Student Projects in Optics and LasersFrom the Laser Teaching Center and the
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Stony Brook University
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2022 |
| Eric Jones
Stony Brook University | Mentor All LTC Students
| Executive Director of LTC
| Maria Ahmad
| Simons Fellow DC Magnetron Sputtering
| Centereach High School
| Matthew Belzer
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Refractive Index of Air and Study of Hanbury-Brown Twiss
| SBU Undergraduate
| Cameron Brady
| REU Fellow Laguerre Gaussian Beams in Hollow Fibers
| Rowan University
| Ana Compton
| Simons Fellow DC Magnetron Sputtering
| General Douglas MacArthur High School
| Kenny Cortes
| NSF Noyce Research Experience Remote Project: TBA
| SBU Undergraduate
| John Galletta
| Smithtown West HS Remote Project: Geodesics in Soap Bubbles
| Smithtown West High School
| Abdulsalam Ighile
| Stony Brook University Ferro-fluid Deformable Mirror
| SBU Undergraduate
| DaiJon James
| Stony Brook University Holography
| SBU Undergraduate
| Naryman Lounici
| Frances Velay Scholar Holography
| SBU Undergraduate
| Otto Nicholson | REU Fellow Violation of Bell Inequalities
| Williams College Undergraduate
| Alex Signell
| Stony Brook University Fabry-Perot Interferometer
| SBU Undergraduate
| Michael Wahl
| Stony Brook University Diode Lasers, Adiabatic Rapid Passage
| SBU Undergraduate
| Christian Zaprianov
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Geometrical Optics
| SBU Undergraduate
| Andrei Zhukov
| Stony Brook University Optical Tweezers
| SBU Undergraduate
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2021 |
| Eric Jones
Stony Brook University | Mentor All LTC Students
| New Executive Director of LTC
| Matthew Belzer
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Refractive Index of Air and Study of Hanbury-Brown Twiss
| SBU Undergraduate
| Sasha Blank
| Smithtown West High School Remote Project: Moiré Patterns
| Smithtown West High School
| Michael Dapolito
| Stony Brook University ARP Simulation
| SBU Graduate Student
| Max Frankel
| Stony Brook University Spatial Light Modulator
| SBU Undergraduate
| John Galletta
| Smithtown West HS Remote Project: Geodesics in Soap Bubbles
| Smithtown West High School
| Sam Gravel
| Stony Brook University Holography
| SBU Undergraduate
| Ava Ianuale | Montclair High School Cloaking
| Montclair High School
| Abdulsalam Ighile
| Stony Brook University Gaussian Beams
| SBU Undergraduate
| Himani Mehta
| Jericho High School Holography
| Jericho High School
| Paul Murdoch
| Stony Brook University Coupled Pendula Simulations
| SBU Undergraduate
| Otto Nicholson | Williams College Violation of Bell Inequalities
| Williams College Undergraduate
| Yuanchi Qing
| Stony Brook University Build Fabry-Perot for PDH Laser Locking
| SBU Graduate Student
| Michael Wahl
| Stony Brook University Diode Laser Properties
| SBU Undergraduate
| Claire Yang
| Ward Melville High School Coherent Backscattering
| Ward Melville High School
| Tony Yu
| Stony Brook University Violation of Bell Inequalities
| SBU Undergraduate
| Christian Zaprianov
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Geometrical Optics
| SBU Undergraduate
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2020 |
| Eric Jones
Stony Brook University | Mentor All LTC Students
| New Executive Director of LTC
| Matthew Belzer
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Refractive Index of Air and Study of Hanbury-Brown Twiss
| SBU Undergraduate
| Abhishek Cherath
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Study of Hanbury-Brown Twiss
| SBU Undergraduate
| Michael Dapolito
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: ARP Simulation
| Simons Summer Research Fellow SBU Undergraduate
| Max Frankel
| Stony Brook University Digital Micro-Mirror Device
| SBU Undergraduate
| John Galletta
| Smithtown West HS Remote Project: Geometrical Optics
| High School Student
| Chiu Yin Lee
| Stony Brook University Holography
| SBU Undergraduate
| Paul Murdoch
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Optical Tweezers Simulations
| SBU Undergraduate
| Yuanchi Qing
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: PDH Laser Locking
| SBU Graduate Student
| Justin Willson
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Monte Carlo Simulation of Bell Inequalities
| SBU Undergraduate
| Tony Yu
| Stony Brook University Remote Project: Study of Mie Scattering
| SBU Undergraduate
| Claire Yang
| Ward Melville High School Remote Project: Geometric Optics
| High School Student
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2019 |
| Samet Demircan
Stony Brook University | Mentor All LTC Summer Students
| Simons Summer Mentor
| Eric Jones
| Stony Brook University Mentor All LTC Students
| New Executive Director of LTC
| Michael Dapolito
| Stony Brook University Laser Beam Characteristics
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Richard Joyce
| University of Delaware Optical Tweezers
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Chiu Yin Lee
| Stony Brook University Holography
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Ian Schwartz
