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At LVC, students have the opportunity to engage in research with our faculty. Professors in Physics and Mathematical Sciences are experts in quantum information science (Dr. David Lyons, Dr. Cristina Mullican, and Dr. Scott Walck), theoretical/computational nuclear physics (Dr. Dan Pitonyak), and laser modifications of glass (Dr. Keith Veenhuizen). Students can work alongside faculty as paid research assistants during the summer and/or during the academic year for credit as an independent study or senior capstone project. This work has culminated in presentations at national conferences and co-authored papers in peer-reviewed journals. These high-level research experiences are unique for students at a small college and help distinguish LVC physics majors when they embark on their career paths after graduation.
| Student | Year of Activity | Publication or Conference Presentation |
| Penn Smith | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Michel Malda | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Jacob Marsh | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Sophia Fitzgibbons | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Penn Smith | 2024 | “Numerical Computation of Left-Right Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Lepton-Nucleon Collisions,” Contributed talk at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 3, 2024, Sacramento, CA. |
| Jacob Marsh | 2024 | “Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Lepton-Nucleon Collisions with Unpolarized Next-to-Leading Order Corrections,” Contributed poster at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 6, 2024, Sacramento, CA. |
| Sophia Fitzgibbons | 2024 | “Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Lepton-Nucleon Collisions with Unpolarized Next-to-Leading Order Corrections,” Contributed poster at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 6, 2024, Sacramento, CA. |
| Brandon Bauer | 2023 | B. Bauer, D. Pitonyak and C. Shay, “Numerical study of the twist-3 asymmetry ALT in single- inclusive electron-nucleon and proton-proton collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 107, 014013 (2023) [arXiv:2210.14334 [hep-ph]]. |
| Cody Shay | 2023 | B. Bauer, D. Pitonyak and C. Shay, “Numerical study of the twist-3 asymmetry ALT in single- inclusive electron-nucleon and proton-proton collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 107, 014013 (2023) [arXiv:2210.14334 [hep-ph]]. |
| Jack Putnam | 2023 | David W. Lyons, Cristina Mullican, Adam Rilatt, and Jack D. Putnam, “Werner states from diagrams,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 56(22):225301, May 2023 [arXiv:2302.05572]. |
| Brandon Bauer | 2023 | “Numerical Study of Twist-3 Longitudinal-Transverse Double-Spin Asymmetries: a Probe of Quark- Gluon-Quark Correlations in Hadrons,” Contributed talk at the APS Group on Hadronic Physics Meeting, Apr. 14, 2023, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Cody Shay | 2023 | “Numerical Study of Single-Inclusive Longitudinal-Transverse Double-Spin Asymmetries in Electron- Nucleon and Proton-Proton Collisions,” Contributed poster at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 15, 2023, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Alex Heilman | 2022 | Paul Appel, Alexander J. Heilman, Ezekiel W. Wertz, David W. Lyons, Marcus Huber, Matej Pivoluska, and Giuseppe Vitagliano, “Finite-Function-Encoding Quantum States,” Quantum, 6:708, May 2022 [arXiv:2012.00490]. |
| Ezekiel Wertz | 2022 | Paul Appel, Alexander J. Heilman, Ezekiel W. Wertz, David W. Lyons, Marcus Huber, Matej Pivoluska, and Giuseppe Vitagliano, “Finite-Function-Encoding Quantum States,” Quantum, 6:708, May 2022 [arXiv:2012.00490]. |
| Jacob Marsh | 2022 | Wei Sun, Keith Veenhuizen, Jacob Marsh, Volkmar Dierolf, Himanshu Jain, “Determination of the structure of lithium niobosilicate glasses by molecular dynamics simulation with a new Nb-O potential,” Computational Materials Science, Volume 207, May 2022, 111307. |
| Jacob Franklin | 2022 | Keith Veenhuizen, Collin Barker, Jacob Franklin, Sean McAnany, Bruce Aitken, Daniel Nolan, Volkmar Dierolf, Himanshu Jain, “The role of glass composition in the 3D laser fabrication of lithium niobate single crystal in lithium niobosilicate glass,” Optical Materials, Volume 128, June 2022, 112380. |
| Joshua Miller | 2022 | L. Gamberg, M. Malda, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin and N. Sato, “Updated QCD global analysis of single transverse-spin asymmetries: Extracting H ̃, and the role of the Soffer bound and lattice QCD,” Phys. Rev. D 106, 034014 (2022) [arXiv:2205.00999 [hep-ph]]. |
| Michel Malda | 2022 | L. Gamberg, M. Malda, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin and N. Sato, “Updated QCD global analysis of single transverse-spin asymmetries: Extracting H ̃, and the role of the Soffer bound and lattice QCD,” Phys. Rev. D 106, 034014 (2022) [arXiv:2205.00999 [hep-ph]]. |
