Ezra Lesser Email & Phone Number

Geneva, Switzerland

Postdoctoral research fellow on the LHCb experiment at CERN.

Berkeley, California

Researcher on the ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC.• Thesis work: measurements of jet substructure as perturbatively calculable probes of QCD and studies of nonperturbative effects in vacuum and the quark-gluon plasma, using pp and Pb-Pb collision data.• Service task for the collaboration: development of software for the ALICE Inner Tracking System (ITS) upgrade, commissioning, and maintenance of the detector during LHC Run 3

Berkeley, California, Usa

Head GSI for introductory physics for scientists and engineers (Physics 7A), responsible for teaching as well as organizing exams, grading, and advising other instructors.

Berkeley, California, Usa

Lead four weekly class sections of physics discussions & labs designed for undergraduate scientists and engineers (Physics 7B). Teach and grade materials, hold office hours, preview and proctor exams.

Berkeley, California, Usa

Performing studies for the future EIC. Simulations using Eicroot framework for possible BeAST detector designs and analysis using ROOT (C++) and Python.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Usa

Research assistant on the ATLAS experiment at CERN and the sPHENIX experiment at BNL. Work done for constructing new sMDT drift tube chambers to be installed at CERN, assisted construction of a glue machine to hold tubes in place with precision of 10 microns and gas handling system for testing of new chambers. Simulations produced for sPHENIX to characterize the pi0 --> gamma+gamma signal and its effect on detection of direct photons.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Service installation and commissioning of small tube MDT chambers (BMG) to cover muon tracking holes in the feet region of ATLAS and to improve muon reconstruction efficiency, while working with people from different institutes and cultures in collaborative ways to find and resolve various unexpected issues. Integrated newly installed BMG chambers into ATLAS DCS (Detector Control System), DAQ (data acquisition) and online monitor before the end of the LHC winter shutdown to have fully working BMG chambers for remaining LHC RUN2 of 13TeV collisions at peak luminosity around 2x10³⁴ cm⁻² s⁻¹.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Development of advanced technology for first-response disaster and emergency situations. Responsible for benchmarking software for data visualization and photo stitching, developing tablet computer specifications, writing customer development plans, developing data visualization routines, collecting material to be used for marketing, writing sensor integration software, and delivering lists, reports, and software code.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Created circuitry, machined detector equipment, and coded programs for development and characterization of a scintillating liquefied noble gas time projection chamber for low-energy neutron spectroscopy with high spatial resolution. Heavy emphasis on hardware development and chemical measurements using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and gas chromatograph mass spectroscopy (GC-MS).

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Physics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics, Music, And Computer Science With High Honors

Activities and Societies: The Phi Beta Kappa Society (ΦΒΚ); Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Pi Sigma, The Physics Honor Society.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society; Optimist International; HHS Marching Eagles