Valdis Slokenbergs TA - Department of Physics and Astronomy

About Me

I am a graduate student with a vested interest in new physics' searches and development of novel experimental techniques, particularly as it relates to collider physics. Prior to joining the HEP group here at TTU, my undergraduate years at Johns Hopkins were spent modeling novel Higgs processes at CMS and constraining CP-violation in Higgs-strahlung at the proposed FCC-ee, while also collaborating with researchers from Riga Technical University on precision top quark physics. Currently, I'm working on instrumentation for a dark matter search at Fermilab (DarkQuest), as well as preparing modules for the HGCAL upgrade. Apart from physics, I spend my days running copious amounts of mileage and missing my two dogs back home in Illinois.

Education

B.S. Physics, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA (2024)

Research

I am deeply interested in new physics' searches and development of novel experimental techniques, particularly as it relates to collider physics. Currently, I'm working on instrumentation for a dark matter search at Fermilab (DarkQuest), as well as optimizing silicon module assembly for the CMS HGCAL upgrade.

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