College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Jane M. Nachtman

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Education:
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
Office:
106 VAN
Office Phone:
(319) 335-1844
Research Interests:
Experimental elementary particle physics.
Research:
- Searches for new phenomena, including Supersymmetry
- Recent projects at CERN's LHC (CMS experiment)
- On-campus facilities: hardware lab with VME-based electronics teststand
- Students perform projects at accelerators, living and working there for one year or longer
- Students learn to design and build mechanical and electronic components of detectors and to write code
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