direct Detection" David E. Kaplan, Gordan Z. Krnjaic, Keith R. Rehermann and Christopher M. Wells. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 1110(2011)011.  ArXiv: 1105.2073

"Atomic Dark Matter." David E. Kaplan, Gordan Z. Krnjaic, Keith R. Rehermann and Christopher M. Wells. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 05(2010)021.  ArXiv: 0909.0753

"Warped Hybrid Inflation." Raman Sundrum and Christopher M. Wells. Journal of High Energy Physics. Volume 2010, Number 2 / February, 2010. ArXiv: 0909.3254

"Lightest Element, Heaviest Load." Reasons to Believe Web Article.  August, 2009.

Talks

"Asymmetric Atomic Dark Matter."   PHENO 2011.  University of Wisconsin Madison.

"Dark Atoms." Houghton College Interdisciplinary Science Colloquium.  February, 2010.

"Warped Hybrid Inflation." Johns Hopkins Particle Theory Group Seminar.  November, 2009.