Stefan Ritt is a German physicist and head of the muon physics group[1] at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Aargau, Switzerland. He is member of the MEG experiment and co-spokesperson of the Mu3e experiment. He is best known for the development of the DRS4 Switched Capacitor Array Chip,[2] as primary author of the MIDAS Data Acquisition System and as author of the ELOG Electronic Logbook. He is co-author of two patents related to Switched Capacitor Array Circuits and their calibration.
Stefan Ritt | |
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 Stefan Ritt in 2016 | |
| Born | October 10, 1964 |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Karlsruhe |
| Known for | DRS4 Switched Capacitor Array Chip, MIDAS, ELOG |
| Awards | Fellow of the IEEE, 2016, IEEE Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award, 2020 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Particle Physics, cLFV |
| Institutions | Paul Scherrer Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Ed T. Boschitz |
| Website | https://www.psi.ch/en/ltp-muon-physics/people/stefan-ritt |
In addition Ritt is an active member of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society,[3] where he is a Distinguished Lecturer[4] and was Society President 2017-2018.[5]
Awards
edit- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016[6] for the development of the Domino Ring Sampler series of chips
- IEEE Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award[7] in 2020 for contributions to the development and democratization of ultra-high-speed digitizers.
- IEEE NPSS Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award For his innovative leadership as the President of the NPSS and an organizer and instructor at NPSS Summer Schools and as a world-leading expert in the field of ultra-fast data acquisition. [8]
References
edit- ^ "PSI Muon Physics Group". Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
- ^ "DRS4 Chip Home Page". Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
- ^ "IEEE NPSS". IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
- ^ "IEEE NPSS Distinguished Lecturers". IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
- ^ "IEEE NPSS Newsletter March 2017" (PDF). IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
- ^ "IEEE NPSS Fellows". IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
- ^ "IEEE Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award". Paul Scherrer Institute.
- ^ "IEEE NPSS 2023 Award Winners". IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.