CV
Education
- Ph.D. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (in progress)
- B.S. Physics and Mathematics, Tufts University
Research
- MIT Department of Physics (current)
- Harvard University Department of Physics, 2024-2026
- UCSB Department of Physics, Summer 2024
- Tufts Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023–2024
- NIST Gaithersburg, Nanoscale Spectroscopy Group, Summer 2023
Awards
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2026)
- The Class of 1947 Victor Prather Prize, Tufts University (2025)
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship (2025)
- Sigma Pi Sigma Inductee, Tufts University (2025)
Publications
D.M. Harrington, A.H. Cohen, J. Davis, and A. Mohanty. “Theoretical framework for chip-scale wavefront shaping with transverse spatial mode modulation.” Opt. Express 33, 18197-18213 (2025).
C.K. McGinn, D.M. Harrington, E. Heilweil, and C.A. Hacker. “Spectroscopic Analysis of Polymer and Monolayer MoS\(_\mathsf{2}\) Interfaces for Photodetection Applications,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 124, 012106 (2024). Featured Paper.
Presentations
D.M. Harrington, S. Mukherjee, A. Dardia, Y. Bai, T. Shimasaki, and D. Weld. “Digital micromirror device optical potentials for simulating strong-field ultrafast dynamics,” APS DAMOP (2025).
D.M. Harrington, A. Dardia, Y. Bai, S. Mukherjee, T. Shimasaki, and D. Weld. “Simulating High-Harmonic Generation with Ultracold Atoms,” UCSB CSEP Research Colloquium (2024).
D.M. Harrington, C.K. McGinn, E. Heilweil, and C.A. Hacker. “Polymer Passivation of 2D TMDs for Photodetector Applications,” NSF/AAAS Emerging Researchers National (2024).