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Abigail Vieregg

Professor, David N. Schramm Director

Education

  • Ph.D. (2010) • Physics • University of California Los Angeles
  • M.S. (2006) • Physics • University of California Los Angeles
  • A.B. (2004) • Physics • Dartmouth College

Current Position

  • Professor, Departments of Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
  • David N. Schramm Director, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago

A rendering of the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO), which is a NASA Long Duration Balloon payload that will launch in 2025 and search for ultra-high energy astrophysical neutrinos.
A rendering of the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO), which is a NASA Long Duration Balloon payload that will launch in 2025 and search for ultra-high energy astrophysical neutrinos.

Technology Interests

Radio-frequency detectors: Antennas, analog and digital radio-frequency electronics

Goals and Aspirations

  • Advance particle astrophysics and cosmology using new detection techniques
  • Broaden the scientific impact of technology developments by partnering with other groups across scientific disciplines and across organizations to enable the advancement of science.
  • Make PUEO work and launch it in 2025!