Anthony Ezeribe

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT ANTHONY EZERIBE

My work explores the fundamental building blocks of matter to uncover the hidden secrets of the universe. These studies are done with highly sensitive particle detectors installed deep underground to shield them from cosmic noise, enabling the detection of particles beyond ordinary perception.My current research focuses on neutrino physics, where I contribute to the development of liquid argon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) detectors which are powerful instruments that are advancing our understanding of these elusive particles. Neutrinos, as described by the Standard Model, are nearly massless, electrically neutral and possess half-integer spin, making them interact only rarely with ordinary matter. Their unique properties, particularly those of right-handed neutrinos, open up possibilities for novel interactions. By probing their behaviours, characteristics and underlying properties, we seek to deepen our understanding of the universe at its most fundamental level.Guiding a diverse team of postdocs, physicists, PhD students, engineers and technicians, I lead collective efforts to develop critical components of the charge readout system for cutting-edge particle detector technologies used in the SBND and DUNE projects. The SBND detector, now operational and collecting data as part of Fermilab’s Short-Baseline Neutrino program, was designed to measure un-oscillated neutrinos with high precision. However, DUNE - a Long-Baseline Neutrino program will probe oscillated neutrinos with unprecedented accuracy at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in the coming years.The search for sterile neutrinos, motivated by anomalies observed in the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments, underpins the Short-Baseline Neutrino program. In contrast, the physics data from DUNE will serve as a powerful tool for probing Charge-Parity (CP) violation and resolving the neutrino mass state hierarchy puzzle.My research extends beyond neutrino physics. I have also contributed to dark matter science through my work on DRIFT, CYGNUS, DM-ICE and COSINE-100 experiments. These projects explore the hidden sector of the universe, searching for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) that could explain the true nature of dark matter and its far-reaching influence on the structure of the Universe.Advancing our understanding of neutrino mixing, neutrino flavours and the mysteries of dark matter would be central to uncovering the origin, evolution and the ultimate fate of our dear Universe.