Anirudh Hari
research assistant
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Research Interests: Anirudh graduated with a BS in Physics with honors from Johns Hopkins University in 2022, where he was treasurer for the Society of Physics Students and a member of the Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society. Using cutting-edge femtosecond X-ray diffraction, Anirudh is expanding our understanding of phase transitions and deformation in laser-compressed ionic materials. He mentors three high school students—Rohit, Wonjae and Isabel—with his main projects on aluminum oxide and lithium fluoride, training them to conduct science with curiosity and integrity. He recently submitted a first-author paper detailing the first in situ measurement of a phase transition in shock-compressed alumina, currently in review. He also works with PhD student Zixuan Ye and post-doc Melissa Sims to push the limits of X-ray diffraction interpretation at extreme conditions. As a researcher and teacher, Anirudh intends to lead the scientific community into new, uncharted areas of physics, materials science and planetary science.