SURVEY OF PAST/CURRENT VOLUNTEER GRADUATE STUDENTS
This page is not updated since our list of graduate students has grown to be too large. This just gives an idea of what sort of physicists are/have been available. The current list as of Fall 2023 is different than what is shown on this page.
YASEMIN KIRIŞÇIOĞLU
I'm Yasemin Kirişçioğlu, a second year PhD student in Physics. I'm currently involved in biophysics and soft condensed matter research. I'm really excited to be part of the DRP, and looking forward to meeting mentees
JACQUELYN HO
My name is Jacqie and I am a second year physics PhD student. My research is in AMO experiment, specifically on cavity QED. I'd like to work with anyone interested in getting to know AMO as a field, from atomic physics theory to recent experimental progress.
ELLA BANYAS
I'm a fourth-year graduate student in condensed matter theory. I like thinking about materials design challenges and fundamental limits on material performance. Condensed matter physics is an incredibly broad field, and there's still so much of it that I haven't explored -- so I would love to dive into something new and learn alongside a mentee if they're interested!
EMIL ALBRYCHIEWICZ
Hi! I’m Emil, a first year grad student in high energy theory. I am interested in quantum field theory, string theory, condensed matter theory. On more applicable side I study how Physics helps to fight fires. I am open to explore new topics too!
JOSEPH SLIVKA
I am Joseph, a third-year PhD student in physics with expansive interests at the intersection of computational and experimental biophysics. I am currently trying to apply out-of-equilibrium lattice models to biologically relevant systems, but I have done research in chemical self-assembly, theoretical astrophysics and applied PDEs. I work on interdisciplinary science and am comfortable with approaching unusual questions from many different directions. I would be happy to work and learn with you over the semester.
BETHANY SUTER
My name is Bethany and I’m a second year PhD student in physics. I’m interested in high energy particle physics, quantum field theory, gravity (GR or quantum gravity), and cosmology, all from a primarily theoretical perspective. I would love to work and learn with you over the course of the next term!
MATTHEW TAO
I'm a second year physics PhD student interested mainly in plasma and AMO physics research. I also have interests in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer phenomena, and nonlinear dynamics (usually fun reading!). I'm happy to explore any reading topic though!
MATTHEW SELF
I am a second year PhD student in high energy theory, with interests and background in cosmology (both observation and theory), mathematical relativity, and quantum gravity. I'm excited to work with and learn alongside you this upcoming semester!
JONATHON KRUPPE
I am a fourth year graduate student working in quantum condensed matter. In my research, I combine materials synthesis, ultrafast optical experiments, and theory to probe quantum nonequilibrium dynamics, phase transitions, and disorder driven phenomena in materials. Together, we can read background theory on any subject across many-body physics, and use that theory to understand a contemporary problem in the literature!
ANDRÉS FRANCO VALIENTE
I'm a third year physics PhD student in high energy theory. I have several interests in mathematical physics, theoretical physics and physics education. My research is in non-equilibrium quantum field theory and superstring theory.
BEN CONCEPCION
My name is Ben and I'm a PhD student in physics. I am currently working in the intersection of gravity and quantum information science. I'm also interested broadly in many topics such as particle physics, CFTs, mathematical physics, and cosmology. I would love the opportunity to work alongside you!
ALEX SMITH
I'm Alex, and I study condensed matter physics. My work is computational and my group uses density functional theory and other computational methods to study the electronic structure of solids (and sometimes molecules). I primarily work on studying the properties of metal-organic frameworks that are used for carbon capture, but I also look at other systems that are used for oxygen capture and mercury separation in water. Outside of small molecule adsorption, I also look at metal-organic frameworks with interesting electronic and magnetic properties. I look forward to working with students interested in solid state physics and/or computational methods in condensed matter physics!
BEN FOSTER
I'm a fourth-year PhD student in the physics department. I'm interested in dynamical systems theory with a focus on problems of pattern formation, particularly those arising from fluid dynamics and elasticity theory.
