Dr Robert Gregorio

Profile

Rob joined the Particle Physics Research Centre in 2023, following the completion of his PhD at the University of Sheffield earlier that year. He is currently focused on the Inner Tracker (ITk) for the ATLAS upgrade at the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC). During his PhD, he made notable contributions to the CYGNUS directional dark matter experiment, particularly in pioneering techniques for the removal of radon contamination. His expertise in radon has led to industrial collaboration with DURRIDGE UK.

In 2022, Rob was named one of the top six PhD Students of the Year in the UK for his academic excellence and outreach to the wider community. He has also actively collaborated with the British Council and Pinoy Scientist platforms to address underrepresentation in academia and continues to do so.

Research

Research Interests:

• Detector Development
• Low Radioactivity Techniques
• Radon Measurement and Application
• Machine Learning Applications in Detector Technology
• Industrial Physics Innovations

Publications

• The CYGNO Collaboration et al., The CYGNO Experiment (2022), Instruments 6 P06 
• R.R. Marcelo Gregorio et al., Test of low radioactive molecular sieves for radon filtration in SF6 gas-based rare-event physics experiments (2021), JINST 16 P06024
• The DRIFT collaboration et al, Improved sensitivity of the DRIFT-IId directional dark matter experiment using machine learning (2021), JCAP 07 P014
• R.R. Marcelo Gregorio et al., Demonstration of radon removal from SF6 using molecular sieves (2017). JINST 12 P09025