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2025

Desai, Dhruv Chimanbhai (2025) First-Principles Calculations of Magnetotransport and Electron-Phonon Interactions in Semiconductors and Topological Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/s0ca-dg17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09222024-203253433

Zhang, Yiran (2025) Spin-Orbit Enhanced Superconductivity in Graphene Heterostructures. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nfyx-3565. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08152024-222635476

2024

Gu, Shouzhen (2024) Quantum Error Correction Using Low-Density Parity-Check Codes and Erasure Qubits. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5pj8-wv34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05172024-212658426

Li, Chen (2024) Ultrafast Optical Studies of Pressure-Tuned Spin-Orbit Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/79g4-4392. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012024-155841744

2023

Lee, Chao-Jung (2023) The Effects of Disorder and Interaction in Metallic Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p4b6-y780. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262023-213514916

Ma, Xiuqi (2023) Fractonic Orders from Lattice Models and Field Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/g80m-dy31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022023-010804337

Polski, Robert Michael (2023) Electronic Correlations and Topology in Graphene Moiré Multilayers and InAs/GaSb-Derivative Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/yhws-0f08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01052023-230400021

Taylor, Kelsie (2023) A Deep Dive into the Connections Between the Renormalization Group and Deep Learning in the Ising Model. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ztpg-z092. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302023-084739008

2022

Agrawal, Shubh (2022) Direct Imaging of Exoplanets Closer to Stars. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/17sv-vf40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06192022-010740124

Choi, Youngjoon (2022) A Spectroscopic Study of Electronic Correlations in Twisted Bilayer Graphene by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ajgk-7246. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09242021-222116257

Park, Jinsoo (2022) Spin-Phonon Interactions and Spin Decoherence from First Principles. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/80bd-x991. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052022-215214933

2021

Chaudhary, Swati (2021) Light Induced Dynamics in Quantum Matter. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/a8z1-5c40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072021-061251562

Lee, Nien-En (2021) Electron-Phonon Interactions and Charge Transport from First-Principles Calculations: Complex Crystals, Higher Order Coupling, and Steps Toward the Small Polaron Regime. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/b040-2y98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11252020-093720107

Madjarov, Ivaylo Sashkov (2021) Entangling, Controlling, and Detecting Individual Strontium Atoms in Optical Tweezer Arrays. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/d1em-dt34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01292021-001639979

Mudide, Shiva (2021) The Limits of The Quasi-Harmonic Approximation: Anharmonicity in Germanium and the Entropy of Melting. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9mn0-y471. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12012021-011312125

Nazeeri, Albert Isaac (2021) Liquid-Induced Discharge of Polypropylene Microfiber Electret Filters. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/f88b-x760. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06162021-230506010

Roberts, Brenden Carlisle (2021) New Tensor Network Methods and Studies of Criticality in Low-Dimensional Quantum Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/vhwq-gz88. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05122021-000037101

Zlokapa, Alexander (2021) Quantum Computing for Machine Learning and Physics Simulation. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/q75q-zm20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09272022-143825909

2020

Chen, Yu-An (2020) Exact Bosonization in All Dimensions: the Duality Between Fermionic and Bosonic Phases of Matter. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/593v-5r52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06082020-083409184

Chew, Aaron (2020) Enriching Majorana Zero Modes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/91q9-9606. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142020-114820618

Deshpande, Tejas Makarand (2020) Development of Tools for Probing Order in Single Crystals Using Electron and Photon Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/tt7b-fm83. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022020-110730808

Hsu, Chen-Chih (2020) Physics and Applications of Graphene-Based Nanostructures and Nano-Meta Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6T02-4X35. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03172020-153749505

Kale, Anant M. (2020) Towards High Fidelity Quantum Computation and Simulation with Rydberg Atoms. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8mee-md98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092020-162351992

Mathur, Sudhi (2020) Gravitational Wave Polarizations: A Test of General Relativity Using Binary Black Hole Mergers. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/q9qa-7770. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08062020-222003579

Zhang, Yongliang (2020) Information Scrambling in Quantum Many-Body Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GDZ1-0G66. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02262020-182938837

2019

Lin, Cheng-Ju (2019) Surviving Quantum Chaos: Weak Thermalization, Prethermalization and Quantum Many-Body Scar States. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DKYP-PH92. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05232019-192004916

Peng, Lucas Sky (2019) Clocked Atom Delivery to a Photonic Crystal Waveguide: Simulations and Experiments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KDQ6-3S79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282019-145954923

Tu, Min-Feng (2019) Transport Signatures of Spin-Orbit Coupling in Graphene-Based Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KCPE-1F36. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08162018-100820958

Wang, Zitao (2019) Topological Phases of Matter: Exactly Solvable Models and Classification. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BXJR-1M62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04242019-205929726

2018

Aasen, David (2018) Super Pivotal Categories, Fermion Condensation, and Fermionic Topological Phases. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/P9A4-MH26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312018-132922155

Kravchuk, Petr (2018) Spin in Conformal Field Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/54MW-WY30. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012018-180443792

Kubica, Aleksander Marek (2018) The ABCs of the Color Code: A Study of Topological Quantum Codes as Toy Models for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation and Quantum Phases Of Matter. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/059V-MG69. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282018-173928314

Seetharam, Karthik Iyengar (2018) Thermalization in Periodically-Driven Interacting Quantum Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3G0V-TW52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062018-171256773

Wang, Yishu (2018) Antiferromagnetic Quantum Phase Transitions: Continuous Tuning and Direct Probes of Competing States. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VTHP-7645. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05102018-115838454

2017

McClung, Andrew Corby (2017) Photonic Crystal Waveguides for Integration into an Atomic Physics Experiment. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9154F3G. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06082017-134311664

2016

Nandi, Debaleena (2016) Coulomb Drag and Tunneling Studies in Quantum Hall Bilayers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z97H1GG0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09232015-145320310

Titum, Paraj (2016) Disorder Driven Transitions in Non-Equilibrium Quantum Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9MK69VV. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262016-092645359

2015

Geraedts, Scott D. (2015) Numerical Studies of Topological Phases. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9668B3N. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282015-205532544

Goban, Akihisa (2015) Strong Atom-Light Interactions Along Nanostructures: Transition from Free-space to Nanophotonic Interfaces. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9T151KX. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05202015-155217795

Lee, Shu-Ping (2015) Signatures of Topological Superconductors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90R9MB4. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072015-223040119

2013

Brooks, Peter Bernard (2013) Quantum Error Correction with Biased Noise. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1TVT-J780. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302013-143644943