Dr. Deepa Thomas

Biography

Deepa Thomas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in experimental high energy nuclear physics, focusing on the study of Quark Gluon Plasma. Her research examines Quantum Chromodynamics, the theory of strong interactions, as well as Standard Model particle physics. Deepa has contributed to the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, where she investigates the properties of the Quark-Gluon Plasma produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Her studies utilize special probes, such as heavy quarks, to understand this novel state of matter and how quarks and gluons form stable particles like protons. She completed her PhD at Utrecht University in 2014 and has held various research positions at the University of Texas at Austin, including Research Associate and Postdoctoral Fellow. Deepa's work significantly contributes to the advancing knowledge in particle physics and nuclear physics, particularly through experimental methods and explorations of high-energy interactions.

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