Principal Investigator
Dr. Gavin S. Davies
Associate Professor; UM Neutrino PI
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Group Members
We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !
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Global reach
A Team from Around the World
UM Neutrino brings researchers to Oxford, Mississippi from across the globe. The map shows the home countries of our current members and alumni.
10 Current members
5 Alumni
8 Countries represented
Member home countries will appear here as profiles are updated.
Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Jeffrey Kleykamp
Postdoc; May 2021 - present
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Dr. Daniel Souza Correia
Postdoc; 2026 - present
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Graduate Students
Bishnu Acharya
Ph.D. student; February 2021 - present
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Xiaoyan Huang
Ph.D. student; November 2022 - present
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Noah Knutson
Ph.D. Student; August 2024 - present
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Undergraduate Researchers
Suyog Badal
Undergraduate researcher; Summer 2025 - present
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Samantha Reyes
Undergraduate researcher; Summer 2026 - present
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Chad Byrd
Undergraduate researcher; Summer 2026 - present
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Jake Bass
Undergraduate researcher; June - July 2026
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Alumni - Ph.D.
| Name | Degree | Graduated | Next Destination | Experiments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Andrew Dye | Ph.D., University of Mississippi | May 2025 | Postdoc at Wichita State University | NOvA |
| Dr. Luiz R. Prais | Ph.D., University of Mississippi | December 2024 | Postdoc at University of Cincinnati | NOvA |
Alumni - M.Sc.
| Name | Degree | Graduated | Next Destination | Experiments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehsan Farooq | M.Sc., University of Mississippi | July 2025 | Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. candidate at University of Mississippi | DUNE |
| Devesh Bhattarai | M.Sc., University of Mississippi | July 2023 | Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University | NOvA |
Alumni - B.Sc.
| Name | Degree | Graduated | Next Destination | Experiments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylyn Beard | B.Sc., University of Mississippi | May 2025 | Ph.D. candidate at University of Minnesota | NOvA |
High School Visitors
- Abdullah Elhawy (Oxford High School via ARISE), Summer 2025
- Elliot Bruce (Oxford High School via ARISE), Summer 2023/2024
- Navaneeth Srinath (Oxford High School via ARISE), Summer 2023