| Stony Brook University Mentor Students & Laser Diodes
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| David Siegel
| Stony Brook University Laser Diodes
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
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2018 |
| Samet Demircan
Stony Brook University | Mentor All LTC Summer Students
| Simons Summer Mentor
| Michael Dapolito
| Stony Brook University Single Quantum Interference
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Willa Dworschack
| Lawrence University Spectroscopy for STIRAP Experiment
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Chiu Yin Lee
| Stony Brook University Microscope Field Illumination
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| David Siegel
| Stony Brook University PDH Lock for 389 nm Light
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Max Stanley
| Stony Brook University PDH Lock for 389 nm Light
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Eric Wu
| Stony Brook University Single Quantum Interference
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Perri Zilberman
| Stony Brook University Jones Matrices and Identification of Retardation Plates
| ONR Research Fellow
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2017 |
| Samet Demircan
Stony Brook University | Cat's Eye Retroreflector
| Simons Summer Mentor
| Sakib Hoque
| Stony Brook University Optical Tweezers
| LTC Summer Research Fellow
| Sravan Munagavalasa
| Stony Brook University Optical Tweezers
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Grant Richmond
| Stony Brook University Cat's Eye Retroreflector
| LTC Summer Research Fellow
| David Siegel
| Stony Brook University Spatial Light Modulator
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Max Stanley
| Stony Brook University Spatial Light Modulator
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
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2016 |
| Alex Gifford
Stony Brook University | Diffraction of Complementary Configurations - Offset Cylinders
| LTC Summer Research Fellow
| Xiang Hua
| Stony Brook University Modeling the Bichromatic Force
| ONR Summer Research Fellow
| Jessica Kurlander
| Stony Brook University Characterizing Optical Wave Plates
| LTC Summer Research Fellow
| Marcus Lo
| Stony Brook University Generating Optical Vortex Beams
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Angela Pizzuto
| Stony Brook University Diffraction of Complementary Configurations - Offset Cylinders
| ONR Summer Research Fellow
| Grant Richmond
| Stony Brook University Characterizing Optical Wave Plates
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
| Jay Rutledge
| Stony Brook University Generating Optical Vortex Beams
| LTC Summer Research Fellow
| Max Stanley
| Stony Brook University Optical Vortex Beams - LS Sinusoidal Beams
| Simons Summer Research Fellow
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2015 |
| Jasmine
Garani Stony Brook University | Creating Maltese Cross Polarization Patterns with Birefringent Materials
| Intro. to Research Course
| Zheni Gushow | Stony Brook University Optics of Lunar Ranging Experiments
| Intro. to Research Course
| Rachel Losacco | Stony Brook University Characterizing a Thorlabs | Compact Spectrometer Intro. to Research Course
| Jay Rutledge
| Stony Brook University Optics of the Math Tower | Concave Mirror Intro. to Research Course
| Max Stanley | Stony Brook University Fresnel Diffraction
| Intro. to Research Course
| Brandon Yalin | Stony Brook University Optics of the Math Tower | Concave Mirror Intro. to Research Course
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2014 |
| Jonathan Gill Garden City Waldorf School | Creating Airy Beams with Simple Optical Elements Simons Fellow
| Alex Kelser | Summit (NJ) High School Laser Tweezers
| Simons Fellow
| Natalie Mezzadonna | Stony Brook University Generating Fractal Patterns | by Multiple Reflections Intro. to Research Course
| Andrea O'Brisky
| Commack (NY) High School Resonance Effects in Sonoluminescence
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| Kegan Orlowski | Stony Brook University Light-Emitting Diodes
| Intro. to Research Course
| Rachel Sampson | Stony Brook University Spatial Light Modulators
| Intro. to Research Course
| Samantha Scibelli | Stony Brook University Gravitational Lensing
| Intro. to Research Course
| Ikaasa Suri | Horace Mann School (NY) Characterizing Birefringent | Polymer Films Simons/LTC Fellow
| Elizabeth Sutton | Stony Brook University Optics Demonstrations | White-Light Interferometry Intro. to Research Course | LTC Summer Fellow |
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2013 |
| Kathy Camendzind California High School, San Ramon, CA | Optical Tweezers
| Simons Fellow
| James Dragan | Stony Brook University Adiabatic Rapid Passage
| Simons Fellow
| Stefan Evans | Stony Brook University Optical Vortices
| Intro. to Research Course
| Andrea O'Brisky
| Commack (NY) High School Resonance Effects in Sonoluminescence
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| Kegan Orlowski | Stony Brook University Light-Emitting Diodes
| Intro. to Research Course
