Yanzhi Ma

Florey

Summary

ANU third-year Physics student with combined experimental and computational research training. Experienced in laser/optics laboratory work and scientific programming for modelling and data analysis. Interested in AMO quantum science, and actively seeking research opportunities to develop rigorous experimental technique and quantitative analysis capability.

Work History

Cs Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy Lab

ANU

02.2026 - Current

Built and aligned free-space optics for diode-laser spectroscopy; performed frequency scans and photodiode signal acquisition.
Identified Doppler-free saturated absorption features; extracted hyperfine splittings from spectra.
Implemented spectral fitting and uncertainty estimation in Python; generated publication-quality figures and lab documentation.

Geant4 Simulation of Cosmic-Ray Interactions

ANU

02.2026 - Current

Developed simulation workflow in Geant4; used CRY to generate cosmic-ray flux inputs.
Analyzed and visualized outputs using ROOT and Python; performed statistical summaries and validation checks.
Documented run parameters and analysis pipeline to support reproducibility.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Australian National University

Canberra, ACT

11-2026

Skills

Programming: Python
Tools: Mathematica; Matlab; ROOT; Geant4; LaTeX

Experimental: optical alignment; diode laser scanning; photodiode detection; spectroscopy measurements
Languages: Chinese (native); English (proficient)

Timeline

Cs Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy Lab

ANU

02.2026 - Current

Geant4 Simulation of Cosmic-Ray Interactions

ANU

02.2026 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Australian National University