Chargé de cours - Université Libre de Bruxelles
Assistant professor of physics. ULB particle astrophysics
group leader.
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1/2009 - present |
Associate Instrumentation Innovator - Research.
University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Collaborating scientist on
IceCube
project - an NSF-funded, high-energy astrophysical
observatory under construction at the geographic South Pole.
Participating member of IceCube supernova neutrino analysis
group and cascade neutrino analysis group. Project duties:
- Data Acquisition Systems Lead
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Executive and technical lead of data acquisition
group responsible for delivery of mission-critical
hardware, firmware, and software from team of over
25 engineers and scientists spanning 5 institutions
in USA and Europe.
- Detector Operations Coordinator
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Principal scientist responsible for detector array
at South Pole. Co-investigator on NSF award to
operate IceCube facility and provide scientific support
infrastructure to collaborating institutions.
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6/2005 - 1/2009 |
Assistant Instrumentation Innovator - Research.
University of Wisconsin - Madison.
- Manager - In-Ice Devices
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Oversaw design, production, and testing of optical
sensor hardware for IceCube project. Interacted
with project scientists and engineering resources,
external industrial vendors, and quality engineering
to deliver a robust and manufacturable product.
Over 2400 of these sensors are now embedded in the
glacial ice 1.5 km to 2.5 km beneath the South Pole
surface.
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10/2003 - 6/2005 |
Assistant Researcher. University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Established laboratory for evaluation of large-area
photomultiplier tubes for IceCube.
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Developed and implemented IceCube digital optical
module test plans.
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Developed experimental data analysis filter
for the AMANDA 2001 data set.
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4/2002 - 10/2003 |
Postdoctoral Researcher. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphaia, PA.
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Contributing author on IceCube Preliminary Design Document
submitted to National Science Foundation during IceCube project
approval.
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Author of Monte Carlo software package to simulate the propagation of
ultrahigh-energy neutrinos through Earth's interior.
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Developer of high performance numerical routines contained in the
data analysis software toolkit used by AMANDA and IceCube collaborations.
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Coordinator of AMANDA detector optical calibration system.
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4/2000 - 4/2002 |
Software Consultant. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philedelphia, PA.
Assisted client in developing MATLAB-based audio signal processing algorithms
and an instrument control framework for a study of human aural perception
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8/2001 - 11/2001 |
Software Consultant. Sentec Corporation, Walled Lake, MI.
Provided software development support for SBIR-supported firm pursuing
government contracts: this included creation of audio and optical
signal processing algorithms and device driver development for data
acquisition equipment on Win32 platforms.
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8/1993 - 12/1999 |