Group Members

Daniel Dessau

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Advanced Spectroscopies

• dan [dot] dessau [at] colorado [dot] edu
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• (303) 492-1607

Justin Griffith

Ultra high vacuum, precision machining, mechanics, and electronics

Justin graduated from CU Boulder with a B.S. in Engineering Physics. His specialties are UHV, XHV and cryogenic design, precision fabrication and machining, and scientific device development. He enjoys hiking, graphic art, home updating, and playing guitar, drums, and fiddle.

• justin [dot] griffith [at] colorado [dot] edu
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  Duane Physics G227

Rafał Kurleto

ARPES on Strongly Correlated Materials

Rafał graduated with his PhD from Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) in 2020, where he investigated cerium based heavy fermion materials. His main background is in photoelectron spectroscopies (ARPES, XPS, UPS), and thermal/transport measurements. He joined Dan Dessau's group in the beginning of 2021, where he studies the electronic structure of strongly correlated systems (topological kagome magnets, unconventional superconductors) using ARPES. In his spare time Rafał enjoys the Colorado outdoors.

• rafal [dot] kurleto [at] colorado [dot] edu
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Dushyant Narayan

Device physics and ARPES on Strongly Correlated Materials

Dushyant graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2014 with a B.S. in physics minoring in computer science. He is involved in efforts to develop novel device technologies using a variety of cutting edge spectroscopic techniques. He also studies quantum materials hosting interesting phases such as charge-density waves and electronic nematicity. Dushyant enjoys tennis, working on his car, and tinkering.

• dushyant [dot] narayan [at] colorado [dot] edu
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  Duane Physics G229

Garrison Linn

Ultrafast Optics and ARPES on Strongly Correlated Materials

Garrison is the fourth of five sons. It was his eldest brother, William, that first introduced him to Quantum Mechanics in the summer before college. This set Garrison on a course to complete a B.S. in physics at Birmingham-Southern College followed by an M.S. in physics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His master's research was on terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of 2D electron gases in high magnetic fields in David Hilton's group. He joined Dan Dessau's group in 2018. Garrison loves snowboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, scuba diving, and learning new things.

• garrison [dot] linn [at] colorado [dot] edu
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  Duane Physics G221

Bryan Berggren

Ultrafast Optics and ARPES on Strongly Correlated Materials

Bryan was born in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Santa Clara University in 2016 with a B.S. in physics. Outside of science, Bryan also likes hiking, climbing, snowboarding, and playing guitar.

• bryan [dot] berggren [at] colorado [dot] edu
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  Duane Physics G229

Peipei Hao

Organic Materials Synthesis, ARPES on Strongly Correlated Materials

Peipei graduated from Southeast University (China) in 2017, with a bachelor's degree in physics, and joined Dan's group in the summer of 2018. She is currently working on an organic superconductors project (terphenyl), and is also interested in cuprate superconductors. Peipei's hobbies include hiking, linguistics, calligraphy, and music.

• peipei [dot] hao [at] colorado [dot] edu
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Hope Whitelock

Cavity-Enhanced Superconductivity

Hope Graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2018 with a B.S. and M.S. in physics. She is currently working on cavity enhanced superconductivity and organic superconductors. Outside of work, Hope enjoys anything and everything outdoors and having too many hobbies.

• hope [dot] whitelock [at] colorado [dot] edu
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  Duane Physics G221

Aritra Mazumder

Scanning SQUID on Tip

Aritra is from West Bengal, India. He graduated from IISER Kolkata in 2019 with a BS-MS in Physics. Currently working on the development of SQUID on Tip for imaging vortices in Superconductors. He loves cooking and football (Soccer) though his enthusiasm is far bigger than his abilities, and going on mildly challenging hikes.

• aritra [dot] mazumder [at] colorado [dot] edu
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  Duane Physics G221

Zack Sierzega

Topological Quantum Materials, Unconventional Superconductivity, Device Fabrication

Zack graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2020 with a B.S. in physics. He is interested in transport measurements/imaging of devices that he fabricates from unconventional superconductors. Outside of work, he enjoys skiing, lifting, gardening, music, and enjoying the great outdoors.

• Zachary [dot] Sierzega [at] colorado [dot] edu
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Amanda Shackelford

Ultrafast Optics and ARPES on Strongly Correlated Materials

Amanda joined the Dessau group after previous employment at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Her enthusiasm for continuing work with Ultra-High Vacuum instrumentation and ultra-fast light sources made joining the group an easy transition. She is currently working on assisting with ARPES data analysis and working to design and build next generation optics and instrumentation. Outside of research, she likes to be playful through art/painting, music, dancing, tinkering, and martial arts.

• Amanda [dot] Shackelford [at] colorado [dot] edu
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Chenghsun "Larry" Wu

Density Functional Theory Calculations

Larry is an undergraduate at the University of Colorado at Boulder studying Physics and Mathematics. He performs DFT calculations for superconducting materials. He is interested in superconducting materials and semiconductors. Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer and basketball.

• Chenghsun [dot] Wu [at] colorado [dot] edu
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