Lincoln Satterthwaite

I oversee the engineering effort for the high energy experimental physics group.

High energy physics experiments in the modern era are massively complex, and require a massive amount of engineering and prototyping before the first bit of data can be collected. As part of the engineering effort for a variety of high energy physics experiments, I aim to solve those problems, and estimate the cost of solving them, based on the stated science goals.

Biography

I received my BS in chemistry from Haverford College in 2018, and doctorate in chemistry from UCSB in 2023. My undergraduate work was in synthetic organic chemistry, but I jumped ship to experimental physical chemistry when I joined Dave Patterson's group at UCSB. My graduate career in Dave's group began with an empty room, and ended with a fairly productive experiment. In between, there was a lot of experimental design and machining to make it happen, and this experience landed me in the machine shop, teaching graduate and undergraduate students how to make their ideas a reality, and advising on design and manufacture of parts. I joined the CMS HGCAL engineering effort in 2025, and also work on the Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX).

Selected Publications

High sensitivity microwave spectroscopy in a cryogenic buffer gas cell, Review of Scientific Instruments 90, 053104 (2019)

A cryogenic ion trap for single molecule vibrational spectroscopy, Review of Scientific Instruments 94, 075105 (2023)