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.

Pranava Surukuchi presenting at Neutrino 2026
Pranava Surukuchi presenting at Neutrino 2026
Surukuchi group photo at Neutrino 2026
Surukuchi group photo at Neutrino 2026
Vivek Sharma presenting a poster on Baryon Number Violation at Neutrino 2026
Vivek Sharma presenting a poster on Baryon Number Violation at Neutrino 2026
Tristan Hurst presenting a CUORE overview poster at Neutrino 2026
Tristan Hurst presenting a CUORE overview poster at Neutrino 2026
Chi-Ho Lam presenting at Pheno 2026
Chi-Ho Lam presenting at Pheno 2026
Ehteshamul (Adil) Karim presenting at Pheno 2026
Ehteshamul (Adil) Karim presenting at Pheno 2026
Yuvaraj Elangovan presenting about Pitt-CoRTEx at Pheno 2026
Yuvaraj Elangovan presenting about Pitt-CoRTEx at Pheno 2026
Kyle Mo demonstrating the working of Pitt-CoRTEx at Pheno 2026
Kyle Mo demonstrating the working of Pitt-CoRTEx at Pheno 2026
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

📰 Latest News

Oct 16, 2025 CUORE's latest search for lepton number violation with 2 tonne·year dataset published in Science.
Jun 23, 2026 Our group presents at Neutrino 2026
Jun 11, 2026 Our group presents at Pheno 2026
Nov 21, 2025 Pitt group hosts the CUORE Analysis Workshop
Nov 14, 2025 Adil gives a seminar on neutrino mass measurement with Project 8 at BRAC University.

📚 Selected Publications

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

    2025

  2. Constraints on Lepton Number Violation with the 2 tonne$â‹…$yr CUORE Dataset
    Science, 390, 6777, 1029-1032,

    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