JACK ROTH
Hi! I’m Jack, a second-year grad student in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. I’m primarily interested in using tabletop experimental methods to explore fundamental physics (in other words, exploring physics using experiments small enough to fit in a single lab!), but I enjoy learning about tangential subjects as well (i.e. precision spectroscopy, methods of quantum control, quantum computing and simulation, etc.)
IVAN BURBANO
Hi! I am a second year PhD student in physics interested in mathematical/theoretical physics. You can find a description of my research interests, along with more information about myself, in my website. There you will also be able to find all of the previous PDRP projects I have mentored. This semester I am interested in mentoring a project doing the detailed computations of the perturbative renormalization group flow of scalar field theory!!!!
CHITRAANG MURDIA
I am Chitraang "Chi" Murdia, a fourth-year grad student at BCTP. I work on Quantum Information and Quantum Gravity. Currently, I'm trying to learn more about string theory, but I am broadly interested in anything quantum or gravity (or both).
ADAM FRIM
I am a fourth-year PhD student working in stochastic thermodynamics and nonequilibrium physics with application in mesoscopic physics and (in principle) biological settings. I am happy to mentor (and hopefully learn more!) about any field in classical or quantum statistical physics and thermodynamics.
KAI KLOCKE
I'm a second year physics PhD student interested primarily in condensed matter theory. I mainly study topological phases of matter and how to probe fractionalized excitations (particularly anyons in Kitaev spin liquids). I'm also interested in non-equilibrium dynamics in driven Rydberg gases. I would be happy to explore any of these topics (or something else in condensed matter or AMO) with you!
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CHAD HARPER
I'm a third-year graduate student. I am studying applications of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics to machine learning and neuroscience theory.
KYLE RITCHIE
Hello! I am a second-year PhD student in the BCTP. I study physics at the interface of quantum gravity
and quantum information. I am particularly interested in how holographic duality (AdS/CFT) and black
hole physics hint at the emergence of classical spacetime from purely quantum phenomena. I also have
some interest in pure mathematics, particularly Riemannian and Semi-Riemannian geometry. Some
potential topics for us to study might include QFT, GR, black holes, gauge/gravity duality, quantum
information, or anything else fun, and tangentially related to quantum gravity. I look forward to learning
with you!
MALCOLM LAZAROW
Hello!  My name is Malcolm Spilka Lazarow (he/him/his), I am a third year physics PhD student.  I am a theorist, interested in the intersection between gravitational physics, nuclear physics, and black hole perturbation theory.  I have research experience in mathematical physics, lattice quantum chromodynamics, plasma physics, and beam physics.  I would be happy to chat with anyone on anything!
BEA NOETHER
I'm a 4th year Physics PhD in high energy theory. My interests include formal QFT, SUSY, duality, strongly coupled phenomena, nonperturbative methods, etc.
ELISA TABOR
My name is Elisa Tabor, and I’m a first year PhD student studying high-energy physics, more specifically the use of holographic conjectures in understanding quantum gravity. Would be open to projects related to gauge-gravity duality, quantum information theory in AdS/CFT, conformal field theory, or anything along those lines.
ABEL SHIFERAW
Hi! My name is Abel Shiferaw—I’m a first year physics PhD student interested in quantum field theory, quantum gravity, quantum information and black holes. I look forward to learning with you!
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ZACK WEINSTEIN
I'm a fourth year physics PhD student studying condensed matter physics. I have broad personal interests, but I'm particularly interested in many body physics, nonequilibrium dynamics, and quantum information. I would be happy to mentor on a topic I'm already familiar with, or to learn something completely new!
VI HONG
Hi, I'm Vi and I'm a first year grad student interested in mathematical physics and string theory.
TAMAR ERVIN
I am a second year Physics PhD student working at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) studying the origin and heating mechanisms of the solar wind through observations and theoretical modeling. I also work on the FOXSI-4 Sounding Rocket which will study energy release in
solar corona. Happy to chat about anything Sun or astrophysics related in general :)
HANA MIR
Hi! I'm Hana Mir, a second year graduate student in physics. I'm currently doing research in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, but I have experience in different types of biophysics and particle physics, and I'm also interested in fluid mechanics. I'd love to learn more about these topics with you!