My name is Brandon McClain, and I recently graduated from Tuskegee University with dual bachelor's degrees in Physics and Chemical Engineering, along with a minor in Material Science, and with cum laude distinction. While I don't have much professional teaching experience, I do have a lot of research experience.
My recent research has focused on modeling defects in candidate materials for spin qubits and single-photon emitters using VASP, Xcrysden, and first-principles methods including...
My name is Brandon McClain, and I recently graduated from Tuskegee University with dual bachelor's degrees in Physics and Chemical Engineering, along with a minor in Material Science, and with cum laude distinction. While I don't have much professional teaching experience, I do have a lot of research experience.
My recent research has focused on modeling defects in candidate materials for spin qubits and single-photon emitters using VASP, Xcrysden, and first-principles methods including DFT, GW, BSE, and phonon calculations. Much of my work has involved studying defect systems in wurtzite boron nitride inspired by the NV center in diamond. I have also presented this research at multiple APS conferences and recently published work in Physics Letters A on defect-related optical and electronic properties in wBN. In addition to computational work, I have experience with material characterization equipment including SEM, XRD, TEM, FTIR, TGA, and glove box systems.
I'm currently pursuing a PhD in condensed matter physics, which will be completed at UCF or another school. As far as my teaching experience goes, I've only tutored an elementary school girl in math and helped some classmates with math/engineering problems pro bono.
However, I do enjoy teaching material because I believe teaching material is instrumental in helping you understand the material better yourself. While I don't have much of any tutoring experience, I'm willing to put an earnest effort towards doing it well and I'm not afraid of hard work.
