Graduate Students in the Applied Physics Program
Hear from Applied Physics students and alumni
Sevde Nur Arpaci
Khalili, P. Group
Office location: L351
SevdeArpaci2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Sevde's research is on spintronics.
Bianca Baldassarri
Wolverton, C. Group
Phone number: 847-467-1186
Office location: Tech M485
BiancaBaldassarri2022@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Bianca searches for new materials for thermochemical water-splitting applications through high and low throughput DFT calculations.
Frank Barrows
Petford-Long, A. Group
Office location: B017 Bldg 241, Argonne National Laboratory
frank.barrows@northwestern.edu
Research Content: Frank studies patterned memristive materials.
Vinh San Dinh
Koch, J. / Romanenko, A. Group
Phone number: 847-491-4558
Office location: Tech F229
VinhDinh2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: San's research is about quantum optimal control for superconducting qubit using reinforcement learning.
Ali Ehlen
Olvera de la Cruz, M. Group
Phone number: 847-491-5958
Office location: Cook 4033
aehlen@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Ali uses molecular dynamics simulations to better understand assembly of soft matter and biophysical systems.
Jun Guan
Odom, T., Schatz, G. Groups
Phone number: 847-491-7553
Office location: Tech KG56
JunGuan2021@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Jun's research focuses on integrating plasmonic lattices with quantum emitters and engineering light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.
Gamze Gul
Kumar, P. Group
Phone number: 847 467 1801
Office location: Tech M391
GamzeGul2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Gamze's research focuses on photonic quantum information processes in biological systems.
Katherine Harmon
Bedzyk, M. Group
Phone number: 847-491-7677
Office location: Cook 1155
KatherineHarmon2020@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Katherine uses anomalous x-ray scattering techniques to probe adsorbed ion structure at charged solid-liquid interfaces and to investigate charge storage in the electrochemical double layer that forms at electrode-electrolyte boundaries.
Huanbo Jiang
Odom, T. Group
Office location: Tech KG 56
HuanboJiang2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Huanbo works on the quantum properties of nanoparticle array plasmonics.
Saugat Kandel
X-ray Optics and Microscopy (Jacobsen, C. Group)
Phone number: 847-467-0218
Office location: Dearborn 9D
SaugatKandel@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Saugat is exploring computational techniques for high-resolution imaging with x-ray microscopy methods.
Jimmy Kuo
Snyder, J. Group
Phone number: 847-491-5286
Office location: Cook 3050
JimmyKuo2021@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Jimmy is looking for good descriptors of electronic band structures for high throughput calculations.
Trevor LaMountain
Stern, N. Group
Phone number: n/a
Office location: Tech F318
TrevorLamountain2020@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Trevor's research is currently focused on understanding the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional materials. He is particularly interested in using these materials to control the interaction of light and matter at the quantum level for future quantum information technologies.
Yaohua Li
Olvera de la Cruz, M. Group
Phone number: 847-491-5958
Office location: Cook 4033
yaohuali2020@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Yaohua uses coarse-grained molecular dynamics to study charged soft-matter, such as proteins and nanoparticles in electrolyte solutions.
Arthur McCray
Petford-Long, A. Group
Office location: ANL 241, B068
ArthurMccray2018@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Arthur's research is using Lorentz microscopy to study magnetic nanostructures and develop skyrmion racetracks.
Jack Olding
Lauhon, L. / Weiss, E. Groups
Phone number: (847) 467-6430
Office location: Tech K344
JackOlding2015@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Jack investigates the photophysics of mixed-dimensional heterojunctions.
Dingwen Qian
Olvera de la Cruz, M. Group
Phone number: 847-491-5958
Office location: Room 4033, Cook Hall
DingwenQian2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Dingwen studies the driving force of nanoparticles assembly and many body effects in nanoparticles' transport. He is relating his model to biological phenomena and engineering applications.
Anirudh Ramesh
Kumar, P. Group
Phone number: 847-467-2261
Office location: Tech M350
AnirudhRamesh2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Anirudh is working on quantum state tomography of photonic qubits to calculate their density matrix. This involves both simulations and experiments to conduct the measurements.
Sajid Ali Syed
X-ray Optics and Microscopy (Jacobsen, C. Group)
Phone number: 847-467-0218
Office location: Dearborn 9D
SajidSyed2021@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Sajid works on developing scalable and efficient computational methods for x-ray wave propagation.
Alexander Tyner
Goswami, P. Group
Office location: Tech F328
AlexanderTyner2022@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Alex works on theoretical problems in condensed matter physics, with a special focus on topological properties.
Everett Vacek
Jacobsen, C. Group
Office location: 431-B001
EverettVacek2020@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: X-ray physics, correlative microscopy, and x-ray data processing
Sruthi Venkataramanababu
Odom, B. Group
Phone number: 847-491-8738
Office location: Mudd 1185
sruthivenkataramanababu2022@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Sruthi works on laser cooling and quantum control of molecular ions in a Paul trap.
Yiping Wang
Kovachy, T. Group
Phone number: 847-491-3440
Office location: Mudd 1164
YipingWang2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Atom interferometry.
Yi Wang
Odom, T. Group
Office location: Tech KG56
YiWang2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Yi's research focuses on ultralow-threshold lasing from subwavelength plasmons.
Xinyuan You
Koch, J. Group
Phone number: 847-491-4558
Office location: Tech F229
xinyuanyou2015@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Theoretical study of superconducting qubits in the presence of noise sources.
Hang Yuan
Olvera de la Cruz, M. Group
Phone number: (847) 491-3601
Office location: Cook Hall Room 4003
HangYuan2022@u.northwestern.edu
Research Content: Hang is mainly focused on understanding the robotic behaviors of the soft materials which involve the coupling between magnetics and elasticity at various length scales.