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Laboratory of Space Systems and Optomechanics

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Brina B. Martinez

brinamartinez@tamu.edu

First Year Ph.D. Student


I am working on developing and testing compact optomechanical accelerometers. By developing simulations of potential models that meet our specifications I am able to understand the limits of the sensors. I fabricate the silicon resonators at Texas A&M University’s Nanofabrication facility (Aggiefab). I set up fiber-based Fabry-Perot cavities to measure the resonator’s optical readout and eventually operate them as inertial sensors. I am interested in nanofabrication techniques and gravitational wave interferometry.


Education: 

  • M.S., Texas A&M University, Aerospace Engineering, 2023
  • B.S., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Physics, 2021

Work Experience: 

  • LSC Fellow – LIGO Hanford, WA., 2023
  • Graduate Research Assistant – LASSO, Texas A&M University, 2021-Present
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant – Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2018-2021
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow – Caltech LIGO Lab, 2020
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant – Louisiana State University, 2019

Honors & Awards:

  • Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Excellence Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2021
  • Dean’s and President’s List, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017-2021
  • Victor M. Blanco Fellowship, Caltech LIGO Lab, 2020
  • Best Poster Award – APS CUWIP, Texas A&M University, 2020

Specific Research Interests: 

  • Gravitational Wave Astronomy
  • Nanofabrication
  • Opto-mechanical design and analysis
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