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Current Position
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Physics
- George Washington University
- 2020 – present
Training
- Postdoc, MIT, 2016–2019, with Prof. Or Hen
- PhD, MIT, 2016, with Prof. Richard Milner,
- B.S., Yale University, 2009
Teaching
- PHYS1021 – University Physics I (Spring 2020, 2023)
- PHYS2151 – Intermediate Lab I (Spring 2021, 2022)
- PHYS3166 – Quantum Mechanics (Fall 2023)
- PHYS4175 – Nuclear Physics (Fall 2020, 2022)
Experiments and Collaborations
- GlueX Collaboration, Jefferson Lab
- Hall D Short Range Correlations / Color Transparency Experiment (E12-19-003)
- CLAS-12 Collaboration, Jefferson Lab
- BAND Experiment, E12-11-003A
- CLAS-12 Short-Range Correlations Experiment (E12-17-006A)
- LAD Experiment, Jefferson Lab E12-11-107
- EPIC Collaboration (EIC Detector 1)
- TPEX, DESY
- Hall A Tritium Run, Jefferson Lab
- (e,e’p) Experiment, E12-14-011
- OLYMPUS
Publications
Here are a few of my recent favorites. See Inspire for a complete list.
- “12C(e,e’pN) measurements of short range correlations in the tensor-to-scalar interaction transition region” Phys. Lett. B 820, 136523 (2021)
- “How much two-photon exchange is needed to resolve the proton form factor discrepancy?” J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 47 055109 (2020)
- “Neutron Valence Structure from Nuclear Deep Inelastic Scattering” Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 092002 (2020)
- “Probing the core of the strong nuclear interaction” Nature 578, 540–544, Feb. 2020
- “Modified structure of protons and neutrons in correlated pairs” Nature 566, 354-358, Feb. 2019
- “Hard Two-Photon Contribution to Elastic Lepton-Proton Scattering: Determined by the OLYMPUS Experiment” Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 092501 (2017)
Other Activities
- APS Committee on Careers and Professional Development (CCPD)
- APS Topical Group on Hadronic Physics, Executive Committee
- Jefferson Lab Hall A Coordinating Committee
- Frontiers and Careers in Photonuclear Physics Conference Series