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Theresa Fruth is a physicist specializing in Astroparticle Physics, particularly in the area of Dark Matter direct detection. She joined the University of Sydney as a lecturer in October 2022. Theresa completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2019, focusing on the development of monitoring sensors and photomultiplier tube (PMT) studies for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter search experiment. Following her doctorate, she continued her research as a post-doctoral researcher at University College London (UCL), where she contributed to the commissioning and scientific exploitation of the LZ detector. At Sydney, she leads current dark matter direct detection experiments, addressing significant challenges in detector generation. Her work aims to explore the properties of dark matter, which constitutes approximately 85% of the universe's mass yet remains one of the biggest mysteries in physics. She investigates the potential existence of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) through Earth-based detection experiments, aiming to measure their rare interactions with regular matter. Theresa is actively involved in multiple collaborative projects, including the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment located in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, as well as the SABRE South dark matter detection search in Australia.
University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and conducting research in Astroparticle Physics.
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