Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics Admin
- mariecci@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1074
- Address
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2-091 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
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)
Announcements
Courses
PHYS 130 - Wave Motion, Optics, and Sound
Geometrical optics, optical instruments, oscillations, waves, sound, interference, diffraction. Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 31, Physics 30. Corequisite: MATH 100 or 113 or 114 or 117 or 134 or 144 or equivalent. Restricted to Engineering students. Other students who take this course will receive *3.0.
PHYS 295 - Experimental Physics I
Contemporary methods of experimental physics with measurements from classical and modern physics. Analysis and graphing of experimental data using programming techniques. Estimation and statistical treatment of experimental uncertainties consistent with standard practice in physics. Planning and record keeping for experimental work, written presentation of laboratory results. Prerequisites: MATH 101 or 115 or 118 or 146, one of PHYS 124, PHYS 144, or EN PH 131; and one of PHYS 126, PHYS 146, or PHYS 130. Note: To proceed to PHYS 295 after taking PHYS 126 a minimum grade of B+ in PHYS 126 and some experience of computer programming are strongly recommended.