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Kirsty Duffy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, focusing on fundamental particles and their interactions. She has a PhD from Oxford and has spent four years at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) near Chicago, Illinois, where she served as Physics Analysis Coordinator for the MicroBooNE collaboration. This international effort includes 180 scientists from 36 institutions, utilizing the Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber detector to make high-statistics measurements of neutrino interactions with argon. Duffy investigates beyond-the-standard model behaviors of neutrinos, including anomalies observed in the MiniBooNE experiment. Additionally, she is involved in the design of the DUNE Near Detector, aiming to capture extreme details of neutrino interactions. Besides her research, Duffy is passionate about teaching and serves as a Stipendiary Lecturer at Lincoln College, where she teaches courses in Electromagnetism, Optics, and Subatomic Physics, while also hosting a YouTube series on neutrino physics called 'Bananas', highlighting the ubiquitous nature of neutrinos in the universe.
University of Oxford • Oxford, England
Conducting research on fundamental particles and interactions, with a focus on neutrino physics and teaching.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.