Hi! I'm a first-year PhD student pursuing theoretical physics at UC Berkeley. I'm broadly interested in condensed matter physics and quantum information science, with emphasis on exotic phases in two dimensions.

I have collaborated with Professor Jason Petta on semiconductor quantum dots and understanding the source of charge noise within these devices in the context of spin-qubit quantum computing. I developed advanced electronic control systems using FPGAs for complete control of spin-qubits at HRL Laboratories during the summers of 2023 and 2024. I also have experience developing simulation models to understand electron interactions in moire twisted bilayer graphene under Professor Duncan Haldane, and computationally analyzing scanning tunneling spectroscopy experimental signatures of fractional quantum Hall phases in bilayer graphene under Professor Ali Yazdani.

My research during my undergraduate at Princeton lied in understanding the origin of fractional Chern insulators, collaborating with Professors Duncan Haldane and Ali Yazdani.

Please feel free to reach me at amirsm@berkeley.edu, and view my resume. In addition, here is a list of laboratory equipment I have experience operating.