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Biography
Csaba Balazs is a theoretical particle physicist who infers fundamental principles of Nature from experiment. In a quest to complete Einstein's dream, he tackles some of the deepest mysteries of physics: How did the Universe begin, what is it made of, how do its constituents interact, and how does it evolve? Csaba Balazs studies the cosmic connections between the smallest (the elementary particles) and the largest (the Universe), which encode the answers to some of these basic questions. Since the fundamental forces governing the subatomic world also shape the structure of our Universe, part of the answer is written in the stars.
The fundamental principles of physics are also being probed at the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, the highest energy experiment ever built. The LHC is testing our understanding of what the elementary particles really are and how certain properties of these particles, such as their mass, arise. The work of Csaba Balazs enables physicists to interpret the LHC results and assists extracting the fundamental principles of Nature. His work also incorporates astrophysical observations that complement the information from the LHC, shedding light on the elusive dark matter, dark energy and, perhaps, dark forces.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- particle cosmology
- particle astrophysics
- Primordial gravitational waves
- origin of matter
- dark matter
- Higgs boson
- supersymmetry
- supergravity
- unification of fundamental forces
- extra dimensions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cosmological vacuum stability as a window on fundamental physics
Balazs, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Scott, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Cline, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Harz, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Rajantie, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Ramsey-Musolf, M. (Partner Investigator (PI))
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array - From Production towards Operation
Rowell, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dawson, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Voisin, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tothill, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Krumholz, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bicknell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Crocker, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balazs, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boehm, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seitenzahl, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hurley-Walker, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burton, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hinton, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Tajima, H. (Partner Investigator (PI))
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Electroweak phase transition: A cosmological window to new particle physics
Kobakhidze, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Balazs, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ramsey-Musolf, M. J. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Fowlie, A. (Partner Investigator (PI))
13/12/21 → 12/12/24
Project: Research
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Optimising the search for the next discovery in particle physics
White, M. J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Balazs, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, A. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Athron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roos, L. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Parker, M. A. (Partner Investigator (PI))
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array - Production Phase
Rowell, G. P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maxted, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burton, M. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tajima, H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Veitch, P. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balazs, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Filipovíc, M. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bicknell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, M. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Berge, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Dawson, B. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Greenshaw, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Crocker, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hinton, J. (Partner Investigator (PI))
28/07/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Other
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Understanding dark matter with GAMBIT The Global and Modular Beyond-the-Standard-Model Inference Tool
Balazs, C. & for the GAMBIT Community, 6 Mar 2025, EPJ Web of Conferences: 9th Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics, RICAP 2024, Roma, 23 September 2024 through 27 September 2024. France: EDP Sciences, Vol. 319. p. 1-4 4 p. 11002. (EPJ Web of Conferences; vol. 319).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research
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CEPC Technical Design Report: Accelerator
the CEPC Collaboration, 3 Jun 2024, In: Radiation Detection Technology and Methods. 8, 1, p. 1-1105 1105 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access31 Citations (Scopus) -
Cosmological phase transitions: From perturbative particle physics to gravitational waves
Athron, P., Balázs, C., Fowlie, A., Morris, L. & Wu, L., Feb 2024, In: Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics. 135, 92 p., 104094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
78 Citations (Scopus) -
Dark matter line searches with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The CTAO Consortium, 19 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2024, 7, 63 p., 047.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Prospects for a survey of the galactic plane with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The CTA consortium, 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2024, 10, 71 p., 02828.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2020 National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme
Balazs, C. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme grant, sole CI
Balazs, C. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Scientific Coordinator, GAMBIT Collaboration
Csaba Balazs (Member)
2019 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching
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TeV Particle Astrophysics Workshop (TeVPA 2019)
Csaba Balazs (Organiser)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Universe (Journal)
Csaba Balazs (Associate editor)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers in Physics (Journal)
Csaba Balazs (Guest editor)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers of Physics (Journal)
Csaba Balazs (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility