The physical sciences have always been a subject of fascination for me. My prior experience has spanned multiple disciplines, from quantum computing to topological condensed matter to accelerator science. I have confidence in my computational physics abilities in particular*, but I'm actively deepening my theoretical and experimental knowledge.

I recently (December 2023) discovered that I have a second author conference publication in IEEE. It was quite a surprise to find this.

I also discovered (December 2024) that two of the space probes I worked on for NRL will be going into space. 

Below are a selection of research papers/posters/presentations from my previous research projects. 

*Notable code packages I've had experience with include: Geant 4, MCNP,, HOOMD-Blue, PyChrono, LAMMPS, Wannier 90, and ABINIT.

Enhanced Neutral Atom Readout with Digital Post Processing

*This project is still ongoing. 

Controlling Superconducting Qubits with the QICK Package*

*This project is still ongoing. 

I've evaluated the performance of the QICK RFSoC board on a single transmon and am currently looking at its performance across multiple qubits with experiments like quantum teleportation. The included Google Slides presentation documents the progress I've made and the features that have been added to this code base.

Quantum Science Communication: @Qubites

An oft-overlooked aspect of research is the importance of concisely and accurately communicating of your results. I believe that making results comprehensible to both technical and non-technical audiences can be as important as the results themselves. My work with the STAGE lab is an extension of this belief and my associated conviction that it is important to inspire the next generation of scientists when possible. Below is a summary of the Qubites project and it's impact that I presented at the 2023 Purdue SEEE, Argonne Open House, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering MRSEC.

Simulating and Building Novel Architecture Radiation Detectors ; Field Research of Ambient Radiation Levels 

Due to the nature of my research being performed at a Department of Defense-funded laboratory, this is the extent of what I'm allowed to publically state about my work. More information can be made available upon request from my personal email: jbli@uchicago.edu

• Using the SWORD-7 package, created radiation mass models for three radiation detectors as part of contract competition for the DoD's Space Test Program

• Investigated peak amplitude, energy resolution, and radiation hardness of another proposed detector using particle physics code packages Geant4 and Omnibus.

• Built plastic scintillator based gamma ray detectors for the DoD/DoE and tested their peak width, energy resolution, radiation hardness, and susceptibility to external electromechanical interference. 

The limited press-release of my research is included below. Due to issues in clearing DoD censorship in time, it only discusses some aspects my work on NeRDI-1b.

Physical Reservoir Computing in Unit Modular Reconfigurable Robots

For a better viewing experience, please open this presentation in Google Slides. The .pptx extension doesn't support some of the fonts I've used.

Biopolymer-based Pore Fluids for Sustainable Civil Engineering Applications

Optical Damage to Irradiated Scintillators and Induced Optical Recovery Techniques

Discovery of Extremely Robust Weyl and Kramers Weyl Materials