Education
Bachelor of Arts in Physics (Expected May 2027)
Reed College
Matriculated in 2023 and am a current junior physics student at Reed College where I have successfully completed all 100- and 200-level physics coursework. Have developed familiarity with laboratory electronics, kinematics, and modern physics experiments as well as with numerical and statistical methods in Python and C++ and mathematical modelling and analysis in Wolfram Mathematica.
Experience
Research Assistant, Nano Development Lab (2025-)
Portland State University
Work with Dr. Erik Sanchez on a project investigation the collapse dynamics of high energy cavitation events. Designing and fabricating a device to generate warm dense matter during the collapse of a bubble nucleated by a Q-switched ND-YAG laser and collapsed with a piezoelectric shocker system.
Jesse Mitchell-Reiss 