Alumni
Recent Graduate Alumni
PhD Year | Name of Graduate | Thesis Title | Appointment | Position | Advisor | Field | |
2024 | Hu, Le | Quantum Dynamics: Quantum Metrology, Control, Open Systems and Entanglement Dynamics | Andrew Jordan | QOT | |||
2024 | Bishel, David | Atomic Physics at Atomic Pressures | Ryan Rygg | PPF | |||
2024 | Karmakar, Tathagata | Fundamental Investigations of Quantum and Bandlimited Systems | Andrew Jordan | QOT | |||
2024 | Simpson, Tanner | Spatiotemporal Control of Photoionization and Terahertz Generation | John Palastro | PPF | |||
2024 | Songbo, Xie | A Geometric Journey Toward Genuine Multipartite Entanglement | Joseph Eberly | QOT | |||
2024 | Verostek, Mike | Admitting students, finding a research group, and promoting skills for research: examining critical processes in physics graduate education to facilitate change | Steven Manly | PPE | |||
2024 | Hinz, Joshua | Application and development of methods to improve the accuracy-cost tradeoff in a first principles construction of equations of state for warm dense matter | Valentin Karasiev | PPF | |||
2024 | Tirumala, Sarat | Wavelength-agile nonlinear Ultrashort pulse sources | Will Renninger | QOE | |||
2024 | Reilly, Nick | Precision Calibration and Image Quality Analysis of MWIR Detectors for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission | Dan Watson | A/AP | |||
2024 | Younis, Daniel | Atomic Electron Dynamics in a Strong Electromagnetic Field | Joseph Eberly | QOT | |||
2024 | Tariq, Maida | Measurement of the Top Quark Yukawa Coupling from Kinematic Distributions of t-t Events with the CMS Detector | Regina Demina | PPE | |||
2024 | Kandel, Yadav | Quantum Information Transfer and Transduction Methods for Spins in Semiconductor Quantum Dots | John Nichol | QIE | |||
2024 | Dulemba, Joseph | Search for heavy scalar and pseudoscalar Higgs bosons decaying to a top quark-antiquark pair with the CMS detector at the LHC. | Regina Demina | PPE | |||
2024 | Xue, Dong | Novel Solitons and High-Performance Ultrashort Pulse Generation from Fiber Kerr Resonators | Will Renninger | QOE | |||
2023 | Nguyen, Khanh Linh | Kinetic Study of Cross-Beam Energy Transfer | John Palastro | PPF | |||
2023 | Veyrat, Dahlia | Constraining the Evolution of the Universe with Cosmic Voids | Segev BenZvi | PPE | |||
2023 | Williams, Connor | Producing hot-spot fuel gain above unity in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion implosions on OMEGA | Riccardo Betti | PPF | |||
2023 | Rogers, Spencer | Energy Conservation in Quantum Measurements | Andrew Jordan | QOT | |||
2023 | Cammarota, Christian | Mechanical Factors Promote Epithelialization and Regulate Reintegration | Dan Bergstralh | BP | |||
2023 | Tabak, Greg | The Insulator-to-Conductor Transition in Methane and Neon at Extreme Pressures | Ryan Rygg | PPF | |||
2023 | Chin, David | X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy at High-Energy-Density Conditions | Ryan Rygg | PPF | |||
2023 | Hasson, Hannah | A Novel Pulsed-Power Experiment for Exploring the Effect of Magnetic Field Geometry and Flow Rotation on Plasmas Emulating Protostellar Jets | Pierre Gourdain | PPF | |||
2023 | Huff, Maggie | The Equations of State of Shocked Iron and Bridgmanite | Ryan Rygg | PPF | |||
2023 | Ramsey, Dillon | Electron Dynamics and Radiation Generation in a Flying Focus | Dustin Froula | PPE | |||
