Andy is a Physics PhD student working on quantum optimal control as an NSF QISE-NET fellow in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked with the Pacific Northwest Research Institute on the inverse design of better commerical brewing and baking yeasts. Andy enjoys highly-collaborative environments and likes to seek out out ways to turn new scientific discoveries into practical applications using data-driven methods. Andy is advised by J. Nathan Kutz.

Even though he is attached to the Applied Math Department, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Andy remains an active part of the University of Washington Department of Physics. He has organized two iteratons (2018, 2019) of a multi-day networking event for the Physics Graduate School with invited industry sponsors, speakers, and alumni guests. Andy is also an officer of the Union Bay Rowing Club at the University of Washington and plays for Jet City F.C. in the Greater Seattle Soccer League. Andy is pictured here with his dog, Susie.

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