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Ryan Cole

Ryan joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bates in January 2024. Before Bates, he completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and spent two years as a NRC Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado.

Open Positions:

Please contact Ryan if you are a Bates student interested in thesis research or summer/academic year research positions.

Current Members:

Zhaoyi (Andrew) Liu '26

Andrew is a physics major at Bates. He is interested in applying physical laws to solve-real-world problems that can benefit people’s lives. Outside of physics, he is also a huge badminton enthusiast.

Audrey Schane '25

Audrey is a senior physics major at Bates College. She is focusing her thesis on laser heterodyne radiometry and radial velocity based exoplanet detection. In her free time, she enjoys skiing, reading, and cooking.

Carson Moellering '26

Qwynn Kobertz '26

Paloma Rodriguez Thorne '26

Past Members:

Julia White '25

Thesis Title: "Optical Frequency Comb Stabilization as an Optical Frequency Reference" (Honors)

Audrey Schane '25

Thesis Title: "Building a Laser Heterodyne Radiometer for Solar Doppler Shift Measurements"

Peter Weil '25

Thesis Title: "Characterizing a Widely-Tunable DBR-Laser-Based Gas Spectrometer for Spectroscopy of Methane"

Krishna Kakani '25

Thesis Title: "Modeling Greenhouse Gas Spectra"

Colton Bosselait '25

Thesis Title: "Designing a Laser Power Stabilization Module Using a Red Pitaya"

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