Liam Lau
Doctoral Researcher at Rutgers University
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLiam Lau is a PhD candidate in physics at Rutgers University working with Prof. Piers Coleman, bringing nine years of research and academic experience spanning cosmology to condensed matter. He earned First Class Honours (MSci & BA) from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Senior Scholar, Duncan Bruce Memorial Prize winner, co-chaired the Physics Society, and led a college basketball team—demonstrating both intellectual distinction and leadership. His background includes summer research at the Kavli Institute for Cosmology and the Cavendish Lab, plus a competitive finalist project with Airbus that combined simulation work and space‑power engineering. Liam’s training includes intensive condensed-matter coursework from Princeton’s summer school, signaling a strong theoretical and computational toolkit. Based in Highland Park, NJ, he blends rigorous academic research with practical simulation experience and a track record of interdisciplinary collaboration. Notably, his work bridges fundamental physics and applied problem-solving, from cosmological analysis to novel space-energy concepts.
9 years of coding experience
MSci & MA (Hons) Physics, MSci & MA (Hons) Physics at University of CambridgeWestcliff High School for BoysDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics at Rutgers University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (11)
libnfc7
padding7
c995
mifare4
gcc4
hmac4
crypto3
cryptography3
julia2
security2
electron1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
deniswerth/ODEN
May 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:42 commits, 40 pushes in 5 days
LiamLau1/CUPS-Chemsoc_Workshop
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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