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Richard Sandberg

Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Physics and Astronomy
Email: rsandberg@byu.edu

N269 ESC - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

801-422-1497

Biography

I am from Loveland Colorado, but spent 10 years as a postdoctoral researcher and then staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. I graduated with my PhD in physics and certificate of optics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. I worked for a brief time in industry at Advanced Micro Devices. I graduated with a BS in physics from Brigham Young University in 2004. I served a mission in the Ecuador Quito mission.

Research Interests

I work on developing high resolution x-ray imaging of materials in extreme conditions. We use a technique known as lenless or coherent diffraction imaging where we measure the scattered light from an object and use computer image reconstruction algorithms to form high resolution images. We perform these imaging experiments at various x-ray light sources around the world.

Teaching Interests

I am passionate about getting people interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). I love to show students that STEM careers are in demand in the USA and around the world, and that they can have a successful and rewarding career in STEM. I love teaching general education and introductory science and physics courses that get people interested in STEM. I also enjoy teaching topical classes on optics and data science involved in phase retrieval algorithms.

Education

  • PhD, Physics , Optics, University of Colorado - Boulder (2009)
  • MS and Certificate of Optics, Physics , Optics, University of Colorado - Boulder (2006)
  • Bachelors of Science, Physics , Brigham Young University (2004)

Honors and Awards

  • Los Alamos Distinguished Performance Award (Large Group), Los Alamos National Laboratory (2021 - Present)
  • Los Alamos Performance Award 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2012 - 2016)
  • Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos National Laboratory (2009 - 2011)
  • Optical Society of America (OSA) New Focus/Bookham Student Award , The Optical Society (2008 - 2008)
  • NSF IGERT Optical Science and Engineering Program Graduate Fellowship, National Science Foundation (2004 - 2008)

Memberships

  • American Physical Society (2019 - Present)
  • International Organization for Optical Engineers (SPIE) (2019 - Present)
  • Optica (Formerly Optical Society of America) (2019 - Present)
  • The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (2018 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Committee/Council Member, Proposal Review Panel Member (X-ray Scattering - Materials) for the Advanced Photon Source (2022 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Science - Basic Energy Sciences (2021 - Present)
  • Conference-Related Role, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) (2020 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Chair, User Advisory Panel for MEC-Upgrade at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (2019 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Various (2019 - Present)
  • Other, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (2013 - Present)

