Tobias Classen
Hometown: El Cerrito, California
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-classen-578633259/?trk=public_profile_samename-profile
Biography
Tobias Classen is a rising fourth-year Physics major at Wesleyan University. His interest in the intersection of physics and material science arose during his career as a TIG welding instructor. His past research experience at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology (University of Pennsylvania) focused mainly on electrodeposition of zinc for use in biodegradable supercapacitors. His time at this REU was fundamental in developing new research skills. At his home institution, he currently conducts research around halide segregation in perovskite photovoltaics, specifically exploring polaronic models to explain local phenomena. He’s recently become more interested in polaritonics. In addition to these research goals, he serves as the teaching assistant for Quantum Mechanics and hopes to continue assisting high-level courses next year. Tobias plans to use MSRP to strengthen his research abilities in preparation for pursuing a PhD in condensed matter physics.
