Selected Coursework: PHYSICS 271 Physics of Quantum Information | PHYSICS 295B Quantum Theory of Solids | 8.422 Atomic & Optical Physics II | 8.323 Quantum Field Theory I | 8.511 Theory of Solids I

Selected Coursework: PHYSICS 221A/B Quantum Mechanics | ASTRON 255 Computational Methods | CS 188 Artificial Intelligence |

Focused on emergence and nature of collective phenomena in quantum many-body physics. Goal: use ultracold platform (Er-Li mixture) to explore topological p-wave superfluidity and shed light on the corresponding fractional quantum hall state (e.g., Moore-Read state) | Study interspecies collision, dipolar BEC, vortices and dipolar BKT transition in quasi-2D
Extended Gross-Pitaevskii equation (eGPE) simulation for supersolidity (Python).
Designed electronic interlock circuit for power-supply control & Offset Lock circuit for laser diode feedback | Laid out optics for Magneto-optical trap (MOT), MOT Breakout, imaging system, flux measurement.
AMO Course Final project: Dipolar Physics and Phases of Matter in Cold Atoms | CMP Course Final project: P-Wave Superconductivity

Explore the order parameters in the critical phase of an one-dimensional Generalized Aubry–André model.
Phase properties characterized by the fidelity susceptibility, multifractal analysis, WKB method

Conducted computational analyses on the core-exciton structure and dynamics in solid state systems (NaCl, KCl, WS$_{2}$), and simulated the light-matter interaction by coupled extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and infrared (IR) pulse.
Identified four localized excitons in NaCl excited by the XUV-only pulse, and more delocalized excitons excited by the nonlinear XUV-IR coupled pulse; justified based on selection rules and correlations with experimental spectra.
Method: Density Functional Theory, GW approximation, Bethe-Salpeter Equation in BerkeleyGW and ELK Code.

Project 1: Joint analysis of astrometric observations and radial velocity measurements of unresolvedbinary systems in the Galactic center (GC); Implemented nested sampling method for Bayesian statistical modeling of binary orbits; simulated star clusters for mass-luminosity relationship; evaluated theoretical binary evaporation and relaxation timescales.
Project 2: Analyzed feedback data files from Keck Observatory Adaptive Optics System to evaluate AO performance, and explored its high-order correlation with image quality and atmospheric condition; Worked with Unix commands, shell scripts, SSH, VNC, and Git.

Utilized two-photon microscopy with an AO system to perform deep-tissue imaging of the neuronal spike sequences in the mouse hippocampus during animal's spatial navigation; independently designed virtual reality environment.
Data analysis using Bayesian methods to decode the trajectories of the running mice, and explore the mathematical link between hippocampal neuron activities and animal behaviors.

Poster: An apparatus for a quantum-degenerate mixture of Er and Li atoms

Talk: Astrometric & Spectroscopic Binary Candidates: Potential Host of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes

Poster Session: Candidate Intermediate Mass Black Holes in Binaries at the Galactic Center

Talk: Adaptive Optics Feedback Control Hackathon

Lightning Talk: Adaptive Optics Feedback Data Analysis

Maintained the SPS website and the physics undergraduate wiki page; led the Web-Development committee for updating and improving the website.
Hosted workshops about finding research and research skills to undergraduate students.

Led two discussion sections per week, led review sessions, composed and graded quizzes.

Guided a group of mentee to approach, design, and finish a high-energy and stellar physics related project within one year.
Project Topic: Analyzing the Turnover point in the light curve of GW170817

Bridging Berkeley is a math mentoring program that matches UC Berkeley students with Berkeley middle school youth, especially those who will be first-generation college students.

This fourth-annual summer school will provide a focused introduction to quantum computing by taking on a back-to-basics approach, with a specific look at making the transition from theory to implementation.