Courses Taught

Publications

N.J. Hartley D. Hodge T. Buckway Ryan M Camacho P. Chow E. Christie A. Gleason S. Glenzer A. Halavanau A.M. Hardy C. Recker S. Sheehan S. Shwartz H. Tarvin Michael J Ware J. Wunschel Y. Xiao Richard L Sandberg G. Walker Abigail Mae Hardy Nicholas J Hartley Daniel Hodge Sean Sheehan Eric Christie Taylor Buckway David D Allred Michael J Ware Shiuhhua Chiang Alex Halavanau Hilary Tarvin Joseph Wunschel Yuming Xiao Paul Chow Arianna Gleason Ryan M Camacho Gary Walker Richard L Sandberg Taylor Buckway Aaron Redd Devin Lewis Eric Gullikson Joshua Vawdrey Karine Marguerite Chesnel David D Allred Richard L Sandberg Jason Meziere Jason Meziere Anastasios Pateras Anastasios Pateras Ross Harder Ross Harder Richard L Sandberg Richard L Sandberg Yueheng Zhang J Nicholas Porter Matthew J Wilkin Ross Harder Wonsuk Cha Robert M Suter He Liu Landon Schnebly Richard L Sandberg Joshua A Miller Jon Tischler Anastasios Pateras Anthony D Rollett P. J. Skrodzki P. J. Skrodzki T. Buckway T. Buckway P. Padmanabhan S. M. Greer M. Y. Livshits Richard L Sandberg I. Robel B. Stein P. Bowlan Daniel S. Hodge Andrew F. T. Leong Silvia Pandolfi Kelin Kurzer-Ogul David S. Montgomery Hussein Aluie Cindy Bolme Thomas Carver Eric Cunningham Chandra B. Curry Matthew Dayton Franz-Joseph Decker Eric Galtier Philip Hart Dimitri Khaghani Hae Ja Lee Kenan Li Yanwei Liu Kyle Ramos Jessica Shang Sharon Vetter Bob Nagler Richard L. Sandberg Arianna E. Gleason Silvia Pandolfi Thomas Carver Daniel Hodge Andrew F. T. Leong Kelin Kurzer-Ogul Philip Hart Eric Galtier Dimitri Khaghani Eric Cunningham Bob Nagler Hae Ja Lee Cindy Bolme Kyle Ramos Kenan Li Yanwei Liu Anne Sakdinawat Stefano Marchesini Pawel M. Kozlowski Chandra B. Curry Franz-Joseph Decker Sharon Vetter Jessica Shang Hussein Aluie Matthew Dayton David S. Montgomery Richard L. Sandberg Arianna E. Gleason Taylor J Buckway Aaron Redd Jacob M Feltman Patrick J Skrodzki Prashant Padmanabhan Pamela R Bowlan Richard L Sandberg Silvia Pandolfi S. Brennan Brown P. G. Stubley Andrew Higginbotham C. A. Bolme H. J. Lee B. Nagler E. Galtier Richard Lunt Sandberg W. Yang W. L. Mao J. S. Wark Arianna E. Gleason Benjamin G. Whetten Jarom S. Jackson Richard L. Sandberg Dallin S. Durfee Daniel Hodge Silvia Pandolfi Yanwei Liu Kenan Li Anne Sakdinawat Mathew Seaberg Philip Hart Eric Galtier Dimitri Khaghani Sharon Vetter Chandra B. Curry Franz-Joseph Decker Bob Nagler Hae J. Lee Cindy Bolme Kyle Ramos Pawel M Kozlowski David S. Montgomery Matthew S. Dayton Leora Dresselhaus-Marais Suzanne Ali Liam D. Claus Marcos O. Sanchez Thomas Carver Richard L Sandberg Arianna Gleason D. M. Dattelbaum E. B. Watkins M. A. Firestone R. C. Huber R. L. Gustavsen B. S. Ringstrand J. D. Coe D. Podlesak A. E. Gleason Hangyu Lee E. Galtier Richard L Sandberg Daniel Hodge Silvia Pandolfi Hyrum Taylor Yanwei Liu Kenan Li Anne Sakdinawat Wonsuk Cha Matthew H Seaberg Philip A Hart Eric Galtier Dmitri Khagani Sharon Vetter Franz-Josef Decker Bob Nagler Hae Ja Lee Cynthia Bolme Kyle Ramos Pawel Kozlowski David Montgomery Thomas Carver Matthew Dayton Leora Dresselhaus-Marais Suzanne Ali Richard L Sandberg Arianna Gleason McKayla Townsend Barbara Frosik Hyrum Taylor Landon Schnebly Richard L Sandberg Anastasios Pateras Jesse Clark Wonsuk Cha Ross J Harder Matthew J. Wilkin Siddharth Maddali Stephan O. Hruszkewycz Anastasios Pateras Richard L Sandberg Ross Harder Wonsuk Cha Robert M. Suter Anthony D. Rollett Adra Carr John Bowlan Claudio Mazzoli Colby Walker Xiaxin Ding Andi Barbour Wen Hu Stuart Wilkins Jong Hyuk Kim Nara Lee Young Jai Choi Shi-zeng Lin Richard L Sandberg Vivien S Zapf Darby J Luscher Marc J Cawkwell Kyle J Ramos Richard L Sandberg Cynthia A Bolme J. Nicholas Porter Jarom S. Jackson Dallin S. Durfee Richard L Sandberg Benjamin A. Pound Kevin M. Mertes Adra V. Carr Matthew H. Seaberg Mark S. Hunter William C. Ward James F. Hunter Christine M. Sweeney Christopher M. Sewell Nina R. Weisse-Bernstein J.Kevin S. Baldwin Richard L Sandberg Travis Jones William K. Peters Anatoly Efimov Richard L Sandberg Dmitry Yarotski Rick Trebino Pamela Bowlan Anastasios Pateras Ross Harder Wonsuk Cha Jonathan G. Gigax J. Kevin Baldwin Jon Tischler Ruqing Xu Wenjun Liu Mark Erdmann Robert Kalt Richard L Sandberg Saryu Fensin Reeju Pokharel D. Francom D. J. Walters J. L. Barber D. J. Luscher E. Lawrence A. Biswas C. M. Biwer D. Banesh J. Lazarz S. C. Vogel K. Ramos C. Bolme Richard L Sandberg J. Ahrens Ayan Biswas Christopher M. Biwer David J. Walters James Ahrens Devin Francom Earl Lawrence Richard L Sandberg D. Anthony Fredenburg Cynthia Bolme Daniel Orban Divya Banesh Cameron Tauxe Christopher M. Biwer Ayan Biswas Ramon Saavedra Christine Sweeney Richard L Sandberg C. A. Bolme James Ahrens David Rogers Darby J. Luscher M. J. Cawkwell Kyle J. Ramos Richard L Sandberg C. A. Bolme Anastasios Pateras Ross Harder Sohini Manna Boris Kiefer Richard L Sandberg Stuart Trugman Jong Woo Kim Jose de la Venta Eric E. Fullerton Oleg G. Shpyrko Edwin Fohtung Mathew J. Cherukara Reeju Pokharel Timothy S. O'Leary J. Kevin Baldwin Evan Maxey Wonsuk Cha Jorg Maser Ross J. Harder Saryu J. Fensin Richard L Sandberg David J. Walters Ayan Biswas Earl C. Lawrence Devin C. Francom Darby J. Luscher D. Anthony Fredenburg Kelly R. Moran Christine M. Sweeney Richard L Sandberg James P. Ahrens C. A. Bolme Cris W. Barnes Fern\'andez, Juan C. Thomas M. Hartsfield Richard L Sandberg Richard L. Sheffield John P. Tapia Zhehui Wang A. E. Gleason C. A. Bolme H. J. Lee B. Nagler E. Galtier R. G. Kraus Richard L Sandberg W. Yang F. Langenhorst W. L. Mao Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper Marylesa Howard Margaret C. Hock B. T. Meehan Kyle J. Ramos Cindy A. Bolme Richard L Sandberg Keith A. Nelson Benjamin A. Pound John L. Barber Kimberly Nguyen Matthew C. Tyson Richard L Sandberg Towfiq Ahmed Aiping Chen Brian McFarland Qiang Wang Hendrik Ohldag Richard L Sandberg Quanxi Jia Dmitry A. Yarotski Jian-Xin Zhu A. E. Gleason C. A. Bolme H. J. Lee B. Nagler E. Galtier D. Milathianaki J. Hawreliak R. G. Kraus J. H. Eggert D. E. Fratanduono G. W. Collins Richard L Sandberg W. Yang W. L. Mao George Rodriguez Marcelo Jaime Chuck H. Mielke Fedor F. Balakirev Abul Azad Richard L Sandberg Bruce Marshall Brandon M. La Lone Bryan F. Henson Laura Smilowitz Mark Marr-Lyon Tom D. Sandoval G. Rodriguez Richard L Sandberg B. M. Lalone B. R. Marshall M. Grover G. Stevens E. Udd Eric Udd George Rodriguez Richard L. Sandberg John L. Barber Cris W. Barnes Richard L. Sandberg Richard L. Sheffield R L Sandberg G Rodriguez L L Gibson D M Dattelbaum G D Stevens M Grover B M Lalone E Udd G Rodriguez R L Sandberg S I Jackson S W Vincent S M Gilbertson E Udd RichardL. Sandberg Zhifeng Huang Rui Xu JoseA. Rodriguez Jianwei Miao John Carpenter Richard Sandberg

