Assessing the sPHENIX Detector's EM Calorimeter
My Background
I had a wonderful opportunity to work with the sPHENIX team at UIUC. There, I learned about Quark Gluon Plasma, heavy ion colliders, nuclear fusion and myself. My team specifically handled the Electromagnetic Calorimeter, which sensed and recorded light energy signals through fibers embedded in tungsten blocks. The work was data analysis in Python, where we took a spreadsheet of information on each of the 6000+ blocks. After processing and plotting the data a few times, I noticed a strange distribution among the blocks. That could either have been valuable information on the nature of QGP, or an error in the machine. After more analysis, I eventually found it was due to the different fibers used in specific blocks in the machine, which was later used to correct the readings throughout the machine.
Current Pursuits
HAM License
I’m currently working towards getting a HAM radio license, through Synton Radio Club here at UIUC.I intend to get a General license, as I want to create a private communication system for my family. A lot of Electrical Engineering graduates and undergraduates are in this club, I intend to learn a thing or two from them as well.
Illini Pullers
Wanting to have a bit more hands-on experience, I decided I’d join the building team of the Illini Pullers group, while we aren’t making anything related to the competition this semester, we will be working on fun stuff. This could either be a quadricycle, a couch car or a t-shirt tank, constructed entirely out of whatever we find in a junkyard.
Training and Schoolwork
Training and Schoolwork
Through my school and affiliation with The Pullers, I have the opportunity to receive training for both manual Milling and Lathing machines. This is in addition to an
Accountancy course I'll be taking on top of the standard curriculum of my major.