Looking for Dark matter with Liquid Xenon

Liquid Xenon is an excellent target due to its high purity, low background environment,
low energy threshold, discrimination power, self shielding and scalability.
I have been involved in liquid xenon experiments since 2015 and actively participate in 3 main collaborations

LZ

7 tonnes

As part of the LZ (LUX-ZEPELIN) collaboration, I have served in a number of leadership roles in detector assembly, analysis and the publication of results.

xlzd

60-80 tonnes

As a member of XLZD collaboration I am involved in the design of the ultimate liquid xenon observatory which will start construction by the end of this decade.

DARWIN

R&D

My involvement in DARWIN involves the design and operation of smaller experiments, pioneering new technologies for liquid xenon detectors.

ART AS A TOOL

An artist with a talent for maths can take over the world.
I have mostly pursued art in personal projects but I let my research be source of inspiration.

Finding Cygnus

Through my work on directional detection I found myself inspired by the fact that I can calculate the direction in which the earth is moving towards at any point in time and space. I am currently developing a kinetic structure that implements this code and shows the observer the direction from which dark matter wind is coming from.

If a tree falls in the forest

Project lead by Dr. Andrew Pontzen and Michaela French in a collaboration between members of the Cosmoparticle Initiative and students from the RCA. This project hopes to provoke the public to respond to the unfinished ideas of cosmology and to recognise the creative struggles at the heart of modern science.

Outreach Highlights

EMF 2018

EMF is a fantastic festival for scientists, engineers, hackers, artists, geeks and crafters to celebrate their creativity and curiosity with a series of talks and demonstrations. Being able to speak to this crowd about Dark Matter was not only a pleasure but also a privilage.

Vera's Voyage

Having the aim of bringing natural elements into complex scientific concepts on the subject of Dark Matter, I present to you the story of Vera. Describing the encounter of a space traveller with Vera the Dark Matter whale, this story aims to emerse the audience into a world that we cannot see. A world of Dark Matter.

Dark Matter And Bright Minds

It is the story of how a paradigm shift in Cosmology began told through an interactive novel. I developed this app and produced audio and visual aids to bring the public closer to the world of Dark Matter.

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