Membership

Meeting Schedule

Weekly Research Group Meetings

  • N288 ESC, Mondays, 5pm-6:30pm (Winter 2025)
    • Email Dr. Colton if you would like to attend

Condensed Matter Seminar

  • N288 ESC, Thursdays, 3pm - 4pm (Fall/Winter Only)


Group Members

John Colton
Experimental Condensed Matter Materials
Semiconductor Materials

Current Students


Carter Shirley
PhD Student, Physics
Trigg Randall
B.S. Applied Physics, Aug 2025
Levi Homer
B.S. Applied Physics, Apr 2025

Garrett Davis

Jenna Davenport
Amelia Poulin
B.S. Applied Physics, Apr 2025
Shane LeBaron
B.S. Applied Physics, Dec 2026
Pre-Med

Jaydon Southwell
Hadley Hillyer
B.S. Physics, Apr 2027


Group Alumni

  • Matthew Bradshaw, REU student summer 2024
  • Delwar Hossain, RET summer 2024
  • Chapman Lindsay, joined Fall 2018
  • Kameron Hansen, joined Fall 2020, collaborating graduate student of U of Utah.
  • Jonathan Hale, joined Winter 2021
  • Blake Romrell, joined Winter 2021
  • Daniel King, joined Winter 2021
  • Michael Murdock, joined Fall 2021
  • Sam Jeppson, joined Fall 2021
  • Emma McClure, B.S. Aug. 2022
  • Michele Eggleston, Summer 2022 REU Student
  • Bryce Eggers, joined Fall 2021-Winter 2021 (the switched groups)
  • Sophia Chiang, Summer 2021 REU Student form University of Chicago
  • Jordan Bryan, joined Summer 2020, REU student continuing collaboration into 2021
  • Kane Fanning, Winter 2020-Winter 2021, (then switched groups)
  • Spencer King, B.S. Apr 2021
  • Nathan Schwartz, B.S. Apr 2021
  • Charles Lewis, B.S. Apr 2020
  • Marissa Iraca, Summer 2020 REU Student from Lock Haven University
  • James Erikson, B.S. Apr 2020 
  • Alex Gruszkiewicz Christensen, B.S. Apr 2020
  • Lydia Harris, Summer 2019 REU student from BYU-Idaho 
  • Matt Richards, B.S. Apr 2019 
  • Daniel Boyce, B.S. Apr 2019  
  • Colter Stewart, B.S. Apr 2019
  • Micah Shelley, B.S. Apr 2019
  • Katelyn Watson Hottman, summer 2018 REU student from Arkansas State Univ
  • Heather Hogg, B.S. Apr 2018
  • Ryan Peterson, B.S. Apr 2018
  • Scott Crossen, B.S. Apr 2018
  • Alessandro Perego, B.S. 2018 (in Chem Eng)
  • Drew Henrichsen, Fall 2015-Winter 2017 (then left the group)
  • Barb Austin, Summer 2017 RET from Northmont High School in Clayton, OH
  • Kameron Hansen, B.S. 2017
  • Luis Perez, Summer 2016 REU student from U. Redlands
  • Jacob Embley, B.S. 2016
  • Jake Maxfield, B.S. 2016
  • Michael Meehan, B.S. 2016
  • Cameron Olsen, B.S. 2016
  • Kyle Miller, B.S., 2015
  • Margaret Morris, Summer 2015 REU student from Brandeis Univ
  • Stephen Erickson, B.S., 2015
  • Kevin Zenner, Summer 2014 REU student from Arizona State
  • Kenneth Clark, B.S., 2014
  • Phil White, B.S., 2013
  • Tyler Park, M.S., 2013
  • Claira Wilson, Summer 2013 RET from Mountain View High School in Orem, UT
  • Matt Cullens, Summer 2013 REU student from College of Coastal Georgia/Georgia Southern University
  • Daniel Craft, B.S., 2013
  • Jane Cutler, B.S., 2013
  • Danielle Law, Summer 2012 REU student from Central College, Iowa
  • Christel D. Fodja, Summer 2012 REU student from U. North Texas
  • David Meyer, B.S., 2012
  • Andrew Perry, Summer 2011 REU student from U. Utah
  • Scott Thalman, B.S., 2011
  • Dallas Smith, B.S., 2011
  • Courtney Klosterman, Summer 2010 REU student from U. Oregon
  • Matthew Guerron, Summer 2010 REU student from West Chester Univ
  • Stephen H. Brown, B.S., 2010
  • Aaron M. Jones, B.S., 2010
  • Michael J. Johnson, B.S., 2010
  • Benjamin M. Heaton, B.S., 2009
  • Daniel N. Jenson, B.S., 2008