Biographical Sketch:
Penny Slocum is a Research Scientist in the Wright Laboratory at Yale University. Her interests are in precision modeling and analysis for neutrino experiments, using programming, computational physics, and data and workflow management. Dr. Slocum received her undergraduate degree and Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from the University of Virginia. Before arriving at Yale, she worked as a research scientist in the aerospace industry on R&D for space radiation and atmospheric measurements, and on space radiation analysis as a Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar at JPL.
Research:
Within the research groups led by Professors Karsten Heeger and Reina Maruyama, Dr. Slocum is involved in the Project 8 experiment and the CUPID experiment. In Project 8, a novel experiment with a goal to measure the neutrino mass, she coordinates simulation and computing activities. In CUPID, an experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay, she is collaborating on the development of a new computing framework for integration with the experiment’s design configuration.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1999
Selected Publications:
