The goal of this project is to create, manipulate and control the atomic defects in van der Waals materials, such as Vb- centers in hexagonal boron nitride. These defects form effective two-level systems (qubit) and will be used as nanoscale quantum sensors for magnetic and electric field. The student will prepare the van der Waals material and heterostructure, and use quantum control protocols to identify and benchmark the qubits. As a stretch goal, new sensing protocols will be developed and tested (...)
Aresty Summer Science
SAS - Physics & Astronomy
This project investigates how organizational "availability norms"—expectations for immediate responsiveness and constant connectivity—impact fathers' decisions to conceal their caregiving responsibilities. Using an experimental survey design, we aim to establish a causal link between workplace pressure and the "visibility gap" in caregiving behavior. The study explores whether fathers are more likely to hide family obligations (e.g., "I have an appointment" vs. "I am taking my son to the doctor") (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SMLR - Human Resource Management
Behavioral Science, Management
The goal of the project is to fabricate and test a humidity and gas sensor based on the response of single layer graphene to the adsorption of different molecules. The students will learn to synthesize graphene using chemical vapor deposition and then transfer the graphene layers onto a Si wafer capped with a SiO2 layer. They will proceed to fabricate a device to demonstrate humidity and gas sensing by using the change of the electrical resistance in response to various molecules. Finally the studentys (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SAS - Physics & Astronomy
Physics
This project examines appearance management at work—the behaviors and expectations surrounding how employees present themselves through clothing, grooming, and other visible appearance cues—and how these demands shape employees’ experiences and career outcomes. In many workplaces, appearance is not merely a matter of personal preference; it can serve as an implicit or explicit job requirement that signals professionalism, competence, and fit. Yet, management and organizational research lacks an (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SMLR - Human Resource Management
Behavioral Science, Management
Building on BLT’s digital archival collections featuring 800 hours of recorded conversations with Black artists, creative workers, and community members, we are working to activate this unique oral history resource and avail it to the public in its entirety. An open access, born-digital collection of images, transcriptions, and roundtable conversations featuring over 1,200 people from around the world, the archive is a fully-independent repository championing self-authorship and narrative control (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
MGSA - Visual Arts
American Ethnic Studies, Art, Digital Arts (DXARTS), (...)
