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Assistant Professor
Physics (PHYS)Education
Ph.D., RWTH Aachen University
Contact/Location
Matthias.Plum@sdsmt.edu605-394-2728
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Research Expertise
My research is on astroparticle physics, with a focus on high energy and ultra high energy cosmic rays. I worked on the measurements of the chemical composition of charged cosmic rays at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina and currently at the IceCube Observatory at the South Pole. I joined SDSMT in 2021 to advance those studies and to help with the development and construction of the next-generation observatory IceCube-Gen2.
Brief Bio
Education: 2011 -- RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Diploma Physics 2016 -- RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Doctorate Physics Assignments: 2011 - 2016 -- Research Assistant, RWTH Aachen University, Germany 2016 - 2018 -- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wi, USA 2018 - 2018 -- Visiting Assitant Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wi, USA 2018 - 2021 -- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wi, USA 2021 - Present -- Assistant Professor(tenure track), South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA