Reina Gomez

Biography: Reina is from Los Angeles, CA, and received her B.S. in Nanoengineering with an emphasis in Materials Science from UC San Diego. Following her summer internship at UCSB with the Quantum Foundry exploring potential polar metal candidates, she continued pursuing research through the synthesis of doped phosphor materials for solid state white lighting applications. Reina returned to UCSB to pursue her MS/PhD in Materials, joining Stephen Wilson’s group to probe the electronic and magnetic properties of various binary and ternary nitrides. Her work utilizes the floating zone technique in order to grow high-purity single crystals using a high-pressure laser furnace – a tool developed by the Wilson lab. She implements X-ray and neutron diffraction characterization to resolve the ground state structures of her materials. In her free time, Reina enjoys archery, watching movies, as well as singing and playing the guitar.