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Marie-Cécile Piro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta, affiliated with the McDonald Institute. Her research focuses on astroparticle physics, particularly dark matter (DM) detection and coherent neutrino scattering (CEvNS). She leads international collaborations like NEWS-G and SBC, developing advanced detector technologies such as scintillating bubble chambers and radon mitigation systems.
Education: BSc/MSc/PhD in Physics from Université de Montréal (2006–2012), followed by postdoctoral research in France and Italy. She has held roles at RPI (2015–2017) before joining the University of Alberta in 2017, becoming Associate Professor in 2023.
Research interests include improving detector directionality, microphysics studies, and low-energy detector calibration. She is Principal Investigator for projects like the SBC lab at UofA and the NEWS-G experiment at LSM (France). Her work addresses challenges in radon removal, detector purity, and background discrimination.
Teaching includes courses on dark matter, experimental physics, and wave optics. She emphasizes mentorship, career development, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives. Awards include the JELF award, and she actively participates in outreach activities, including public lectures and high school engagement.
Key labs and facilities: Piro Lab at UofA, collaborations at SNOLAB (Canada), LSM (France), and LNGS (Italy). Her research bridges particle physics and engineering, with applications in low-background detection and novel calibration tools.
