Thomas O'Donnell
دانشیار · Experimental Nuclear Physics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityمعرفی
Thomas O'Donnell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), affiliated with the College of Science. His research focuses on experimental nuclear and particle physics, particularly neutrino physics and double beta decay studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
His work primarily involves collaborations such as CUORE, KamLAND-Zen, and CUPID, which explore fundamental questions in particle physics, including the nature of neutrinos and lepton number violation. Key projects include developing cryogenic detectors for neutrinoless double beta decay searches and analyzing data from large-scale underground experiments.
O'Donnell's research trends emphasize advancing detector technology (e.g., cryogenic bolometers and liquid scintillators), optimizing sensitivity for rare event searches, and investigating neutrino properties like mass hierarchy and Majorana nature. His recent publications highlight improvements in experimental techniques and constraints on neutrino parameters.
No scientific awards are listed. His advising and grant activities are not detailed in the provided text, though his involvement in major international collaborations suggests significant grant support. He collaborates with teams at facilities like the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (Italy) and the Kamioka Liquid-Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (Japan).
