About

I completed my Ph.D. in Physics in 2024, where I investigated fundamental particle interactions using large-scale experimental data. My research involved analyzing data sets of several terabytes in size to study complex physics reactions, complemented by extensive Monte Carlo simulations to model experimental inefficiencies. I developed strong expertise in data cleaning, statistical modeling, and extracting meaningful insights from noisy experimental data. The results of this work were published in the Phys. Rev. C journal, contributing to a deeper understanding of the underlying processes in particle physics.

Education

University

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Florida State University, USA
2020-2024
Thesis: Photoproduction of K⁰̄K⁰ with the GlueX Experiment

Master of Science in Physics Florida State University, USA
2017-2020
Thesis: A Study of γp → K_S⁰K_S⁰p With The GlueX Experiment

Bachelor of Science in Physics Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Rio Piedras, PR
2010-2017

Certificates

Applied Machine Learning in Python 2025
Certificate

SQL for Data Science 2025
Certificate

Learning Linux for LFCA Certification 2024
Certificate

Experience

GlueX Collaboration

• Analyzed the reaction γp → K_S⁰K_S⁰p. Carried out the data cleaning and physics analysis of this reaction. I modeled the line shape and angular distributions of the K_S⁰K_S⁰ system.
• Analyzed the reaction γp → K_S⁰K_L⁰p. Carried out the data cleaning and physics analysis of this reaction. Measured the spin Spin-Density Matrix Elements and cross section of photoproduced φ(1020) → K_SK_L.

Projects

Public Speaking

Conferences

• Two-Pseudoscalar Spectroscopy at GlueX (Invited talk)
  2023 JLUO Annual Meeting · Indico
  Jefferson Lab, Virginia, United States of America, June 26–28, 2023
• Photoproduction of K⁰̄K⁰ with the GlueX Experiment (Talk)
  2022 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics
  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, October 27–30, 2022
• A Study of γp → K_SK_Sp with the GlueX Experiment (Talk)
  88th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society
  Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America, November 18–20, 2021
• A Study of γp → K_SK_Sp with the GlueX Experiment (Poster)
  2021 JLUO Annual Meeting
  Jefferson Lab, Virginia, United States of America, June 21–23, 2021

Colloquium

• Hadron Photoproduction at GlueX (Invited talk)
  EMMI Hadron Physics Seminar, Darmstadt, Germany, March 12, 2025
• Understanding Nuclear Physics Through Hadron Spectroscopy (Invited talk)
  Colloquium at Union College, New York, United States of America, September 26, 2024

Publications

Observation of a two-peak structure in the 1.2–2.0 GeV K_SK_L mass region — Working paper

Measurement of Spin-Density Matrix Elements in φ(1020) → K_SK_L Photoproduction with a Linearly Polarized Photon Beam at E_γ=8.2–8.8 GeV — Primary contributor  ·  Phys. Rev. C 112, 025203 (2025) · arXiv:2504.01194

First Measurement of a₂⁰(1320) Polarized Photoproduction Cross Section Phys. Rev. C 112, 015204 (2025) · arXiv:2501.03091

Measurement of Spin-Density Matrix Elements in Δ⁺⁺(1232) Photoproduction Phys. Lett. B 863, 139368 (2025)  ·  arXiv:2406.12829

An Upper Limit on the Photoproduction Cross Section of the Spin-Exotic π₁(1600) Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 261903  ·  arXiv:2407.03316

Measurement of the J/ψ Photoproduction Cross Section over the Full Near-Threshold Kinematic Region Phys. Rev. C 108, 025201  ·  arXiv:2304.03845

Measurement of Spin-Density Matrix Elements in ρ(770) Production with a Linearly Polarized Photon Beam at E_γ=8.2–8.8 GeV Phys. Rev. C 108, 055204  ·  arXiv:2305.09047

Measurement of Spin-Density Matrix Elements in Λ(1520) Photoproduction at 8.2 GeV to 8.8 GeV Phys. Rev. C 105, 035201  ·  arXiv:2107.12314

Search for Photoproduction of Axion-Like Particles at GlueX Phys. Rev. D 105, 052007  ·  arXiv:2109.13439

Measurement of Beam Asymmetry for π⁻Δ⁺⁺ Photoproduction on the Proton at E_γ=8.5 GeV Phys. Rev. C 103, L022201  ·  arXiv:2009.07326

Teaching

• Thermal and Statistical Physics (Grader) 2023 Spring Semester
• Classical Mechanics-II (Grader) 2022 Fall Semester
• Physics-I Laboratory (Algebra based) 2019 Fall Semester
• Physics-II Laboratory (Calculus based) 2019 Spring Semester
• Physics-I Laboratory (Calculus based) 2018 Fall Semester