Anna Janni: "This spring, I graduated from the University of Minnesota where I worked with the Dahlberg condensed matter group researching 1/f noise in atomic force microscope cantilevers. This fall, I will begin a PhD at Stanford where I hope to explore a few different condensed matter research questions before choosing one to focus on throughout the graduate program."
Luke Kathmann: "My main research interests are in space plasma physics, specifically regarding plasma waves and kinetic/MHD simulations. Most of my research as an undergrad focused on observations and characteristics of waves from Parker Solar Probe data, however, I also did a summer project with particle simulations in Earth's magnetosphere. In grad school I plan to continue my work with numerical simulations of space plasmas, likely with simulations of the global heliosphere where the solar wind interacts with the partially ionized local interstellar medium.Theo Mahaffey: "I am currently working on developing a practical quantum error correction scheme with a strictly local decoder. In general, I am interested in theoretical problems within condensed matter physics and quantum information science that contribute to the physical realization of quantum computation."
Blake Wendland: "At the University of Minnesota, I worked in the Greven Group. My work focused on understanding the micro/macroscopic properties of a high-temperature superconductor HgBa2CuO4. I also developed a probe that measures normal-state, electrical resistivity without the constraints of directly contacting, and wiring directly to a sample."
