Department of Physics, Syracuse University
Several of our projects were recently featured by the College of Arts and Sciences, showcasing progress on our local work, the DUNE 2×2 Near Detector Demonstrator, and the Short Baseline Near Detector. Check out the great article!
Article: Toward a New Understanding of the Universe
The 4 modules that make up the DUNE 2×2 prototype are now installed in their cryostat in the NuMI tunnel. Tom and Luis were both involved in this effort, along with many other DUNE collaborators. See the write-up below from Fermilab about this milestone, and notice Tom in the picture with the orange hard-hat carefully guiding the detectors home!
Prototype for DUNE detector will test new technology that can handle more neutrinos
Happy New Year to all. Right before the Winter Break the Physics Building received some new decorations for all the research groups, including this cool wall cling for our group!
This cling, along with those of the other research groups, was designed by undergraduate student Corinne Motl who is also doing research with us!
The first coupled SBND APAs are now vertical in the D0 Assembly building! Ohana and Monica have been involved in this work happening at Fermilab.
A Fermilab article goes into more detail, including a quote from Monica:
Scientists assemble final detector of Fermilab’s Short-Baseline Neutrino Program
Speaking of Monica, as of October she has moved to a Guest Scientist position at Fermilab. Congratulations! We’ll miss her being a Syracuse postdoc, but are super excited that she’ll continue her work on SBND as a Fermilab scientist!
Check out this cool tweet from @FNALNeutrinos highlighting the work of Monica Nunes, and colleagues, in building the SBND TPC at Fermilab!
What a team! 5 women physicists from 5 different continents working to build SBND @Fermilab! Anne Schukraft, Monica Nunes, Nicola McConkey, Osho Olorife, and Supraja Balasubramanian (from Europe, S. America, Europe/N. America, Africa, and Asia). pic.twitter.com/7Z3BwZcGQl
— FNALNeutrinos (@FNALNeutrinos) July 14, 2021