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class="heading--underline"><strong>Robert Howey</strong>, Senior, Physics, 2022</h2> <p>Research Program: MURPPS<br> Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dong Yu<br> Research Title: Simulation of Helicity Dependent Photocurrents<br> Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA<br> Three words to describe me: Dedicated, involved, studious</p> <p><strong>What are your future plans and/or goals?</strong></p> <p>My goal is to obtain my PhD in Physics and continue research in academia.</p> <p><strong>In what ways has engaging in undergraduate research impacted your future goals and plans?</strong></p> <p>My participation in undergraduate research has given me important connections with faculty and graduate students who were willing to guide me on my academic journey. It has also helped to give me the experience and resolve necessary to succeed in my goals.</p> <p><strong>What contribution(s) will your research make to your field of study?</strong></p> <p>My simulations of helicity dependent photocurrents have helped the group gain a better understanding of the behavior of light incident on a given sample. 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