Education:
Ph.D., JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder (Physics, 2018)
M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder (Physics, 2014)
B.S., Juniata College (Physics and Mathematics, 2011)
Research Interests:
Bose-Einstein condensation, magneto-optical trapping of atoms, laser cooling, laser physics, atomtronics, optical dipole trapping, atom chips, compact ultra high vacuum systems
When not doing physics, I enjoy following college football, Oakland Raiders football, Rockies baseball and playing games such as Dark Souls or Gears of War.
Courses Taught:
PHYS 211: College Physics I
PHYS 213: College Physics II
PHYS 300: Special Topics in Physics: Experiments in Radioactivity
PHYS 311: Modern Physics
PHYS 312: Introduction to Scientific Programming
PHYS 313: Electronics
PHYS 314: Scientific Computational Methods
PHYS 351: Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 361: Thermal Physics
PHYS 363: Mathematical Methods in Physics
PHYS 373: Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 422: Advanced Laboratory
PHYS 483: Physics Senior Project
