Experience
IBM Quantum - Quantum Research Scientist - Intern
June 2023 - PRESENT
- Advancing quantum subspace algorithms for scaling quantum applications
- Testing the convergence of variational quantum algorithms
- Mentoring students in quantum courses and research
Kaplan Institute - Technology Commercialization Scout
July 2023 - November 2024
- Reviewing the technological foundations and methodologies of inventions to determine technology readiness levels
- Surveying the patent landscape to study novelty and non-obviousness
- Working with inventors to direct inventions into a reasonable market strategy
Illinois Tech - Researcher in Phenomenological Physics
May 2023 - November 2024
- Computing NNLO corrections to t-channel single top quark production
- Optimizing the evaluation of parton distribution functions in Monte Carlo simulations
- Developing a cuda kernel with a fortran interface to return all PDF flavors for all datasets in a single call
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Researcher in Computational Physics
January 2022 - May 2023
- Developed first-of-its-kind model that accurately represents Gaussian Schell-model beams in an interferometric system with phase-shifts
- Performed statistical tests to determine the viability for various beam, scintillator, grating configurations,
Stockholm University - Research Assistant in Phenomenological Physics
June 2021 - January 2022
- Simulated the cavity being used for resonance matching of axion frequencies across various energy ranges
- Calculated the eigenmodes to simulate the electric field of a plasma haloscope system, a novel tool being used in the search for dark matter
- Solved the axion-Maxwell equations in order to calculate the conversion of axions to photons in a finite plasma
Education
Physics & Applied Mathematics
Publications
Searching for dark matter with plasma haloscopes | APS Phys. Rev. D
March 2023
Axion Dark Matter | arXiv
March 2022
New Horizons: Scalar and Vector Ultralight Dark Matter | arXiv
March 2022
Skills
Note: I think these sections are silly, but everyone seems to have one. Here is a *mostly* honest overview of my skills.
