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This website is intended to describe and explain the engineering and basic science projects that I have worked on during my career. Over the past 9 years, I have worked in a variety of different fields. I majored in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University and got a certificate in Physics (you cannot actually double major...Princeton just does not allow it). As physics, at that time, was merely my hobby, I spent my summers during undergraduate school doing physics research at various locations throughout the world. Finally, I accepted my passion and took the plunge to pure physics. I am currently a sixth year Ph.D student in the Duke University Physics Department and work in the Quantum Electronics Lab in association with the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics.

My current research focuses on using collective atomic behavior in an ultracold gas of atoms to enhance the nonlinear optical interaction between the light and atoms. The general goal of the work is both to study the basic physics behind multiphoton processes when atomic recoil (the "kick" an atom feels when it scatters a photon) is important as well as to realize nonlinear optical effects at the few/single photon level for possible quantum information or all-optical computing applications.

In addition to my current research, I have developed an interest in applying the skills and knowledge I have gained to bio-medical imaging. In particular, I am interested in novel imaging modalities based on light (such as, for example, optical coherence tomography ) that can be used both for diagnostic purposes (e.g., cancer detection) as well as studying the dynamics of cellular evolution.

The links to my full Curriculum Vitae and projects descriptions are in the menu to the right. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments (or if you are interested in joining our lab)!