Projects and Publications

Publications

Chen, H. et al. (2022). "Revealing room temperature ferromagnetism in exfoliated Fe_5GeTe_2 flakes with quantum magnetic imaging." 2D Mater. 9 025017. View PDF View Article

Quantum Optics & Quantum Communication Networks (2023–Present)

In my current work as a PhD student at UMD, I am building models to understand how various coexisting optical processes impact quantum communication.

Quantum Magnetic Imaging 2021

As part of Prof. Mark Ku’s lab group, we used quantum magnetic imaging techniques to characterize 2D magnetic flakes. I also aided in the construction of our quantum sensor system based on nitrogen vacancy centers in diamonds. We published this work in 2D Materials as “Revealing room temperature ferromagnetism in exfoliated Fe5GeTe2 flakes with quantum magnetic imaging.”

Age Structured Population Models Applied to Tissue Dynamics (2020)

As a UD Summer Research Scholar, I worked with Prof. Gilberto Schleiniger and Dr. Bruce Boman. For my summer research project, I used MATLAB to find numerical solutions for age-structured population models. I then used these models to predict how retinoic acid (RARɑ), a metabolite responsible for cell maturation, influences the progression of colorectal cancer.

Electronic Confinement in Quantum Dots (2018-2020)

Advised by Prof. Zubaer Hossain, I optimized the shape and composition of SiGe and InGaAs quantum dots (QDs) to improve the energy conversion efficiency of solar cells. For this, I learned how to use COMSOL and MATLAB to compute solutions to the time-independent Schrödinger equation using the finite element method. I also extended this work through a cluster QD array project during an internship at UD’s Energy Research Institute. My efforts culminated in several presentations, including one at the APS April 2020 meeting, and two manuscripts.