Our group, Uwe, Ryan, and Zain (from left to right), visited Josh Vura-Weis’s (right) XUV lab at UIUC. The purpose of the visit was to learn and see what a functioning XUV lab was like, and to give inspiration as we continue to build our lab here at UWM!
Masoud Lazemi started his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Frank de Groot and Prof. Uwe Bergmann at Utrecht University in April 2021. He is an early-stage researcher (ESR) within the SMART-X Network and will be working on femtosecond XAS and RIXS of transition metal oxides using XFELs and XUV sources.
On the way to a nice evening at the Memorial Union Terrace, our group stopped for a photo opportunity with our mascot, Bucky Badger!
Our first group dinner on a beautiful evening on the terrace at the Memorial Union. We welcome graduate student Zain Abhari (left) and the two undergraduate summer students Nikhilesh Venkatasubramanian (center) and Noah Welke (second from the right) to the group.
Nikhilesh and Noah joined the group as summer students on June 1. Nikhilesh is a rising senior double majoring in Physics and Computer Science and Noah is a rising junior double majoring in Physics and Chemistry.
Zain Abhari joined the group as a Graduate Student on June 1. She recently completed her undergraduate degree at Florida State University in the Department of Physics, along with completing her undergraduate thesis in the group of James Cryan.
Ryan Ash is joining the group as a Research Associate on February 1. He recently completed his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Chemistry, in the group of Josh Vura-Weis.