Research
I work in the vibrant field of neutrino physics, which is one of the branches of high energy particle physics, and I study neutrino flavour oscillation: how and why do neutrinos change as they propagate through space?
These days my research time is dedicated to the DUNE collaboration, which is being built in the USA at Fermilab and SURF; my group works on the data acquisition systems for the Phase 1 neutrino detectors and the design and prototyping for the Phase 2 neutrino detectors. I also work on the ongoing T2K long baseline accelerator neutrino experiment, which is based in Japan at the KEK/J-PARC laboratory and Kamioka Observatory. Previously I led the SciBooNE collaboration at Fermilab and worked on MiniBooNE, also at Fermilab, as well as Hyper-Kamiokande in Japan. My recent research focus has been the development of new neutrino detector technologies and the advanced data analysis techniques these detectors deserve. I am working to build the DUNE high-pressure gas time-projection chamber for the Phase-2 near detector (ND-GAr) which will help understand neutrino-nucleus interactions with unprecedented precision. I am exploring new data analysis methods that will be best able to make use of the more precise information collected by ND-GAr.
Searching for new physics with ghost particles (c.2020)
Overview of the T2K experiment (c. 2016)
J-PARC: Conducting Unique Research at the Forefront of Materials Science (c. 2016)
Teaching
I am proud to be a Tutorial Fellow at Pembroke College, a post held by many distinguished scholars in the past. Among other topics, I teach introductory Nuclear and Particle Physics to third year students. For most undergrads, this is the first time they study the Weak and Strong nuclear forces, which are two of the four fundamental forces of Nature.