Isaac R. Wang

Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute for Fundamental Theory
University of Florida

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2001 Museum Road, Department of Physics

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL 32611-8440

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Fundamental Theory at the University of Florida. My research focuses on theoretical particle physics and cosmology. My interests span baryogenesis, electroweak and Higgs physics, cosmological phase transitions, cosmic probes of light particles, and axion cosmology.

Before joining the University of Florida, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Theory Division at Fermilab from October 2023 to September 2026. I received my Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from Rutgers University in 2023 under the supervision of David Shih and co-adsived by Keisuke Harigaya. I completed my undergraduate studies in physics at Fudan University in Shanghai in 2017.

Outside research, I enjoy music and sports. As an undergraduate, I served as associate concertmaster and principal second violin in University’s symphony orchestra. While at Fermilab, I swam with the Masters team at FMC Natatorium.

Research interests

  • Baryogenesis
  • Electroweak and Higgs physics
  • Cosmological phase transitions
  • Cosmological and astrophysical probes of light particles
  • Axion cosmology

Career Experience

  1. – Present

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    University of Florida
    Institute for Fundamental Theory

    Gainesville, Florida, USA

  2. –

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
    Theory Division

    Batavia, Illinois, USA

Education

  1. –

    Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics

    Rutgers University
    New High Energy Theory Center

    New Jersey, USA

  2. –

    B.S. in physics

    Fudan University
    Department of Physics

    Shanghai, China