Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Kael Dylan Hanson
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin – Madison
1150 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Telephone: (608) 262-3395
FAX: (608) 263-0800
email: kaeld@amanda.physics.wisc.edu
Education
1991 – 2000
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate
Studies. Ph.D., Physics, February 2000, A Measurement of the Neutrino-Induced
Muon Flux at the MACRO Detector.
1987 – 1991
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. College of Literature, Science, and the
Arts. B.S., Physics, May 1991.
Research Experience
2002 – present
Research Associate, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Department of
Physics. Astrophysics, particle physics research on AMANDA and IceCube neutrino
telescopes at South Pole.
2000 – 2002
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Department
of Physics & Astronomy. Astrophysics, particle physics research on AMANDA and
IceCube neutrino telescopes.
Graduate Researcher, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Department
of Physics. Research work on E871 “HyperCP” experiment, FNAL, Batavia, IL.
1999
1994 – 2000
Graduate Researcher, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Department of
Physics. Research work toward Ph.D. dissertation on MACRO cosmic ray
observatory, INFN Gran Sasso Labs, Assergi, Italy.
1991
Graduate Researcher, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Department
of Physics. Summer student on E683 jet photoproduction experiment, FNAL,
Batavia, IL.
Teaching Experience
2002
1995 – 1999
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Substitute lecturer for Physics 201.
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Graduate teaching assistant:
introductory physics labs, four semesters; modern physics discussion section, one
semeser.
Industrial Experience
1993 – 2000
Sentec Corporation, Walled Lake, MI. Consultant: application software and
embedded real-time OS firmware; digital signal processing development for audio and
image industrial research project.
2001
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Consultant:
MATLAB-based data acquisition system.
Awards
1995
Visiting Student Fellowship recipient, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare.
1994
Dissertation Enhancement awardee, National Science Foundation
1991
Rackham Merit Fellowship recipient, Horace H. Rackham Graduate School.
Research Experience – Detail
AMANDA/IceCube Activities
IceCube
Early Career Scientist Representative (2002 to present).
Coordinator
of IceCube TestDAQ. The TestDAQ is an early implementation of the experiment data
acquisition system that will run in the optical module testing facilities.
Java
developer of the DAQControl and DataCollector core software components of the IceCube
TestDAQ. The DAQControl application is the overall configuration control application in the
TestDAQ that controls its subordinates using the RMI distributed object protocol. DataCollector is a
networked Java application which collects data from the various channels of the TestDAQ and
streams to file.
Photomultiplier
tube testing and selection for IceCube experiment.
Developer
and maintainer of MonteCarlo code for simulating ultrahigh-energy neutrino interactions
used for signal simulation of electron, muon, and tau-neutrino induced cascades in AMANDA and
IceCube.
Member
of IceCube software advisory panel.
Contributing
AMANDA
author to IceCube Preliminary Design Document.
calibration coordinator (2001 – 2002)
Developed,
implemented, and integrated into the standard AMANDA analysis code, a minimization
routine which speeds event reconstruction by 10X.
Developed
method of calibrating AMANDA using cosmic ray muons. This method has been
incorporated into AMANDA calibration.
Analysis
of high-energy neutrino emission from GRBs and other transient astrophysical sources.
MACRO Activities
Maintenance
Scintillator
of ERP scintillator subsystem trigger and readout processor.
calibrations.
Spent
one year in residence at Gran Sasso Labs. Responsible for daily support of detector hardware
and data acquisition system (1994 – 1995).
E871 Activities
Programmed
C++ tracking code for analysis of rare particle decays in spectrometer.
Wrote event display package.
Installed and tested downstream muon proportional wire chambers.
E683 Activities
Wrote
detector monitoring packages for readout of Camac hardware.
Industrial Experience – Detail
Sentec Corporation
Designed
and implemented C++ time-delayed neural network processor for complex pattern
recognition in real-time audio data. Programmed Win32 graphical interface shell around audio
processor which streamed audio from National Instrustruments A/D card into neural network and
displayed results to user.
In
MATLAB framework, wrote image processing FFT filters to enhance signals from holographic
silicon wafer scanning device prototype. Additonally, produced scripts for automated control of
CCD camera and X/Y table stepper.
Programmed
Windows 95 protected mode device driver (VxD) in C and x86 assembly languages for
high-performance readout of 3rd party portable spectrophotometer.
Wrote
Win32 GUI data logger to readout and display information from remote network of
nephelometer devices.
Development
and debugging of RTOS running of 8-bit PIC microcontroller device.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Wrote
MATLAB programs for interfacing to external audio data acquisition system and digital signal
processor using ActiveX controls.
Computer Experience
Programming Languages
High-level
scripting languages: Perl, Python, Bourne shell, C shell.
High-level
languages: C, C++, Java, Fortran.
Low-level
languages: 68000 assembler, x86 assembler, PIC assembly.
