Dayne Robert Coveyou

My research:

Using the NOvA Far Detector to search for extremely massive, highly ionizing particles: a candidate for a magnetic monopole.

My expertise is:

Primarily C++ and Python. I’ve been working with the standard physics data “management” tool ROOT for years and understand as little about it as the next guy.

A problem I’m grappling with:

Retrieving real and simulated data from NOvA’s ART framework to do my analysis.

I’ve got my eyes on:

More generalized data analysis tools than ROOT in preparation for entering the private sector.

I want to know more about:

Optimization in videogames. It’s a bit out of left field, but a game as complex as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom running on hardware effectively as powerful as a high-end smartphone fascinates me. Especially with it’s robust interactive kinematic physics systems.