Bevis
Charlie was not born, but very much bred in Boulder, Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder for his undergraduate studies where he worked with Prof. Steve Cundiff, studying nonlinear interactions between matter and ultrashort laser pulses. In 2011, Charlie graduated at the top of his class, summa cum laude, with distinction with a BA in physics and a minor in mathematics. After graduating, Charlie relocated to Seattle, WA where he worked in the field of science education and outreach, developing and running after school programs aimed at exposing elementary school students to concepts in engineering and physics through building with LEGO materials. In 2014, Charlie returned to the University of Colorado to begin his graduate studies in physics, joining the Imaging Team of the Kapteyn-Murnane Group at JILA. Here, his research is focused the design, development, and implementation of novel coherent diffractive imaging systems for use with coherent X-ray and EUV sources.
Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Pavia, Italy
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students. PFCs also include creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, broadening participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and outreach to the scientific community and general public.