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Education

  • 2022-2028
    Ph.D.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
    • Nuh Gedik group, Condensed Matter Experiment (CMX) Division
    • Employing ultrafast optical techniques to study quantum materials.
  • 2018-2021
    Bachelor
    University of Cambridge
    • Natural Sciences with a specialization in Theoretical Physics
    • Part IA - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics B, Earth Sciences
    • Part IB - Physics A, Physics B, Mathematics
    • Part II - Physics
    • Relativity, Electrodynamics and Optics, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Advanced Quantum Physics, Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
    • Theoretical Physics 1 and 2, Research Review (with Prof Mete Atature), Computational Project (best project)

Experience

  • 2020-2022
    Research Assistant
    Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
    • Performed micromagnetic simulations to design magnetic multilayer stacks.
    • Performed magnetometry to characterize magnetic multilayer stacks.
    • Performed transport measurements to study anomalous Hall effect.
    • Designed Hall bars using autoCAD software.
  • 2018-2020
    Research Assistant
    Institute for High Performance Computing, Singapore
    • Computed the semi-classical optical response of nodal loop materials.
    • Studied the topological properties of non-Hermitian spectra.
    • Simulated various topological Hamiltonians on the quantum computer IBM-Q.

Honors and Awards

  • 2022
    • National Science Scholarship (PhD), awarded by Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
  • 2021
    • Burnett Prize, awarded by Hughes Hall (University of Cambridge)
    • Matteucci Medal
  • 2017
    • National Science Scholarship (NSS-BS), awarded by Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

Academic Interests

  • Non-Hermitian physics
  • Quantum simulation
  • Condensed Matter physics
    • Magnetic skyrmions
    • Multiferroics
    • Topological nodal semimetals
    • Quantum spin liquids
    • Strange metals

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Swing dancing, Archery, Running, etc