Othello

Othello D. Gomes

Graduate Student in Physics at University of Cincinnati

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Hello there, my name is Othello (they/he): I am currently a Ph.D student in physics at the University of Cincinnati, aspiring to go into experimental particle physics. I am currently a Teaching Assistant for General Physics II for second half of Summer 2026.

Previously, I was an undergraduate physics student at the University of Maryland, College Park. During my time at UMD, I was involved in a few projects ranging from theory to experiment: exoplanet astrophysics, quantum information science, and particle physics. I was recently involved with the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) flavor physics group , where I was supervised by Prof. Phoebe Hamilton on R&D for the LHCb experiment's ECAL for Upgrades Ib and II, an effort known as PicoCal within the collaboration. Prior to that, I worked on the analysis of the Z-Hadronic cross section comparing the difference between two MC generators in the background, using its the uncertainty to apply cuts from LEP's L3 to final states of Z: this was done in affiliation with Prof. Christoph Paus' group at MIT as part of a particle physics course I took in Spring 2024 at UMD taught by Prof. Christopher Palmer. I have also worked with the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), which is affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at UMD (UMIACS): my project there was on curing the quantum Monte Carlo sign problem by exploring the connections between computational and physical phase transitions, on which I was advised by Prof. Jacob Bringewatt & Dr. Dominik Hangleiter.

I initially started my journey as a community college student at the Rockville campus of Montgomery College, where I received my Associate of Science degree in Mathematics. I explored my interests in the mathematical & physics sciences through the GRAD-MAP program. During GRAD-MAP Summer Scholars, I worked under Prof. Thaddeus Komacek on the reinflation of radii of Hot Jupiters orbiting post-main sequence stars.

Research Experience for detailed descriptions

Presentations

  • Gomes, Othello; Kowalcyzk, E.; Jiang, E.; Hamilton, P. (2025, April 16). Linearity of photodetectors for Calorimeter’s upgrades at LHCb [Poster presentation]. 2025 18th Annual Undergraduate Physics Research Showcase, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.
  • Gomes, Othello; Anandanatarajan, A.(2024, April 13). Simulation Tools for TwoPhoton Background Electroweak Z Boson Measurements [Poster presentation]. 2024 Conference for Undergraduate Underrepresented Minorities in Physics, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, College Park, MD, United States. 2024 CU2MiP Best Poster award
  • Gomes, Othello; Witt, G.; Anandanatarajan, A.(2024, March 25). Simulation Tools for Two-Photon Background Electroweak Z Boson Measurements [Poster presentation]. 2nd Annual Future Circular Collider Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States.
  • Gomes, Othello; Witt, G.; Anandanatarajan, A.(2024, February 1). Simulation Tools for Two-Photon Background Electroweak Z Boson Measurements. MiniWorkshop on FCC-ee Analyses during IAP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Gomes, Othello; Komacek, T. (2022, August 5). Explaining the Re-inflation of a Hot Jupiter [Poster presentation]. 2022 TREND/GRAD-MAP Research Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.
  • Gomes, Othello; Komacek, T. (2022, August 5). Explaining the Re-inflation of a Hot Jupiter [Talk]. 2022 TREND/GRAD-MAP Research Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.

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    Miscellaneous

    Math Guide (for Engineers & Scientists).