APEX@MU Research Team
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Dr. Karen G. Andeen
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Physics
Special Advisor to the Provost’s Office of Faculty Affairs
Office : +1(414)288-3569
Email : karen.andeen@marquette.edu
Marquette University:
Associate Professor of Physics (2021)
Assistant Professor (2015)
Pre-Marquette:
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2012) - AMS-02 experiment, based at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Rutgers University (2011): CMS Collaboration (Pixel Luminosity Detector Team)
Education:
M. Ed. (2020) Intercultural/International, Durham University, UK
Thesis: Learning Physics as Acquiring Intercultural Competence: Exploring relationships between linguistic fluency and competency in physics higher education
Ph.D. (2011) Experimental Astroparticle Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thesis: First Measurements of Cosmic Ray Composition from 1-50 PeV using New Techniques on Coincident Data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Ph.D. Minor: Energy Policy
M.A. (2006) Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison
B.A. (2003) Physics and Math, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Minor: East Asian Studies
Current Post-Docs
Arun Vaidyanathan (Neelakandaiyer)
Arun Vaidyanathan (Neelakandaiyer)
2023 - Ph.D. Novosibirsk State University
Janeth Valverde
Janeth Valverde
Email: janeth.valverde@marquette.edu
2020-24 - PostDoc, University of Maryland, Baltimore County at NASA, Goddard
2020 - Ph.D. Ecole Polytechnique
Current Students
Sophia Collins
Sophia Collins
Incoming Freshman
Erin Graber
Erin Graber
Junior
Developing a heat monitoring and controling module for the lens heating setup of the telescope
Dakota Moll
Dakota Moll
Junior
Working on outreach projects - spark chamber and balloon satelite
Ellena Perovic
Ellena Perovic
Junior
Doing basic analysis of 2018 simulation data
Betsy Brill
Betsy Brill
Junior
Testing new attachment method of Winston cone
Soe Reh
Soe Reh
Junior
Working on outreach projects - spark chamber and balloon satelite. also making CAD drawing for all on going projects.
Former students and post-docs
Matthias Plum
Matthias Plum
Now an assistant professor at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: Dr. Plum is co-lead of the IceAct experiment together with Dr. Andeen.
Larissa Paul
Larissa Paul
Now a Senior Research Scientist at South Dakota School of Mines, Larissa leads two separate energy spectrum analyses: one with IceAct and the other with the IceTop Low Energy Infill
July Tun
July Tun
Actively participated in IceTop data analysis, checking oversampling in air shower simulations
Ian Shimek
Ian Shimek
2022–2026 | Physics Now:
Associate Metrologist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Actively participated in IceAct data analysis toward the energy spectrum analyses, and worked extensively on Winston cone development.
Zoe Dimmitt
Zoe Dimmitt
2022–2026 | Physics
Now:
University of Chicago - Master’s in Climate and Energy Policy
Contributed to DAQ box wiring, simulations, heating system design, and analysis of basic parameters of IceAct data.
Actively participated in the construction and testing of Marquette's first IceAct telescope.
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