Members
Fearless (most of the time) Leader
Sara Callori
Dr. Callori is an Assistant Professor of Physics at California State University San Bernardino. She got her bachelor’s degree in 2007 from New York University and earned her PhD in 2013 from Stony Brook University. Her dissertation work focused on ferroelectric oxide superlattices. She then spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher in Sydney, Australia in a joint position between the Bragg Institute and the University of New South Wales. As a post-doc she worked on studying magnetic thin film systems with neutron scattering. When not doing physics she watches too much bad TV with her husband Jason, son Hamish, and two dogs, Mr. Taco and Otis. She once came in second place on Jeopardy! .
Fun fact: Has an x-ray diffraction tattoo.
Twitter: @SaraDoesScience
Current Students
Deisy Morales
Major: Physics
Fun Fact: Is studying physics because she loves math.
Tonny Kasih
Major: Applied Physics
Fun Fact: Went through three different hair colors in Summer 2019.
Andres Hernandez
Major: Applied Physics, Ham Lab Alum
Fun Fact: Ultra competitive at basketball.
Carlos Vargas Ochoa
Major: Applied Physics
Fun Fact: Has studied number theory and really likes certain numbers.
Robert Tyo
Major: Applied Physics, Minors: Computer Science and Math
Fun Fact: Is an Eagle Scout.
Luis Cruz Ocana
Major: Applied Physics
Fun Fact: On his first day doing research he messed up pre-packaged ferroelectric tester software by attempting to install a Windows update. He says this was a good learning experience. (Luis was the one who suggested this as his fun fact!)
Alumni
Taylor Dixon - Applied Physics, Fall 2018 - Currently selling beer for Anheuser-Busch (which is probably the most awesome job one can get with a physics degree, honestly), Ham Lab alum
Luis Martinez - Applied Physics, Spring 2019 - Working for Raytheon outside Boston, Ham Lab alum
Ashraf Eddie Dries - Computer Engineering, Spring 2019, Ham Lab alum
Gabriel Almeida - Computer Engineering, Fall 2019, Ham Lab alum - Now applying for masters programs
Nolan White - Applied Physics, Fall 2019
Auxilliary
Hamish "Ham" Gerraughty
Morale booster and Summer 2018 lab member/namesake
Fun Fact: First word was "cheese".