Resume - J. Gurian

Joshua H. Gurian
[email protected]
(617) 395-5674
92 Winthrop Road
Brookline, MA 02445
Education
University of Virginia
Ph.D. Physics, 2010
M.A. Physics, 2009
Advisor: Thomas F. Gallagher
Wesleyan University
B.A. Physics with High Honors, 2004
Advisor: Thomas J. Morgan
Employment
Research Engineer, Dynavac, March 2013 Leading thin film and thermal vacuum research and development efforts for medium size
vacuum system manufacturer. Supporting Business Development and Engineering groups
with scientific and technical expertise. Overseeing technical outreach of the organization,
including conference presentations and technical white papers. Managing Application
Laboratory staff and projects. Providing as needed proposal development, project cost
estimating, and project management.
Optical Science Consultant, A.L.P. Lighting Components, September 2012 - February 2013
Provided Chicago-based OEM optical research and development consulting on laser ablated PMMA and PET lighting diffusers for fluorescent, LED and next-generation OLED
technologies.
Invited Visiting Researcher, University of British Columbia, April 2012 - July 2012
Oversaw a team of students to experimentally implement ultracold molecular plasma
spectroscopy for exploring the quantum and classical dynamics of a highly-excited supersonic NO beam.
Chercheur Postdoctoral, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre National
de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), February 2010 - January 2012
Responsible for the design and execution of optical trapping and cooling of atomic gases
for ultracold many-body interaction and atomic imaging experiments, as well as commercialization research and development of state-of-the-art cold atom based bright ion and
electron sources.
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Virginia, Spring 2005 - Fall 2009
Conducted and published experimental and computational microwave ionization research
on laser excited (Rydberg) atoms. Designed a novel Nd:YLF-pumped kHz dye laser system
for high-resolution laser spectroscopy of lithium atoms.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Wesleyan University, Spring 2001 - Spring 2004
Carried out Stark recurrence laser spectroscopy of highly-excited noble gas atoms.
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Relevant Skills
Expert in experimental atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Extensive laser experience
including saturated-absorption locked diode systems, high-resolution CW Ti:Sapphire, ultrafast laser systems, as well as Nd:YLF and Nd:YAG pumped dye laser systems, electro- and
acousto-optics, precision optical alignment and detectors.
Significant expertise in modern thin film sputtering, evaporation, and PECVD techniques,
tools, and system design. Experience in coating design and thin film process development.
Extensive experience with Labview-based data acquisition system design, as well as with
common data analysis software, including MatLab, Origin, gnuplot, and Igor.
Programming experience in C++, python, perl, Maple, Mathematica, Java, and bash. Experience with massively parallel computational physics modeling and analysis. Expertise with
standard desktop design, CAD, publishing, and project management tools, including SolidWorks, Eagle, LATEX 2ε , SketchUp, MetaPost, and Microsoft Project.
Experience with a wide variety of laboratory and measurement equipment, including multistage UHV vacuum systems, high-voltage sources, charged particle detectors, circuit design
and layout, as well as extensive microwave design knowledge.
Selected Publications
H. Sadeghi, A. Kruyen, J. Hung, J. H. Gurian, J. P. Morrison, M. Schulz-Weiling, N. Saquet,
C. J. Rennick, and E. R. Grant, Dissociation and the Development of Spatial Correlation in a Molecular Ultracold Plasma, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 075001 (2014). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.075001
J. H. Gurian, P. Cheinet, P. Huillery, A. Fioretti, J. Zhao, P. L. Gould, D. Comparat, and P. Pillet,
Observation of a resonant four-body interaction in cold cesium Rydberg atoms, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108,
023005 (2012). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.023005
J. H. Gurian, K. R. Overstreet, H. Maeda, and T. F. Gallagher, Connecting field ionization to
photoionization via 17- and 36-GHz microwave fields, Phys. Rev. A 82, 043415 (2010). doi:
10.1103/PhysRevA.82.043415
J. H. Gurian, H. Maeda, and T. F. Gallagher, KHz dye laser system for high resolution laser spectroscopy, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 073111 (2010). doi: 10.1063/1.3462978
H. Maeda, J. H. Gurian, and T. F. Gallagher, Nondispersing Bohr Wave Packets, Phys. Rev. Lett.
102, 103001 (2009). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.103001
H. Maeda, J. H. Gurian, D. V. L. Norum, and T. F. Gallagher, Coherent Population Transfer
in an Atom by Multiphoton Adiabatic Rapid Passage, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 073002 (2006). doi:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.073002
Last updated: September 28, 2014
A full curriculum vitæ can be found at jgurian.com

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