Amy Wu

Condensed Matter Physics Ph.D. candidate at University of California, Irvine

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics

Expected 2025

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Adviser: Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi
GPA:3.87/4.0

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Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics

Graduated 2019

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
GPA:3.51/4.0

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Skills

Excels at both experimental skills and device fabrication

Atomic Force Microscopy

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Electron beam lithography (EBL)

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Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

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Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD)

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Reactive ion etching (RIE)

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Oxygen Plasma Etching

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Cleanroom

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Spincoating and lift-off

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Additional Skills

Lithography, Graphene Wet Transfer, Cryogenics, Ultra-high vacumm equipment, PDMS dry transfer, PVC/PC transfer, Chromium and Gold wet etching

Experience

Research

Graduate Research Assistant - Prof. Sanchez-Yamagishi's research group, UCI

2019-Present

Plan daily, weekly and monthly tasks with supervisor and co-worker
Organize large data set taken in cryogenic measurements
Build creative ideas to tackle experimental problems such as building a new setup or procedure
Research Assistant - Prof. Madhavan's research group, UIUC

2018-2019

Preparing samples such as cutting wafers and spincoating substrates
Using the electron beam lithography to pattern samples
Deposition of elements on to samples with Ion mill evaporator and thermal evaporator
Research Assistant - Prof. Eckstein's research group, UIUC

2017

Measuring currents through samples using liquid nitrogen and lock-in amplifiers
Developed fine control of melting aluminum on to substrates surface
Organized and edited LabVIEW programs

Mentoring

Mentor for undergraduate Researchers - Physics Department, UCI

2020-Present

Taught undergraduate students how to fabricate devices
Explained physics about current project and supervise undergraduate projects
Mentor for Underrepresented Gender Students in Physics - Physics Department, UCI

2020-Present

Mentored underrepresented student in physics and helping them with graduate applications
Helped new incoming graduate student to integrate into graduate school

Work

Teaching Assistant - Physics Department, UCI

2019-2020

Led discussion sections in university courses Modern Physics (Phys 51A), Introduction to Mathematical Methods for Physics (Phys 2), Classical Physics (Phys 7D)
Organized office hours and extra math tutoring sessions for students
Teaching Assistant - Physics Department, UCI

2019-2020

Led discussion sections in university courses Modern Physics (Phys 51A), Introduction to Mathematical Methods for Physics (Phys 2), Classical Physics (Phys 7D)
Organized office hours and extra math tutoring sessions for students
Student Lecture Preparation Technician - Physics Department, UIUC

2016-2017

Cooperate with other workers to set up physics demonstrations
Train to handle lab equipment inside the demonstration room
University Student Financial Service and Cashier Operations (USFSCO) - Physics Department, UIUC

2016-2017

Contribute in maintaining filed and discharged bankruptcies to support student debtors toward financial wellness
Organize confidential University Student Loans' Promissory Notes

Awards

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NSF Graduate Research Honorable Mention
2021
DaRin Butz Foundation Research Scholars (ISUR)
2018

Interests

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Topological insulators, topological superconductors, electrical transport, spintronics, strong spin-orbit coupling, low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Weyl semimetals, material growth, moiré superlattices, quantum Hall effect.
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Contact

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