Thomas Aumeyr

Thomas studied technical physics at the Vienna University of Technology and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. During his studies he did several internships, for example improving the Beagle2 image processing software at the UCL Mullard Space Science Lab and designing an automatic gauging station for strong magnetic fields at the Austrian Research Centers in Seibersdorf.

In 2007, he conducted his diploma thesis within the scope of a technical studentship at CERN, where he spent seven months working on the CMS beam position monitors for timing purposes (BPTX). This work included developing the hard- and software of the read-out and testing it at the SPS. After graduating from the Vienna University of Technology in 2008, Thomas went back to CERN for a further two months to install the BPTX read-out.

Thomas is joined the DITANET programme as a trainee in September 2008 an is based at Royal Holloway, University of London where he is focusing his research on the study and development of a laser-wire system, a system to measure the transverse profile of a particle beam, for Linac4 using CVD diamond detectors. In order to achieve this goal, he is also spending time at CERN to study possible detector solutions and at DESY in Hamburg to understand the working principles of the laser-wire system at PETRA-III.