Matt Zhang Email & Phone Number

Champaign, IL, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Geneva, Switzerland

• Used statistical techniques to search for evidence of supersymmetry using particle collision data from CERN
• Developed machine learning tools in TensorFlow and PyTorch for identifying physics objects from particle collisions in calorimeter data (classification, regression, GAN)
• Developed RNN-based machine learning algorithm in PyTorch for lepton identification
• Helped develop FPGA track-finding firmware in Verilog for ATLAS detector
• Manufactured and performed radiation… Show more
• Manufactured and performed radiation testing of silicon pixel detectors and readout chips for ATLAS

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Developed course in machine learning for beginners, taught to prisoners at Danville Correctional Center
• Had students develop simple applications in image recognition, text parsing, game playing, GAN, etc.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Developed methods of launching plasmons on metamaterials and measuring their propagation length
• Investigated optical responses of quantum emitters near hyperbolic metamaterials
• Performed data analysis and theoretical calculations on ellipsometry of thin films
• Worked with femtosecond laser and optics systems, vapor deposition, and AFM microscopy

Austin, Texas, United States

• Investigated copper-catalytic growth of monolayer graphene using RF heating in a zero-flow gas environment
• Helped assemble vapor deposition chamber and maintain vacuum, heating, and cooling systems
• Ran growth tests and analyzed results using Raman spectroscopy and SEM imaging
• Coded methods for signal smoothing for Raman spectroscopy

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Specialized in computational high-energy physics. Used machine learning and big data techniques to analyze collision data from the ATLAS.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics

Dual major in mechanical engineering and physics, with experimental research experience in both fields. Worked on projects involving.