Surukuchi group

Hello! 👋 Welcome to the Surukuchi Group at the University of Pittsburgh. Our research is at the intersection of experimental particle and nuclear physics, with a focus on determining the fundamental properties of neutrinos — the most mysterious particles in the Standard Model.

🔬 Research Focus

Our primary focus is on determining the magnitude and nature of neutrino mass. Despite being the most abundant massive particles in the universe, neutrinos remain poorly understood, making them a unique window into physics beyond the Standard Model.

We collaborate with researchers worldwide on cutting-edge experimental scientific collaborations CUORE, CUPID, and Project 8 to tackle these fundamental questions.

CUORE Latest search for lepton number violation with 2 tonne·year dataset published in Science
CUORE Latest search for lepton number violation with 2 tonne·year dataset published in Science
CUORE Fall 2025 analysis workshop held at Pitt
CUORE Fall 2025 analysis workshop held at Pitt
Pranava presenting at Rencontres du Vietnam Neutrino 2025
Pranava presenting at Rencontres du Vietnam Neutrino 2025
Project 8 Spring 2025 collaboration meeting held at Pitt
Project 8 Spring 2025 collaboration meeting held at Pitt
Pranava presenting on CUORE and CUPID at APS DNP 2024
Pranava presenting on CUORE and CUPID at APS DNP 2024
Pitt-CoRTEx summer 2024 group
Pitt-CoRTEx summer 2024 group

📰 Latest News

📚 Selected Publications

  1. Constraints on Lepton Number Violation with the 2 tonne$⋅$yr CUORE Dataset
    Science, , ,

    2024

  2. Antenna arrays for neutrino mass measurements with cyclotron radiation emission spectroscopy
    Phys. Rev. C, 112, 045506,

    2025

  3. White paper on light sterile neutrino searches and related phenomenology
    J. Phys. G, 51, 120501,

    2024

  4. First search for short-baseline neutrino oscillations at HFIR with PROSPECT
    Phys. Rev. Lett., 121, 251802,

    2018