I am a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering working for Professor Yi Gu. My research necessitates that I work simultaneously as graduate research assistant at Washington State University and as a visiting research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

My work involves the ultrasensitive detection and characterization of materials with nanoscale spatial resolution via plasmon-enhanced spectroscopy. More specifically, my thesis includes:

• Investigating the underlying physical phenomena involved with plasmon-enhanced, scanning probe-coupled, tip-enhanced spectroscopy.
• Implementing tip- and plasmon-enhanced spectroscopy for the nanoscale characterization and tuning of 2D semiconductor and ferroelectric devices.

I received my B.Sc. in Physics from Central Washington University in 2020. In undergrad, my research was split between two published projects:

• Growth and structural/thermal/magnetic characterization of perovskites at ultralow temperature.
• Computational modeling of simulated particle diffusion.

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My publications are below:

1. A. B. C. Mantilla, C. -F. Wang, A. Krayev, Y. Gu, Z. D. Schultz, and P. Z. El-Khoury | “Classical vs Quantum Plasmon-Induced Molecular Transformations at Metallic Nanojunctions” Accepted: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024
2. O. M. Primera-Pedrozo^†, A. B. C. Mantilla^†, T. L. Myers, Y. Gu, and P. Z. El-Khoury | “Controlling the Fluctuating Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectra of Chloramben on Silver Nanocubes” Analytical Chemistry 2024, 96 (7), 2737-2741
3. J. Parker, M. Gabel, A. B. C. Mantilla, and Y. Gu | “Optical Effects on Polarization States in van der Waals Ferroelectric α-In₂Se₃” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023, 127 (45), 22157-22163
4. C. -F. Wang, A. B. C. Mantilla, A. Krayev, Y. Gu, and P. Z. El-Khoury | “Probing Local Optical Fields via Ultralow Frequency Raman Scattering from a Corrugated Probe” The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2023, 14 (37), 8334-8338
5. A. B. C. Mantilla, B. E. Matthews, Y. Gu, and P. Z. El-Khoury | “Selective Plasmon-Induced Oxidation of 4-Aminothiophenol on Silver Nanoparticles” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023, 127 (17), 8048-8053
6. C. -F. Wang, A. B. C. Mantilla, Y. Gu, and P. Z. El-Khoury | “Ambient Tip-Enhanced Two Photon Photoluminescence from CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots” The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2023, 127 (4), 1081-1084
7. A. B. C. Mantilla, C. -F. Wang, Y. Gu, Z. D. Schultz, and P. Z. El-Khoury | “Multipolar Raman Scattering vs Interfacial Nanochemistry: Case of 4-Mercaptopyridine on Gold” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144 (45), 20561-20565
8. A. B. C. Mantilla and N. J. Kuwada | “A Flexible Laboratory Exercise Introducing Practical Aspects of Mean Squared Displacement” The Biophysicist 2021, 2 (1), 126-136
9. B. D. White, A. B. C. Mantilla, and J. Jesenovec | “Reduced Magnetic Disorder at Low Temperature in Ca₃Co₂O₆ via Zinc Substitution” Philosophical Magazine 2020, 100 (10), 1226-1243

†Equal contribution

I work in the field of stellar population analysis with emphasis on data analysis from HST, Gaia, and MaNGA. I am also associated with developing models of stellar population evolution.

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I obtained my M.Sc. degree in Theoretical Physics from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2020, where I completed a project that related the effective theory of inflation with Supergravity from both a top-down and bottom-up approach. Afterwards, I worked in the industry as a consultant for several financial institutions in Sao Paulo and Houston.

Currently, I am a Ph.D. student at Washington State University, where I work with Professor Qingze Guan to study the dynamics of ultracold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates. Our work stems from simulations and analytical descriptions of quantum effects at zero temperature.

Throughout my journey in science, industry, and research, I have found that one core idea underlies every single description of Nature: Symmetries. My main interest is to make sense (at least to myself) of this inherent relationship between Symmetries, information, and interactions.

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PhD student in Physics and Astronomy working with Prof. Matt Duez.

Numerical Relativity — Higher order boundary condition (HOBC) improvements in the Spectral Einstein Code (https://www.black-holes.org/code/SpEC.html).

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I am a PhD candidate in the department of Physics and Astronomy working in the Fundamental Quantum Physics Lab of Prof. Peter Engels.

My work is on experimental Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC). We investigate quantum scattering in dense BECs, mixture of synthetic gauge fields with optical lattice, and Radio/Microwave fields to experimentally realize novel quantum phases.

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I am a PhD candidate in Physics and Astronomy working with Prof. Brian Collins.

My current research involves the development of a robust in-situ/in-operando nanoprobe sensitive to molecular identity, allowing for characterization of both structure and dynamical interactions of polymeric micelles and other nanostructures in liquid environments.

I received a B.S. in Physics & Chemistry from Walla Walla University in 2019 and an M.S. in Physics from Washington State University in 2022.

When not working on research I spend my time rebuilding motorcycles, wood working projects, playing & composing music on the piano, as well as spending time outdoors with my wife and son.

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I am a PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering working with Prof. Matt D. McCluskey. I plan to graduate by July of 2024, and am currently open to job opportunities.

Currently, my focus is on optical spectroscopy of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), a wide bandgap semiconductor. In the McCluskey group, we study the physics of defects in oxide semiconductor materials. My primary work is with low-temperature Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and both spatially resolved and averaged photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy.

My previous focus and primary interest is semiconductor physics. More specifically, device physics and fabrication. I have spent time in a cleanroom environment fabricating and electrical testing different semiconductor devices (i.e. thin film transistors, and MOS capacitors).

I graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 2017. I have been working in thin film electronics research since 2014, first as an undergraduate assistant and then later as a technician with a startup company out of OSU called Amorphyx.

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I am a PhD candidate in physics working with Professor Matt McCluskey.

My dissertation work is in high pressure condensed matter physics, focusing on the optical photoluminescence properties of gallium oxide, a wide band gap semiconductor, under static compression using diamond anvil cells.

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I am a PhD student in Physics and Astronomy working with Dr. Vivienne Baldassare.

I study active galactic nuclei (AGN) in dwarf galaxies. My research focuses on the detection of AGN in the X-ray, but I also examine light from across the spectrum as well as emission lines to classify these sources.

In my free time, I like to play music (mostly guitar and drums), paint, and play video games.

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