Ryan Bolen
Research Assistant
lab: GB204G
+1 (416) 946-0390 (lab)
+1 (416) 978-2537 (fax)
EDUCATION
¨ 1996 – 2001, Hon.B.Sc. (Physics Specialist and Math Major) @ the University of Toronto. I specialized in the area of Experimental Optics. For my Undergraduate Research Project I carried out research on a <10 femtosecond pulse laser system in conjunction with a transient-grating frequency resolved optical gating system, diffractive optics and a deformable mirror for the purpose of further pulse optimisation/compression.
WORK EXPERIENCE
¨ Sept ’01 – June ’03, Researcher/Tech in the ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) LAB within the Physics Department @ UofT. I helped build two 4.4 tonne calorimeters which were going in the ATLAS detector for the large hadron collider being built at CERN in Geneva, Swit.
¨ June ‘03 – Nov ’03, Research Assistant with the Geomechanical Group of the Civ. Eng. Department @ UofT. Assisted in designing and building experiments dealing with shockwaves and their effects on various rock types.
¨ Oct ’03 – Dec ’03, Research Assistant with the Ultra Cold Atoms/BEC Group within the Physics Department @ UofT. Was in charge of the computer/hardware interfacing with all of the equipment on the optics table needed to create a BEC.
¨ Jan ’04 – Present, Research Assistant with the Quantum Information Group within the Elec. Eng. Department @ UofT. In charge of all aspects of setting up the lab, equipment and experiments. Am currently setting up QKD and Quantum Encryption optical experiments.