Jane Nachtman received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997 followed by a postdoc at UCLA under Professor David Saltzberg. In 2002, she joined Fermilab as an associate scientist, ultimately becoming a Scientist I before joining the University of Iowa in 2007. Professor Nachtman's research is in elementary particle physics, specifically neutrino experiments DUNE, NOvA, and Eos, as well as continuing analysis of CMS data.

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