{"id":139,"date":"2025-11-24T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/?p=139"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:18:14","slug":"new-bov-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/new-bov-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, new BoV members"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_140\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\" aria-label=\"William Cottrell\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Cottrell_William-2025-e1764004674333-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"profile photo of William Cottrell\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Cottrell_William-2025-e1764004674333-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Cottrell_William-2025-e1764004674333-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Cottrell_William-2025-e1764004674333.jpeg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Cottrell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>William Cottrell<\/b> earned his PhD in theoretical physics at UW\u2013Madison in 2017 with research touching upon various topics in gauge-gravity duality. Following postdocs at the University of Amsterdam and Stanford, he went on to a career in finance as a quantitative researcher at Jump Trading where he applies machine-learning techniques to construct mid-frequency portfolios.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He also teaches a course on crypto currencies at the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\" aria-label=\"Jeremiah Holzbauer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Profile photo of Jeremiah Holbauer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-1536x1524.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-1200x1191.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jeremiah-Holzbauer-scaled-e1764004650959.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeremiah Holzbauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Jeremiah Holzbauer<\/b> graduated from UW\u2013Madison with an AMEP degree before attending Michigan State for his PhD. At MSU, he discovered particle accelerators and has been working on them ever since. His postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory and 10+ years at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have been layering on experience in this deeply applied field, including cryogenic engineering, high power engineering, and precision RF engineering. He is currently a Senior Scientist and Project Manager for about a quarter of the PIP-II Project at FNAL, responsible for delivering ~10 different systems for this major upgrade to the accelerator complex. He is also the lab\u2019s lead expert on delicate equipment transport, hazardous material transport, and is lead for the ASPIRE internship. He is a regular instructor at the US Particle Accelerator School.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\" aria-label=\"Jianjun Xu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"profile photo of Jiajun Xu\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Jianjun-Xu.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jianjun Xu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Jiajun Xu<\/b> earned his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Cornell University and went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison. Trained in analytical modeling, mathematics, and computer science, he later transitioned into the world of finance, where he applies his interdisciplinary expertise to the complexities of global markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Cottrell earned his PhD in theoretical physics at UW\u2013Madison in 2017 with research touching upon various topics in gauge-gravity duality. 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