Tuan Anh Nguyen

Tuan Anh Nguyen is an experimental physicist interested in leveraging the smallest atom-light interactions to make the biggest impact with precisely controlled quantum many-body systems. He will attend the University of Colorado Boulder for his doctorate, focusing on atomic, molecular and optical physics.

Nguyen will graduate from Stanford in 2025 with a degree in physics. In his undergraduate research, Nguyen works with Professor Leo Hollberg to develop low-power atomic clocks for undersea use. He has also worked with the Precision Photonics Synthesis Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, contributing to experiments in generating low-noise microwaves at cryogenic temperatures.

Nguyen spent his undergraduate education advocating for first-generation, low-income (FLI) students. As a leader of the Stanford Undergraduate Research Association (SURA), he expanded the outreach to and financial accessibility for FLI attendees of SURA’s Stanford Research Conference, a student-run national research conference. He also served as a residential assistant, an Arts Intensive Apprentice and a Stanford University Physics Society officer, positions he leveraged to mentor fellow FLI students.

Nguyen was born in Vietnam and grew up in Temple City, California, where he was involved with youth civic engagement organizations like the Temple City Youth Committee and academic teams like Science Olympiad. In his free time, he enjoys drawing, running and trying his hand at screenwriting.