research
Materials modeling, acoustic devices, and optical experiments.
My research connects physical models with device behavior. Across computational materials science, nanoscale acoustics, and experimental optics, I develop tools to design systems and understand how they work.
Current research
Computational Material & Device Modleing
Graduate research · The University of Texas at Austin
I use first-principles calculations to study functional oxides and semiconductor interfaces for electronic and electro-optic integration. My research connects atomic-scale structure and electronic properties with device behavior, including numerical models of silicon-integrated electro-optic reservoirs.
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First-principles modeling
Oxide–semiconductor interfaces
Investigating functional oxides and interface electronic properties for semiconductor integration.
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Device simulation · Python
Electro-optic reservoir computing
Numerical modeling of silicon-integrated BaTiO₃ electro-optic devices for neuromorphic computing.
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Previous graduate research
Nanoscale Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
Graduate research · The University of Texas at Austin
In my first two years of graduate research, I worked on surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), covering the full device-engineering cycle from simulation and CAD design to nanofabrication and characterization. Beyond electrical measurements with a vector network analyzer, I used transmission-mode microwave impedance microscopy (TMIM) to image electro-mechanical waves inside working devices with sub-micron resolution.
Background on SAW devices, fabrication, and TMIM
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Acoustic imaging · Phononic crystals
Topological acoustic devices
Investigating gigahertz acoustic propagation in patterned phononic structures using spatially resolved measurements.
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TMIM · Device design · Fabrication
One-port acoustic resonators
Imaging acoustic leakage and higher-order modes in gigahertz resonators, and designing and fabricating an AlN-on-silicon resonator.
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Inverse design · MATLAB–COMSOL
Inverse-designed acoustic splitters
Designing acoustic scattering patterns and translating simulated geometries into multilayer fabrication masks.
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Undergraduate research
Structured Light & Optical Experiments
Undergraduate research
I developed a Fourier-domain inverse method to recover vector optical modes, implemented it in MATLAB, and programmed a spatial light modulator. I designed and assembled an optical-table setup for experimental verification, connecting computational analysis with hands-on optical measurements.