About

• BSc Physics Université de Montréal (2006)
• MSc Physics Université de Montréal (2008)
• PhD Physics Université de Montréal (2012)
• PDF Astroparticle Physics - Condensed matter CEA/Université Paris sud France (2012-2015)
• RA Astroparticle Physics RPI, Troy NY - LNGS, Italy (2015-2017)
• Assistant professor, University of Alberta (2017-present)

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My research is in astroparticle physics, using techniques from particle physics to answer fundamental questions about our Universe. I worked in several projects for dark matter searches in Canada at SNOLAB underground laboratory for  PICASSO experiment, in France at LSM (Labortatoire Souterrain de Modane) for EDELWEISS experiment and in Italy at the LNGS ( Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso) for XENON1T experiment. 

I have a broad expertise in multiple detection techniques such as superheated liquids, ultra-pure germanium detectors at mK temperatures and with the world’s largest double phase xenon TPC. 

Research

My principal interest concerns the development of technologies based on innovative ideas with multiple applications in order to extract new physics processes. I am currently building a new detector in my lab that combines the bubble chamber technology and scintillation light: The Scintillating Bubble Chamber (SBC).

• Development of gas purification techniques and assay
• Scintillating bubble chamber
• Directionality detectors
• R&D Detector technology
• gas chromatograph
• Data analysis - Simulations MC, Geant4
• Dark matter theory

Teaching

PHYS 485 : Particle physics introduction (Winter term)

PHYS 295 : Experimental physics I (Fall term)

JELF award

SNOLAB News

RASC Edmonton Center

Gateway: UofA student journal news by Calvin Chan