Hi, I'm Isaac Sherwood, a Physics major at the University of Maryland College Park! My primary research interest is in experimental solid state physics and quantum materials (though lately I have also been dabbling in some fundamental particle theory). Here is my
CV. This is me (and my dog Winsome):
I am working in Professor Mohammad Hafezi's lab, studyingthe effect of nanopatterning on the superconducting properties of aluminum and niobium.
I recently finished participating in the 2026 Summer Student Theoretical Physics Research Session with Professor Sylvester James Gates, and am continuing work with him and a group of students on research in supersymmetry.
We are researching the dimensional reduction of four-dimensional N = 1 supersymmetric algebras and their representations in three-dimensional space time.
I also work with Professor Ichiro Takeuchi, researching unconventional superconductors and superconducting devices. My current project involves fabrication of indium and bismuth palladium spin injection devices.
I have taken two semesters of quantum, as well as a course in statistical mechanics, particle astrophysics, and some
other introductory physics classes.
I am also interested in mathematics and mathematical physics, and I have taken math courses including
group theory, field theory, and advanced linear algebra.
