List of recent Williams honors thesis students, their Majumder lab projects,
and post-graduate activities
2024
Abby Kinney
“A Preliminary Measurement of the 6p2 3P1 → (6p7s) 3P0 E1 transition amplitude in
Pb using Faraday Rotation Spectroscopy”
U. CHICAGO Physics Ph.D. program [AMO physics]
2024
Robin Wang
“Towards Atomic Beam Spectroscopy of the Lead 6p2 3P1 → 6p7s 3P0 Transition Using Two-Step Excitation”
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Quantum Sci & Eng Ph.D. program [AMO]
2024
Charles Yang
“Hole-Burning and Doppler-Narrowed Spectroscopy in Lead Vapor Cells”
RICE UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. program [AMO physics]
2023
Russell Blakey
“Progress towards E1 transition amplitude measurement in Pb using Faraday modulation spectroscopy and a CeF3 crystal”
seeking research positions then graduate school
2022
Charlotte Jones
“Isotope shifts, hyperfine structure, and transition amplitude measurements in low-lying transitions of atomic lead”
MIT/LINCOLN LABORATORIES Laser development group
2021
Gabriel Patenotte
“Vapor cell and atomic beam spectroscopy of lead at 1279 nm and 368 nm”
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. program (Ni group, AMO)
Patrick Postec
“Faraday Polarimetry of Forbidden E2 transitions in Lead using a heat pipe oven”
AMERICORPS (2021-22)
DUKE UNIVERSITY Materials Science Ph.D. program
2020
Abdullah Nasir
“Atomic Beam Spectroscopy and Polarizability Measurements in Pb Using Faraday Polarimetry”
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. program (Doyle group, AMO)
2018
Bingyi Wang
“High-precision atomic structure measurements in In and Pb using atomic beam and vapor cell spectroscopy”
STANFORD UNIV. Physics Ph.D. 2023
KNIGHT-HENNESSY SCHOLAR (Palankar group, Neuro-opthalmology)
2017
Eli Hoenig
“Measurements of hyperfine structure, isotope shifts, and transition amplitudes in the lead ground state 1279 nm and 939 nm transitions”
Research @ NIST/Boulder in “Fiber sources and applications” group
U. CHICAGO Physics Ph.D. 2023 (Liu group, Mol. Eng.)
Nathaniel Vilas
“Measurement of the indium 7p excited-state polarizabilities using two-step atomic beam spectroscopy”
CAMBRIDGE UNIV., U.K. Herschel Smith fellowship / M.Phil. in Physics
HARVARD UNIV. Physics Ph.D. program (Doyle group, AMO)
2016
Allison Carter
“Polarizability measurement of the 6p1/2 excited state in indium using two-step laser spectroscopy in an atomic beam”
U. MARYLAND Physics Ph.D. 2021 (Monroe group, AMO)
JQI FELLOWSHIP
NIST/Boulder Staff member, Ion Storage Group, Time & Freq. Division
Sauman Cheng
“Hyperfine splitting and isotope shift measurements in the 8p1/2 state of thallium using two-step laser spectroscopy”
2015
Benjamin Augenbraun
“Scalar Polarizability of the Indium 6P1/2 State: Atomic Beam Stark Shift Measurements Using Two-Step Laser Spectroscopy”
GOLDWATER FELLOWSHIP
APS LeROY APKER AWARD WINNER – 2015
NSF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. 2021 & postdoc (Doyle group, AMO)
APS JUSTIN JANKUNAS DISSERTATION AWARD IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS
WILLIAMS COLLEGE Assistant Prof. of Physical Chemistry (2023)
2014
Nathan Bricault
“Atomic beam stark shift measurements in indium using two-step laser spectroscopy” CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Machine Learning M. Phil. program
Gabrielle Vukasin
“Hyperfine splitting and isotope shift measurements in the 7p1/2 and 8p1/2 states of thallium using two-step laser spectroscopy”
TUFTS UNIVERSITY Mech. Eng. M.S. (2016)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Mech. Eng. Ph.D. program (Kinney group, MEMS)
2013
Nathan Schine
“A Precise Measurement of the Stark Shift in the Indium 5P1/2 –> 6S1/2 410 nm Transition”
APS LEROY APKER AWARD Finalist
U. CHICAGO Physics Ph.D. 2019 (Simon group, AMO)
Deborah Jin AMO Thesis award Finalist
JILA/U. COLORADO NRC Postdoc (Kaufman group, AMO)
U. MARYLAND / JQI Assistant Prof. of Physics (2022)
David Kealhofer
“Measurement of the 7p1/2 state hyperfine splitting and isotope shift in 205Tl and 203Tl”
U.C. SANTA BARBARA Physics Ph.D. (Stemmer group, Cond. Mat.)
E.T.H. Zurich Postdoctoral Fellow
2012
Taryn Siegel
“Hyperfine structure and isotope shift measurements in the thallium 7S1/2 – 7P1/2 transition using two-step excitation laser spectroscopy”
Epic Software
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
Producer, Podcaster – BBC, W!ZARD radio (UK)
Andy Schneider
“Precise measurement of the indium 5P1/2 – 6S1/2 410 nm transition scalar polarizability in an atomic beam using FM spectroscopy”
TEACH FOR AMERICA High School physics teacher, Houston, TX
U. PENN Comp. Sci. M.S. program
Google Software Engineer
2011
Antonio Lorenzo
“Atomic beam measurement of polarizability in indium at 410 nm using frequency modulation spectroscopy”
U. ARIZONA Optical Sciences Ph.D. (2017, Cronin group)
Research Scientist U. Arizona, Dept. of Hydrology & Atmos. Sci.
2010
Anne O’Leary
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Geosciences Ph.D. (2015)
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON Postdoc, School of Oceanography
ST. OLAF COLLEGE Asst. Prof. of Physics & Env. Science
2009
Huajie (Charles) Cao
“Precise measurement of the 6P3/2 hyperfine structure in 115In using two-step diode laser spectroscopy”
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2014)
GOLDMAN-SACHS Financial Analyst
2008
Paul Hess
“Measurement of the indium 6P3/2 hyperfine structure using two-step excitation”
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2014, ACME collaboration)
JQI/U. MARYLAND Postdoc. Fellow (Monroe, ion-trapping gp)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Asst. Prof. of Physics
2007
Jared H. Strait
“Vapor cell spectroscopy of Indium using a 410 nm diode laser system”
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Elec. Eng./Optics Ph.D. (2014, Rana group)
NIST / Gaithersburg Staff Scientist (Microsystems & Nanotechnology group)
Owen Simpson
“Two-color spectroscopy of thallium and indium using two-tone RF spectroscopy”
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D, program
1010data VP for Data Science and Analytics
Toby E. Schneider
“Precise phase shift spectroscopy in thallium using an in-vacuum ring cavity”
MIT/WOODS HOLE Mech./Ocean Eng. Ph.D. (2013)
MIT/CTR. FOR OCEAN ENG. Postdoctoral Associate
GobySoft (Aquatic software) Oceanographic Engineer
2006
David Butts
“Differential phase shift spectroscopy of the 6P1/2 – 6P3/2 1283 nm transition in atomic thallium”
MIT Aero/Astro Eng. Ph.D. (2011)
DRAPER LAB Staff Research Scientist
HarbourVest Partners Quantitative Research Associate
2005
Joseph A. Kerckhoff
“Measurement of a T-odd, P-even Interaction in the 6P1/2 – 6P3/2 1283 nm Transition in Atomic Thallium”
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2011, Mabuchi group)
U. COLORADO / JILA NRC Postdoc (group of K. Lehnart)
HRL LABORATORIES Staff Scientist
Colin D. Bruzewicz
“Phase Shift Spectroscopy of the 6P1/2 – 6P3/2 M1 Transition in a Thallium Atomic Beam”
YALE UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2014, group of D. DeMille)
MIT/LINCOLN LABORATORIES Staff Scientist (ion trapping group)
2004
Mark A. Burkhardt
“Measuring the two-step 6P1/2 à 7S1/2 à7P1/2 378 nm / 1301 nm transition in atomic thallium”
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2012, group of J. Stohr)
WESTERN DIGITAL Principal Hardware Development Engineer
2003
Christopher D. Holmes
“ Frequency modulation spectroscopy of the forbidden M1/E2 1283 nm transition in thallium”
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Atmospheric Sci. Ph.D. (2010)
U.C. IRVINE Postdoc., Dept. of Earth System Sciences
FLORIDA ST. UNIV. Asst. Prof. of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sci.
2002
S. Charles Doret
“ A Precise Measurement of the Stark shift in the Thallium 6P1/2 – 7S1/2 378 nm Transition”
APS LeROY APKER AWARD WINNER – 2002
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2009, Doyle group)
GEORGIA TECH RES. INST. Postdoctoral Fellow (2009 – 2013)
WILLIAMS COLLEGE Assoc. Professor of Physics (tenured 2019)
2001
Paul D. Friedberg
“Measuring the Stark shift in the 6P1/2 – 7S1/2 378 nm Transition in Atomic Thallium”
U.C. BERKELEY Elec. Eng. Ph.D.
SYNOPSIS, INC. Corporate Applications Engineer
INTEL Design Automation Engineer
2000
Andrew J. Speck
“Measuring the Stark shift in the Thallium 6P1/2 – 7S1/2 378 nm Transition”
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Physics Ph.D. (2005, Gabrielse group)
ROWLAND INST./HARVARD Junior Fellow (2005 – 2010 )
SCHLUMBERGER CORP. Research Scientist