Thesis Defense

Dissertation Committee Chair: James Williams, Chair
 
Committee: 
Gretchen Campbell, Co-Chair/Advisor
Ian Spielman
Theodore Jacobson
Ronald Walsworth, Dean's Representative
 
Abstract:
This thesis presents the construction and characterization of an experimental apparatus to produce sodium Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) in  arbitrary potentials.
Particular attention is devoted to the study of toroidal BECs as platforms for analogue cosmology models.

Dissertation Committee Chair: Prof. Zohreh Davoudi
Committee:
Prof. Alexey V. Gorshkov (co-chair/co-advisor)
Prof. Stephen P. Jordan (co-advisor),
Prof. Christopher Monroe, 
Prof. Andrew M. Childs (Dean’s representative)
 
Abstract: 

Dissertation Committee Chair: Prof. Mohammad Hafezi, Co-Advisor
Committee: 
Dr. Glenn Solomon, Co-Advisor
Dr. Johnpierre Paglione
Dr. Jay Deep Sau
Dr. Thomas E. Murphy, Dean’s Representative
Abstract:

Dissertation Committee Chair: Prof. James Williams
Committee: 
Prof. Alicia Kollàr
Prof. Johnpierre Paglione
Prof. Frederick Wellstood
Prof. Ichiro Takeuchi                         
Abstract:

Dissertation Committee Chair: 
Professor Steven Rolston (Chair)
Dr. Gretchen Campbell (Co-Chair)
Committee: 
Professor Steven Rolston
Dr. Gretchen Campbell
Dr. Ian Spielman
Professor Mohammad Hafezi
Professor Rajarshi Roy
Abstract:

Dissertation Committee Chair: Steve Rolston
Committee: 
Gillian Nave
Trey Porto
Ronald Walsworth
Wendell Hill

Dissertation Committee Chair:  Dr. James Williams
Committee: 
Dr. Gretchen Campbell
Dr. Alicia J. Kollar
Dr. Frederick C. Wellstood
Dr. Ichiro Takeuchi (Dean's Rep)

Dissertation Committee Chair: Mohammad Hafezi
Committee: 
Maissam Barkeshli
Michael Gullans
Trey Porto
Ronald Walsworth
John Cumings

Dissertation Committee Chair: Mohammad Hafezi
Committee: 
Sunil Mittal
Glenn Solomon
Ichiro Takeuchi
You Zhou