Anastasia Merzlaya

Anastasia Merzlaya is an academic researcher affiliated with the Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics at Jagiellonian University's Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science. Her work focuses on open charm particle detection via the NA61/SHINE experiment at CERN's SPS.

Educational Background

• PhD (2016-2021): Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
• MSc (2014-2016): Magnetic Resonance & Nuclear Physics, Saint Petersburg State University
• BSc (2010-2014): Nuclear Physics, Saint Petersburg State University

Research Focus

Dr. Merzlaya specializes in analyzing Pb+Pb and Xe+La collision data to detect D0 mesons using the NA61/SHINE Vertex Detector. Her contributions include foundational work during the detector's development phase and early-stage data analysis that extended the Open Charm program. Current efforts involve detector supervision, data calibration, and simulation preparation for upcoming 2021-2023 datasets.

Collaborations

• Core member of NA61/SHINE Collaboration at CERN