Kristin Lohwasser

Dr. Kristin Lohwasser is a Senior Lecturer in Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Sheffield, affiliated with the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. She leads a research group funded by an ERC Starting Grant, focusing on precision measurements in particle physics using the ATLAS Collaboration at the LHC. Her work emphasizes boson production processes, detector optimization, and searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Education:

• Diploma in Physics, University of Dortmund (thesis on quark-gluon fusion at H1 experiment)
• DPhil in Particle Physics, University of Oxford (thesis on W asymmetry and parton distribution functions)
• Master's in Journalism, Charles University (Prague; thesis on science communication in mathematics museums)

Research Interests: Dr. Lohwasser specializes in precision measurements of WW/WZ boson production, detector performance optimization (e.g., electron reconstruction), and testing Standard Model predictions. She actively contributes to the ATLAS detector upgrade (ITk project) and explores new physics via effective field theory approaches to boson interactions.

Awards include an ERC Starting Grant for her research group. Her work bridges high-energy physics with interdisciplinary efforts, such as environmental sustainability in large-scale experiments.

Grants and Projects: ERC Starting Grant for boson pair production studies. Her research also involves detector R&D and collaborations with institutions worldwide.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the ATLAS Collaboration, contributing to experimental particle physics at CERN. Involved in the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk) detector upgrade project.