What I do
Whitewater Rafting, Colorado
Summary:
I am a particle physicist, investigating the most fundamental
nature of matter and energy and how they interact using science.
What is science: Science is a method of investigating nature - a way of knowing
about nature - that discovers reliable knowledge about it. In other
words, science is a method of discovering reliable knowledge about nature.
Reliable knowledge is knowledge that has a high probability of being
true because its veracity has been justified by a reliable method. (Steven D. Schafersman).
(for an excellent introduction to science see An Introduction to Science
Duties:
- I initiate and conduct detailed and complex scientific
experimentation with
BaBar detector, functioning as an expert in analysis of the data;
I counsel and advise undergraduate and graduate students and post doctoral researchers
in analysis and interpretation of research data.
- I am responsible for the extraction, analysis and presentation of
the experimental data generated during participation in the
BaBar and ATLAS
experiments.
- I am responsible for the design, production and commissioning of
the experimental equipment for the upgrade to the ATLAS experiment.
- I write and edit progress reports, technical reports, and journal
entries.
- I coordinate the analysis of research findings and prepare
detailed summaries for submission to sponsoring agencies.
- I assist in the establishment of working relationships with
potential sponsors and in the submission of detailed research
proposals to government and private agencies.
- Matter-antimatter oscillations
Some of the students and postdocs I have been working with:
- Dr. Gabriele Benelli
- Mr. Kevin Coburn
- Ms. Ann Elliott
- Mr. Waruna Fernando
- Dr. Jack Jackson
- Ms. Caitlin Malone
- Mr. James Morris
- Mr. Michael Osenko
- Mr. Austin Rau
- Dr. Joe Regensburger
- Mr. Quincy Wong
I have recently been collaborating with the following physics faculty
- Professor K.K. Gan
- Professor Klaus Honscheid
- Professor Harris Kagan
- Professor Richard Kass
- Professor Mike Sokoloff