Bio
Originally from Ohio, Dr. Amanda L. Steinhebel received a MS and PhD in high-energy fundamental particle physics from the University of Oregon in 2021 where she studied the Higgs Boson with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider and investigated future detector capabilities at the proposed International Linear Collider.
As a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, she lead the characterization effort for AstroPix, a pixelated silicon HV-CMOS gamma-ray tracking detector. She participated in projects that applied this technology including a sounding rocket payload, high-altitude balloon, nuclear collider experiment (ePIC at EIC).
She joined ORNL in 2024 where she contributes to sensor development projects for gamma-ray and neutron imaging.
She is an active advocate for diversity within physics and has worked with groups at all levels of her career which build and support communities of women. She has served as an Advisory Board Member of APS IDEAS and currently is a board member of WiPhy, a directorate-level branch of the Women's Alliance Council.