Deepak Kar is a particle physicist and is a part of the ATLAS experiment at CERN. He grew up in India, and after finishing his PhD from University of Florida, was a postdoctoral researcher at TU Dresden and at University of Glasgow. He joined University of Witwatersrand in 2015, and was promoted to full professor in 2023. His research interests span measurements sensitive to different aspect of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), and searches for new physics in novel final states. He has established himself as a pioneer in designing and performing strongly interacting dark sector searches, a recently popular model of dark matter. He spent 2024 on his sabbatical at the University of Glasgow, funded by Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship. He wrote a popular textbook on particle physics, based on the honours course he started here. When not doing physics, he can be found in remote corners of the world, having been to 123 UN recognised countries so far.
Sukanya Sinha (former PhD student, now a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Manchester, UK)
Thokozile Manaka (former co-supervsed PhD student, now at Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention with African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship)
Danielle Wilson (former masters student, now a PhD student at the University of Manchester, UK)
Mvelo Dhlamini (former masters student, now an analyst in Standard Bank, South Africa)
Marvin Flores (former postdoctoral researcher, now an academic in National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines)
Tasnuva Chowdhury (former postdoctoral researcher, now a researcher at the Brookhavel National Labaratory, USA)
Roy Gusinow (former masters student, now a PhD student at the University of Bonn, Germany)
Kokotla Rapetsoa (former masters student, now a data scentist in FNB, South Africa)
Debarati Roy (former postdoctoral researcher)
Lawrence Christopher (former PhD student, now an academic at University of Jos, Nigeria)
Dimbiniaina Soanasolo Rafanoharana (former masters student, now a PhD student at the University of Freiburg, Germany)
Fortune Mhlanga (former masters student, now an analyst in Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa)
Tshidiso Molupe (former masters student, now a software Developer at Isazi Consulting)
