Resume of Bruce Straub Education Experience on ... - ZEUS - Desy

613 (1997)).
• I performed the primary analysis and was an author <strong>of</strong> the paper “Comparison <strong>of</strong>
ZEUS Data with Standard Model Predictions for e + p → e + X Scattering at High
x and Q 2 ” (Z. Phys. C74, 207 (1997)).
• Since 1999, I have been developing an analysis to search for R-parity violating
supersymmetry. In March <strong>of</strong> 1999, I gave a talk on an early version <strong>of</strong> the analysis
at the Higgs and Supersymmetry conference (Gainsville, Florida) and in June <strong>of</strong>
2000, I gave a talk on an improved version <strong>of</strong> the analysis at the SUSY2K conference
at CERN. A paper on the analysis was submitted to the Osaka conference (paper
no. 456).
• I performed the statistical analysis for an excited fermion search which included a
full treatment <strong>of</strong> the natural width (hep-ex/0109018). The paper will appear in
Physics Letters B.
• I performed the primary analysis <strong>of</strong> multi-electron states for the paper “Study <strong>of</strong>
multi-lepton production with the ZEUS detector at HERA” which was submitted
to the ICHEP 2002 conference (Amsterdam). The analysis is being finalized for
publication.
physics coordinator
From 9/93 to 9/96 I was the deputy coordinator and from 9/96 to 9/97, I was the
coordinator <strong>of</strong> the High Q 2 /Exotic Physics Group. From 9/2000 to 9/2002, I was a
coordinator <strong>of</strong> the Exotic physics group. In addition to reviewing and supervising physics
analyses within the group, I have been strongly involved in writing and editing papers
based on these analyses.
ZEUS analysis coordinator
Since 10/2002 I have been the ZEUS analysis coordinator. Most ZEUS physics analysis
is now performed in a standard analysis framework. I am responsible for maintaining
the analysis code, integrating new analysis code, and providing a user-friendly and welldocumented
environment. This job involves interaction with all ZEUS physics groups.
reconstruction s<strong>of</strong>tware
• I wrote and have maintained the <strong>of</strong>fline data selection for the High Q 2 /Exotic
Physics group.
• I developed the electron identification algorithm used by ZEUS for high-Q 2 Neutral
Current cross section analyses and also for exotic searches. The algorithm is based
on a multi-dimensional likelihood which uses information from the calorimeter and
the tracking detector.
• I developed optimization s<strong>of</strong>tware which used Neutral Current data to determine