Solar Neutrino Detection with a Pixelated Liquid-Argon Time Projection Chamber
Published in The University of Manchester
CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Particle Physics, University of Manchester, 2018 – Current
- Project: “Study of solar neutrinos with a large pixelated liquid Argon detector”
- Supervisor: Stefan Söldner-Remdold
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- M.Sc. in Physics, University College London, 2018 – 2020
- Project: “Exotic Contributions to Double Beta Decay”
- Supervisor: Frank Deppisch
- Final result: Distinction (75.5%)
- Thesis available on request
- B.Sc. in Physics with Astronomy, University of São Paulo, 2013 – 2018
- Included all modules from physics plus core astronomy modules
- Final Term Work: “The Light Curve of η Carinae: Intrinsic brightening or dust destruction?”
- Supervisor: Augusto Damineli
- Final grade: 7/10
- Transcript available on request
- First joint ICTP-Trieste/ICTP-SAIFR School on Particle Physics, IFT-UNESP, 2018
- Two-week course with six lecturers from different world-class universities
- Particle Physics Summer Course, University of São Paulo, 2017
- One-week introductory course to particle physics
Work experience
- 2020 – 2021: Network Control Manager
- Amazon Logistics, London
- Automation of reports and data processing through Python, SQL, and Excel
- Managing stakeholders and customers, presenting data, and handling urgent requests
- Balancing long-term strategic and short-term tactical projects
- 2019: Contestant
- UCL Data Science Society Hackathon (with American Express & Microsoft)
- Hosted at Microsoft Reactor London
- 2017: B.Sc. Final Term Work
- University of São Paulo
- Programmatic data collection and analysis (Python) to study η Carinae’s brightening
- Data analysis of photometric data and development of a Python analysis code
- 2014 – 2016: Undergraduate Research with Scholarship
- University of São Paulo
- Assisted in construction and testing of GEM type detectors for ALICE experiment upgrade
- Presented at the 23rd (2015) and 24th (2016) SIICUSP conferences
Skills
- Python
- Git
- Arduino
- Java
- C++
- ROOT
- SQL
- HTML
- CSS
- LaTeX
- Mathematica
- MS Office
- Excel
- VBA
Certifications
- Private Pilot License – Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (2018 – Present)
- Licensed for single engine piston aircraft
- Private Pilot License – UK Civil Aviation Authority (2024 – Present)
- Licensed for single engine piston aircraft
Projects
- Yugiquery – Python script to query and display Yu-Gi-Oh! data from yugipedia
- Arduino Odometry – Jupyter notebook to reconstruct inertial navigation data from Arduino sensors
OSS Contributions
- TQDM Discord contrib fix – Implementation of Discord Rich Presence for tqdm progress bar using REST API
Publications
Cosmic Ray Measurements Using Charge and Light Readout in a Pixelated Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber
Published in ArXiv
Opportunities and challenges to study solar neutrinos with a Q-Pix pixel readout
Published in Physics Review Letters D
First Demonstration of a Combined Light and Charge Pixel Readout on the Anode Plane of a LArTPC
Published in Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 19
SoLAr: A novel technology for solar neutrino detection
Published in Zenodo
SoLAr: Solar Neutrinos in Liquid Argon
Published in ArXiv
Distinguishing Circumstellar from Stellar Photometric Variability in Eta Carinae
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 484, Issue 1, Pages 1325–1346
Talks
SoLAr detector prototyping
Talk at IOP Joint APP, HEPP and NP Annual Conference 2024, Liverpool, UK
SoLAr: a novel technology for solar neutrino detection
Talk at NuPhys2023: Prospects in Neutrino Physics, London, UK
Construction and tests of GEM kind gas detectors related to the ALICE experiment upgrade
Talk at 24th SIICUSP, São Paulo, Brazil
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Institute of Physics’ LGBT+ Collective
- Founding member and leadership officer
- Created collective manifesto, managed social media/events, negotiated new student welfare policies, coordinated with student union