People

 

Principal Investigator

 

Name Research and Contact Information
Michael Downer

 

Email: downer@physics.utexas.edu
Telephone: 512-471-6054 (office)
512-294-9385 (cell)
Fax: 512-471-9637

Distinguished University Teaching Professor
College of Natural Sciences Distinguished Professor 
Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin,TX 78712-1081 
Ph.D. 1983 Harvard University
Fellow, American Physical Society & Optical Society of America
Office: RLM 10.320 
Labs: RLM 2.406, 2.408, 2.410, 2.412

 

 

 

Current Doctoral Students
 

Epi-Optics Group
 

Name Research and Contact Information
Yujin Cho

Far-Field Second Harmonic Generation from Ferroelectrics/Semiconductors

office: RLM 2.212
email: ycho@physics.utexas.edu

Natalie Foster

Second Harmonic Generation and 2D Ferroelectric Materials

office: RLM 2.412
tel: 512-471-7251

Brandon Fureyoffice: RLM 2.212 
tel: 512-471-9411
Loucas LoumakosSurface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

office: RLM 2.218 
tel: 512-471-7251
email: loumakos@physics.utexas.edu
Adam Ramm

 

Optical Characterization of Asphalt Binder

office: RLM 2.218 
tel: 512-471-7251
email: adamramm@utexas.edu

 

 

 

Ultrafast Laser Group
 

Name Research and Contact Information
Xiantao ChengDisplaying webwxgetmsgimg.jpg 
Andrea Hannasch 
Rick Korzekwa Enhanced High-Order Harmonic Generation from Expanding Clusters

office RLM 2.212 
tel: 512-471-9411
Max LaBerge 
Kathleen Weichman

Non-Gaussian Effects in Laser Wakefield Acceleration

Office: RLM 2.212
Telephone: 512-471-9411

James Welch

Mid-IR Laser Wakefield and Filamentation

office: RLM 2.412
tel: 508-505-1280
email: jrw289@cornell.edu 

Yen-Yu Zhangoffice: RLM 2.412 
tel: 512-471-7251

 

 

Current Masters Students
 

Name Research and Contact Information
Joseph M. Shaw

office RLM 2.412
email: jms8488@utexas.edu

 

Current Undergraduate Students
 

Name Research and Contact Information
Jesse StamperImage Not Found

 

 

Research Scientists
 

Name Research and Contact Information
Aaron Bernstein

office: RLM 9.328
tel: 505-550-1846
email: abernste@mail.utexas.edu

Farbod Shafiei

office: RLM 2.218
tel: 512-471-7251
email: farbod@physics.utexas.edu

Rafal Zgadzaj office: RLM 2.412
tel: 512-471-7251
email: rafal@physics.utexas.edu