Overview
New Jersey is known as the Garden State, given its temperate climate and proximity to the large urban areas of New York City and Philadelphia, along with the early history of farming, especially for vegetables and berries (Karst 2024). Michigan’s agricultural production is larger than New Jersey’s and boasts of the 2nd most diverse outside of California, and leads the nation in the production of tart cherries (Pohl 2022). Neither state is near the top of US agricultural production, (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
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
