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Date:  Fri, March 28, 2025
Time:  12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:  Holmes Hall 244, Bowers + Kubota Lecture Hall
Speaker:  Jennifer Ott, Assistant Professor, UHECE

Sponsored by the College of Engineering Professors and Pizza seminar series. Please RSVP by Noon on Wednesday Mar. 26 at https://forms.gle/FnWHrH62KEoiJUwv7

Abstract

Particle physics experiments pose challenging requirements on semiconductor detectors: fine segmentation and precise timing resolution are required simultaneously with low power consumption, low mass and high radiation tolerance. Dr. Ott will discuss developments and future directions in ultrafast semiconductor sensors and readout electronics in high-energy and nuclear physics, and outline her research activities - including opportunities for students - at the University of Hawai’i. She will also touch on the aspects of interdisciplinary collaboration and education within instrumentation, and its potential for technology exchange with other fields of science and technology, for example medical imaging.

Bio

• Ph.D. in Advanced Materials and Photonics under joint supervision by Helsinki Institute of Physics and Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering.
• Postdoctoral fellowship at UC Santa Cruz, focused on electrical testing of pixel modules for the upgrade of the ATLAS experiment, and research towards the future ePIC and PIONEER experiments.
• Current work specializes in ultrafast silicon sensors and readout electronics.