I'm a final year PhD candidate in Physics at Case Western Reserve University, where my work explores the frontiers of experimental dark matter detection. My research focuses on building and optimizing gas-based detectors deep underground to capture some of the rarest signals in physics, particularly those related to neutrinoless double beta decay. This involves hands-on instrumentation design, signal processing, and simulation of charge transport and track behavior using platforms like Garfield++, Magboltz, Python, and ROOT.
Neutrinos are elusive particles that pass through Earth constantly but rarely interact with matter. Researchers detect them using underground gas-filled detectors. This work develops safer, cheaper, and more sensitive detector gases tested in sealed systems. Improved detectors advance astrophysics and also enhance medical radiation detection used in imaging and cancer treatments.