Current members
Principal Investigator
Dan Neumark, Melvin Calvin Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
B.A., M.A. Harvard University, 1977
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1984
Postdoctoral Fellow, JILA, University of Colorado, 1984-86
Email: dneumark@berkeley.edu
Graduate Students
Megan Asplund, 5th year Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. Chemistry 2019, Brigham Young University
Project: femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging
Hobbies: violin, hiking, gardening
Email: meganpa@berkeley.edu
Marty DeWitt, 5th year Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. Chemistry 2019, Arizona State University
Project: slow photoelectron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy
Hobbies: rock climbing, longboarding, soccer, long walks on the beach
Email: marty_dewitt@berkeley.edu
Zachery Donnellan, 3rd year Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. Chemistry 2020, West Virginia University
Project: time resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of light-harvesting materials
Hobbies: climbing, video games
Email: zachery_donnellan@berkeley.edu
Eric Haugen, 5th year Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. Chemistry 2019, University of Waterloo
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: hockey, trail running
Email: eric_haugen@berkeley.edu
Nicki Puskar, 4th year Ph.D. Candidate
B.A. Chemistry, Vocal Performance 2019, Lawrence University
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: opera, choir, reading, painting, ice skating
Email: nicolette.puskar@berkeley.edu
Korina Vlahos, 1st year Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemistry, 2023, University of Maryland, College Park
Project: slow photoelectron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy
Hobbies: reading, needlework, walking around Berkeley, rock climbing
Email: kvlahos@berkeley.edu
Walt Yang, 3rd year Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. Chemistry, B.A. Music 2021, University of Pittsburgh
Project: flat liquid jet molecular beam scattering
Hobbies: piano, composition, numismatics, gardening
Email: walt_yang@berkeley.edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Madison Foreman, Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Chemistry 2023, JILA, University of Colorado Boulder
Project: flat liquid jet molecular beam scattering
Hobbies: reading, tabletop RPGs, gardening, powerlifting, cooking
Email: mmforeman@lbl.gov
Dr. John Hack, Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemistry 2023, University of Chicago
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: music, games
Email: johnhack@berkeley.edu
Dr. Do Hyung Kang, Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemistry 2022, KAIST
Project: spectroscopy and dynamics in liquid microjets
Hobbies: soccer, movies, hiking
Email: sonar112@berkeley.edu
Dr. Masa Koga, Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemistry 2021, Osaka University
Project: spectroscopy and dynamics in liquid microjets
Hobbies: badminton, cycling, traveling
Email: masafumi.koga@berkeley.edu
Dr. Patrick Rupprecht, Feodor-Lynen Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Physics 2022, Heidelberg University
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: cycling, running, art, architecture
Email: PRupprecht@lbl.gov
Undergraduate Students
Neal Haldar, SEED Scholar
B.S. Chemistry expected 2026, University of California, Berkeley
Project: spectroscopy and dynamics in liquid microjets
Hobbies: playing the viola, drinking boba and coffee, collecting coins
Email: nealhaldar@berkeley.edu
Tiffany Ly
B.S. Chemistry expected 2025, University of California, Berkeley
Project: flat liquid jet molecular beam scattering
Hobbies: playing piano, reading books, crocheting, baking
Email: tly903@berkeley.edu
Jenny Wu
B.S. Chemical Biology expected 2024, University of California, Berkeley
Project: femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging
Hobbies: running, swimming, watching movies, playing the piano
Email: yingjungwu2222@berkeley.edu
Administrator
Kathleen Buckley
Group administrator
Email: kbuckley@berkeley.edu