The laser has been installed and now our students are ready to be trained. Thank you Adam for the installation!
Year: 2021
Ready for Laser Installation
With the optical tables installed and ready to go, we were able to finally take the laser out of the box and get it up on the table. The next step is to have the laser company, Coherent, send a laser technician to do the installation.
The Tables Have Finally Arrived!
After some delays, our optical tables have finally arrived. They are fully installed and ready for the optics!
Welcome, graduate student Minhal Gardezi!
Minhal will join the group this coming Spring semester.
In the Spring of 2020 she graduated from Wellesley College, where she studied Physics and Computer Science. She completed her undergraduate thesis and post-graduate research fellowship in Dr. Jenny Hoffman’s group at Harvard University.
Dinner with our Growing Group!
With a third undergraduate, a rotation student, and another graduate student to join in the spring, our larger group had one more dinner this semester while Uwe was still in town at the Vintage Brewing Company!
We missed Noah at the dinner and hope that he feels better soon!
Welcome, rotation student Roberta Candela!
Roberta Candela is a rotating biophysics student who most recently was working in a bioengineering lab. She recently graduated from Arizona State with a B.S in Biophysics and was a member of Dr. Scott Sayres’ Ultrafast Laser lab. During rotations she will be exploring how best to apply physics to the fields of biology, chemistry, or physics.
Hike with the Josh Vura-Weis group at Starved Rock State Park on October 9, 2021
Taking advantage of one of the last few nice weekends this semester, our group met up with the Josh Vura-Weis group from UIUC for a hike at Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, IL. We had a lot of fun, and plan to have another adventure soon!
Graduate student, Zain Abhari, gives talk to the Board of Visitors on October 7, 2021
We are proud to see Zain Abhari giving a presentation at the Board of Visitors meeting on October 7, 2021. The video will be posted here soon!
Watch the Investiture Lecture of Uwe Bergmann held on September 8, 2021
Welcome, new undergraduate student, Max Hanson!
Max joined the group at the start of the Fall 2021 semester, and is a junior double majoring in Physics and Mathematics.