Michaela Robert Email & Phone Number

Canada

Geneva, Switzerland

PICOSEC is a cost effective precise timing detector for medical and high energy physics applications which uses a Cherenkov radiator, a photocathode and an avalanching gas in a high voltage field to generate fast signal pulses.• Conducted stability tests of the 100 channel PICOSEC detector prototype at and above the target operating voltage to show test beam readiness• Installed spatial and timing detectors as calibration sensors for PICOSEC detectors, and assisted in detector operation during the July muon test beam campaign at CERN's Super Proton Synchrotron• Implementing Polya averaging in MATLAB analysis code to more accurately calculate the number of primary photoelectrons produced at PICOSEC's photocathode during test beam runs.• Designed and lead workshops to teach other summer students about PICOSEC's structure and operation

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

PICO bubble chambers are being constructed in SNOLAB's underground low background facilities with the physics goals of detecting WIMP dark matter or improving WIMP exclusion limits.• Researched and tested a polymer compound for use in PICO detectors to prevent water, serving as a neutron shield, from leaking into the detector

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Worked in the Physical Design team on the physical verification of the 3D stacked, multichip MI300 APU.• Analyzed the physical layout of devices and routes, and various error reports to debug DRC and LVS violations in chiplets built on 5nm and 6nm technology nodes• Generated non-logical cells to resolve DRCs related to 3D stacking• Built a tool to automate a time intensive process carried out during design verification, with potential to be exploited by other teams within AMD• Managed the data repository website used by the Physical Verification team, and implemented new features using Python, JavaScript and HTML programming

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Oversaw a workflow of mapping logic and bug fixes by creating tickets on the Jira platform to communicate expectations to developers, met with developers to track progress on fixes, and verified pull requests for corrected UI functionality.• Developed user documentation skills by writing an Operational Runbook to guide employees of a large client company in using PureFacts’ fee calculation software module for their business processes.

Masc, Engineering Physics

PICO bubble chambers are being constructed in SNOLAB's underground low background facilities with the physics goals of detecting WIMP dark.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Engineering Physics With Professional Internship

Option in Electrical Engineering