Asimina Arvanitaki, University of Waterloo

Research

Axions Dark Matter Gravitational Waves Structure formation Superradiance Table-Top Experiments

Latest papers

Detecting the QCD Axion via the Ferroaxionic Force with Piezoelectric Materials.
Physical review letters · 2026 · first author
New Constraints on Dark Photon Dark Matter with Superconducting Nanowire Detectors in an Optical Haloscope.
Physical review letters · 2022
Sound of Dark Matter: Searching for Light Scalars with Resonant-Mass Detectors.
Physical review letters · 2016 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Particle Physics Beyond Colliders
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$260,000
Particle Physics Beyond Colliders
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Fundamental Physics with and without Colliders
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Detecting the QCD Axion via the Ferroaxionic Force with Piezoelectric Materials.

Arvanitaki A, Engel J, Geraci AA, Hepburn A, Madden A, Van Tilburg K

Physical review letters2026First author

DOI: 10.1103/6xw1-1715 PMID: 41825051

02

New Constraints on Dark Photon Dark Matter with Superconducting Nanowire Detectors in an Optical Haloscope.

Chiles J, Charaev I, Lasenby R, Baryakhtar M, Huang J, Roshko A, Burton G, Colangelo M, Van Tilburg K, Arvanitaki A, Nam SW, Berggren KK

Physical review letters2022

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.231802 PMID: 35749181

03

Sound of Dark Matter: Searching for Light Scalars with Resonant-Mass Detectors.

Arvanitaki A, Dimopoulos S, Van Tilburg K

Physical review letters2016First author

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.031102 PMID: 26849581

04

Resonantly detecting axion-mediated forces with nuclear magnetic resonance.

Arvanitaki A, Geraci AA

Physical review letters2014First author

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.161801 PMID: 25361250

Particle Physics Beyond Colliders

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Arvanitaki, Asimina

Keywords: Axions; Dark Matter; Gravitational Waves; Structure formation; Superradiance; Table-Top Experiments

$260,000

Particle Physics Beyond Colliders

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Arvanitaki, Asimina

$120,000

Fundamental Physics with and without Colliders

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Arvanitaki, Asimina

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Axions Dear Professor Arvanitaki, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Detecting the QCD Axion via the Ferroaxionic Force with Piezoelectric Materials." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Particle Physics Beyond Colliders" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]