I've been working on sPHENIX for a little over three years at CU Boulder.

What is the focus of your work on the sPHENIX experiment?

Right now, my focus is on making the DAQ system work, as well as calorimeter QA.

Where were you born and what is your educational background before your current position?

I was born in Fairfax, VA, and I went to college at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.

What is the title of your Ph.D. or tentative title? Awards or biggest talk highlight?

Potential thesis title: something like "Measurement of Medium Induced Energy Loss by Means of Photon-Correlated Calorimeter Jets."

How did you decide to go into heavy ion or spin research?

I shopped around a bit during my first semester in grad school and ultimately landed on HI physics because it sounded interesting (and difficult).

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I play a lot of D&D, play some videogames, and go to the gym.

Fun fact?

I am the fourth person in my paternal line to be named "Joseph," but we all have different middle names.