Meet our Team!

Professor Eric Hessels is a Distinguished Research Professor and York Research Chair, with a specialization in precision measurements. He is a fellow of the American Physics Society and the Royal Society of Canada.

He has been awarded the John Charles Polanyi Prize, a Canada Research Chair, the Herzberg Medal, and the Francis M. Pipkin Award.

He has also been awarded the Presidents Research Excellence Award 2020, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to atomic, molecular and optical physics.

Eric Hessels also received the prestigious 2020 Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP).

hessels@yorku.ca

Professor Amar Vutha is a Canada Research Chair and a recipient of the Sloan Research Fellowship and Branco Weiss Fellowship. He is also a founding member of the ACME collaboration.

amar.vutha@utoronto.ca

Professor Jaideep Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and the NSCL/FRIB at Michigan State University. His research applies atomic, molecular, & optical physics techniques to answer fundamental questions in nuclear and particle physics, including EDM studies using rare-gas matrices.

singhj@nscl.msu.edu

Dr. Matthew George is an Assistant Lecturer in the department of physics at York University. He has a wealth of experience performing precision measurements in atomic systems. He also has a background in project management, both in industry and academia.

mgeorge@yorku.ca

Professor Marko Horbatsch is a theorist studying interactions of atoms and simple molecules using theoretical and computational methods. He also has extensive experience modeling systematic effects for precision measurements.

marko@yorku.ca

Professor Cody Storry is an experimentalist and collaborator on anti-hydrogen research. He has extensive experience with precision measurements, cryogenic systems and rare-gas solids (which he uses for the moderation of positrons).

codys@yorku.ca

Dr. René Fournier is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry at York University. He uses computational chemistry methods to study atomic clusters, molecular ions and transition metal complexes.

renef@yorku.ca

Greg is a chemist at York University specializing in physical chemistry. He has a decades of laboratory experience both in academia and in industry. He has previously worked at the McMaster Intense Positron Beam Facility, and McMaster Nuclear Reactor, as well as at the Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry at York University.

Ushieja is a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. She did her undergraduate degree in Astrophysics and Pure Mathematics at York University.

Ricardo is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Physics and Astronomy at York University.

Daniel is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Physics and Astronomy at York University. He is jointly supervised by Dr. Hessels and Dr. Vutha.

Anita is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of chemistry at York University. She is supervised by Dr. Fournier.

Alain is a postdoctoral research assistant in the department of physics at York University, working under the supervision of Profs. Horbatsch and Hessels. His focus is on computational modeling of precision atomic and molecular measurements.

Zach is a PhD student in the department of physics at York University. He is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Hessels.

Jorge is a PhD student in the department of physics at York University. He is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Hessels.

Neil is a PhD student in the department of physics at York University. He is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Hessels.

Hin Man is a PhD student in the department of physics at York University. He is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Hessels.

Karin was an undergraduate student in the department of physics at York University. During her time with the EDM³ group, she worked under the supervision of Dr. Hessels. Karin is currently a M.Sc student in Neuroscience at McGill University.

During his time with the EDM³ group, Nadav was an undergraduate student in the department of physics at York University working under the supervision of Dr. George.

During his time with the EDM³ group, Quinton was an undergraduate student in the department of physics at York University working under the supervision of Dr. Hessels.

During his time with the EDM³ group, Ethan was an undergraduate student in the department of physics at York University working under the supervision of Dr. Hessels.