Summary
Adam Susser is a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory with 12 years of hands-on experience in optics, experimental liquid crystals, and scientific programming. His PhD work produced peer-reviewed studies on nematic defect dynamics, and he pairs that deep experimental expertise with strong simulation, coding, and debugging skills developed across academia and internships. Comfortable working with scarce materials and hazardous chemicals, he excels at delicate assembly and lab troubleshooting, including basic circuitry repair. A self-directed learner and patient communicator, he enjoys distilling complex scientific ideas into concise explanations while walking between meetings.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Case Western Reserve University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute