Dr Lee Thompson

Senior Lecturer

Room E41, Hicks Building
Dept of Physics and Astronomy
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S3 7RH

Tel: 0114 222 4577
Fax: 0114 222 3555
e-mail: L.Thompson@shef.ac.uk

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Summary of research interests

Dr Thompson leads Sheffield's neutrino astrophysics activities. He is spokesman of ACORNE (Acoustic COsmic Ray Neutrino Experiment) which plans is developing techniques for acoustic detection of ultra-high-energy astrophysical neutrinos using underwater hydrophone arrays and is a member of the KM3NeT design study project which is co-ordinating the design of a cubic kilometre neutrino telescope for the Mediterranean Sea. He is also a member of the T2K long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment. Full details of his research interests can be found at his personal home page.