Current Physics Research Interests

My current research interests are centred around light detection techniques for liquid noble detectors. Liquid noble detectors are scintillation detectors which employ condensed noble gasses such as xenon and argon, the two most popular media. These detectors are used to perform detailed measurements for particle interactions, and because they are easy to purify, they are the perfect target material for rare event search experiments. The photosensor technology of choice for upcoming experiments are called “Silicon Photomultipliers” or SiPMs for short. Testing and characterizing these devices in the cryogenic environment of liquid noble detectors (87-170 K) is one of the focus areas for my research. 

I am currently at McGill University, working as the run co-ordinator for a liquid xenon experiment called “LoLX”, where I am responsible for maintaining the data-acquisition system, organizing data-taking, and developing analysis and data-readout software. LoLX, or “light only liquid xenon” is a small-scale (10 cm) liquid xenon detector which employs 96 SiPM devices to collect xenon scintillation light. LoLX aims to perform detailed characterization measurements of SiPM noise properties in a liquid xenon environment, study novel background rejection techniques for future liquid xenon detectors, such as nEXO, and to measure the scintillation timing properties of liquid xenon, which may be used to improve existing PET scanners.
 For more details on specific projects I'm working on now in the past, check out my physics page. If you want to reach out and collaborate on a project, please see my contact info below!

Academic Curriculum Vitae