About Me:

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences (Menlo Park, CA) working with Dr. Wei-Sheng Lee and Professor Thomas Devereaux.  My current research focuses on the study of oxides and two-dimensional materials using x-ray and optical spectroscopies including Raman, XAS, RIXS, and trRIXS. I obtained my PhD in experimental physics at Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) working in the research group of Prof. Kyle Shen, my masters degree in mathematics from The University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico), and, before that, my bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California).

My research interests lie at the intersection of materials science and condensed matter physics, I am interested in both the synthesis and investigation of novel quantum materials -- with a focus transition metal oxides and unconventional superconductors. My doctoral research focused on the synthesis and investigation of quantum materials -- predominately transition metal oxides. This includes the synthesis of oxide and metal systems by molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) and the spectroscopic study of thin film systems, including angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), x-ray absorbtion spectroscopy (XAS), and resonant soft x-ray scattering (RSXS).  Applications range from answering fundamental physics questions about high temperature superconductivity to developing practical synthesis routines and new materials for next generation photoelectron sources.

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