Raza Sufian

Assistant Professor
Regular Faculty
Contact Info
575-646-1928
Gardiner Hall 258A
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Biography
I am a theoretical and computational nuclear & particle physicist. I received my Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and my Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky, USA. After completing my Ph.D., I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Theory Center at Jefferson Lab, and most recently as a RIKEN Fellow at the RIKEN-BNL Research Center at Brookhaven National Lab. My research focuses on addressing some of the fundamental questions in physics: “What are the origins of matter’s spin and mass?”, “What is the role of gluon that binds us all?”, “Why is our visible universe dominated by matter and not anti-matter?”. These unresolved questions are central to the physics programs at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).
To investigate these questions, I employ first-principles lattice quantum chromodynamics (lattice QCD) calculations and analytic nonperturbative methods, such as light-front holographic QCD. Recently, I have also developed an interest in the utilization of machine learning and quantum computing as part of ongoing efforts to explore their potential applications in nuclear and particle physics. I am excited about collaborating with students and faculty members at NMSU to provide essential theoretical supports for the EIC and DUNE physics programs.
Publications can be found here.