Current Students in Quantum Dynamics and Quantum Information:
- Prashanna Simkhada (BS) is studying Complete Quantum Cheshire Cats and Weak Measurement
- John Gardiner (BS) is studying Quantum Cloning, Quantum Operations, and Multipartite Entanglement
- Jacob Collings (BS) is studying Constraints on Complementary Measurements as described by Uncertainty Relations and Error-Disturbance Relations
- Alberto Acevedo (REU, UCSB) is studying Lie Algebras for Time Evolution in Optomechanics
Former Students:
- Josh MATERN (BS thesis, 2014) Simultaneous Determination of Three Spin projections Using Entanglement and Weak measurements
- Ryan SAYER (MS thesis, 2012) Quantum Dynamics Using Lie Algebras, with Explorations in the Chaotic Behavior of Oscillators (Ryan joined the PhD program in physics at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA)
- Bailey HSU (PhD dissertation, 2010) Inhomogeneity-induced spin current in atomic and condensed matter systems (Bailey went on to become a postdoctoral fellow in spintronics at the National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan and is now a senior technical manager at Terasic Technologies on Field-Propgrammable Field-Array Technology)
- Nathan STEIGER (Honors thesis, 2010) Quantum Uncertainty and conservation law restrictions on gate fidelity (Nathan went on to a PhD program in atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington)
- Adam HALL (Senior thesis, 2009) Describing two charged particles in a magnetic field using trajectories and wave functions through matrix factorization (Adam became a program engineer at Northrop Grumman in Aurora, Colorado)
- Lucas EARL (Senior thesis, 2008) Explorations in Quantum Relativity (Lucas was tutoring physics and math at UVU until the start of his mission for the LDS church)
- Mark TRANSTRUM (Honors thesis, 2006) Quantum mechanics in Snyder space (Mark received his PhD at Cornell University and currently teaches at BYU)
- Vern HART (Senior thesis, 2006) Airy wave packets as quantum solutions for recovering classical trajectories (Vern enroled as a PhD student at Utah State University)
- Jared STENSON (MS thesis, 2005) Representations for understanding the Stern-Gerlach effect (Jared received his PhD student from Oregon State University and now teaches at Rice University in Houston, TX)
- Daniel JAMES (Senior thesis, 2004) A Semi-classical study of electron blurring in the longitudinal Stern-Gerlach magnet (James became a financial consultant in Seattle, WA)
- Jason EVANS (MS thesis, 2004) On the variability of the fine structure constant (Jason received his PhD student from the University of Michigan and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota)
- Philip DUTOIT (Honors thesis, 2000) Spin current: the contribution of spin to the probability current for nonrelativistic particles (Philip received his PhD from the California Institute of Technology)
