The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Drew Weisenberger, of Jefferson Lab’s, on “Physics Detector Technology Applied to Biology and Medicine” on Friday, Nov. 16, at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger Labs 194.
Drew Weisenberger
Abstract: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s federally funded research and development centers. Physicists from around the globe utilize Jefferson Lab’s unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, to probe the building blocks of matter at the quark-gluon scale. In addition, the lab capitalizes on its unique technologies and expertise to explore ways of applying nuclear physics principles and technologies to societal needs. The Radiation Detector and Imaging Group has for several years been applying advances in nuclear physics detector technology to several applications.
I will provide a brief overview of the lab and provide examples of how the group has leveraged nuclear physics to bring advances to nuclear medicine, medical research and plant biology.
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