Welcome First Year Students 2021-22
 Braedyn Au braedyn.au@yale.edu University of Calgary |
Research Interests: I am interested in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, biophysics, complex systems. About me: My hero growing up was Batman. |
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 Maria Eduarda Belota Moreno maria.belotamoreno@yale.edu Amherst College |
Research Interests: I'm interested in quantum gases and quantum information. About me: I enjoy dancing, reading, and spending time with my two cats. I also love learning new languages and have been studying Japanese for the past 4 years! |
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Naomi Brandt naomi.brandt@yale.edu Mount Holyoke College |
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Sara Butler sara.butler@yale.edu Bucknell University |
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 Kangle Cai kangle.cai@yale.edu Nanjing University |
Research Interests: I am interested in Condensed Matter Theory. About me: I have wide interests, say Music, PC DIY, and space exploration. |
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 David Carcamo david.carcamo@yale.edu Johns Hopkins University |
Research Interests: I am currently interested in understanding gauge equivariance in the context of Lattice QCD calculations. About me: I enjoy playing my cello and guitar in my spare time. |
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 Katie Chang katie.chang@yale.edu University Of Virginia Undergraduate Studies |
Research Interests: I'm interested in computational and theoretical biophysics, machine learning, and large-scale simulations. About me: I love learning all sorts of new instruments like guitar and ukulele, playing with my cat, and painting! |
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Hyo Lim (Harper) Cho harper.cho@yale.edu NYU-Abu Dhabi |
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 Evan Craft evan.craft@yale.edu Dartmouth College |
Research Interests: I am interested in particle physics. About me: I enjoy taking long walks and getting lost in nature. |
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 Allison Culbert allison.culbert@yale.edu Tufts University |
Research Interests: I am interested in soft matter and quantum information. About me: I'm a freelance photographer! In my free time I try to read, swim laps, walk somewhere, sit on the beach, or sail with my dad. |
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 Isaque Dutra isaque.dutra@yale.edu Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
Research Interests: I am interested in Astrophysics and Cosmology. About me: In my spare time I enjoy amateur astronomy, especially star hopping. |
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 Naomi Gluck naomi.gluck@yale.edu Stony Brook University - SUNY |
Research Interests: I am interested in computational stellar astrophysics, cosmology, large scale simulations About me: I enjoy learning new languages (currently Russian), playing piano and oboe, drawing portraits, and playing chess! |
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Eleanor Graham eleanor.graham@yale.edu Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
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 Songtao Huang songtao.huang@yale.edu Nanjing University |
Research Interests: I am interested in researching to cold atom. About me: I am interested in badminton :) |
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 Rohin McIntosh rohin.mcintosh@yale.edu Princeton University |
Research Interests: I am currently interested in optical physics and photonics, quantum metrology, physics-informed machine learning, and biophysics. I am excited to explore new fields as well! About me: I am a classical pianist and singer and enjoy both performing and composing. |
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 Toni Montalvo toni.montalvo@yale.edu University of California, Riverside |
Research Interests: I am currently interested in optical physics, precision measurements, and nuclear physics. About me: I enjoy watching art restorations, baking pastries from the Great British Bake Off, painting with acrylics, making jewelry, and I am also an avid moviegoer. |
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 David Nguyen david.nguyen@yale.edu University of Southern California |
Research Interests: I am interested in cosmology, especially the CMB, dark matter, and the 21-cm signal. About me: I enjoy astrophotography/landscape photography, hiking, video games, and playing guitar. |
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 Xiaowei Ou xiaowei.ou@yale.edu University of Science and Technology of China |
Research Interests: I am interested in particle physics. About me: I am interested in literature and I enjoy watching a variety of shows in my spare time. |
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 Xiaoyi Ouyang xiaoyi.ouyang@yale.edu Peking University |
Research Interests: I am interested in biological physics and non-equilibrium statistics About me: I broadly like all animals, recently I plan to care for moon jellies. |
