Sean Cameron
Email: scameron5@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Benjamin Woods
Year of Admission: 2025
Website: Woods Group
Email: scameron5@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Benjamin Woods
Year of Admission: 2025
Website: Woods Group
Email: castelanhern@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Vladimir Zhdankin
Year of Admission: 2023
Website: Zhdankin Group
Email: tchen463@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Yang Bai
Year of Admission: 2022
Website: Phenomenology
Research Interests: theoretical particle physics, including Higgs physics, dark matter, astroparticle physics, early universe physics, and the usage of machine learning in this field.
Pronouns: she/her
Email: rschisholm@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Elena D'Onghia
Year of Admission: 2022
Websites: Home Page, D'Onghia Group
Research Interests: galactic dynamics, cosmological simulations, circumgalactic medium
I am a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison studying astrophysics under Prof. Elena D’Onghia. My research interests broadly span dwarf galaxy structure and dynamics, with an emphasis on the role of the circumgalactic medium, utilizing cosmological simulations. I am a member of the CLUES collaboration, and the SDSS collaboration.
Email: soyeon.a.choi@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Victor Brar
Year of Admission: 2022
Websites: Brar Lab, Condensed Matter Experiment
Email: rmcrain@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Victor Brar
Year of Admission: 2024
Websites: Brar Lab, Condensed Matter Experiment
Email: hassan.elsayed@wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Gary Shiu
Year of Admission: 2023
Websites: Home Page, String Theory, Theoretical Cosmology, AI Physics
Research Interests: Theoretical high energy physics, particularly quantum gravity and quantum information
I am a graduate student in the Physics department. I am currently working with Professor Gary Shiu.
Other than doing research, I love teaching and helping people with physics. So if you have any questions — whether or not you are one of my current students — please feel free to reach out.
Email: brandonfriend@physics.wisc.edu
Research Advisor: Matthew Otten
Year of Admission: 2025
Website: Otten Group
Research Interests: Theoretical Quantum Computing; Quantum Simulation; Quantum Algorithms and Error Correction