• Generate accurate three-dimensional (3D) images from seismic wave data to help big oil companies find oil reservoirs• Identify various kinds of noises in terabytes-scale seismic wave data and applied different algorithms (TauP transform, frequency domain analysis, etc) to remove noises• Write extensive Python scripts for daily analysis and manipulation of terabytes-scale data• Investigate various strategies to improve the imaging quality at critical locations for oil and gas exploration

a) Research on All-Optical Magnetic Recording: • Designed and built magneto-optical Kerr effect microscope to observe magnetic domains with µm scale resolution• Designed and built free-space optical system to study the interaction between circularly polarized laser and thin film magnetic materials• Collected, post-process and analyze experimental images with MATLAB• Developed instrumentation control programs for experimental test platform with Labview• Simulated all-optical magnetic switching with the Monte Carlo Methodb) Research on Nano-photonics & Metamaterials: • Applied machine-learning and built a Neural Network for the inverse design of chiral metamaterials with Python• Designed and built polarized microscope to investigate the optical properties of cellulose nanocrystals• Performed electromagnetic modeling and analysis of nanoscale plasmonic structures for all-optical magnetic recording with hybrid plasmonic-magnetic thin films

a) Prepare and grade assignments and exams, which includes programming projects with Python b) Hold regular office hours for students

a) Develop Product-Line Test System: • Performed setup, alignment, and test the laser-assisted rotating disc prototype system for characterization• Integrated magneto-optic Kerr bits reader on the product-line test system• Developed instrumentation control programs for laser-assisted rotating disc test system with C#• Collected real-time signal from test system and extracted information with fast Fourier transformb) Recording Media Research:• Perform vibrating-sample magnetometer measurements for recording media research• Perform Curie temperature measurements (with physical property measurement system) for recording media research