Principal Investigator

Brian Zhou

Associate Professor of Physics

brian.zhou AT bc DOT edu

Office: Higgins Hall 230G

Postdoc, University of Chicago 2018
Ph.D., Princeton University 2014
B.S., Caltech 2008

Department Webpage

Phone: 617-552-0846


Dedicated, intrepid and mission-ready. If you have the right qualities and experience, contact to join us at all levels (undergrad, grad, postdoc)!


The “NV SEAL” team:

Graduate Students

Thomas Graham

B.S., Hamilton College 2021

Yuxuan Wang

B.S., Shandong University 2019

In Their Own Words


Undergraduate/High School Researchers

Paulino Gin

Boston College Class of 2027

Hometown: Springfield, NJ

Mihika Kumar

Belmont High School

Hometown: Boston, MA


Graduate Alumni

Xinyue Zhang

B.S., Nanjing University 2018
Ph.D., Boston College 2024
Next: Industry/Data Science

In Their Own Words


Undergraduate/High School Alumni

Joseph Ciampa

Boston College Class of 2024

Thomas Ding

Boston College Class of 2020
Hometown: Boston, MA
Next: PhD Student in Physics, Boston College

Harmonie Johnson

Archbishop Williams High School
Hometown: Boston, MA

Zach Long

Boston College Class of 2020
Hometown: Eastham, MA
Next: Analyst, McNulty & Associates

Shengding Ni

Fudan University Class of 2025
Hometown: Shanghai, China

Jaden Park

Boston College Class of 2025
Hometown: Union City, CA
Next: Boston College undergraduate research

Erika Petschek

Boston College Class of 2022
Hometown: Katonah, NY
Next: PhD Student in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College

Frank Scagluso

Boston College Class of 2025
Hometown: Long Island, NY

Zicheng Ying

Boston College Class of 2025 (Senior Thesis)
Hometown: Ningbo, China
Next: PhD Student in Physics, Northeastern University

Yongqi Zhang

Boston College Class of 2021
Hometown: Beijing, China
Next: PhD Student in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London

Zekai Zhang

Boston College Class of 2023 (Senior Thesis)
Hometown: Beijing, China
Next: Masters Student in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania