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Sandra Gail Biedron is a Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM), with a secondary appointment in Mechanical Engineering. Previously, she held roles at Colorado State University (CSU) as an Affiliate Professor and at Argonne National Laboratory. She leads Element Aero, a research company, and has served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Ljubljana. Her expertise spans particle accelerators, laser systems, AI-driven controls, and applications in security/defense.
Education:
- B.A. in Chemistry and Biology, Trinity Christian College (1994)
- Ph.D. in Accelerator Physics, Lund University (2001)
Research Interests:
- Particle accelerator systems and laser technologies
- AI integration in complex systems (e.g., controls, prediction)
- Security/defense applications (e.g., detectors, sensors)
- Quantum information science (Coulomb crystals in storage rings)
- High-power lasers and free-electron lasers (FELs)
- Accelerator-based science, including dark matter detection
Awards & Recognition:
- IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Award (2018)
- George T. Abell Mid-Career Faculty Award (2013)
- APS Fellow, OSA Senior Member, SPIE Fellow
Advising & Projects:
- Ph.D. students: Aasma Aslam (UNM/Computer Science), Jorge Diaz Cruz (UNM/ECE), Reza Pirayesh (UNM/ME)
- Lead roles in DOE projects, defense contracts, and international collaborations
- Deputy Lead Engineer for a Boeing defense project
Labs & Teams:
- Research group includes postdocs and scholars (e.g., Trudy Bolin, Salvador Sosa)
- Collaborations at Brookhaven National Lab (ATF), CERN, and Sincrotrone Trieste
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