Raquel Castillo Fernandez

Dr. Raquel Castillo Fernandez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington. She holds a PhD in High Energy Physics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2015), an MS in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology (2012), and a BS in Physics from Universitat de Barcelona (2010). Her research focuses on neutrino physics, detector development for particle experiments, and nuclear physics. She is involved in collaborations such as EMPHATIC, ICARUS, and the Short Baseline Neutrino Program.

• Member of key collaborations: EMPHATIC, ICARUS, Short Baseline Neutrino Detector
• Recipient of grants from DOE and Universities Research Association
• Active in neutrino oscillation studies and detector calibration efforts

Her research interests include:

• Neutrino-nucleus scattering
• Detector simulation and calibration for LArTPC technologies
• Machine learning applications in particle detection

Recent grants include:

• $16,000 for EMPHATIC ARICH detector simulation (2024-2025)
• $15,000 for SBN detector uncertainty studies (2024-2025)
• Leadership in DOE-funded projects totaling $4.35M

Teaching includes advanced quantum mechanics and directed research courses. She served as Department Chair (2023-2024).