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Final Second Semester Research Projects
Final Second Semester Research Projects
At least three students will be working on one project.
Write your name next to the one you like in the order of preference, 1, 2, 3, 4 etc
For example
Shabnam Jabeen (1) for IceCube
Shabnam Jabeen (2) for LHC
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Ideas for second-semester project
Ideas for second-semester project
If you are planning to work on some other project, let me know so I can add it to the list next to your name.
Names of students interested
Caleb Wheeler
Nguyen Do
Gaurav Gorjilla
Ben Coyne
Zachary Alfonso
Delina Levine
Eli Lichtblau
Ben Moskowitz
John Labbate
Zachary Luckabaugh
Shreya
Shuo Man
Ryan Tse
Patrick Gerakine
Benjamin Kagan
Theresa Sheehan
Sam Miller
Peter Geetsema
Claire Molavi
Group
Bill Dorland (Theory) NOT available this year unless you are willing to camp outside his office and convince him otherwise. ;-)
Projects
We have developed a new tool for the study of fusion and astrophysical plasmas, called Gkeyll (or Hyde when it's fussing at us), which numerically solves a set of equations known as the Vlasov-Maxwell system. As of right now, we are one of the few Vlasov-Maxwell codes in the world (and the only one we're aware of that can treat multiple species in the same simulation), which makes this a prime opportunity to study physics which only the Vlasov-Maxwell system can capture. This includes (but is not limited to):
Benchmarking a new code for the simulation of fusion and astrophysical plasmas
Kaustubh Agashe (Theory/Phenomenology)
Top Quark properties at LHC
The heaviest of quarks that is so heavy that it decays before it can even hadronize, giving us an opportunity to study "bare" quarks.
study of exotic, new physics models using simulation tools such as MADGRAPH
IceCube UMD group
IceCube Neutrino Observatory (Experimental)
Data analysis of the IceCube experimental data.
LZ next generation Dark Matter experiment
The Future circular electron-positron collider (CEPC)
Sarah Eno
(Experimental)
Cosmological measurements show that about 85% of the matter, labeled as dark matter, in the universe does not interact with electromagnetic radiation such as light, and cannot be described by the Standard Model particles, current theory of fundamental particles and their interaction.
We are working on LZ Dark Matter Experiment located at Sanford Underground Research Facility, nearly 1 mile underground, in Lead South Dakota. It employs liquified Xenon to detect interaction of the dark matter particles with the Xenon nucleus. The dark matter particle imparts energy to Xenon nucleus which is subsequently released as charged particles and electromagnetic radiation.
We will work on calibration of observed energy and develop software to analyze the data using PYTHON and ROOT.
(Experimental)
Working on the design and technical options for the calorimeter system for CEPC.
CMS LHC Group (Experimental)
Sarah Eno, Alberto Belloni, Andris Skuja, Shabnam Jabeen
Searching for new physics beyond the standard model in the known W and Z
boson physics.
There are many different modes of production that we can search. One of these is precision studies of the known production modes of the W and Z bosons at the LHC can provide hints of new physics beyond the standard model. Some of the new physics models the current analysis at UMD will set limits on are:
(or we could call it "dark top", since technicolor is technically dead...)
Charged Higgs: arXiv:1809.09127
CMS Calorimeter
Learn how to build and manage one of the computing clusters of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) based at UMD.
(Computing)
The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) at the Large Hadron Collider . is composed of four levels, or “Tiers”, called 0, 1, 2 and 3. Each Tier is made up of several computer centers and provides a specific set of services. Between them, the tiers process, store and analyze all the data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
One such computing Tier3 centre is owned by the Physics High Energy group at the University of Maryland.
If you are interested in computing and management tools being used by one of the largest labs in the world, this is the place to be.
Sahil Dev
Studying the neurological effects of alcohol with crayfish.
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Machine learning and data science with Dr. John Dickerson in the Computer Science department.
Working in laser matter lab with Dr. Howard Milchberg
Working with Chris Lobb's group to analyze properties of superconducting quantum qubits
Dr. Chopra
Amphibious Quadcopter with Smooth Powered Air-Water Transition
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