| Rachel Sampson | Stony Brook University Spatial Light Modulators
| Intro. to Research Course
| Samantha Scibelli | Stony Brook University Gravitational Lensing
| Intro. to Research Course
| Ikaasa Suri | Horace Mann School (NY) Characterizing Birefringent | Polymer Films Simons/LTC Fellow
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2011 |
| Yoonji Choe Wellesley College | Nitrogen-pumped dye laser
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Benjamin Hart | Stony Brook University Spectroscopy
| Honors College
| Bolun Liu | Mission San Jose High School Evanescent Waves
| Simons Fellow
| David Meltzer | Stony Brook University Diffraction of Optical Vortices
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Gabriele Savaneviciute
| Riverhead High School Optical Doppler Shifts
| Simons Fellow
| Carrie Segal | Stony Brook University Whispering-gallery Modes
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Lauren Taylor | Juniata College Characterizing a Blue DPSS Laser
| NSF-REU Fellow
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2010 |
| Jacob Chamoun Cornell University | Stress-induced birefringence
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Ben Coe | Oneonta High School Simulating a Liquid-Mirror Telescope
| Simons Fellow
| Vincent Gregoric | Mount Union College Measuring c with an open-cavity laser
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Ewuin Guatemala | Stony Brook University Laser Modes and Stabilization
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| Heather Hill | Duke University Observing the Berry-Poncharatnum Phase
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Hannarae Annie Nam | Choate Rosemary Hall Laser Mode Conversion
| Simons Fellow
| Pradyoth Kukkapalli | Charter School of Wilmington Linear Zone Plates
| Simons Fellow
| Katya Sergan | UC Davis Liquid Crystals
| NSF-REU Fellow
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2009 |
| Mara Anderson Dickenson College | Optical activity
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Steve Butera | Suffolk County Community College
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| Dennis Chen | Half Hollow Hills West HS Evanescent waves
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| Woody Chuang
| Potomac Falls High School Evanescent waves
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Ewuin Guatemala | Stony Brook University Laser stabilization
| Lasers course
| Shannon Hicks | Stony Brook University Wavefront analysis
| WISE program course
| Farha Islam | Stony Brook University Microscopy
| WISE program course
| Carolina
Jakob | Stony Brook University CD/DVD technology
| WISE program course
| Himadri Kakran | Stony Brook University Polarized light
| WISE program course
| Josh Lieber | Oyster Bay High School Singular optics
| Simons Fellow
| Ethan Solomon | MIT
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| Justin Tian | Stony Brook University Acousto-optics
| Independent research course
| Max Tolkoff | Tufts University Diffraction
| NSF-REU Fellow
| Thomas
Vidabaek | Stony Brook University Guoy phase
| NSF-REU Fellow
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2008 |
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John Elgin Stony Brook University | Analysis of common optics techniques and phenomena Optics rotation course
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Bryce Gadway Stony Brook University | Logic gate for OAM states
| Optics rotation course
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| Yiwei Li Phillips Andover Academy | Polarized light
| Simons Fellow
| Hamsa Sridhar | Kings Park High School Laser mode conversion
| Laboratory Assistant
| Victor Zhao | Ward Melville High School Laser stabilization
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| Will Weiss | Western Washington University Fresnel diffraction
| NSF-REU Fellow
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2007 |
| Simone Agha Herricks High School | Optical vortices
| Simons Fellow
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Daniel D'Orazio | Juniata College Acousto-optics
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Mallory Fischer | Eastern Michigan University HeNe lasers
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Ian Goyette | University of Vermont Laser modes
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Giovanni Milione | Stony Brook University Optical vortices
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Danny Minkin | Portledge School Wavefront sensing
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Thien An Nguyen
| Stony Brook University Optical resonators
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Hamsa Sridhar | Kings Park High School Optical vortex tweezers | laser mode conversion Simons Fellow | Intel Finalist |
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2006 |
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Karen Cydylo University of Connecticut | Optical tweezers
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Maaneli Derakhshani | Stony Brook University Sonoluminescence
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Stephanie Golmon | Principia College Laser stabilization
