Margaret Murnane
Beardo
Albert comes from Barcelona, Spain, and received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2021. During his doctoral training, he worked on combining formal nonequilibrium thermodynamics and kinetic theory to develop nanoscale heat transport models to predict thermal evolution in semiconductors.
Fang
Eric grew up in Shanghai, China and received his B.S. in Physics and Computer Science at University of California, Los Angeles, during which he developed a generalized model for spin transport in magnetic materials. After joining the group of Dr. Henry Kapteyn and Dr. Margaret Murnane at JILA in CU Boulder, he began to study approaches to probing various magnetic structures and dynamics using tabletop high harmonic generation (HHG) and synchrotron laser systems. In his spare time, Eric likes playing badminton, video games, and spends loads of time in skiing during winter seasons.
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