2022 | Olivier, Andrew | Neutrons in Minerva and the Antineutrino Multi-Neutron Production Cross Section | Steven Manly | PPE | |||
2022 | Leal, Luis | Plasma Dynamics in Magnetized Laser-GeneratedPlasmas | Riccardo Betti | PPF | |||
2022 | Steinmetz, John | Weak Measurement: Applications to Quantum Computing and Parameter Estimation | Andrew Jordan | QOE | |||
2022 | Dasenbrock-Gammon, Nathan | Advancement Towards Ambient Superconductivity Through the Exploitation of Hydrogen Dense Materials | Ranga Dias | CME | |||
2022 | Black, Nick | Characterizing and Mitigating Phase Distortions in Quantum and Nonlinear Optical Systems | L3Harris | Image Scientist | Robert Boyd | QOE | |
2022 | Luntz-Martin, Danika | Thermal Effects in Optically Levitated Nanoparticles | Nick Vamivakas | QOE | |||
2022 | Diaz Bautista, Gonzalo | Measurement of $\nu_{\mu}$CC1$\pi^0$ cross-section in heavy nuclei in MINERvA | Kevin McFarland | PPE | |||
2022 | Adams, Marissa | Elucidation of Magnetic Field Generation via Laser-Target Illumination in the Magnetohydrodynamic Framework | Sandia National Laboratories | ICF & Radiation Target Design Postdoc | Petros | PL | |
2022 | Qiao, Haifeng | Quantum-State Transfer in Semiconductor Quantum-Dot Spin Arrays | Amazon Web Services | Quantum Research Scientist | John Nichol | CME | |
2022 | Connors, Elliot | Adancement of silicon-based spin qubits: Fast readout, noise spectroscopy, and coherent control in Si/SiGe quantum dots | Intel Corporation | Quantum Computing Research Scientist | John Nichol | CME | |
2022 | Henry, Sarah | Simultaneous Measurement of Visible Energy and Momentum Transfer in Anti-Electron Neutrino Interactions on Hydrocarbon | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Data Scientist | Kevin McFarland | HEP | |
2022 | Wright, Esteban | Ricochets and Stranding Boulders on Rubble Pile Asteroids | University of Maryland, College Park | Postdoc | Alice Quillen | AP | |
2022 | Fallon, Colin | Search for Dark Matter in Final States Containing Semi-Visible Jets from Proton-Proton Collisions at \ SQRT {S}=13TEV with the CMS Detector | Aran Garcia-Bellido | PPE | |||
2022 | Franke, Philip | Spatiotemporal pulse shaping for laser-plasma-based applications | Dustin Froula | PL | |||
2022 | Mimar, Sayat | Learning Dynamical Processes from Structure in Complex Networks | Gourab Ghosal | CMT | |||
2022 | Henderson, Brian | Hugoniot Measurements of Silicon and Thermal Emission of Shocked Silica Aerogel | Rip Collins | PL | |||
2022 | Chen, Zekai | Raman process in a spinor Bose gas: synthetic gauge potentials and three-dimensional topological defects | Nicholas Bigelow | QOE | |||
2022 | Bercellie, Aaron | Muon Neutrino Charged Current Single Pion Production on Various Targets in the MINERvA Detector | Kevin McFarland | PPE | |||
2021 | Mohamed, Zaarah | Study of nuclear processes relevant to ICF plasmas and big bang nucleosynthesis | Froula, D. | PL | |||
2021 | Zengilowski, Greg | Mitigating Undesirable Detector Behaviors for Improved Image Quality from the Near-Earth Object Surveyor | Pipher, J. | A/AP | |||
2021 | Crandall, Linda | Exploring the off-Hugoniot phase diagrams of carbon dioxide and magnesium oxide utilizing static and dynamic precompression techniques | Sandia National Lab | Fire Sciences and Technology Dept. | Collins, R. | PL | |