| Brandon Bauer | 2022 | “Numerical Study of Single-Inclusive Longitudinal-Transverse Double-Spin Asymmetries in Electron- Proton and Proton-Proton Collisions,” Contributed poster at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 28, 2022, New Orleans, LA. |
| Ben Gordon | 2022 | “Analysis of the cos2φ and cosφ Modulations in Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering,” Contributed talk at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 9, 2022, New York, NY. |
| Michel Malda | 2022 | “Updated QCD Global Analysis of Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries with Additional Constraints from Experimental Data and Lattice QCD,” Contributed talk at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 9, 2022, New York, NY. |
| Ben Gordon | 2021 | “Analysis of the cos 2φ Modulation in Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering,” Contributed talk at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Michel Malda | 2021 | “Updated QCD Global Analysis of Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries,” Contributed talk at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Olivia Magneson | 2021 | “Phase-selective laser-induced crystallization of lead bismuth gallate glass,” Contributed poster at the Glass and Optical Materials Division (GOMD) 2021 Annual Meeting, Dec. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Jacob Franklin | 2021 | “Formation of continuous lithium niobate single crystals in lithium niobosilicate glass via femtosecond laser irradiation,” Contributed poster at the Glass and Optical Materials Division (GOMD) 2021 Annual Meeting, Dec. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Justin Cammarota | 2020 | J. Cammarota, L. Gamberg, Z. B. Kang, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin, T. C. Rogers and N. Sato, “Origin of single transverse-spin asymmetries in high-energy collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 102, 054002 (2020) [arXiv:2002.08384 [hep-ph]]. |
| Joshua Miller | 2020 | J. Cammarota, L. Gamberg, Z. B. Kang, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin, T. C. Rogers and N. Sato, “Origin of single transverse-spin asymmetries in high-energy collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 102, 054002 (2020) [arXiv:2002.08384 [hep-ph]]. |
| Ben Gordon | 2020 | “Extraction of the Boer-Mulders Function from Unpolarized SIDIS Data,” Contributed poster at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 30, 2020, remote. |
| Adam Rilatt | 2020 | “Extraction of the Boer-Mulders Function from Unpolarized SIDIS Data,” Contributed poster at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 30, 2020, remote. |
| Michel Malda | 2020 | “Mapping the 3D Structure of Hadrons through Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Electron-Proton Collisions,” Contributed talk at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 30, 2020, remote. |
| Collin Barker | 2019 | “Laser-induced crystallization and reduction of copper-doped lithium niobosilicate glass,” Contributed poster at the 25th International Congress on Glass, Jun. 9, 2019, Boston, MA |
| Joshua Miller | 2019 | “Laser-induced crystallization and reduction of copper-doped lithium niobosilicate glass,” Contributed poster at the 25th International Congress on Glass, Jun. 9, 2019, Boston, MA |
| Ezekiel Wertz | 2017 | David W. Lyons, Nathaniel P. Gibbons, Mark A. Peters, Daniel J. Upchurch, Scott N. Walck, and Ezekiel W. Wertz, “Local Pauli stabilizers of symmetric hypergraph states,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50(24):245303, 2017 [arXiv:1609.01306]. |
| Nate Gibbons | 2017 | David W. Lyons, Nathaniel P. Gibbons, Mark A. Peters, Daniel J. Upchurch, Scott N. Walck, and Ezekiel W. Wertz, “Local Pauli stabilizers of symmetric hypergraph states,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50(24):245303, 2017 [arXiv:1609.01306]. |
| Student | Year(s) | Position/Company or Institution |
| Penn Smith | 2024 | Research Assistant / Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab REU Program at Duke |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2024 | Engineer / PPL Electric |
| Michael Harris | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Marsh | 2023, 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jack Putnam | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Justin DeShong | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Lyons & Dr. Mullican |
| Daniel Hagan | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Ben Kegerreis | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Brandon Bauer | 2023 | Research Assistant / University of Delaware REU Program |
| Justin DeShong | 2023 | Research Assistant / Virginia Tech REU Program |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2023 | Research Assistant / Penn State University REU Program |
