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Malibu, California

Develop, perform, and manage laboratory experiments on creative R&D projects involving Si/SiGe quantum dot devices and their coherent performance at cryogenic temperatures.

Boulder, Co

Extension of my NIST post-doc associate position.

Boulder, Co

• Investigate energy coupling and depashing mechanisms in ensemble quantum systems using multidimensional spectroscopy• Build optical detectors such as a visible light autocorrelator based on two-photon absorption• Measure two dimensional spectra of condensed matter systems including monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides and GaN and CdSe quantum dots• Align and maintain laser systems including Ti:Sapph pulsed laser, regenerative amplifier, and optical parametric amplifier• Control experiment and acquire data using LabView, LabView FPGA, DAQmx and IMAQdx• Collaborate with internationally based colleagues

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Performed spectral hole burning measurements on semiconductor nanowires• Aligned and maintained continuous wave dye jet lasers• Mentored junior lab members

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Researched the use of single electron spins in InAs self-assembled quantum dots as qubits for quantum information and quantum computing applications• Maintained and operated high vacuum superconducting magnet – helium flow cryostats • Performed spectroscopy on single electrons in single quantum dots• Demonstrated initialization of a single spin-based qubit to a superposition state• Manipulated the spin states of the atomic nuclei of a single quantum dot• Extended qubit coherence time by a factor of 100 without the need for external feedback or dynamical decoupling• Performed simulations based on density matrix calculations to analyze collected data

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Assisted teaching of graduate level quantum mechanics class for two semesters• Substitute lectured several classes per semester• Ran special study sessions and created special learning material to refresh students’ background physics and mathematical knowledge

Ithaca, Ny

• Assisted laboratory course instructor for course: Introduction to Lasers

Ithaca, Ny

• Studied photonic crystal optical fibers

Livermore, Ca

3 and 4 month terms for a total of 7 months• Performed atomistic simulations of nano-indentations of nanocrystalline metals with up to 100,000 atoms• Updated existing simulation code in C• Ran simulation code on high performance computing clusters• Debugged and tested code validity by comparing simulation results to manual calculations

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Physics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics