Physics with Alexa Lachmann and Jamie Xia May 11, 2026 1pm Eastern RSVP here Jamie is also a third-year PhD student at Columbia's Plasma Physics Laboratory. She originally earned a B.S in Applied Physics at the University of Washington. Her journey to fusion research involved volunteering at the HIT-SI lab and going to the SULI program at DIII-D when she was an undergraduate. Now Jamie focuses on researching and modeling disruptions with tokamak plasmas. Having lived in Atlanta, the Bay Area, Seattle, and now NYC, Jamie enjoys D&D, climbing, and spending time with cats.
Alexa is a third-year PhD student at Columbia's Plasma Physics Laboratory, focusing on magnetic confinement fusion and the study of stellarators. With a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from NYU, Alexa transitioned from JPMorgan and particle physics to fusion research. Originally from Long Island, New York, she enjoys hiking, playing the violin, writing, and collaging in her free time.
The Deep Sea Rocks with Rebecca Englert May 21, 2026 1pm RSVP here Rebecca is a marine geologist and currently works as a research specialist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. She studies the seafloor and often goes to sea on large boats for several weeks to collect data. She will be joining the livestream from an expedition in the Atlantic ocean, off the coast of Brazil, where she is studying a giant valley on the seafloor similar to the Grand Canyon but underwater.
