Weber is part of a research group examining the performance of commercial CMOS sensors for use in soft X-ray observations and their potential as low-cost alternatives to CCD sensors.

The group has shown that the CMOS performance is on par with CCDs currently in use in several major spacecraft, and their readout rates and operable temperatures are more favorable. Weber's research focuses on measuring the quantum efficiency (QE) of the CMOS sensor, which will inform us upon the sensitivity of the instrument. She will develop a test bed in a specialized vacuum chamber equipped with an X-ray source that will allow us to make preliminary measurements at different X-ray wavelengths to determine the QE. Additionally, the group plans to eventually further these measurements during a test campaign at the Advanced Light Source, an X-ray synchrotron facility.

She received a grant from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium for the project, "Quantum Efficiency Characterization of CMOS Sensors for Soft X-ray Observations."