Xuefei Guo Email & Phone Number

Urbana, Il, Us

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Electron scattering and spectroscopy with Electron Energy-Loss Spectrometer-Applied customized momentum-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy to probe charge dynamical susceptibility in strongly correlated materials, resulting in the authorship of high-impact publications-Commissioned and integrated a closed-cycle helium refrigerator to the ultra-high vacuum system-Automated beam tuning procedure with scripts to increase beam current by 10x and reduce divergence by 2x-Established new processes for maintenance and operation to extend 3x uptime for the instrument availability-Developed a new photocathode for integration into a new spectrometer system-Integrated and developed the customized software stack to control instruments and collect dataCutting-Edge X-Ray Scattering on Quantum Materials-Utilized a customized in-house x-ray diffractometer to investigate phase transitions and leveraged synchrotron radiation facilities to study electronic structures and excitations, leading to peer-reviewed publications-Troubleshot an x-ray diffractometer impacting the diffractometer alignment, beam generation and focusing-Developed a Python program that reduced the computational time by 10x for large-scale data processing-Conceived projects and wrote proposals to be awarded beam time for highly competitive beamlines-Traveled to National Labs and conducted experiments 24/7 for a week on synchrotron radiation facilities-Acquired proficiency with x-ray instruments in a short time frame on beamlinesAdditional Experience-Disassembled a Coherent ultrafast laser and a Pfeiffer turbo pump to gain insights into instrument design-Machined metal components for use in vacuum in the physics machine shop-Reverse engineered instruments to customize the new control system

Atomic Phys & Quantum Theory (PHYS 485), Fall 2018Quantum Physics I (PHYS 486), Spring 2019

San Diego, California, United States

-Performed optical experiments to evaluate the efficiency of a new design in excimer laser, and authored a technical memo on the results of the validation tests-Utilized COMSOL simulation to comprehend the mechanisms and optimize the design for future development-Developed a MATLAB program to automatically process data

-Integrated a strain tuning platform onto a variable temperature insert -Fabricated and characterized two-dimensional material devices on flexible substrates

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Advisor: Peter Abbamonte

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics