Dr. Mitra Hashemi Shabestari

• Position: Assistant Professor
• Department: Physics
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 007
• mh@uwf.edu
• Campus: 8504742928
• Personal Website

Biography

Dr. Mitra H Shabestari received her Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from the University of Virginia. Her research is focused on precision measurement of fundamental properties of nucleons. Her postdoctoral appointments were at Mississippi State University and the University of Manitoba, where she worked on her research projects and mentored many undergraduate and graduate students.

Degrees & Institutions

• Ph.D. Particle Physics, University of Virginia
• B.S. Physics, University of Tehran

Research

My research interests lie in the frontier of fundamental physics, particularly in exploring the subtle interplay between strong and weak interactions that sets the scale for parity violating observable in nucleon systems. The focus of my research is on precision measurement of fundamental properties of hadrons. These studies are in the quest of (i) understanding the internal structure of hadrons in terms of quark and gluon degrees of freedom in the context of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), (ii) precision tests of fundamental symmetries and the parameters of Standard Model at medium energies. Most of this research is carried out at Jefferson National Laboratory (JLab) in Newport News , VA.

Special Interests

I enjoy hands-on investigation of particle and radiation detection systems, as well as data processing, to optimize experimental data. Amazingly, this skill has become very useful for fixing things around the house, including my car! Besides physics, I enjoy strolling in nature, exploring new places, and new cultures.

Publications

Dr. Shabestari’s work has been published in Nature, Physical Review Letters, Physics Letters B, Physical Review C, Physical Review D, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A, and various Conference Proceedings.