Current Position: Assistant Professor of Physics
Current Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Summary of Research at Yale:
Education:
Ph. D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 2019
M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, 2013
Selected Publications:
PI: Karsten Heeger
Position Dates: 2019-2023
Research Area: Astrophysics & Cosmology
Research Type: Experimentalist
CUORE & CUPID
Heeger, Maruyama
Science goal: Search for neutrinoless double beta decay, which could answer why we live in a Universe of matter, not antimatter.
WL involvement: Yale is responsible for detector calibration, the study of cosmogenic backgrounds, double beta decay analysis, & the search for solar axions. Heeger and Maruyama are CO-PIs of CUORE & CUPID.
Project 8
Heeger
Science goal: Utilize a novel technique (CRES) to perform a precision measurement of the yet unknown neutrino mass.
WL involvement: Yale performs R&D on antenna and cavity prototypes; develops algorithms for event reconstruction and analysis; and performs simulations to optimize the detector resolution.
PROSPECT
Heeger
Science goal: Precision measurements of antineutrinos, search for sterile neutrinos, & develop technology for monitoring nuclear reactors for safeguard and non-proliferation.
WL involvement: PROSPECT was designed and built at Wright Lab in collaboration with national labs and other universities.
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