Join us!

We enjoy working with creative and motivated people from around the world, in a collaborative environment where everyone can feel free to try, fail, ask questions, and learn.

Our group focuses on collaborative technology development for gravitational-wave detectors and table-top fundamental physics experiments. We will be building up new labs and experiments including quantum-optical laser systems, electronics, control systems, and vacuum systems, with opportunities to contribute directly to the LIGO observatories.

Prospective postdocs: Please email me with your research interests and CV. We especially welcome candidates from across the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and candidates with backgrounds in atomic physics, precision measurement and interferometry, quantum optics, or broadly in epxerimental physics. I'm also happy to explore potential postdoctoral fellowship opportunities, such as the Miller Fellowship.

Incoming and current Berkeley PhD students: We are actively recruiting graduate students to work with us on LIGO instrumentation, squeezed light, and atom interferometry. Please reach out to me directly - I'm happy to chat!

Prospective PhD students: We are recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026!
Please apply to the Berkeley Physics PhD program, and note your interest in our group, which spans experimental astrophysics, AMO, and quantum science. Details on applying Berkeley's Physics PhD here: https://physics.berkeley.edu/academic/graduate-degree/graduate-admissions.

Visiting students (e.g. masters or post-bacs): To see if we have openings that fit your timeline, please email me with your research interests and CV.

Undergraduate students: Our availability for new undergraduate researchers fluctuates throughout the year, and we anticipate having openings again in Summer 2026.

Berkeley students: in addition to research for course credit or a senior thesis, the Berkeley Physics and Astronomy websites host a nice list of local research and funding opportunities. If you would like to submit a proposal together for summer research, please include a brief resume or CV, and what interests you in joining our group.