Laura Nichols
- Program Years: 2020-2024
- Academic Institution: Vanderbilt University
- Field of Study: Computational Solid State Physics
- Academic Advisor: Sokrates Pantelides
- Practicum(s):
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2021) - Degree(s):
M.S. Physics, University of Memphis, 2019; B.S. Physics, Austin Peay State University, 2017
Current Status
- Status: Graduate Student
- Research Area: Computational Solid State Physics
- Personal URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurarnichols/
Publications
"Multiphonon carrier capture by defects in semiconductors" -- Submitted to Phys. Rev. B 3/13/24; pending review"The charge state of titanium ions in Pd-doped Ti:CMAS glass and glass-ceramics" -- Paper in Journal of the American Ceramic Society; DOI: 10.1111/jace.14791 (2017)
Awards
2020, Lagemann Award, given annually to an entering or first-year graduate student in physics at Vanderbilt University for exceptional promise in physics2018, Outstanding Shift Lead Award, UMRF Ventures
2017, Mel Mayfield Outstanding Senior in Physics Award, APSU Physics Department
2017, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
2016-2017, Betty and James L. Corlew Scholarship in Physics
2016-2017, Presidential Research Scholarship, submitted a proposal to the APSU Office of Undergraduate Research titled "Comparative structural studies of GeSe/GeTe-based phase-change memory" which was accepted and funded for the 2016-2017 school year
2016, Robert F. Sears Physics/Astronomy Award, APSU Physics Department
2013-2017, Ned McWherter Scholarship, Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
2013-2017, President's Emerging Leaders Program Scholarship, APSU
2013-2017, Presidential Scholarship, APSU
2013-2017, Dean's List for 4.0 GPA, APSU