Principal Investigator
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Maxwell Parsons is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his PhD in physics in 2016 in the group of Markus Greiner, where he developed the lithium quantum gas microscope. After his PhD, he spent 6 years as a research scientist at Atom Computing and Reality Labs, before joining UW in 2022, initially to lead the QT3 lab. When not in the lab, he can be found singing with Seattle Pro Musica, seeking out delicious food, or enjoying some splendid isolation among the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. |
Graduate Students
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Julie Chen is a PhD Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. |
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Buke Hu is a Master’s student in Electrical Engineering. He received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Washington. Outside of the lab, he plays badminton and enjoys exploring nature through hiking. |
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Ohik Kwon is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his B.S. in EE from Iowa State University with a minor in Physics. Outside of the lab, he enjoys photography and reading.
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Kevin Wu is a PhD Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his BS in Math and Computer Science from William & Mary in 2024. Outside of school and research, he enjoys weightlifting and both sweep rowing and sculling on Seattle’s lakes and waterways. |
Undergraduate Students
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Ashton Doane is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science at UW, who is currently focused on simulating quantum optical systems. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, playing classical piano, and strategy games. |
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Aarjav Jain is an undergraduate student majoring in CS at UW working on developing optical systems for our neutral atom quantum processor. In his free time, he likes reading, going on hikes, and swimming. |
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Arturo Lopez Chavez is an undergraduate studying informatics. |
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Tracy Le is an undergraduate in Electrical and Computer Engineering student. When not in the lab, she is either reading, watching movies, or exploring somewhere new. |
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Skyler Yan is an undergraduate studying computer science. He enjoys tennis, movies, and card games in his free time. |
Alumni
| Name | Role | Last seen |
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| Joseph Lee | Undergrad researcher (2023-2024), ECE | Electronics Lead UW Formula Team |
| Ziwen Li | Undergrad researcher (2023-2024), ECE | Quantum Masters Program UCLA |
| Asher Han | Undergrad research, post-bac (2022-2024) | PhD at MIT EECS (Dirk Englund) |
| Tianyi Wang | Visiting undergrad researcher (summer 2024), Physics | PhD at Boston University Physics |
| Sean Wong | Undergrad researcher (2023-2024), Physics | |
| Robert Thomas | Undergrad researcher, post-bac (2022-2025) | |
| Enrique Garcia | Undergrad researcher, masters student (2022-2025) | PhD at Berkeley EECS (Alp Sipahigil) |
| Ankit Talluri | Professional Master’s Program student researcher (2025) |