People

University of California, Santa Cruz (2024-present)

Postdoctoral Researchers

2025-present Atreyee Das (Physics)

PhD Researchers

2025-present Jacquelyn Clark (Physics)

2025-present Milana Meyer (Materials Science and Engineering)

MS Researchers

2025-present Tyler Barton (Materials Science and Engineering)

2025-present Matt Bernstein (Materials Science and Engineering)

Undergraduate Researchers

2025-present Jordan Miller

2025-present Aiden Minger

2025-present Charles Maturana

2025-present Ishan Kollipara

2025 (summer) Jordan Miller (UCSC) Research Experience for Undergraduates

2024 (summer) Mauricio Corona (CSU-Los Angeles) Summer Cal-Bridge

2024-present Jackson Falk

2024-present Andy Lan

2024-2025 Matt Bernstein BS and Undergraduate thesis completed

2024-2025 Tyler Barton BS and Undergraduate thesis completed

2024-2025 Christopher Farago BS and Undergraduate thesis completed

2024 (summer) Gino Gamboni (Fresno State University) Research Experience for Undergraduates

2024 James Desjarlais

2024-2025 Juan Robles BS Completed

2024-2025 Max Rogozienzky

2024 Osiel Mendoza BS Completed

2024 Marlon Reyes Silva BS Completed

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (2014-2023)

Postdoctoral Researchers

2017 – 2020    Kaya Wei, PhD : Current Employment: Natl. High Magn. Field Lab.

2017 – 2019     Kevin Huang, PhD: Current Employment: Livermore National Lab.

PhD Researchers

2024 Completed     Olatunde Oladehin, PhD     

Title: “Magnetism and Electronic Complexity in Topological Intermetallic Materials

2023 Completed        Keke Feng, PhD

Title: “Complex Ground States in the Layered Compounds LnTAl4Ge2 with Triangular Lanthanide Nets

2021 Completed        William Lucas Nelson, PhD  

Title: “Investigations of the f-electron state in novel crystalline environments

2021 Completed        Greta Chappell, PhD

Title: “Exploring the hidden order – magnetic phase space in URu2Si2 using electronic tuning via chemical substitution and applied pressure

2019 Completed        Kuan-Wen Chen PhD

Title: “de Haas van Alphen Measurements in Topological Metals and Semimetals

2019 Completed        You Lai, PhD

Title: “Tuning Intertwined Energy Scales in f-electron Systems by Chemical Substitution 

2017 Completed        Andrew Gallagher, PhD

Title: “Electronic Tuning in the Hidden Order Compound URu2Si2 through Si → P Substitution

Master’s Research

2023 Completed        Elyssa Roeder, MS Course based (APS Bridge Program)

2020 Completed        Ian Crawford-Goss, MS

Title: “Superconductivity in Cerium Containing High Entropy Alloys

2020 Completed        Juan Mejia-Marin (APS Bridge Program), MS

Title: “Ferromagnetism in the Hexagonal Cage Like Compounds Sm6(Mo,W)4Al43

Undergraduate Mentoring

Florida State University Intern: Bianca Marius, Eliana Karr, Jacob Bernier, Jacob Williams, Haley Reid, Kelly Anderson, Reef Landrum, and Klauss Dmitri.

Research Experience for Undergraduates: Scott Saunders: Iowa State University, Rhea Reyes: New York University, Qutell Adderly: Fisk-Vanderbilt, Chris Mann; University of Florida, Benny Schundelmeier; U. West Florida., Lauren McNealy; Florida A&M University, Eliana Karr; Florida State University, Caleb Bush; Rochester Institute of Technology.