Rafael is a PhD student in ALICE from Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán – TecNM, Mexico. He joined ALICE in 2016 as a bachelor’s student while in Sinaloa. He holds a degree in mechatronics engineering (from Universidad Politécnica de Sinaloa) and a master’s in physics (from Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa). He specializes in detector design, development, and testing. During Run 2, he worked with the AD detector team and contributed to the FDD proposal between 2016 and 2020. In 2023, he joined the FIT project, where he is analyzing the performance of the FDD detector and its aging. He has also taken part in test beams for the MID detector for ALICE 3. His PhD work focuses on developing plastic scintillators for future detectors and comparing light collection techniques.
Rafael has extensive experience in ALICE central shifts, having covered all positions, and has also served as on-call for FIT. He has been involved in science communication projects in his home state, Sinaloa.
During his mandate as Run Manager, he will oversee the second part of the intensity ramp-up, including the detector special runs and the start of physics production.
