Max received his B.A. in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018. As an undergraduate, he conducted research on high energy calibration for atmospheric neutrino searches with the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory under Dr. Joshua Klein. He completed his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working with Dr. Gabriel Orebi Gann on current and next-generation optical light-based neutrino detection, with a focus on applications for MeV-scale energies. His thesis topic covered the measurement of the Boron-8 solar neutrino flux with the liquid scintillator detector SNO+, the successor to the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Additionally, his work explored research and development for the scintillator-Cherenkov hybrid optical detection regime, including assessment of physics potential and impact for solar neutrino searches in large-scale hybrid detectors and the first exploration of alpha/beta particle identification in the novel scintillating medium water-based liquid scintillator. Max’s work as a Hoffman Postdoctoral Fellow at Berkeley Lab will focus on high-rate HPGe detector design, characterization and testing for space applications with Dr. Ren Cooper.
