Group Members (from left to right): Wesley Hong, Ye He, Stephanie Lam, Maxime Vincec, Atlal Laouar, Stephen Podowitz, Dr. Romain Gaume, Prof. Robert Feigelson
Professor Robert S. Feigelson | feigel@stanford.edu
Professor Feigelson received his B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1957, his M.S. in Ceramics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961 and his Ph.D in Materials Science from Stanford University in 1974. During the late 50’s and early 60’s he worked for the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corp. in Fort Worth Texas and later with the U.S. Army’s Watertown Arsenal and the Sperry Rand Research Center in Massachusetts. He has been at Stanford University since 1963 where his research in crystal growth has involved materials of all classes and for a variety of applications. He has authored or coauthored over 270 publications, several patents and has been a consultant for 18 organizations. He was the recipient of the 1994 Trienniel International Laudise Crystal Growth Award for outstanding achievements in crystal growth.
Professor Robert Byer | byer@stanford.edu
Professor Byer received his B.A. degree in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1964, his and M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1967 and 1969, respectively. He has made numerous contributions to laser science and technology including the demonstration of the first tunable visible parametric oscillator, the development of the Q-switched unstable resonator Nd:YAG laser, remote sensing using tunable infrared sources and precision spectroscopy using Coherent Anti Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS). Professor Byer has published more than 500 scientific papers and holds 50 patents in the fields of lasers and nonlinear optics. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1987 and to the National Academy of Science in 2000. >Link to the Byer Group<
Dr. Romain Gaume | rgaume@stanford.edu
Dr. Gaume received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Paris VI University in 2002. He is currently the lab manager of the Advanced Optical Ceramics Laboratory. His interests include the fabrication of optical ceramics, spectroscopy, laser and scintillator materials. He also enjoys hiking in the desert, looking for fossils, and cooking.
Stephen Podowitz | podowitz@stanford.edu
Stephen earned his BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Columbia University. He is currently a graduate student in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford. His current research efforts focus on the effect of grain boundaries and related lattice defects on scintillation properties in transparent ceramics. His research interests include solid-state chemistry of transparent ceramics and localized chemical and spectroscopic analysis. He also enjoys museum-hopping, absurdist theatre, watching C-SPAN, and running.
Ye He | yehe@stanford.edu
Ye He earned her B.S. in Applied Physics at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and currently is a graduate student in Applied Physics at Stanford University. Her current research is rare earth doped YAG ceramic fabrication, characterization and solid state ceramic laser measurement. She also enjoys travelling, music and movies.
Stephanie Lam | stephlam@stanford.edu
Stephanie earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is currently a graduate student in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Her current research involves relating the non-proportional energy response of scintillator materials to their chemical structure. Her extracurricular interests include creating artwork, playing the violin, and yoga.
Atlal Laouar | alaouar@stanford.edu
Atlal is a visiting student from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris where she is preparing her Master's degree in Materials Chemistry. Her current research involves the fabrication and characterization of optical ceramics based on Europium-doped Strontium Iodide for scintillation applications. She enjoys dancing salsa, learning languages, and traveling.
Maxime Vincec | mvincec@stanford.edu
Maxime is earning his Master's Degree in Materials Science and Nano-Objects (SMNO) from Universite Paris VI. His research efforts focus on the fabrication of Nd:YAG ceramics by the co-precipitation method. He loves playing the best sport in the world (soccer) and is a really good cook.
Wesley Hong | wesleyh@stanford.edu
Wesley is a current third-year undergraduate student in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Current research includes the synthesis and characterization of strontium iodide transparent ceramics for use in scintillation. He enjoys watching movies, martial arts, and spontaneous adventure.
Justin Stoncius | stoncius@stanford.edu
Justin is entering his third year at Stanford, majoring in Materials Science. His current research involves growing single crystals of Strontium Iodide and the characterization of its properties during growth. Justin spends most of his free time as the trombone section leader in the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band and tending to the various duties involved with that.
Jeff Wisdom
Graduated PhD student, Stanford University.
Guillaume Deschamps
Master's Student from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris (ENSCP), France.
February 2008 - August 2008
Jessica Rabeau
Master's Student from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris (ENSCP), France.
February 2008 - August 2008
Rizvi Rahman
Master's Student from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris (ENSCP), France.
February 2007 - August 2007
Benoit Georges
Master's Student from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris (ENSCP), France.
February 2006 - August 2006