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 Harshita (Joy) Pajarla joy.pajarla@yale.edu Lewis And Clark College |
Research Interests: I am interested in biophysics, thermodynamics, cell signaling mechanisms, cellular self-organization and efficiency, emergent complexity, mathematical modeling About me: When I am not doing physics, I enjoy reading ancient western and existentialist philosophy, running, playing board games, oil painting, and hiking with my dog. |
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 Gregory Penn gregory.penn@yale.edu Temple University |
Research Interests: I am interested in nuclear and particle theory. About me: In my free time I drum, listen to music, and make ice cream! |
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 Mengwen Shi mengwen.shi@yale.edu University of Maryland, College Park |
Research Interests: I am interested in biophysics. About me: I am a foodie and love video games. |
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 Cassady Smith cassady.smith@yale.edu Whittier College |
Research Interests: I am interested in quantum computing and quantum information. About me: I took a year before graduate school to gain experience in industry, where I worked in the Atomic Clocks Technologies group at The Aerospace Corporation. I named an ensemble of rubidium atomic frequency standards after characters from The Office. As it turns out, Kevin's not so stable. |
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 Sylvi Stoller sylvi.stoller@yale.edu Stony Brook University - SUNY |
Research Interests: I am interested in biophysics, specifically imaging and physics applied to medicine. About me: I'm a bhangra dancer! I also love cats, enjoy drawing, doing anything outdoorsy, and reading about sociology. |
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 Qile (David) Su q.su@yale.edu University of California: Los Angeles (UCLA) |
Research Interests: I am interested in quantum computing, theory and experiments About me: My favorite childhood movie is The Day After Tomorrow. Some games I have enjoyed playing: Return of the Obra Dinn; Don't Starve Together; Overcooked 2. |
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 Andrew Tamis andrew.tamis@yale.edu Pennsylvania State University |
Research Interests: I am interested in nuclear and particle physics as well as the Quark Gluon Plasma About me: I'm an advanced certified Scuba diver! |
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 Yarone Tokayer yarone.tokayer@yale.edu Columbia University |
Research Interests: I am interested in High Energy Astrophysics, Particle Astrophysics, Cosmology, Exoplanets and Astrobiology, Machine Learning, Quantum Foundations, and most other physicsy things About me: I'm a high school teacher. I love nature, philosophy of science, and Jewish liturgical music. |
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Matthew Toledo Rozycki matthew.toledorozycki@yale.edu Stony Brook University - SUNY |
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 Yu-Han Tseng yuhan.tseng@yale.edu National Taiwan University |
Research Interests: I am interested in experimental cosmology and astrophysics About me: I enjoy films, literature, cooking, and running! |
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 Mira Varma mira.varma@yale.edu University of Connecticut |
Research Interests: I’m planning on specializing in particle theory but interested in learning about all areas of physics! About me: I enjoy reading, baking, hiking and spending time with my dog. |
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 Molly Watts molly.watts@yale.edu Columbia University |
Research Interests: I am interested in experimental particle physics. Mostly fundamental symmetry and neutrino physics, as well as dark matter. About me: I have a history in art and philosophy degree and used to work in the arts. |
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 Sierra Weyhmiller sierra.weyhmiller@yale.edu University Of Notre Dame |
Research Interests: I am interested in experimental nuclear physics, experimental particle physics, machine learning, and the quark-gluon plasma. About me: I can play the tuba! |
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 Angela White angela.white@yale.edu Brown University |
Research Interests: I'm interested in particle astrophysics research, whether it be neutrino oscillation measurements or dark matter searches. About me: I love exploring used book stores and the more absurd parts of US states. |
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 Sven Witthaus sven.witthaus@yale.edu University of California: Santa Barbara |
Research Interests: I am interested in Soft Matter/Biophysics About me: I do physics at Yale |
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 Lihao Yan lihao.yan@yale.edu University Of Notre Dame |
Research Interests: I am interested in quantum Many-Body Systems and Superconductivity About me: Philosophy, Ski, Poker |