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• Collaborating with editorial team members to review and evaluate scholarly articles, ensuring the publication upholds high academic standards and credibility within the photonics field.
• Providing insight and expertise in the field of photonics to shape editorial policies, establish standards, and ensure ethical adherence in research publication.

Austin, TX

• Manage and develop a shared optical facility equipped with a complex multipurpose benchtop optical and opto-mechanical system across various spectral ranges (UV-VIS-IR), including nonlinear second harmonic generation.
• Prototype and implement cutting-edge optical metrology methods to explore and study novel van der Waals materials and optical devices.
• Conduct performance testing, failure analysis, optimization, and automation of components and systems, with the goal of providing access to external users.
• Collaborate in a fast-paced, creative, and multidisciplinary environment across UT departments, including Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.
• Device fabrication in a Class 1000 cleanroom.

Smartstate Center For Experimental Nanoscale Physics

• Project 1: Optical study of BTO/CFO multiferroic nanofibers intended for advanced spintronics applications
• Prototyped (designed, built, optimized), and automated a wavelength-dependent polarimetric second harmonic generation spectroscopy setup for proof-of-concept experimentation.
• Observed a novel and unprecedented optical behavior in the multiferroic nanofibers using this high-precision spectroscopy setup.
• Established an optical laboratory equipped with optical, electronic, and opto-mechanical equipment encompassing various temperature and spectral ranges in the VIS-NIR.
• Compiled technical documentation, including SOPs, manuals, weekly reports, and Class III-IV laser safety protocols and procedures.Project 2: Fabrication of an integrated photonics device for optical ultrafast switching.
• Developed an integrated photonic device containing embedded GaAs/InAs quantum dots with plasmonic structures. This process involved design, layout, fabrication, and testing.

• Compiled extensive data on galaxies and quasi-stellar objects by cross-referencing multiple sources to create a comprehensive dataset.
• Explored the evolution of key galaxy components, including interstellar matter, stellar populations, and supermassive black holes, over the last 10 billion years.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics (Optics/Photonics)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics