Faculty

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Paul Cadden-Zimansky

Education
PhD, Physics, Northwestern University (2008)
MS, Physics, Northwestern University (2004)
MSc, Philosophy and History of Science, London School of Economics (2001)
BA, Liberal Arts, St. John’s College, Santa Fe (1997)

Teaching Experience
2019–present: Associate Professor of Physics, Bard College
2012–2019: Assistant Professor of Physics, Bard College
2011–12: Lecturer-in-Discipline, Physics Department, Columbia University
2002–4: Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, Northwestern University
2001–2: Assistant Faculty Associate, Physics Department, University of Wisconsin
1996–97: Senior Math-Lab Tutor, St. John’s College
1994–95: Lab Assistant, St. John’s College

Physics Research Experience
2010–12: Science Fellow, Columbia University
2008–2010: Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University & The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
2004–8: Research Assistant, Northwestern University
2005–6: Graduate Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory

Publications and Invited Talks
L. H. Chang, S. Roccaforte, R. Xu, and P. Cadden-Zimansky Geometric Visualizations of Single and Entangled Qubits submitted to American Journal of Physics (2022).

Visualizations of Qubits MPS Department Seminar, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA [Virtual] (2020).

E. J. Richman, Y.-T. Chou, Y. Deng, L. Kaelbling, Z. Liang, G. McAlaine, C. Miller, M. Selesnick, C. N. LaFratta, and P. Cadden-Zimansky Ultrafast Laser Ablation of Graphene Under Water Immersion Opt. Mater. Express 9, 3871 (2019).

P. Cadden-Zimansky, M. Shinn, G. T. Myers, Y. Chu, M. J. Dalrymple, and H. C. Travaglini Formation of the n = 0 Landau level in hybrid graphene Journal of Physics Communications 2, 051001 (2018).

L.-C. Tung, W. Yu, P. Cadden-Zimansky, I. Miotkowski, Y. P. Chen, D. Smirnov, and Z. Jiang Magnetoinfrared spectroscopic study of thin Bi2Te3 single crystals Physical Review B 93, 085140 (2016).

P. Maher, L. Wang, Y. Gao, C. Forsythe, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, D. Abanin, Z. Papić, P. Cadden-Zimansky, J. Hone, Philip Kim, C. R. Dean Tunable fractional quantum Hall phases in bilayer graphene Science, 345, 61 (2014).

P. Cadden-Zimansky, J. Wei, and V. Chandrasekhar Coherent nonlocal correlations in Andreev interferometers New Journal of Physics 14, 043004 (2012).

A. F. Young, C. R. Dean, L. Wang, H. Ren, P. Cadden-Zimansky, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Hone, K.L. Shepard, and P. Kim  Spin and valley quantum Hall ferromagnetism in graphene Nature Physics, 8, 553-556 (2012).

Y. Zhao, P. Cadden-Zimansky, F. Ghahari, and P. Kim Magnetoresistance Measurements of Graphene at the Charge Neutrality Point Physical Review Letters 108, 106804 (2012).

Interaction-Driven Quantum Hall States in Graphene Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Hall Systems 4, Peking University, Beijing, China (2011).

C.R. Dean, A.F. Young, P. Cadden-Zimansky, L. Wang, H. Ren, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, P. Kim, J. Hone, K.L. Shepard Multicomponent fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene Nature Physics 7, 693 (2011).

Pencil + Tape = Topological Quantum Computation? — The New Two-Dimensional Universe of Graphene  Swarthmore College Physics Colloquium, Swarthmore, PA (2010).

F. Ghahari, Y. Zhao, P. Cadden-Zimansky, K. Bolotin, and P. Kim Measurement of the  = 1/3 fractional quantum Hall energy gap in suspended graphene Physical Review Letters 106, 046801 (2010).

J. Qi, X. Chen, W. Yu, P. Cadden-Zimansky, D. Smirnov, N. H. Tolk, I. Miotkowski, H. Cao, Y. P. Chen, Y. Wu, S. Qiao, Z. Jiang Ultrafast carrier and phonon dynamics in Bi2Se3 crystals Applied Physics Letters, 97, 182102 (2010).

Cooper pair mediated coherence between two normal metals American Physical Society March Meeting, Portland, OR (2010).

Y. Zhao, P. Cadden-Zimansky, Z. Jiang, and P. Kim Symmetry breaking of the zero energy Landau level in bilayer graphene Physical Review Letters, 104, 066801 (2010).

E. A. Henriksen, P. Cadden-Zimansky, Z. Jiang, Z. Q. Li, L.-C. Tung, M. E. Schwartz, M. Takita, Y.-J. Wang, P. Kim, and H. L. Stormer Interaction-induced shift of the cyclotron resonance in graphene using infrared spectroscopy Physical Review Letters, 104, 067404 (2010).

P. Cadden-Zimansky, J. Wei, and V. Chandrasekhar Cooper pair mediated coherence between two normal metals Nature Physics, 5, 393 (2009).

P. Cadden-Zimansky, Ya. B. Bazaliy, L. M. Litvak, J. S. Jiang, J. Pearson, J. Y. Gu, Chun-Yeol You, M. R. Beasley, and S. D. Bader Asymmetric ferromagnet-superconductor-ferromagnet switch Physical Review B, 77, 184501 (2008).

J. Wei, P. Cadden-Zimansky, and V. Chandrasekhar Observation of large h/2e and h/4e oscillations in a proximity dc SQUID Applied Physics Letters, 92, 102502 (2008).

P. Cadden-Zimansky, Z. Jiang, and V. Chandrasekhar Thermopower oscillation symmetries in a double-loop Andreev interferometer Physica E, 40, 155 (2007).

P. Cadden-Zimansky, Z. Jiang, and V. Chandrasekhar Charge imbalance, crossed Andreev reflection and elastic co-tunnelling in ferromagnet/superconductor/ normal-metal structures New Journal of Physics 9, 116 (2007).

Transition temperature shifts in asymmetric FSF multilayers Spin Physics of  Superconducting Heterostructures Conference, Physikcentrum, Bad Honnef, Germany (2006).

P. Cadden-Zimansky and V. Chandrasekhar Nonlocal Correlations in Normal-Metal Superconducting Systems Physical Review Letters 97, 237003 (2006).

Y. Seo, P. Cadden-Zimansky, and V. Chandrasekhar Low-temperature high-resolution magnetic force microscopy using a quartz tuning fork Applied Physics Letters, 87, 103103 (2005).

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Hal Haggard

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Employment

September 2014	Bard College Assistant Professor of Physics
September 2012 to August 2014	Centre de Physique Théorique de Luminy Postdoctoral Fellow
August 2011 to May 2012	University of California, Berkeley Lecturer, Physics Department

Education

2006 to 2011	University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. in Semiclassics and Quantum Gravity Advisor: R. G. Littlejohn Thesis title: Asymptotic Analysis of Spin Networks with Applications to Quantum Gravity
2004 to 2006	University of California, Berkeley M.A. in Physics
1998 to 2002	Reed College B.A. in Physics Advisor: Nicholas Wheeler Thesis title: Conservation, Symmetry and Noether

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Antonios Kontos

(at Bard since 2017)

I am interested in developing and using state of the art experimental techniques to address long standing astrophysical questions. Currently, my research interests lie in the development of precision laser interferometry techniques that help LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, detect gravitational waves. Undergraduate students joining the Gravitational-wave Optics Laboratory here at Bard College have the opportunity to work with state of the art laser systems, optical components and electronics. 

Education
PhD, Physics, University of Notre Dame (2012)
MS, Physics, University of Notre Dame (2008)
Diploma, Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece (2006)

Teaching Experience
2017 to present: Assistant Professor of Physics, Bard College
2006 to 2008: Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, University of Notre Dame

Physics Research Experience
2014 to 2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, LIGO Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2012 to 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Superconducting Cyclotron, MSU, East Lansing, MI
2006 to 2012: Research Assistant, Nuclear Science Laboratory, University of Notre Dame

Selected Publications
LIGO Scientific Collaboration and VIRGO Collaboration, GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 221101 (2017).

LIGO Scientific Collaboration and VIRGO Collaboration, GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 141101 (2017).

LIGO Scientific Collaboration and VIRGO Collaboration, GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 161101 (2017).

LIGO Scientific Collaboration and VIRGO Collaboration, GW151226: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a 22-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 241103 (2016).

LIGO Scientific Collaboration and VIRGO Collaboration, Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 061102 (2016).

R. J. deBoer, J. Gorres, K. Smith, E. Uberseder, M. Wiescher, A. Kontos, G. Imbriani, A. Di Leva, F. Strieder., Monte Carlo Uncertainty of the 3He(α,γ)7Be reaction rate, Phys. Rev. C 90, 035804 (2014).

K. A. Chipps, U. Greife, D. W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, A. Kontos, L. E. Linhardt, M. Matos, S. D. Pain, S. T. Pittman, A. Sachs, H. Schatz, K. T. Schmitt, M. S. Smith, P. Thompson, The Jet Experiments in Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics (JENSA) Gas Jet Target, Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 763 (2014) 553-564.

A. Kontos, E. Uberseder, R. deBoer, J. Gorres, C. Akers, A. Best, M. Couder, M. Wiescher, Astrophysical S factor of 3He(α,γ)7Be, Phys. Rev. C 87, 065804 (2013).

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Clara Sousa-Silva

Professor Sousa-Silva is is a quantum astrochemist and molecular astrophysicist. She investigates how molecules interact with light so that they can be detected on faraway worlds. Clara spends most of her time studying molecules that life can produce so that, one day, she can detect an alien biosphere. Her favorite molecular biosignature is phosphine: a terrifying gas associated with mostly unpleasant life. When she is not deciphering exoplanet atmospheres, Clara works hard to persuade the next generation of scientists to become an active part of the astronomical community.

Clara holds a doctoral degree in quantum chemistry from the University College London, and a masters degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Among her many achievements, Clara is the recipient of the prestigious 51 b Pegasi Fellowship from the Heising Simons Foundation. The fellowship supports the growing field of planetary astronomy and exceptional postdoctoral scientists who make unique contributions to the field of astronomy. Prior to joining Bard College, Clara was at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian from 2020 - 2022, and MIT from 2016 - 2020.

Clara’s work and commentary has been featured in the BBC, WIRED, and the New York Times, among many others, and is the focus of her TED talk.

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Shuo Zhang

Professor Zhang is interested in observational high-energy astrophysics, including supermassive black hole accretion and feedback, origin of Galactic cosmic-rays and dark matter searches. She studies outburst histories of the supermassive massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy and nearby galaxies, in order to understand supermassive black hole activity cycle, particle acceleration mechanism and physics under strong gravitational field. Recently, she initiated an original particle astrophysics project on probing Galactic cosmic-ray particles at MeV through PeV energy scales suing innovative methods, aiming to understand the origin of Galactic cosmic-rays and to reveal power particle accelerators at the center of the Galaxy.
Personal Website: http://user.astro.columbia.edu/~shuo/

Education:
PhD, Physics, Columbia University (2016)
BS, Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2010)

Employment:
Assistant Professor of Physics, Bard College (since 2020)
NASA Hubble Fellowship - Einstein Fellow, Boston University (2019 - 2020)
Postdoc scholar and Heising-Simons Fellow, MIT (2016 - 2019)

Awards:
1. 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (Event Horizon Telescope collaboration), 2019
2. NASA Hubble Fellowship, 2019
3. Three NASA Group Achievement Awards, 2014, 2015, 2016
4. Heising-Simons research Fellowship, 2018
5. NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, 2013-2016

Selected Research Grants:
1. Principle Investigator, NuSTAR GO Cycle-5 Unveiling the Nature of a Galactic Center X-ray Filament G0.13-0.11: Pulsar Wind Nebula or Magnetic Structure?", $69,911, brought to Bard College, 2020-2022

2. Principle Investigator, Chandra Cycle-20 Archive proposal #20620472, "A Systematic Analysis on M31* X-ray Variability with 3 Ms of Chandra Data from 1999 to 2016", $55,000, 2019-2021

3. Principle Investigator, XMM-Newton AO Cycle-16 #80241, "Probing Galactic Center MeV-GeV Cosmic-ray Population with Sgr B2 Ka Line Emission", $56,633, 2018-2020

Scientific Collaboration:
Member of Event Horizon Telescope Multi-wavelength Science Working Group (2018-present)
Member of eXTP Space Telescope Observatory Science Working Group (2017-present)
Member of Space Telescope Chandra/ACIS Instrument team (2016-2019)
Member of NuSTAR Space Telescope Science team (2012-2019)

Selected Publication:
* A total of 23 articles published in major peer-reviewed journals;
* Total number of citation for peer reviewed articles: 909

1. "NuSTAR and Chandra Observation of the Galactic Center Non-thermal X-ray Filament G0.13-0.11: a Pulsar Wind Nebula Driven Magnetic Filament", Zhang, S., et al., submitted to the Astrophysical Journal (2020)

2. "First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results.I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole", The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, including S. Zhang, the Astrophysical Journal Letters, 875, L1 (2019)

3. "A Deep Chandra View of the Parsec-Scale Jet Candidate from the Galactic Center Black Hole", Zhu, Z., Li, Z., Morris, M., Zhang, S. & Liu, S., the Astrophysical Journal, 875, 44 (2019)

4. "NuSTAR Detection of a Hard X-ray Source in the Supernova Remnant - Molecular Cloud Interaction Site of IC 443", Zhang, S., Tang, X., Zhang, X., et al., the Astrophysical Journal, 859, 141 (2018)

5. "eXTP White Paper "Observatory Science with eXTP", J.M. in 't Zand, J., Bozzo, E., Qu, J.L., et al., including Zhang, S., Science China Physics, Chemistry & Mechanics, 62(2), 029506 (2018)

6. "Sagittarius A? High Energy X-ray Flare Properties during NuSTAR Monitoring of the Galactic Center from 2012 to 2015", Zhang, S., Bagano, F. K., et al., the Astrophysical Journal, 843, 96 (2017)

7. "A Powerful Flare from Sgr A? Conrms the Synchrotron Nature of the Emission", Ponti, G., George, E., Scaringi, S., Zhang. S., et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 468, 2447 (2017)

8. "NuSTAR Hard X-ray Survey of the Galactic Center Region II: X-ray Point Sources", Hong, J., Mori, K., Hailey, C. J., Nynka, M., Zhang, S., et al., Astrophysical Journal, 825, 132 (2016)

9. "Hard X-ray Morphological and Spectral Studies of the Galactic Center Molecular Cloud Sgr B2: Constraining Past Sgr A* Flaring Activity", Zhang, S., Hailey, C. J., Mori, K., et al., the Astrophysical Journal, 815, 132 (2015)

10. "High-energy X-Ray Detection of G359.89-0.08 (Sgr A-E): Magnetic Flux Tube Emission Powered by Cosmic Rays?", Zhang, S., Hailey, C. J., et al., the Astrophysical Journal, 784, 6 (2014)

11. "NuSTAR Discovery of a 3.76-second Transient Magnetar Near Sagittarius A*", Mori, K., Gotthelf, E. V., Zhang, S., et al., the Astrophysical Journal Letters, 770, 23 (2013)