Optical coherent transients pull upon my understanding of the wave nature of light and condensed matter physics, through electrodynamics and quantum mechanics. The fundamental interaction of light with matter leads to such complex and exciting experiments that one actually has a virtually unlimited supply of experiments they could perform. I am continually excited by the increase in data gathering capability the modern computer has allowed us. Not only are computers an integral part of physics experiments, they also help us to understand and decipher the codes nature is sending us. I hope to continue to interface and use computers to gather data and decode the meaning of this world.
Experimental physics is a wide field full of possible avenues for exploration.
I have also studied and hope to continue studying the structure and behavior of surfaces of materials. There are many ways and a wide range of techniques used to study surfaces. Perhaps someday I will be able to use the photon in ways yet to be discovered for analyzing surface reactions and kinetics. I have always had a fondness for the vastness of our universe and a love for astronomy from an early age has fueled my desire physics. I have spent many nights freezing and lonely looking through my telescopes into the depths of space.