LSU PhD Candidate will Perform Thesis Research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
LSU physics graduate student Jacob Goudeau has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award in response to the SCGSR program’s 2023 Solicitation 2 cycle.
The SCGSR program provides opportunities for graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory/facility, in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist. The SCGSR research projects are expected to advance the graduate awardee’s overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories/facilities
“The Graduate Student Research program is a unique opportunity for graduate students to complete their PhD training with teams of world-class experts aiming to answer some of the most challenging problems in fundamental science,” said Harriet Kung, Acting Director of the DOE Office of Science. “Gaining access to cutting edge tools for scientific discovery at DOE national laboratories will be instrumental in preparing the next generation of scientific leaders.”
For Goudeau, the award is for his proposed SCGSR experimental research in high energy physics research project, “Characterization and Calibration of Cold Electronics for the DUNE Experiment,” to be conducted at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) in Batavia, IL.
A native of Culpeper, Virginia, Goudeau earned his BS in 2021 from the University of Virginia. While pursuing his PhD at LSU, Goudeau works with Dr. Martin Tzanov in experimental neutrino physics research on the DUNE experiment.
The selection of Goudeau for the SCGSR award is in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishments and the merit of the SCGSR research proposal, and reflects Goudeau’s potential to advance his PhD studies and make important contributions to the mission of the DOE Office of Science.
The research project proposed by Goudeau demonstrates strong alignment with the priority mission areas of Office of Science that have a high need for workforce development. The SCGSR program plays an important role in sustaining a pipeline for highly skilled scientific and technological workforce development through providing new graduate research opportunities at DOE national laboratories
The 86 awardees were selected from a diverse pool of university-based graduate applicants from institutions representing 31 states and Puerto Rico. Selection was based on merit peer review by external scientific experts.
About DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
Since 2014, the SCGSR program has provided more than 1150 U.S. graduate awardees from 165 universities with supplemental funds to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist. In this cohort, more than 31% of SCGSR awardees are women, about 16% of the awardees attend Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and 13% are from institutions in jurisdictions that are part of the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
A list of the 86 awardees, their institutions, host DOE laboratory/facility, and priority research areas of projects can be found at the SCGSR Awards and Publications page.
For more information on SCGSR, please go to the Office of Science Graduate Student Research program page.
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Mimi LaValle
LSU Physics & Astronomy
225-439-5633
mlavall@lsu.edu