Janis McKenna

Janis McKenna is a Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at The University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on experimental particle physics, particularly in the areas of heavy quark physics, precision electroweak tests in the Standard Model, and CP violation. She is involved in several major experiments, including the BaBar and Belle II collaborations, where she contributes to detector development, data analysis, and software development. Dr. McKenna has held various leadership roles within the department, including chairing graduate programs and serving on numerous hiring committees. She is also actively engaged in undergraduate advising and recruitment.

Janis McKenna is a Professor of Physics at the University of British Columbia, specializing in Experimental Particle Physics. Her research focuses on precision electroweak measurements, the search for the standard model Higgs boson, and the study of B meson decays. She has contributed to major experiments such as BABAR, Belle II, and LEP, investigating phenomena like B0-B0 mixing, lepton flavor violation, and charged Higgs bosons. Her work includes the observation of an excess of B-> D (*) Tau Nu decays and the measurement of a narrow meson state. McKenna's research explores fundamental interactions and searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model through high-precision experiments and data analysis.