The PI
Dr. Patrick Vora
Associate Professor of Physics, George Mason University
Director, Quantum Science and Engineering Center (QSEC)
Dr. Vora received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010 in experimental hard condensed matter physics. He has also developed expertise in ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum information through a postdoc at the Naval Research Laboratory.
At George Mason University, Dr. Vora works with graduate and undergraduate students to study quantum phenomena in atomically-thin materials using optics, electronic transport, and magnetic measurements. His teaching interests focus on PHYS260, PHYS412/512, and PHYS 407.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Thi Hai Yen Pham
Postdoctoral Research FellowMy research focuses on magnetometry probe of 2D magnetic materials and developing magneto-optical systems to study quantum materials.
Graduate Students
Dushyanthini Balasundaram
Graduate Research AssociateInterested in quantum materials and its applications. Working on 2D materials and optically probing them using Raman Spectroscopy.
MD Najmus Sakib
Graduate Research AssociateI am studying proximity effects between 2D excitons and correlated layered materials.
Rob Wolle
Graduate Research AssociateExploring superconductor-semiconductor interfaces in van der Waals heterostructures.
Glenn Foster
Graduate Research AssociateDeveloping machine vision techniques for automatically identifying 2D materials.
You?
We presently have positions for PhD and MS students. Email Dr. Vora if interested!
Undergraduate Students
Alec Freschlin
Undergraduate Lab AssistantBuilding confocal microscopes for Raman, Brillouin, photoluminescence, and reflectance spectroscopy.
Alvin Lee
Undergraduate Lab AssistantDiscovering new methods to fabricate van der Waals heterostructures with micron level precision.
Elyssa DeRosa
Undergraduate Lab AssistantBuilding a tunable filter for a white light laser.
Justin Hagen
Undergraduate Lab AssistantEngineer working on building van der Waals heterostructures in an argon glovebox.