Neumark Group

Dan | Graduate Students | Postdoctoral Fellows | Undergraduate Students

Principal Investigator

Dan Neumark, Chancellor's Professor of Chemistry

B.A., M.A. Harvard University, 1977
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1984
Postdoctoral Fellow, JILA, University of Colorado, 1984-86
Email: dneumark@berkeley.edu

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Curriculum Vitae

Graduate Students

Megan Asplund, 4th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry 2019, Brigham Young University
Project: femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging
Hobbies: violin, hiking, gardening
Email: meganpa@berkeley.edu

Marty DeWitt, 4th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry 2019, Arizona State University
Project: slow photoelectron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy
Hobbies: rock climbing, longboarding, soccer, long walks on the beach
Email: marty_dewitt@berkeley.edu

Zachery Donnellan, 2nd year Ph.D. Student

B.S. Chemistry 2020, West Virginia University
Project: Time resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of light-harvesting materials
Hobbies: climbing, video games
Email: zachery_donnellan@berkeley.edu

Eric Haugen, 4th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry 2019, University of Waterloo
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies:
Email: eric_haugen@berkeley.edu

Zachary Heim, 6th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry, 2017, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Project: spectroscopy and dynamics in liquid microjets
Hobbies: hiking, reading, sailing
Email: zach_heim@berkeley.edu

Chin Lee, 6th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry, 2014, M.S. Chemistry, 2016, National Taiwan University
Project: liquid flat jet molecular beam scattering
Hobbies: hiking, traveling, and kendo
Email: chinlee@berkeley.edu

Yen-Cheng Lin, 5th year Ph.D. Candidate

M.S. Chemistry 2017, National Taiwan University
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: movies, comic books
Email: ycl@berkeley.edu

Nicolette Puskar, 3rd year Ph.D. Candidate

B.A. Chemistry, Vocal Performance 2019, Lawrence University
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: opera, choir, reading, painting, ice skating
Email: nicolette.puskar@berkeley.edu

Catherine Saladrigas, 6th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Physics 2016, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Project: spectroscopy and dynamics in helium droplets
Hobbies: hiking, kayaking, hotsprings, piano, gluten free cooking
Email: catherine_saladrigas@berkeley.edu

Steve Saric, 5th year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry, Physics 2018, California State University, Fullerton
Project: liquid flat jet molecular beam scattering
Hobbies: homebrewing, electronics and circuit design
Email: steven_saric@berkeley.edu

Walt Yang, 2nd year Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemistry, B.A. Music 2021, University of Pittsburgh
Project: liquid flat jet molecular beam scattering
Hobbies: piano, composition, numismatics, gardening
Email: walt_yang@berkeley.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. James Gaynor, Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Washington
Project: attosecond spectroscopy
Hobbies: cycling, soccer, reading, hiking, brewery hopping
Email: jgaynor@berkeley.edu

Dr. Masafumi Koga, Postdoctoral Scholar

Ph.D. Chemistry 2021, Osaka University
Project: femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging
Hobbies: badminton, cycling, traveling
Email: masafumi.koga@berkeley.edu

Dr. Jascha Lau, Feodor-Lynen Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Chemistry 2021, University of Goettingen
Project: slow photoelectron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy
Hobbies: electric guitar, music, cooking
Email: jascha.lau@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Students

Neal Haldar, SEED Scholar

B.S. Chemistry expected 2026, University of California, Berkeley
Project: spectroscopy and dynamics in liquid microjets
Hobbies: playing the viola, drinking boba and coffee, collecting coins
Email: nealhaldar@berkeley.edu

Tonia Solomis

B.S. Chemistry expected 2023, University of California, Berkeley
Project: slow photoelectron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy
Hobbies: tennis, singing in choir and musicals, the outdoors, training, and traveling
Email: tsolomis@berkeley.edu

Ying Jung (Jenny) Wu

B.S. Chemical Biology expected 2024, University of California, Berkeley
Project: Femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging
Hobbies: running, swimming, watching movies, playing the piano
Email: yingjungwu2222@berkeley.edu

Administrator

Kathleen Buckley

Group administrator
Email: kbuckley@berkeley.edu