David Hanneke
Associate Professor of Physics
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Amherst College

Curriculum vitae (pdf)

Michael Mitchell
Class of 2025E

Lukas Song
Class of 2024
Laser stabilization and linewidth narrowing for molecular spectroscopy

Will Henshon
Class of 2023
Radiofrequency circuit design for ion trapping of O+
2 molecules (pdf)

Addison Hartman
Class of 2022
Two-Photon Vibrational Transitions in O+
2 (pdf)

Annika Lunstad
Class of 2021
Driving Forbidden Vibrational Transitions in Molecular Oxygen (pdf)

Boran Kuzhan
Class of 2021E
A Molecular Beam Apparatus to Search for Time-Variation of Fundamental Constants (pdf)

Julia Pfatteicher
Class of 2019
Developing Rapid Quenching Electronics for Coupling an Ion Trap to a Mass Spectrometer (pdf)

Christian Pluchar
Class of 2018
An Ultraviolet Laser for Beryllium Photoionization (pdf)

Alex Frenett
Class of 2018
State-selective Production of Oxygen Molecular Ions for New Physics Searches (pdf)

David Lane
Class of 2017
Developing a Quantum Toolbox: Experiments with a Single-Atom Harmonic Oscillator and Prospects for Probing Molecular Ions (pdf)

Ned Kleiner
Class of 2016
Quantum Control of Be⁺ Ions (pdf)

Jiajun Shi
Class of 2015E
Radiofrequency Synthesis System for Laser Modulation (pdf)

Phyo Aung Kyaw
Class of 2014
Constructing an Ultra-High Vacuum Chamber and a Radio Frequency Helical Resonator for Trapping Ions (pdf)

Chu Cheyenne Teng
Class of 2014E
Frequency Control and Stabilization of a Laser System (pdf)

Shenglan Qiao
Class of 2013
Constructing a Linear Paul Trap System for Measuring the Time-variation of the Electron–Proton Mass Ratio (pdf)

Celia Ou
Class of 2013
Third Harmonic Conversion (pdf)