Congratulations to McNair Scholar, Chris Abruscato! Chris has been accepted as a Summer Research Program Scholar to work with Dr. Ziaoshan Xu as his mentor. THis SRI is in the Emerging Quantum Materials and Technology, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). This program is funded by both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Nebraska EPSCoR.
Chris Abruscato is currently a physics major at Eastern Washington University (EWU), forecasted to graduate in Spring 2026. He is a member of the Honor’s Society, as well as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Chris is also an active member of EWU’s Physics Club, where various on-campus experiments and guest lectures are organized. During Summer 2025, he will attend the REU “Emerging Quantum Materials and Technology” under Dr. Xiaoshan Xu at University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). He plans to attend graduate school with the goal of earning a PhD in theoretical physics. His research interests are unique quantum phenomena and the philosophical implications of various physical models, including but not limited to the Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics.
