Avani Niranjan Vivrekar
Pronouns: She/Her
Email: vivrekar@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Mark Friesen
Year of Admission: 2020
Websites: Biophysics and Condensed Matter Physics, Wisconsin Quantum Institute
Pronouns: She/Her
Email: vivrekar@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Mark Friesen
Year of Admission: 2020
Websites: Biophysics and Condensed Matter Physics, Wisconsin Quantum Institute
Email: jwang2648@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Maxim G Vavilov
Year of Admission: 2025
Websites: Home Page, Condensed Matter
Research Interests: Quantum error correction, superconducting qubits, tensor networks, machine learning
Jiakai Wang is a Ph.D. student in Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on superconducting quantum circuits, with particular interest in fluxonium qubits, Hamiltonian modeling, and quantum error correction.
He develops numerical simulation tools using Python and C++ to study driven multilevel systems, dressed states, and circuit quantization. He is especially interested in data-driven approaches to circuit design, including machine learning methods for analyzing qubit parameterization and performance trade-offs.
His broader interests include tensor network methods, optimal pulse control for superconducting qubits, and building computational infrastructure for large-scale quantum simulations.
Email: wang2632@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Sebastian Heinz
Year of Admission: 2020
Website: Heinz Group
Email: acwarden@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Kevin Black
Year of Admission: 2018
Websites: High Energy Physics, CMS
Email: scweeden@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Robert McDermott
Year of Admission: 2021
Websites: McDermott Group, Condensed Matter, Wisconsin Quantum Institute
Email: cwelke@wisc.edu
Year of Admission: 2025
Research Interests: Experimental High Energy
Pronouns: He/Him
Email: bwellnitz@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Victor Brar
Year of Admission: 2025
Websites: Brar Lab, Condensed Matter Experiment
Research Interests: Experimental Condensed Matter
Email: hrwoodward@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Elena D'Onghia
Year of Admission: 2022
Website: D'Onghia Group
Email: nwoodward2@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Moritz Münchmeyer
Year of Admission: 2025
Websites: Home Page, Münchmeyer Group
Research Interests: Machine Learning for Physics, Theoretical Physics Reasoning