ORCID: 
PI: Andrea Tao (lab)
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PI: Kesong Yang (lab)
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ORCID: 0000-0001-7198-4527
PI: Zhaowei Liu (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: Nonlinear optics, metamaterial, quantum, ultrathin film fabrication

Luke Herman is a postdoctoral scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego. He is a part of Zhaowei Liu's research group, where his research focuses on developing quantum metamaterial structures using novel material systems and their applications in nonlinear nanophotonic devices.

ORCID: 0000-0001-8406-7920
PI: Prineha Narang (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: Quantum information, quantum materials

ORCID: 0009-0009-2130-3290
PI: Zhaowei Liu (lab)
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Jie is in Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the Jacobs School of Engineering, whose research focus is on plasmonic enhanced light source and optoelectronic device.

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PI:  Alina Schimpf (lab)
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ORCID: 0009-0002-0017-9197
PI: Andrea Tao (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: nanoparticle synthesis, surface chemistry, atomic force microscopy,

Seyeon is pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Andrea Tao at UC San Diego, where she earned her B.S. in Chemistry. Her current research focuses on the nanoscale characterization of inorganic nanoparticle surfaces using scanning probe microscopy, with the goal of understanding nanoparticle assembly and interparticle interactions.

ORCID: 
PI: Oscar Vazquez Mena (lab)
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PI: Abdoulaye Ndao (lab)
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ORCID: 
PI: Rick Averitt (lab)
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ORCID: 
PI: Rick Averitt (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, Quantum materials, Metamaterials, Plasmonics, Light–matter interactions, Ultrafast dynamics

Junxiao Zhang is pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics at UC San Diego, where he also earned his B.S. in Physics. He is a member of Prof. Rick Averitt’s research group, where his research focuses on investigating and controlling the properties of quantum materials using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and pump-probe spectroscopy, as well as exploring terahertz metamaterials and plasmonics.

ORCID: 0009-0006-7750-1876
PI: Andrea Tao (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: plasmonic nanocrystals, quantum metamaterials, self-assembly

Mohd Sahil Akhtar is a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at UC San Diego, where he works in Andrea Tao's lab. His research centers on the interfacial self-assembly of patchy inorganic nanocrystals, with a focus on surface dynamics, quantum metamaterials, and plasmonic tailoring. Before joining UCSD, he earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering, with a minor in Computer Science, from NIT Surathkal.

ORCID: 0009-0007-3580-1317
PI: Rick Averitt (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: metamaterials, terahertz, ultrafast lasers, quantum materials, optical pump terahertz probe spectroscopy, second harmonic generation

Deanna Diaz earned her B.S. in Physics from the University of California, Irvine, and her M.S. in Applied Physics from California State University, Long Beach. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California, San Diego, where she conducts research in Richard Averitt’s laboratory. Her research focuses on quantum materials and the use of ultrafast optical and terahertz spectroscopy techniques, including optical pump-terahertz probe (OPTP) spectroscopy. By probing and manipulating light-matter interactions on ultrafast timescales, her work aims to develop a deeper understanding of the electronic and optical properties of quantum materials and explore new approaches for controlling their emergent behavior.

ORCID: 0000-0003-1910-9877
PI: Tod Pascal (lab)
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Tejas is a PhD student at UC San Diego's Nanoengineering Department, eager to apply computational methods in accelerating the discovery of better catalysts and other energy materials. Prior to UC San Diego, he worked on atomic layer deposition (ALD) to synthesize green hydrogen electrocatalysts as well as low-cost materials for the high-temperature separation of green ammonia. Tejas received his Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with a minor in computer science from University of Minnesota followed by internships in process engineering (adhesives and medical devices) and passed the FE exam before pivoting towards an academic route.

ORCID: 0009-0009-2912-9880
PI: Zhaowei Liu (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: Quantum material, nonlinear optics

Linyu Hu is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Physics at the University of California, San Diego. She is currently conducting research in Professor Zhaowei Liu's laboratory under the mentorship of Luke Herman. Her research focuses on ultrafast carrier dynamics in metallic quantum-well superlattices, employing broadband wavelength-tunable pump-probe spectroscopy to resolve quantum-confined optical resonances and transient relaxation processes.

ORCID: 0009-0005-7857-480X
PI: Zhaowei Liu (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: quantum metamaterials, ultrafast nonlinear optics

Luke Mercado is pursuing a BSMS in Electrical Engineering and Photonics at UC San Diego. He is currently apart of Prof. Zhaowei Liu's lab where he works with quantum metamaterials for nonlinear optics.

ORCID: 0009-0009-7527-1896
PI: Zhaowei Liu (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: 2D material transfer and fabrication, photonic devices, plasmonic and resonant structures

Alice is a student in UC San Diego's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department working under Prof. Zhaowei Liu. Her current research is in 2D material applications in photonic devices, specifically plasmonic enhanced light emitters and detectors.

ORCID: 0000-0001-8945-4110
PI: Abdoulaye Ndao (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: Plasmonic Nanoparticles, Nanophotonics

Dip Sarker is pursuing a Ph.D. in Photonics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego under the supervision of Prof. Abdoulaye Ndao. His current research focuses on ultrafast nanoscale devices, integrated circuit, and nanophotonics.

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PI: Kesong Yang (lab)
Key Areas of Expertise: DFT VASP ABINIT First principle

Tianwei Shen is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in NanoEngineering at the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining UCSD, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Applied Physics and Artificial Intelligence from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is currently a member of the Kesong Yang Lab, focusing his research on atomic modeling and first-principles calculations.