Researchers & Visitors

NanoSQUID Experiments on 2D Materials.

I am developing potential traps for quantum particles in atomically thin 2D materials, such as graphene, in order to study their potential in encoding quantum information.

Instrumentation Engineer for Astronomy

My work is focused on the High Granularity Calorimeter (HGCal) for the upgrade of the CMS experiment for HL-LHC. UCSB is one of the Module Assembly Centre for the assembling of the silicon module. I will participate in those operation and take care of the test of those modules.

Cosmic Reionization, high-redshift galaxies, Lyman Alpha emitters, Lyman alpha escaping mechanism.

Endcap Timing Detector of the CMS experiment; Front-end electronics for detector readout; Analogue and digital Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs); Radiation-hard electronics.

Research includes numerical and data analysis w/applications in astronomy, planetary science, geology & infrared imaging

Searching for physics beyond the standard model mainly concentrating in searches for the top squark

I am interested in gravity, especially black hole physics.

Assembling new materials from biological functional structures to ask fundamental physics questions.

Ultracold atoms, Quantum simulations in crystals, Bose-Einstein condensates

I work in various aspects of gravitational-wave (GW) astrophysics such as gravitational waveform modeling, strong and microlensing of GWs, tests of general relativity using GWs, compact binary coalescence (CBC) search algorithms, CBC parameter estimation, CBC population analysis, etc.

I am interested in all possible approaches to the holographic correspondence between gravity and field theories.

Direct detection of dark matter, veto systems for background mitigation, alpha radiation studies, hydrogen-doping LXe.

I am working on developing on-chip THz time-domain spectroscopy of two-dimensional materials to study strongly correlated physics.

I study fundamental symmetry violation and instrumentation for measurements of atomic and molecular spin precession.

Quantum field theory, particle physics, general relativity, string theory, and cosmology, with a focus on constraining new laws of physics

Trying to unravel the properties of the Higgs boson and developing firmware for FPGAs to perform complex computational tasks and implementing various communication protocols

My work focuses on development a broadband high field electron spin resonance spectrometer powered by free electron laser.

My work primarily involves developing high brightness laser sources by Coherent Beam Combination. I develop Yb-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers, photonic systems, Analog and Digital (FPGA) control systems and free space optical systems for Directed Energy Laser Phased Arrays. Applications include deep-space exploration enabled by photon propulsion, wireless power delivery to space craft and rovers to enable space science missions.

I am currently working on the simulation and data analysis of AGN accretion disk, mainly focus on the radiation transport aspect.

Photodetector calibration, calometric energy reconstruction using scintillation light, and data analysis.

Dr. Vami is interested in Exotic Beyond Standard Model processes at the LHC and light dark matter searches at SLAC

Modern electronic devices, whose development relies on our understanding of the properties of solid-state materials, have made profound impact on our society in various aspects including communication, health care, industry, and security. Emerging new devices such as quantum computers are expected to further revolutionize all aspects of our world from defense to financial trading. Two of the three leading platforms for building a quantum computer are based on solid-state materials. Nowadays, millions of new solid-state materials can be discovered by using modern computer technologies. Developing methods for characterizing these new materials is an essential step towards fabrication of new devices.

Phenomenology beyond the Standard Model, effective field theories, dark matter.