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Azure Hansen | Stony Brook University Birefringence | Singular optics
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Scott Huang | Great Neck North High School Optical testing | liquid-drop lens
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Michael Kornhauser | University of Rochester Photorefractive optics
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Moon Limb | Great Neck North High School Polarized light art
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Hamsa Sridhar | Kings Park High School Optical tweezers | optical vortices
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Matthew Wahl | Northport High School Continuous refraction
| Simons Fellow
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Victor Wang | Great Neck South High School Optical fiber modes | optical vortices Simons Fellow
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2005 |
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Greg Caravelli Johns Hopkins University | Singular optics
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Maaneli Derakhshani | Stony Brook University Sonoluminescence
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Ulrike Endesfelder | Stony Brook University Optical vortices
| Optics Rotation course
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Lindsey Garay | Oceanside High School Wavelength shifts in a GaN laser
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Azure Hansen | Stony Brook University Singular optics
| Laboratory Assistant
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Lei Huang | Stony Brook University Laser cooling
| Optics Rotation course
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Amol Jain | Herricks High School Singular optics
| Simons Fellow
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Jay Rutledge | Stony Brook University Optical vortices
| Optics Rotation course
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Nilus Klingel | Sachem North High School Polarized light
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Moon Limb | Great Neck North High School Polarized light
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Rebekah Schiller | Stony Brook University Acousto-Optics
| Optics Rotation course
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Michal Sokolowski | Stony Brook University Fiber optics
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Matthew Whitrock | Kings Park High School Laser modes
| Simons Fellow
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Yan Zhang | Stony Brook University Optical vortices
| Optics Rotation course
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2004 |
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Danielle Bourguet Paul Schreiber High School | Fresnel zone plates & Talbot effect
| Simons Fellow
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Yiyi Deng | Harvard University Laser cooling & trapping
| NSF-REU Fellow
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Melissa Friedman | Stony Brook University Laser cooling
| Laboratory Assistant
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| Azure Hansen |
NSF-REU Fellow |
Rita Kalra |
NSF-REU Fellow |
Yaagnik Kosuri |
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Jose Mawyin |
Laboratory Assistant |
Lidiya Mishchenko |
NSF-REU Fellow |
Sarah Nichols |
Optics Rotation course |
Anirudh Ramesh |
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James Scholtz |
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Hendrik Steigerwald |
Optics Rotation course |
Jan Steinbrener |
Lasers course |
Eric Tompkins |
MAT in Physics Program |
Matthew Whitrock |
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Jonathan Wu |
Simons Fellow |
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2003 |
Doug Broege |
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Thomas Cummings |
NSF-REU Fellow |
Yiyi Deng |
Simons Fellow |
Maanit Desai |
Simons Fellow |
Sage Farrar |
Simons Fellow |
Patrick Franco |
Laboratory Assistant |
Eric Kuflik |
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Jose Mawyin |
AGEP Fellowship |
Dominik Maxein |
Optics Rotation course |
Oleg Polyakov |
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Liz Roberts |
Laboratory Assistant |
Christian Schmidt |
Optics Rotation course |
Allison Schmitz |
NSF-REU Fellow |
James Scholtz |
NSF-REU Fellow |
Sandy Xu |
Simons Fellow |
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2002 |
Peter Amendola |
Laboratory Assistant |
Bob Azmoun |
MSI Program |
Doug Broege |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Sarah Campbell |
Optics Rotation course |
Jill Chen |
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Xin Chen |
Optics Rotation course |
Yiyi Deng |
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Matthew Eardley |
Optics Rotation course |
Alex Ellis |
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Hilary Fleischer |
Simons Fellowship |
Greg Hovagim |
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Nicole Kon |
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Kenneth Lee |
