Giana Pérez

My name is Giana Pérez, and I am a senior at Stanford University majoring in Physics, with a concentration in Astronomy, and minoring in Computer Science. My research interests lie at the intersection of particle physics and quantum information science, with a particular focus on rare-event detectors, quantum sensing, neutrino interaction detection, and low-energy dark matter detection.

Since 2022, I have been a research intern with the DMQIS group, where I am currently working on the Sub-GeV MEMS Adaptive Cryogenic Calibration (SMACC) system. This system is designed for the calibration of sub-Kelvin devices, such as HVeV and MKID detectors. The SMACC system utilizes cryogenic beam steering with a MEMS mirror to scan a 3 cm x 3 cm area, enabling precise characterization of a detector’s response to a beam as a function of its surface area.