Project Scientist
Dr. David Cassidy
Years: May 2002 - Oct 2013
Description: Postdoctoral Student May 2002 - May 2008
Current Position: Reader in Physics - University College London
Research Asssistant
Dr. Fei Bu
Position: Volunteer
Years: Feb 2015 - Dec 2017
Graduate Students
Dr. Harris Rutbeck-Goldman
Education:
PhD - Physics - UC Riverside - 2017
PI: Professor Harry W. K. Tom
BS - Physics
Ethan Roeder
Education:
BS - Physics - UC Riverside - 2015
Alina Pineiro Escalera
Education:
PhD Student - Physics - University of Maryland, College Park
BS - Physics- UC Riverside - 2014
Dr. Tomu Hisakado
Education:
PhD - Physics - UC Riverside - 2014
Dr. Karson Bader
Education:
PhD - Physics - UC Riverside
Current Position:
Physics Lecturer
Dr. Bradley Hughes
Education:
PhD - Physics - UC Riverside
Current Position:
Physics & Astronomy Instructor
Dr. Sixue "Stuart" Wang
Years: Sep 2006 - Mar 2007
Dr. Shihu Deng
Years: Sep 2006 - Aug 2017
Dr. H Tanaka
Years: May 2004 - Sep 2005
Dr. H Miyadera
Years: Apr 2005 - Mar 2007
Dr. Xuang Gao
Years: Jan 2002 - Sep 2003
Undergraduate Students
Cynthia Farr
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2018
Description: Volunteered as part of the Student Research Opportunities summer program (funded by a Title III STEM grant) at Chaffey College.
Tyler Smith
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2018
Description: Volunteered as part of the Student Research Opportunities summer program (funded by a Title III STEM grant) at Chaffey College.
Valeria Cristal
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2017
Description: Volunteered as part of the Student Research Opportunities summer program (funded by a Title III STEM grant) at Chaffey College.
Xu Gao
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2017
Description: Volunteered as part of the Student Research Opportunities summer program (funded by a Title III STEM grant) at Chaffey College.
Joshua Saurez
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2017
Description: Worked on simulations for positronium experiments.
Sabrina Wueste
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2017
Description: Worked on creating metal-organic frameworks (MOF).
Jasmine Minor
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Winter 2017
Description: Helped with various experiments in the positron lab.
Manuel Gonzalez
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2016
Description: Worked on simulations for laser excitation experiments.
Mason Austin
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Summer 2015
Description: From Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) as part of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Summer Research Internship Program.
Worked on the programming for characterization of photomultiplier tube detectors.
Melina Fuentes-Garcia
Position: Lab Assistant
Years: Sep 2014 - June 2015
Description: Senior thesis Sep 2014 - Dec 2014.
Worked on constructing and characterizing a dark matter detector.
Helped with various experiments in the positron lab.
Jessica Pitzek
Position: Lab Volunteer
Years: Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
Description: From Cal Baptist and Cal State San Bernadino.
Worked in the positron lab doing simulations of positron beam focusing which is required for making a positronium BEC.
Parth Patel
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Sep 2013 - May 2015
Description: Helped in the positron lab for 2 years and learned
a number of different experimental techniques, including cleanroom procedures,
making an electron gun, and writing LabView programs for controlling an electromagnet and other devices.
Currently a graduate student at MIT (Cambridge, MA).
George Vejar
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Sep 2013 - May 2014
Description: Helped with various tasks in the positron lab.
Gabriel G. Cecchini
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Sep 2013 - May 2013
Description: Worked on various projects in the positron lab.
Ethan Roeder
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Sep 2013 - Sep 2015
Description: Learned programming techniques, modeling and sample preparation.
Bruce Barrios
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Sep 2013 - May 2014
Description: Dismantled our accelerator and learned to wind electromagnets.
Currently a graduate student at Delaware State University.
Shane Jackson
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
Description: From Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Learned about photomultipliers and scintillators, vacuum equipment,
and attempted to analyze world-wide gravimeter data for
anomalous oscillations due to dark matter.
Carter Welker
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
Description: Helped with plumbing for the positron accumulator project.
Courtenay Franklin
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Matt Chiapa
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
Description: Helped test and characteristic electromagnets and how they varied over time.
Currently in an Optometry graduate program.