| Sophie Piepmeier | 2023 | STEM Center for Education and Outreach Intern / U.S. Naval Academy |
| Jackie Martin | 2023 | Vanderbilt University REU Program |
| Michael Harris | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Faye Gibson | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Sophia Fitzgibbons | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Penn Smith | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Olivia Magneson | 2022 | AAPM Summer Undergraduate Fellowship / Harvard Medical School |
| Justin Deshong | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Jacob Marsh | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Jackie Martin | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Brandon Bauer | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Cody Shay | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Franklin | 2021 | Research Assistant/Lehigh University REU Program |
| Andrew Hearsey | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Olivia Magneson | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Jacob Marsh | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Michel Malda | 2020, 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Ben Gordon | 2020, 2021 | Research Assistant/LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Layton | 2020 | Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Joshua Miller | 2020 | Research Assistant/Thomas Jefferson National Lab SULI Program |
| Adam Rilatt | 2020 | Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Mark Wittemann | 2020 | Research Assistant/LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Eric Alleman | 2019 | Research Assistant/Underseas Systems Office (PSU Applied Research Lab) |
| Leah Boyer | 2017, 2019 |
Research Assistant/University of South Florida REU Program Research Assistant/Underseas Systems Office (PSU Applied Research Lab) |
| Marcus Brown-Dulan | 2018 |
Research Assistant/Underseas Systems Office (PSU Applied Research Lab) |
| Joshua Miller | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Franklin | 2019 |
Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program-Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Lauren Hagy | 2019 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Samantha Smith | 2019 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Collin Barker | 2018 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Justin Cammarota |
2015- 2018 |
Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program-Dr. Marsh Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck Research Assistant/Fermilab SULI Program Research Assistant/University of Michigan REU Program at CERN |
| Alex Heilman | 2017- 2018 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Nate Gibbons | 2015, 2017 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck Research Assistant/NIST SURF |
| Gerald Boddie | 2017 |
Research Assistant/Penn State University |
| Ezekiel Wertz | 2016-2017 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Kathryn White | 2016 |
Mechanical Engineering Intern/Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa |
| Daniel Upchurch | 2014- 2015 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Adam Rosier | 2013 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Anthony Hoover | 2012- 2013 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Ian Bond | 2012 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Oliver Lyons | 2012 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Hana Krechel | 2011- 2012 |
Mechanical Engineering Intern/Exelon NuclearGovernment Civilian Intern/Army Material System Analysis Activity |
| Ian Younker | 2010 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Adam Hansell | 2009- 2010 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
| Laura Snyder | 2009- 2010 |
Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck |
Students and faculty study the “quantum advantage” of entangled particles that can outperform the most powerful existing supercomputers.
Participating Faculty Members: Dr. David Lyons, Dr. Cristina Mullican, and Dr. Scott Walck
The goal of this research is to map out a 3D image of the internal structure of visible matter. Students write code in Python to compute high-energy particle collisions and analyze how models fit experimental data. This allows us to extract information on the elementary particles that make up objects like the proton.
Participating Faculty Member: Dr. Dan Pitonyak
The goal of this research is to fabricate crystals in glass using a laser as a heat source. Light can be guided through the crystals, making them potentially useful as optical interconnects in photonic integrated circuits. In addition, the crystals are characterized by various means (Raman spectroscopy, piezoresponse for microscopy, etc.) to gather information for practical applications and more fundamental studies.
Participating Faculty Member: Dr. Keith Veenhuizen
