Maria Elena Monzani
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
Research Focus
Research Interests
About Maria Elena
I received my doctorate from University of Milano and University of Paris 7. My research field is astroparticle physics, which focuses on topics at the intersection between particle physics and astrophysics/cosmology; my PhD dissertation was on the Borexino experiment that measured neutrinos produced by the sun. I held a postdoctoral position at Columbia University before joining SLAC in 2007 to work on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. I am currently a Lead Scientist at SLAC. I lead the software computing effort for the LZ Dark Matter Experiment and the Science Operations Team for the Fermi satellite. Outside of work, I enjoy playing the piano, arguing about philosophy and scouting the Bay Area for new cuisines.
Education
Postdoc
Physics and Astronomy, Columbia University, 2006 - 2007
Ph.D.
Physics, Université Paris VII - Denis Diderot, 01/2005
Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 01/2005
Master's
Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 03/2001
Bachelor's
Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 03/2001
