Stefan Ritt Explained

Stefan Ritt
Birth Date:	October 10, 1964
Birth Place:	Pforzheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Nationality:	German
Work Institution:	Paul Scherrer Institute
Fields:	Particle Physics, cLFV
Alma Mater:	University of Karlsruhe
Doctoral Advisor:	Ed T. Boschitz
Known For:	DRS4 Switched Capacitor Array Chip, MIDAS, ELOG
Awards:	Fellow of the IEEE, 2016, IEEE Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award, 2020
Website:	https://www.psi.ch/en/ltp-muon-physics/people/stefan-ritt

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.

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

• 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PSI Muon Physics Group. Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
2. Web site: DRS4 Chip Home Page. Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
3. Web site: IEEE NPSS. IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
4. Web site: IEEE NPSS Distinguished Lecturers. IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
5. Web site: IEEE NPSS Newsletter March 2017. IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
6. Web site: IEEE NPSS Fellows. IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
7. Web site: IEEE Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award. Paul Scherrer Institute.
8. Web site: IEEE NPSS 2023 Award Winners. IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.