George Mason University

Magnetic Resonance Laboratory


Magnetic Resonance Laboratory

Postdoc position available starting May 2024!
Link for position announcement

Dr. Karen L. Sauer
Office : Planetary Hall, Room 217
Office Phone : (703) 993-1281
Dept. Fax : (703) 993-1269
Email Address : ksauer1@gmu.edu
Web : http://physics.gmu.edu/~ksauer

Mailing address:
Deparment of Physics and Astronomy
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 3F3
Fairfax, VA 22030

Overview

The Magnetic Resonance Laboratory (MRL) is directed by Dr. Karen L. Sauer, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The research of MRL seeks to understand and exploit spin-dynamics in such systems as nuclear quadrupole resonance and optically pumped atoms. In addition, we conduct research to push the noise in such systems to their fundamental limit, to reveal the full capability of magnetic resonance at low-fields both as an analytic tool and for the detection of contraband substances and materials characterization.

Announcements

  • Congratulations to Ayse Marasli, Jaafar Ansari, and Ritik Modi for their acceptance to present at the 2024 Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference 2024 Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference. Jaafar and Ritik are awarded ENC travel grants.
  • Congratulations to Daniel Heilman for graduating Magna Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science in Physics in just three and a half years.
  • Ayse Marasli joins the group as a Postdoctoral Fellow in September 2023. A warm welcome!
  • Congratulations to Daniel Heilman for his presentation at WOPM-2023: 10th Workshop on Optically Pumped Magnetometers.
  • Congratulations to Jaafar Ansari for getting his paper accepted to Physical Review B Slow tail of nematic spin fluctuations in Ba(Fe_(1-x) Co_x)_2 As_2: Insight from nuclear magnetic resonance.
  • Congratulations to Cicely Motamedi for getting her paper accepted to Physical Review Applied Magnetic Jones Vector Detection with rf Atomic Magnetometers .
  • Congratulations to Cicely Motamedi for winning the 2023 Department's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award and Sigma Xi Award .
  • Congratulations to Cicely Motamedi for winning the 2023 OSCAR student excellence award! See her presentation here: Detecting Magnetic Fields Using Optically Pumped Atomic Magnetometers
  • Congratulations to Ritik Modi for winning second place in the poster competition for Quantum Week 2023.
  • Congratulations to Jaafar Ansari for being chosen to speak on Anisotropic nature of zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance in iron-based superconductors at the 2023 APS March meeting .
  • Congratulations to Robert Cooper for graduating with his PhD in Physics in December 2022 and for winning the 2023 Physics and Astronomy Department's Excellence in Research Award . Further congratulations for being awarded a National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship to work at the Naval Research Laboratory.
  • Congratulations to Robert Cooper for getting his work highlighted in November 23, 2022 APS Synopsis: Two Paths to a Magnetic Gradiometer.

  • Last updated: 3/1/2024