2023 Cross-Disciplinary Internship Recipients
The McDonald Institute’s Cross-Disciplinary Internship (CDI) program offers students and young researchers unique opportunities to connect their unique and diverse research to astroparticle physics.
Previous Interns
Master’s student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Design and Simulation of a Silicon Electron Multiplier with Dr. Juan Pablo Yanez Garza (University of Alberta).
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Design and Simulation of a Silicon Electron Multiplier with Dr. Juan Pablo Yanez Garza (University of Alberta).
Undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Molecular Dynamics Simulations for the Scintillating Bubble Chamber experiment with Dr. Alex Wright (Queen’s University).
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Molecular Dynamics Simulations for the Scintillating Bubble Chamber experiment with Dr. Alex Wright (Queen’s University).
Undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Measurements of long term cryogenic propertics of acrylic for use in the Drakside 20k Detector with Dr. Aksel Hallin (University of Alberta).
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Measurements of long term cryogenic propertics of acrylic for use in the Drakside 20k Detector with Dr. Aksel Hallin (University of Alberta).
Master’s student in Neuroscience at Queen’s University.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Students as Scientists: Bridging the Gap between Astroparticle Research and Science Education in Ontario High Schools with Dr. Nahee Park (Queen’s University).
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Students as Scientists: Bridging the Gap between Astroparticle Research and Science Education in Ontario High Schools with Dr. Nahee Park (Queen’s University).
Sharleen Chebet (she/her)
CDI 2023 - Undergraduate, Math and Computer Science
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharleenchebet/
Undergraduate student in Math and Computer Science at Carleton University
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Laser Ablation ICP-MS Analysis of Olivine and Galina as Potential Paleo Detectors with Dr. Matthew Leybourne and Dr. Hom Nath Gharti (Queen’s University). Read more.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Laser Ablation ICP-MS Analysis of Olivine and Galina as Potential Paleo Detectors with Dr. Matthew Leybourne and Dr. Hom Nath Gharti (Queen’s University). Read more.
Elvira Hufschmid (she/her)
CDI 2023 - PhD Candidate, Cultural Studies
https://www.queensu.ca/culturalstudies/people-search/elvira-hufschmid
18eh7@queensu.ca
Doctoral Candidate in Cultural Studies at Queen’s University
Cross-Disciplinary Project: The Role of Metaphor in Art & Science Collaborations with Dr. Renée Hlozek (University of Toronto, Dunlap Institute). Read more.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: The Role of Metaphor in Art & Science Collaborations with Dr. Renée Hlozek (University of Toronto, Dunlap Institute). Read more.
Danika Watson (she/her)
MSc Candidate, Geography and Planning
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danika-watson-37593628b/?originalSubdomain=ca
danika.watson@queensu.ca
Masters Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen’s University
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Silicon Avalanche Photon Detector Characterization for Astro-particle Physics and Beyond with Dr. Fabrice Retière (TRIUMF). Read more.
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Silicon Avalanche Photon Detector Characterization for Astro-particle Physics and Beyond with Dr. Fabrice Retière (TRIUMF). Read more.
Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Radon removal by distillation and stripping for rare-event experiments with Dr. Marie-Cécile Piro (University of Alberta). Read more
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Radon removal by distillation and stripping for rare-event experiments with Dr. Marie-Cécile Piro (University of Alberta). Read more
PhD student, Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Development of teaching tools for high school particle physics projects with Dr. Marie-Cécile Piro (University of Alberta). Read more
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Development of teaching tools for high school particle physics projects with Dr. Marie-Cécile Piro (University of Alberta). Read more
Abhisha Rathod (she/her)
CDI 2021 - BSc Hons Candidate, Neuroscience
linkedin.com/in/abhisha-rathod-she-her-1852501b4/
abhisha@ualberta.ca |
Undergraduate student, Neuroscience at the University of Alberta
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Development of novel techniques in analyzing airborne particulates and low-background in support of astroparticle physics with Dr. Matthew Leybourne (Queen’s University). Read more
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Development of novel techniques in analyzing airborne particulates and low-background in support of astroparticle physics with Dr. Matthew Leybourne (Queen’s University). Read more
Raveen Sidhu (she/her)
CDI 2021 - BSc Hons Candidate, Microbiology and Oceanography
raveen.sidhu@hotmail.com |
Undergraduate student, Microbiology and Immunology; Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Artificial Intelligence applied to improving the search for dark matter with upgraded DEAP-3600 experiment with Dr. Simon Viel (Carleton University). Read more
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Artificial Intelligence applied to improving the search for dark matter with upgraded DEAP-3600 experiment with Dr. Simon Viel (Carleton University). Read more
Emily Darling (she/her)
CDI 2020 - BSc (Hons.) Candidate, Geology and Particle Astrophysics
linkedin.com/in/emily-darling/
emily.darling@queensu.ca |
Undergraduate student, Geological Sciences at Queen’s University
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Muon flux characterization in the DEAP-3600 water Cherenkov muon veto with Dr. Simon Viel (Carleton University). Read more
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Muon flux characterization in the DEAP-3600 water Cherenkov muon veto with Dr. Simon Viel (Carleton University). Read more
Lucas Fenaux (he/him)
CDI 2020 - BSc Candidate, Mathematics & Computer Science
linkedin.com/in/lucas-fenaux-50404910a/
lucas.fenaux@mail.utoronto.ca |
Undergraduate student, Computer Science at the University of Toronto
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Applying Machine Learning to Event Reconstruction for the SuperCDMS SNOLAB Experiment with Dr. Miriam Diamond (University of Toronto). Read more
Georges Kanaan (he/him)
CDI 2020 - BSc Candidate, Computer & Cognitive Science
georges.kanaan@mail.utoronto.ca |
Undergraduate student, Computer Science at the University of Toronto
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Applying Machine Learning to Event Reconstruction for the SuperCDMS SNOLAB Experiment with Dr. Miriam Diamond (University of Toronto). Read more
Sidney Leggett, Wápiskisiw Pinésiw Iskwéw (she/her)
CDI 2020 - BSc Candidate, Statistics & Data Science
linkedin.com/in/sidney-leggett-3139991b4
sidneyleggs@gmail.com |
Undergraduate Student, Computer Science specialization in Health Informatics at The University of Winnipeg
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Development of novel isotopic techniques in neutrinoless double beta decay and low-background in support of Astroparticle physics with Dr. Matthew Leybourne (Queen’s University). Read more
Kaelan Renault (he/him)
CDI 2020 - MSc Candidate, Computational Sciences
linkedin.com/in/kaelan-renault/
krenault@laurentian.ca |
Master’s student in Computational Sciences at Laurentian University
Cross-Disciplinary Project: Modelling of the Neutron Detector Characterization Facility for Supernova Physics with Dr. Clarence Virtue (Laurentian University). Read more