I study the "soft" properties of "hard" materials such as graphene. More broadly, I study the mechanical properties of polymerized membranes at finite temperatures.
I am involved with CMS' search for a Higgs boson decaying into a Z boson and a photon (H → Zγ) and the upgrades to the CSC optical data acquisition motherboards (ODMBs).
I work in the area of theoretical cosmology. I am particularly interested in strong gravitational lensing as a probe for sub-galactic dark matter halos.
My research is focused on photon-phonon quantum interconnect via Brillouin-based optomechanics with the special task of identifying and investigating novel applications for superfluid optomechanics, inspired by superconducting quantum circuits
My primary research interests involve searches for Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. This includes searches for new, heavy particles using data from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector, as well as indirect searches for Dark Matter using the MilliQan detector.
Interests: Astrophysics, supernovae, radio astronomy, black holes, dark energy, very long baseline interferometry, theoretical cosmology, strong gravity, Bayesian modeling, magnetohydrodynamics
I study coarse grained descriptions of biological and other non-equilibrium (active) systems using a hydrodynamic approach. In particular, I study emergent polar and nematic order in these active systems which is useful to describe various biological functions and phenomena as a physical response.
I am currently working with Prof. Young on van-der-Waals heterostructures. I am developing an integrated thermometry method and measure thermodynamic porperties of the quantum Hall effect in graphene.
Her research focuses on problems in quantum gravity; she is especially interested in questions related to the AdS/CFT correspondence and black hole information.
I am interested in soft matter experimental physics and in physics education. In particular, I seek to connect underserved students with tangible hands-on physics through conducting high-level experiments with a focus on communicating the physics behind these experiments to marginalized groups.
Zixuan is interested in the interface between theoretical and observational work in galaxy formation and evolution. His current research focuses on the dynamics of galactic winds and the chemical evolution of Extreme-Emission-Line Galaxies, which are local analogs of high-redshift galaxies during the Epoch of Reionization.
I do electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) on a broad spectrum of samples -- from light-activated proteins to correlated magnets -- and work on EPR instrument design and implementation when not running experiments.
Cian's research is focused on simulations of condensed matter systems. With a focus on applications of condensed matter systems to quantum information science
Richen utilizes optical spectroscopies to study the strong correlated phenomena in TMD moiré superlattice. Examples including bosonic Mott insulator, valley pseudo-spin order, etc.