Simons Fellowship |
Dan Li |
Optics Rotation course |
Evan Marshak |
Simons Fellowship |
Jose Mawyin |
AGEP Fellowship |
Matthias Meschede |
Visitor |
Susan Metz |
MSI Program |
Huijie Miao |
Optics Rotation course |
Patrick Nuernberger |
Optics Rotation course |
Jennifer Nierer |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Liz Roberts |
Laboratory Assistant |
Tanya Sansosti |
Optics Rotation course |
Owen Smith |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Waldo Szczupak |
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Brendan Wyker |
NSF REU Fellowship |
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2001 |
Peter Amendola |
Simons Fellow |
Bob Azmoun |
MSI Program |
Doug Bennett |
Optics Rotation course |
Lisa Bjorndal |
Teaching Assistant |
Molly Bright |
Simons Fellowship |
Doug Broege |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Noah Corwin |
Summer Research Institute |
Jon Fuchs |
Scarsdale Senior Options Program |
Haijiang Gong |
Optics Rotation course |
Rohit Gupta |
Simons Fellowship |
SeungHyun Lee |
Optics Rotation course |
Mirna Lerotic |
Optics Rotation course |
Enju Lima |
Teaching Assistant |
Xueqing Liu |
Optics Rotation course |
Ming Lu |
Optics Rotation course |
Jose Mawyin |
AGEP Fellowship |
Susan Metz |
MSI Program |
Xiyue Miao |
Optics Rotation course |
Wen Quan |
Optics Rotation course |
Amy Roberts |
Wise Program Mentor |
Guy Sisalli |
RAIRE Fellowship |
Paul Tchertchian |
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Jing Wang |
Optics Rotation course |
Fernando Ziegler |
NSF REU Fellowship |
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2000 |
Bob Azmoun |
MSI Program |
Dhruv Bansal |
Summer Research Institute |
Salvatore Barra |
Symbol Technologies Fellowship |
David Eppenstein |
Scarsdale Senior Options Program |
Karl Fey |
Simons Fellowship |
Christina Hung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victor Kim |
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Andrew Koller |
Simons Fellowship |
Petr Liska |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Anne Marie March |
Optics rotation program |
Michael Polyakov |
Symbol Technologies Fellowship |
Rachel Ruch |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Alia Sabur |
Young Scholars Program |
Tina Shih |
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Chris Wottowa |
Symbol Technologies Fellowship |
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1999 |
Daryl Axelrod |
Simons Fellowship |
Salvatore Barra |
Simons Fellowship |
Abby Flower |
Optics rotation program |
Michael Hofmann |
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Stephanie Lim |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Tina Shih |
Simons Fellowship |
Mike Twardos |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Kally
Tzezailidis |
Summer Research Institute |
John Yoon |
Simons Fellowship |
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1998 |
JooWon Baik |
Submitted to Intel STS |
Eddie Blumenstetter |
Simons Fellowship |
Marvin Hidalgo |
Simons Fellowship |
Sandra Nudelman |
Semi-finalist, Intel STS |
Alexandra Rockefeller |
RAIRE Fellowship |
Tina Shih |
Simons Fellowship |
Roland Stas |
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1997 |
Jennifer Chand |
NSF REU Fellowship |
Dennis Simon |
Simons Fellowship |
Jamie Tong |
Semi-finalist, Westinghouse |
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1996 |
James Caccese |
ONR Apprentice
| Long Cai |
Finalist, Westinghouse |
Mary Carlucci-Dayton |
RAIRE and URECA |
Raymond P. Fliller III |
URECA Fellowship |
Kevin Gee |
NSF REU Fellowship
| Daniel Giambalvo |
Simons Fellowship |
Fiona Persuaid |
| Jamie Tong |
ONR Apprentice |
Theresa Wang |
Summer Research Institute |
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1995 |
Erin Davies |
| Barbara Fayard |
| Raymond P. Fliller III |
URECA Fellowship
| Neena Inam |
| Akhil Khashu |
NSF REU Fellowship
| Jens Stenger |
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1994 |
Luke Chuang |
Simons Fellowship |
Christoph Gebhardt |
| Roland Hengerer |
| Mihai Negoescu |
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1993 |
Matthijs Knitel |
| Erik Metzger |
Simons Fellowship
| Aurelio Teleman |
Simons Fellowship
| Steven Van Metre |
NSF REU Fellowship |
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1992 |
Arthur Davis |
Simons Fellowship
| Cheryl Taborsky |
| Merrick Tien |
Simons Fellowship |
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1991 |
Steven Sandberg |
Simons Fellowship |
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1990 |
Eugene Chiang |
Simons Fellowship
| Dan Downs |
| Jonathan Metcalf |
| Virginia Youngblood |
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1989 |
Tony Aebi |
URECA Fellowship
| Todd Goldman |
ONR Apprentice |
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1988 |
Dan Downs |
ONR Undergraduate Fellow |
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1982 |
S. Keh
Design of a Wavemeter
| William Rabinovich |
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1980 |
John Devitt |
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