CAREER: Integration of Research and Education in Experimental Particle Physics: Silicon Technology for CDF and the LHC

本研究的重点是高精度跟踪装置的开发。 这些将是在最高机器能量下运行的大规模粒子物理探测器的一部分。 这些设备使用硅作为探测元件，将帮助物理学家重建粒子衰变的细节。 反过来，这将导致对所涉及的物理过程的理解增加。 这些实验的最终目标是发现希格斯粒子-粒子物理学标准模型的“缺失环节”。 使这些设备工作所需的技术处于最前沿。 它的成功开发将导致在许多其他科学和工业领域的应用。 PI将直接让本科生参与这项研究，为他们在许多高科技行业的职业生涯做好准备。 该奖项还将帮助资助她针对高中妇女的外展计划。

This research focuses on the development of high precision tracking devices. These will be part of large scale particle physics detectors operating at the highest machine energies available. These devices, which use silicon as the detecting element, will help physicists reconstruct the details of how particles decay. This, in turn, will lead to an increased understanding of the physics processes involved. The ultimate goal of these experiments is to discover the Higgs particle - the `missing link` of the Standard Model of particle physics. The technology needed to make these devices work is at the cutting edge. Its successful development will lead to applications in many other fields of science and industry. The PI will directly involve undergraduates in this research, preparing them for careers in many high-tech industries. This award will also help fund her outreach program directed at women in high schools.