Dr. Liu serve as the analysis coordinator for the COHERENT experiment at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Liu is also the coordinator of the cryogenic CsI subsystem. COHERENT leverages a physics process called Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS) to probe for non-standard neutrino interactions or properties. Neutrinos are fundamental particles that hold the potential to reveal secrets beyond the Standard Model of physics.
Dark matter, the enigmatic substance composing a staggering 85% of the universe's mass, remains shrouded in secrecy. Dr. Liu's research delves into the heart of this mystery, aiming to unveil the nature of dark matter particles, be it through their creation in accelerators or their detection from natural sources. The lab fuels this quest through research and development (R&D) of detector systems based on inorganic scintillating crystals operated at cryogenic temperatures. The cryogenic operation significantly boosts these crystals' light yields – a crucial factor for capturing faint signals from elusive particles. Our initiative is included in the US Cosmic Visions: New Ideas in Dark Matter 2017: Community Report and COHERENT SNOWMASS Whitepaper 2022.
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training (instruction, required for everyone who is involved in NSF funded research project, once every 4 years)
USD Office of Research and Sponsored Program (ORSP) social media pages: X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, ORSP Engagement Hub
https://libguides.usd.edu/physics
Ask Dr. Liu to request remote access to ORNL for you. This is needed to obtain an account on https://indico.phy.ornl.gov/, and access many other resources at ORNL.
Ask Dr. Liu to invite you to https://coherentsns.slack.com.
Code is version controlled and shared on the ORNL GitLab server https://code.ornl.gov. You can obtain an account there as an external user through https://login.gov and ask Dr. Liu to add your account to the COHERENT group there.
LaTeX docs are collaboratively created on https://latex.ornl.gov. You need to create an XCAMS account on https://xcams.ornl.gov first and then go to https://xcams.ornl.gov/xcams/groups/latex to link two services.
Provide a headshot in Google Drive/Shared with me/rdlab/members/Your.Name/, ask Dr. Liu to add you to https://lab.physino.xyz/about page, which is needed by the administrator to add you to https://coherent.phy.duke.edu/wiki.