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, create, experiment, and learn.
Our group focuses on precision and quantum technology development for fundamental physics, from the kilometer-scale LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to table-top experiments. We are building new setups that involve quantum-optical and highly stabilized laser systems, electronics, control systems, and vacuum systems, with opportunities to contribute directly to the LIGO observatories.
Prospective postdocs: Please email the PI with your research interests, why you are interested in our group, your CV, and names of 1-2 references.
We welcome candidates from across the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and candidates with backgrounds in atomic and optical physics, precision measurements, and quantum optics.
Prospective postdocs are strongly encouraged to explore fellowship funding (e.g., ex1, ex2, ex3, ex4, ex5, ex6). Deadlines typically occur during the academic year. We are happy to work with you to coordinate a research proposal!
Incoming and current Berkeley PhD students: We are excited to work with graduate students on LIGO instrumentation, squeezed light, and atom interferometry. Please reach out to the PI directly - happy to chat!
Prospective PhD students: 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.
Undergraduate and visiting students (e.g. undergrads, post-bacs, or masters students): Our availability fluctuates throughout the year. If you are interested, please email the PI with a brief resume/CV, your availability (hours/week), and why you are interested in joining our group. We can only accept undergraduate students with >10 hours available weekly during semesters, or nearly full-time over the summer.