Alan Robinson

Alan Robinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the Université de Montréal and a member of the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Institute. His research focuses on dark matter detection and the development of novel detector technologies for experiments like PICO and Super-CDMS.

• PhD in Physics, University of Chicago
• Postdoctoral work at Fermilab on Super-CDMS
• Current affiliation: Université de Montréal and McDonald Institute

Research Interests:

• Dark matter detection
• Particle interactions and radiation effects
• Experimental nuclear and particle physics
• Condensed matter physics in detector design

Advising: Supervised multiple MSc students in dark matter experiments and detector calibration projects.

Grants: Participated in grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and interagency programs.

Labs & Collaborations: Active in PICO and Super-CDMS collaborations, focusing on dark matter experiments at SNOLAB and local Montreal groups.