2021 | Mannion, Owen | Studying High Energy Density Plasmas Using Three-Dimensional Neutron Spectroscopy | Sandia National Lab | Fusion Exp Group | Regan, S. | PL | |
2021 | Hazarie, Surendra | Human Mobility in Physical and Virtual Environments | Comlinkdata, telecom consulting company (Boston area) | Data Scientist | Ghoshal, G. | COMS | |
2021 | Kleykamp, Jeffrey | A-Scaling of CCQE-like cross Sections at MINERvA | University of Mississippi | Postdoc | Manly, S. | PPE | |
2021 | Hansen, Aaron | Cross-Beam Energy Transfer Saturation | Sandia National Lab | Fusion Exp Group | Froula, D. | PL | |
2021 | Cai, Tejin | Measurements of Nuclear Effects and the \bar\nu_mu+ H to \mu^ ++ \eta Cross Section in MNERvA with Neutron Tagging | York University (Toronto) | Postdoc | McFarland | PPE | |
2021 | Murray, Kyle | Quantifying Magnetic Susceptibility to Explore the Pathomechanisms of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease | Exponent, science and management consulting firm (Phoenix) | Scientist in EE and CS practice | Zhong, J. | BP | |
2021 | Venkataraman, Arun | How fast can we go? Optimizing Diffusion MRI (dMRI) Acquisition | UR Medical School | MSTP Student | Zhong, J. | BP | |
2021 | Milder, Avram | Measurements of non-Maxwellian electron distribution functions using angularly resolved Thomson scattering | Laboratory for Laser Energetis (LLE) | Assistant Scientist | Froula, D. | PL | |
2021 | Schwemmlein, Arnold | A TNSA Based Platform for Deuterium and Tritium Beams to Study Nuclear Reactions between Light Nuclei | Laboratory of Laser Energetics (LLE) | Postdoc | Schroeder, W. | PL | |
2021 | Lewalle, Phillipe | Quantum Trajectories and their Extremal-Probability Paths: New Phenomena and Applications | UC Berkeley | Postdoc | Jordan, A. | QOT | |
2021 | Yang, Jing |
| University of Luxemburg | Postdoc | Jordan, A. | QOT | |
2021 | Ruby IV, John | Bayesian Inference of Fundamental Physics at Extreme Conditions | Lawrence Livermore National Lab | Postdoc | Collins, R. | PL | |
2021 | Manikandan, Sreenath |
| NORDITA (Stockholm) | Initiative on Networks and Quantum Computing (WINQ) | Jordan, A. | QOT | |
2021 | Debrecht, Alexander | The Photoevaporation of Hot Jupiters and Its Observational Consequences | KCF Technologies | Data Analytics Engineer | Frank, A. | A/AP | |
2020 | Murphree, Joe | Quadrupole Raman transitions driven by optical vortex beams in ultracold atomic clouds | Bates College | Postdoc | Bigelow, N. | QOE | |
2020 | Mullarkey, Chris | Imaging and Sensing Applications with Atomic-Like Systems | L3Harris | Scientist | Howell, J. | QOE | |
2020 | Fine, Rob | Measurement of the Medium Energy NuMI Flux Using the Low-ν and High-ν Methods at MINERvA | Los Alamos National Lab | Postdoc | McFarland, K. | HEP | |
2020 | Ranken, Evan | High Energy Physics: from Quantum Field Theory to Higgs Coupling Measurement | University of Rochester | Postdoc | Demina, R. | HEP | |
2020 | Zhou, Hongzhe | New Perspectives on Mean-Field Theories of Astrophysical Dynamos and Accretion Disks | Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics | Postdoc | Blackman, E. | A/AP | |
2020 | Marschall, Ted | The Role of Particle Shape in Granular Rheology and Jamming | Teitel, S. | CMT | |||
2020 | Cabrera, Mario | Development of 15 μm Cutoff Wavelength HgCdTe Detector Arrays for Astronomy | Conceptual Analytics, LLC | Detector Engineer | Forrest, W. | A/AP |
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