Prof. Carmen Carmona
- Assistant Professor of Physics.
- Ph.D. University of Granada, Granada, Spain (2009).
- PI for the LUX and LZ Dark Matter experiments.
- Chair of the Institutional Board (IB) of the LZ dark matter experiment. The IB is composed of senior members of each Institutional Group, and is responsible for guiding the scientific strategy of the LZ experiment, and electing or appointing the various leadership positions within LZ.
- Former member of ArDM Dark Matter search.
- Awards: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2021).
- Detector assembly and hardware systems, cryogenics, instrumentation, calibrations, backgrounds screening, simulations, data analysis.
- See more information at her Penn State webpage.
Prof. Luiz de Viveiros
- Assistant Professor of Physics.
- Ph.D. Brown University, Providence RI, USA (2009).
- PI for the Project 8 Neutrino Mass experiment at Penn State, member of the LUX and LZ Dark Matter experiments.
- Former member of CDMS-II, XENON10, and ZEPLIN-III Dark Matter searches, and KATRIN neutrino mass experiment.
- Awards: Department of Energy Early Career Research Award (2018).
- Electronics, data acquisition and trigger systems, photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), calibrations, backgrounds screening, simulations, data analysis.
- See more information at his Penn State webpage or his Curriculum Vitae.
- For an always-up-to-date publication list, please see his InspireHEP profile page.
Dr. David Woodward
- Assistant Research Professor.
- Ph.D. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK (2017).
- Member of the LUX and LZ Dark Matter Experiments.
- LZ Run Coordinator, 2021-present; LZ Low-Energy NR Analysis Co-coordinator, 2021-present; LZ Salting Group Coordinator, 2019-present; LZ Cryogenics and Liquid Xenon L3 Coordinator, 2019-2020.
- LUX Analysis Coordinator, 2018.
- Detector operations and coordination, detector hardware design and development, backgrounds simulations, data analysis development.
- See more information at his Penn State webpage and LinkedIn page and .
Graduate Students
Daniel Kodroff
- Graduate Student.
- B.S. from Lafayette College, PA, USA (2017).
- Member of the LZ Dark Matter Experiment.
- See contact information at his Penn State webpage.
Andrew Ziegler
- Graduate Student.
- B.S. from University Of Minnesota Twin Cities, MN, USA (2017).
- Member of the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment.
- See more information at his Penn State webpage or LinkedIn.
Rick Mueller
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- Graduate Student.
- B.S. from Ohio State University, OH, USA (2020).
- Member of the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment.
- See contact information at his Penn State webpage.
Yen-Ting (Andy) Chin
- Graduate Student.
- B.S. from National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2018).
- M.S. from National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2021).
- Member of the LZ Dark Matter Experiment.
- See contact information at his Penn State webpage.
Srinikitha (Nikita) Bhagvati
- Graduate Student.
- B.S. from Indian Institute Of Technology Hyderabad, India (2022).
- Member of the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment.
- See contact information at his Penn State webpage.
Katherine Wild
- Graduate Student.
- B.S. from Florida International University, FL, USA (2019).
- Member of the LZ Dark Matter Experiment.
- See contact information at his Penn State webpage.
Undergrads
Gus Eberlein – Modeling of interaction rates for different dark matter candidates on liquid xenon detectors, with application to the LZ experiment.
Amber Krape – Background simulations for the LZ dark matter experiment, using Geant4.
Former Members – Postdocs
Dr. Timothy Wendler
- Ph.D. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA (2014).
- Former Postdoctoral Scholar at Penn State.
- Member of the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment.
- RF Hardware, Electronics, Antenna Design and Signal Reconstruction Techniques.
- Currently at PNNL – See more information at his PNNL webpage or his LinkedIn page.
Former Members – Grad Students
Gavin Cox, M.S.
- B.S. from Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, USA (2016).
- M.S. from Penn State University, PA, USA (2021).
- Thesis: “An Analysis of PMT Signals in the LZ Dark Matter Experiment”, 2021
- Currently working as a staff scientist at the Stanford Underground Research Facility, in Lead, SD (still working on LZ!).
- See contact information at his LinkedIn page.
Former Members – Undergraduate Students
Ethan Ritchey – Simulations of the Snowball Detector, a novel Dark Matter detection technique using supercooled water. Now a graduate student at University of Maryland – More information on LinkedIn.
Rachel Ratvasky – Dark Matter Searches with the Snowball Detector, using supercooled water. Now a graduate student at George Washington University – More information on LinkedIn.
Jacob Miller – Undergraduate Student, 2018-2020, Project 8 Neutrino Mass and Cosmic Neutrinos studies. Now a Systems Engineer at Raytheon Intelligence & Space – More information on LinkedIn.
Corey Herr – Undergraduate Student, 2017-2019 – LZ Slow Control, Electronics and Cryogenics. Now a graduate student at University of Maryland – More information on LinkedIn.
Jacob J McLaughlin – Undergraduate Student, 2017-2018 – LZ Dark Matter Sensitivity Studies. Now a graduate student at Northwestern University, more information on the Northwestern physics webpage.
Nick Fassino – Undergraduate Student, 2017-2018 – LZ Cryogenics and Vacuum Systems, PMTs – Now at GeorgiaTech – More information on LinkedIn.
Prospective Students and Postdocs
We are looking for new postdocs to join our group to work on Project 8! If interested, please contact ldeviveiros@psu.edu!