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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

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