Operating System Administration
Experienced
HPUX
system administrator with medium to large Linux clusters (3 years experience)
system administrator (2 years experience)
Invited Talks
1.“Neutrino Astrophysics at the South Pole.” Seminar, Department of Physics, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI (10/2001)
2.“Large Cascade Physics at Neutrino Telescopes.” RPM symposium, Physics Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (02/2002)
3.“Time Calibration of the AMANDA Detector.” Conference talk, Calor 2002 – Calibration in High
Energy Physics Conference, Pasadena, CA (03/2002)
“Recent Physics Results from AMANDA II.” Conference talk,
International Conference on High Energy Physics, Amsterdam,
Netherlands (07/2002)Publications
1.RESULTS FROM AMANDA.
By AMANDA Collaboration (C. Wiebusch et al.). 2002.
Published in Mod.Phys.Lett.A17:2019-2037,2002
2.SEARCH FOR POINT SOURCES OF HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS WITH AMANDA.
By The AMANDA Collaboration (J. Ahrens et al.). Aug 2002. 46pp.
Published in Astrophys.J.583:1040-1057,2003
3.SEARCH FOR POINT SOURCES OF HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS WITH AMANDA.
By The AMANDA Collaboration (J. Ahrens et al.). Aug 2002. 46pp.
Published in Astrophys.J.583:1040-1057,2003
4.SEARCH FOR NEUTRINO-INDUCED CASCADES WITH THE AMANDA DETECTOR.
By The AMANDA Collaboration (J. Ahrens et al.). Jun 2002. 11pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D67:012003,2003
5.OBSERVATION OF HIGH-ENERGY ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINOS WITH THE ANTARCTIC MUON AND
NEUTRINO DETECTOR ARRAY.
By AMANDA Collaboration (J. Ahrens et al.). May 2002. 21pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D66:012005,2002
6.LIMITS TO THE MUON FLUX FROM WIMP ANNIHILATION IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH WITH
THE AMANDA DETECTOR.
By AMANDA Collaboration (J. Ahrens et al.). Feb 2002. 13pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D66:032006,2002
7.SEARCH FOR SUPERNOVA NEUTRINO BURSTS WITH THE AMANDA DETECTOR.
By AMANDA Collaboration (J. Ahrens et al.). May 2001. 20pp.
Published in Astropart.Phys.16:345-359,2002
8.OBSERVATION OF HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRINOS USING CERENKOV DETECTORS EMBEDDED DEEP IN
ANTARCTIC ICE.
By E. Andres, P. Askebjer, X. Bai, G. Barouch, S.W. Barwick, R.C. Bay, K.H. Becker, L. Bergstrom, D. Bertrand, D.
Bierenbaum, A. Biron, J. Booth, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, M. Boyce, S. Carius, A. Chen, D. Chirkin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley,
C.G.S. Costa, D.F. Cowen, J. Dailing, E. Dalberg, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, J.P. Dewulf, P. Doksus, J. Edsjo, P. Ekstrom,
B. Erlandsson, T. Feser, M. Gaug, A. Goldschmidt, A. Goobar, L. Gray, H. Haase, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R.
Hardtke, Y.D. He, M. Hellwig, H. Heukenkamp, G.C. Hill, P.O. Hulth, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, V. Kandhadai, A.
Karle, J. Kim, B. Koci, L. Kopke, M. Kowalski, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, I. Liubarsky, P. Loaiza, D.M.
Lowder, J. Ludvig, J. Madsen, P. Marciniewski, H.S Matis, A. Mihalyi, T. Mikolajski, T.C. Miller, Y. Minaeva, P.
Miocinovic, P.C. Mock, R. Morse, T. Neunhoffer, F.M. Newcomer, P. Niessen, D.R. Nygren, H. Ogelman, C. Perez de
los Heros, R. Porrata, P.B. Price, K. Rawlins, C. Reed, W. Rhode, A. Richards, S. Richter, J. Rodriguez Martino, P.
Romenesko, D. Ross, H. Rubinstein, H.G. Sander, T. Scheider, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, E. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A.
Silvestri, M. Solarz, G.M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, N. Starinsky, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R.G. Stokstad, O. Streicher, Q. Sun, I.
Taboada, L. Thollander, T. Thon, S. Tilav, N. Usechak, M. Vander Donckt, C. Walck, C. Weinheimer, C.H. Wiebusch, R.
Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, W. Wu, G. Yodh, S. Young (Wisconsin U., Madison & Stockholm U. &
Bartol Research Inst. & UC, Irvine & UC, Berkeley & Wuppertal U. & Vrije U., Brussels & DESY, Zeuthen & Uppsala
U. & Kalmar U. & Pennsylvania U. & Mainz U., Inst. Phys. & LBL, Berkeley). PRINT-01-004, Mar 2001. 3pp.
Published in Nature 410:441-443,2001
9.LOW-ENERGY ATMOSPHERIC MUON NEUTRINOS IN MACRO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). 2000.
Published in Phys.Lett.B478:5-13,2000
10.NEUTRINO ASTRONOMY WITH THE MACRO DETECTOR.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). Feb 2000. 37pp.
Published in Astrophys.J.546:1038-1054,2001
11.A SEARCH FOR LIGHTLY IONIZING PARTICLES WITH THE MACRO DETECTOR.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). Feb 2000. 15pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D62:052003,2000
12.NUCLEARITE SEARCH WITH THE MACRO DETECTOR AT GRAN SASSO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). Apr 1999. 16pp.
Published in Eur.Phys.J.C13:453-458,2000
13.HIGH STATISTICS MEASUREMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND MUON PAIR SEPARATION AT GRAN
SASSO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-99-04, Jan 1999. 38pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D60:032001,1999
14.LIMITS ON DARK MATTER WIMPS USING UPWARD GOING MUONS IN THE MACRO DETECTOR.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). Dec 1998. 14pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D60:082002,1999
15.MEASUREMENT OF THE ENERGY SPECTRUM OF UNDERGROUND MUONS AT GRAN SASSO WITH A
TRANSITION RADIATION DETECTOR.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-98-15, Jul 1998. 21pp.
Published in Astropart.Phys.10:11-20,1999
16.OBSERVATION OF THE SHADOWING OF COSMIC RAYS BY THE MOON USING A DEEP
UNDERGROUND DETECTOR.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-98-14, BUHEP-98-19, IUHEP-98-107, Jul 1998. 14pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D59:012003,1999
17.MEASUREMENT OF THE ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINO INDUCED UPGOING MUON FLUX USING
MACRO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-98-13, Jul 1998. 7pp.
Published in Phys.Lett.B434:451-457,1998
18.PARTICLE PRODUCTION AT 0 DEGREES FROM THE COLLIDER.
By K.W. Del Signore, H.R. Gustafson, K.D. Hanson, L.W. Jones, M.J. Longo, F. Lopez (Michigan U.), S. Berridge,
W.M. Bugg, H. Cohn, Yu. Efremenko, E.L. Hart, Yu. Kamyshkov, A. Weidemann (Tennessee U.), B. Hanna, M.
Martens, J. Streets (Fermilab), C.C. Taylor (Case Western Reserve U.), J. Matthews (Louisiana State U.). FERMILABPROPOSAL-0899, Sep 1997. 28pp.
19.THE OBSERVATION OF UPGOING CHARGED PARTICLES PRODUCED BY HIGH-ENERGY MUONS IN
UNDERGROUND DETECTORS.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-97-55, Nov 1997. 18pp.
Published in Astropart.Phys.9:105-117,1998
20.REAL TIME SUPERNOVA NEUTRINO BURST DETECTION WITH MACRO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-97-44, Jul 1997. 15pp.
Published in Astropart.Phys.8:123-133,1998
21.MAGNETIC MONOPOLE SEARCH WITH THE MACRO DETECTOR AT GRAN SASSO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-97-16, May 1997. 15pp.
Published in Phys.Lett.B406:249-255,1997
22.SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN THE UNDERGROUND MUON INTENSITY AS SEEN BY MACRO.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-97-05, Jan 1997. 25pp.
Published in Astropart.Phys.7:109-124,1997
23.HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAY PHYSICS WITH THE MACRO DETECTOR AT GRAN SASSO: PART 2.
PRIMARY SPECTRA AND COMPOSITION.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-96-29, Oct 1996. 36pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D56:1418-1436,1997
24.HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAY PHYSICS WITH THE MACRO DETECTOR AT GRAN SASSO: PART 1.
ANALYSIS METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-96-28, Oct 1996. 19pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D56:1407-1417,1997
25.THE PERFORMANCE OF MACRO LIQUID SCINTILLATOR IN THE SEARCH FOR MAGNETIC
MONOPOLES WITH 10**(-3) < BETA < 1.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). INFN-AE-96-22, Jul 1996. 36pp.
Published in Astropart.Phys.6:113-128,1997
26.PERFORMANCE OF THE MACRO STREAMER TUBE SYSTEM IN THE SEARCH FOR MAGNETIC
MONOPOLES.
By MACRO Collaboration (M. Ambrosio et al.). 1995.
Published in Astropart.Phys.4:33-43,1995
27.ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINO FLUX MEASUREMENT USING UPGOING MUONS.
By MACRO Collaboration (S.P. Ahlen et al.). 1995.
Published in Phys.Lett.B357:481-486,1995
28.VERTICAL MUON INTENSITY MEASURED WITH MACRO AT THE GRAN SASSO LABORATORY.
By MACRO Collaboration. (M. Ambrosio et al.). LNGS-95-03, Feb 1995. 17pp.
Published in Phys.Rev.D52:3793-3802,1995
29.STUDY OF THE PRIMARY COSMIC RAY COMPOSITION AROUND THE KNEE OF THE ENERGY
SPECTRUM.
By EAS-TOP Collaboration and MACRO Collaboration (M. Aglietta et al.). LNGS-94-100, Jun 1994. 13pp.
Published in Phys.Lett.B337:376-382,1994