Rose Perea, Phd Email and Phone Number

At Fisk I was involved with the Materials Science and Applications Group. I primarily worked with SrI2(Eu2+) and became interested in applications of detectors and instrumentation in general for astronomy. I was able to use this interest in two opportunities to intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. At Vanderbilt I was co-advised by Dr.'s Keivan Stassun in Astronomy and Todd Peterson in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences. With this cross training, I gained another dimension in my instrumentation experience, as this involves work with not just obtaining a spectrum from a gamma-ray detector, but also using positional information to form an image. I also learned how to work with a different type of detector; a high purity germanium double-sided strip detector, HPGe. As a NRC Research Post-doc fellow in residence at NRL. I learned about the back end of detector systems while characterizing various Li-loaded inorganic scintillators and plastic detectors, with both gamma-ray and neutron sources. I also conducted field background radiation measurements using HPGe detectors, a NaI(Th) detector, and a He detector in Washington D.C/Maryland Metro area and in Louisiana.My second post-doc and current position is at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) One of my goals is to become a detector guru, but I am always learning, growing, and am branching out to other applications!