Luka Ratkovich
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
Description: Helped test various ion pumps and acquired skills in vacuum technology.
Received a MS in physics from Cal State Long Beach in 2017.
Alina Pineiro Escalera
Position: Lab Assistant
Years: Sep 2011 - May 2016
Description: Set up and took data with a positron lifetime system,
took measurements with a Leed-Auger apparatus, and used the UCR Clean Room
to produce features on a silicon wafer surface for trapping positronium.
Worked to assemble a new positron source and trap using a highly uniform magnet
that she wound with the help of the other undergraduate volunteers.
Worked on measuring the field uniformity in collaboration with Parth Patel
with a novel magnetometer implemented by the students.
Vitaly Fedotov
Position: Lab Assistant
Years: 2010 - 2011
Description: Worked on producing a 20T pulsed magnet for his undergraduate research project.
John Dickerson
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jan 2010 - May 2010
Description: Senior thesis.
Worked on Finding the Heat of Gelation of polyacrylamide gels and the effect of stirring on the gel process.
Ruben Espinosa
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Oct 2009 - Jan 2010
Description: Worked in the positron lab on a lifetime apparatus and assembled a LEED-Auger test chamber.
Matt Gonzales
Position: Lab Assistant
Years: Sep 2009 - Sep 2010
Description: Worked on positron experimentation under the Summer Bridge to Research program.
Rob Roy Fletcher
Position: Lab Assistant
Years: Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
Description: Worked on positron experimentation under the Summer Bridge to Research program.
Currently a graduate student at Pennsyvania State University.
Kenneth Varela
Position: Lab Assistant
Years: Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
Description: Worked on positron experimentation under the Summer Bridge to Research program.
Completed MS at Cal State Fullerton and was accepted to Pennsyvania State University.
Aisha Habib
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
Description: UC Berkeley undergrad summer bio volunteer.
Phillip Kratz
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Mar 2008 - May 2008
Description: Senior thesis.
Worked on producing a photomask for making positronium BEC cavities.
Mr. Kratz went to graduate school at Stanford.
Rick Pocklington
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2007 - Sep 2007
Description: From Principia College (Elsah, IL).
Helped on various positron beam experiments.
Milton Bose
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2007 - Sep 2007
Description: Worked in the positron lab on various experiments.
Sadia Tariq
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Mar 2007 - May 2007
Sammy Sedky
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Moina Khan
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Megha Joshi
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Jason Snyder
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Description: From Principia College (Elsah, IL).
Avnik Patidar
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Allen Austin
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2009
Description: Worked first in the bio computing lab,
then in the positron lab doing Auger spectroscopy experiments.
Aishwarya Varadharajan
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Description: Volunteered in the bio computing lab and took Phys 197.
Larry Nguyen
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2005 - Sep 2005
Description: Helped in the DNA experiments.
John Johnson
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2005 Sep 2005
Description: Transfer student from RCC.
Worked on making a DNA computer in the bio computing lab.
Mentored by Professor Mills for the Summer Bridge to Research 2005.
James Fitzpatrick
Position: Assistant II
Years: Dec 2003 Sep 2003
Description: Senior thesis.
Worked on making a field emission tip for positron studies of surfaces.
Martinez Greg
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2003 Jun 2004
Joseph Bashe
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2003 Jun 2004
Derrick Leung
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2003 Sep 2003
Description: Worked on setting up the positron beam.
Reuben Gann
Position: Lab Helper
Years: May 2003 - Sep 2003
Description: Worked on contactless gating experiments.
Greg Martinez
Position: Lab Helper
Years: Apr 2003 - Sep 2003
Description: Worked on setting up the positron beam.
Tim Hester
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2002 - Mar 2003
Description: Worked on setting up the positron beam.
James Cramer
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2002 - Sep 2003
Description: Worked under a joint project with
Professor Jory Yarmoff, Dr. Biasini, and Professor Mills.
Brooke Erlanger
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2002 - Sep 2003
Description: Worked under a joint project with
Prof. Jory Yarmoff, Dr. Biasini, and Professor Mills.
Brian Williams
Position: Assistant II
Years: Jun 2002 - Aug 2003
Description: Lab Helper starting Jan 2003.
Trained in electronics and did several experiments to measure positron
mobilities and to study contactless gating of a semiconductor surface.
High School
Various high school students have volunteered in the positron lab.