Parno Group

Current Group Members (Fall 2024)

Dr. Kirsten McMichael Postdoc working on COHERENT and KATRIN
Byron Daniel PhD student, TRIMS and rear-wall systematic analysis for KATRIN
Gen Li PhD student, D2O detector for COHERENT
Hexiang Huang PhD student, MARS detector for COHERENT
Claire Gist Undergrad working on design for TREASUR experiment for KATRIN
Sam Tello Undergrad working on neutrino-flux simulations for COHERENT
Yuktha Vemula Undergrad working on the rear-wall systematic for KATRIN
Cassandra Yang Undergrad working on MARS detector for COHERENT
Affiliate Group Member: Prof. Rebecca Rapp at Washington & Jefferson University

Dr. Laura Bodine (now Minter) (August 2015 - March 2016), postdoc at UW who worked on TRIMS. Moved on to a fusion energy startup and then data science.
Dr. Luke Kippenbrock (PhD 2019 from University of Washington): Investigation of Background from the Inter-Spectrometer Penning Trap and Secondary Electron Emission in the KATRIN Experiment. Luke went on to become a scientist at Aret\'e, Inc.
Dr. Ying-Ting Lin (PhD 2019 from University of Washington): The Tritium Recoil-Ion Mass Spectrometer Experiment. Ting went on to take postdoc positions at Texas A&M and then at the University of Heidelberg.
Dr. Rebecca Rapp (PhD 2022 from Carnegie Mellon University: Characterizing neutrino and neutron fluxes from the Spallation Neutron Source for the COHERENT experiment! Becca is going on to a faculty position in Computer & Information Studies at Washington & Jefferson University in Washington, PA.
Dr. Larisa Thorne (PhD 2021 from Carnegie Mellon University, co-advised by Gregg Franklin): Modeling and fitting KATRIN spectra with CMKAT. Larisa is going on to a postdoc position at University of Mainz.
Dr. Ana Paula Vizcaya Hernandez (PhD 2021 from Carnegie Mellon University), Toward a Measurement of the Neutrino Mass with Tritium: Ion Studies for the KATRIN and TRIMS Experiments! Ana Paula went on to a postdoc position at Colorado State.
Dr. Yung-Ruey Yen (October 2018 - September 2020), postdoc at CMU who worked on KATRIN and COHERENT, now a tutor in physics.

Alejandro Arteaga (Su – F 2021). Design for COHERENT D2O detector.
Yiheng “Stom” Chen (Su 2023). Scintillator tests for COHERENT D2O detector.
Amy Germer (F 2022 – Spr 2023). Humidity tests for COHERENT D2O detector.
Duy Hoang (Su 2020 – Spr 2021). Simulations for COHERENT MARS detector.
Victoria Kubyshko (Su 2019). Simulation studies for KATRIN
Margot Mahoney (Su – F 2022). Neutrino-flux simulations for COHERENT.
Jacques Moye (Su 2023 – W 2024). Simulations, analysis for COHERENT MARS detector.
Zachary Muraskin (Su – F 2023). Design for COHERENT D2O detector.
Anh Ramirez (Su 2024) Design for the TREASUR experiment for KATRIN
Aria Salyapongse (Su 2020 – Spr 2022). Neutrino-flux simulations for COHERENT.
Daniell Shi (Spr-Su 2024). D2O detector for COHERENT
Cole Skuse (Su 2022 – Spr 2023). Humidity tests for COHERENT D2O detector.
Samuel Vasquez (Su – F 2021). Neutrino-flux simulations for COHERENT.
Aishwarya Vijai (Su 2021 – Spr 2022). Plasma analysis for KATRIN.

Julian Blaschtschak (June - December 2020, part time), visiting master's student from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology who worked on plasma studies for KATRIN
Shuaixiang Zhang (Summer 2019), visiting undergrad from USTC who worked on neutrino-flux simulations for COHERENT
Florian Heizmann (June - September 2017), visiting PhD student from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology who worked on data blinding and relic neutrinos for KATRIN.
Woo-Jeong Baek (July - August 2017), visiting master's student from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology who worked on simulations for KATRIN and TRIMS.
Christine Claessens (June 2016), visiting graduate student from University of Mainz who worked on TRIMS at UW.