Husick
Bennett Husick
Bennett grew up in Seattle, Washington, and received his BS in physics from Rice University in 2025. Working as an undergraduate in Dr. Thomas Killian’s Lab, Bennett studied shockwave dynamics in ultracold plasmas and synthetic dimension quantum simulators. His senior thesis focused on adaptive optics algorithm design for manipulation of optical tweezers in ultracold Rydberg strontium quantum simulators, for which he received Distinction in Research. He joined the KM group in 2025 as an NSF graduate research fellow, working on SUNSPOT, a project devoted to precise control of VUV light sources for applications in nuclear clocks.
Honors and Awards: NSF GRFP and Phi Beta Kappa.
Email
Bennett.Husick@colorado.edu
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