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I am a graduate student at MIT advised by Marin Soljačić. Previously, I was an undergrad at Stanford where I worked with Dan Congreve, and Ariel Schwartzman. My research interests are in inverse design, light-matter interaction, nanofabrication, and X-ray optics. My goal is to expand our understanding of light across the electromagnetic spectrum and use this to build new technologies. Outside of research, I enjoy thinking and writing about technology, science, and personal development. You can read my blog here. |
Selected publications |
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Wavefront Engineering for Scintillation-Based Imaging
Joshua Chen, Sachin Vaidya, Simo Pajovic, Seou Choi, William Michaels, Louis Martin-Monier, Juejun Hu, Carol Cogswell, Charles Roques-Carmes, Marin Soljačić ACS Photonics, 2026 Paper |
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Lead-Free Europium Halide Perovskite Nanoplatelets
Sebastian Fernández, Divine Mbachu, Manchen Hu, Han Cui, William Michaels, Pournima Narayanan, Tyler K Colenbrander, Qi Zhou, Da Lin, Ona Segura Lecina, Guosong Hong, Daniel N Congreve arXiv, 2026 Paper |
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Alleviating Parasitic Back Energy Transfer Enhances Thin Film Upconversion
Pournima Narayanan, Manchen Hu, Linda Pucurimay, Arynn O Gallegos, Qi Zhou, Emma Belliveau, Ghada H Ahmed, Sebastian Fernández, William Michaels, Natalia Murrietta, Vongaishe E Mutatu, Demeng Feng, Rabeeya Hamid, Kyra MK Yap, Tracy H Schloemer, Thomas F Jaramillo, Mikhail A Kats, Daniel N Congreve Advanced Optical Materials, 2025 Paper |
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2D mixed halide perovskites for ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
Manchen Hu, Junrui Lyu, Natalia Murrietta, Sebastian Fernández, William Michaels, Qi Zhou, Pournima Narayanan, Daniel N Congreve Device, 2024 Paper |
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The Trade-off Between Efficiency and Stability in Mn2+ Doped Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes
Sebastian Fernández, William Michaels, Manchen Hu, Pournima Narayanan, Natalia Murrietta, Arynn Gallegos, Ghada Ahmed, Junrui Lyu, Mahesh Gangishetty, Daniel Congreve Device, 2023 Paper |
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