Presentations

Bob Nagler Arianna Gleason Daniel Hodge Richard L Sandberg
Nicholas Hartley Taylor Buckway Daniel Hodge Abi Mae Hardy Michael J Ware Arianna Gleason Richard L Sandberg Gary Walker
Gilliss Dyer Richard L Sandberg
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Aaron Redd Richard L Sandberg
Kelin Kurzer-Ogul Daniel Hodge Richard L Sandberg Hussein Aluie Jessica Shang
Andres Herrera Michael Standing Felipe Rivera Richard L Sandberg
Nash Karrington Richard L Sandberg
Aaron Redd Richard L Sandberg
Sarah Loucks Richard L Sandberg
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Jason Meziere Richard L Sandberg
Abigail Mae Hardy Daniel Hodge Taylor Buckway David D Allred Michael J Ware Ryan M Camacho Richard L Sandberg
Taylor Buckway Karine Marguerite Chesnel David D Allred Richard L Sandberg
Mauricio Angelone Richard L Sandberg Stephan Hruszkewycz
Nathan D Powers David D Allred Richard L Sandberg
Carson Cunningham Richard L Sandberg David D Allred Tracianne Beesley Neilsen
Patrick Skrodzki Taylor Buckway Richard L Sandberg Pamela Bowlan
J Nicholas Porter Richard L Sandberg
Daniel Hodge Richard L Sandberg
Jason Meziere Richard L Sandberg
Anthony Rollett Richard L Sandberg
Daniel Hodge Richard L Sandberg
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Taylor Buckway Richard L Sandberg
Christian McCombs Richard L Sandberg
Landon Schnebly Richard L Sandberg
Jacob Feltman Richard L Sandberg
Alejandro Morales Gutierrez Richard L Sandberg
Nash Karrington Richard L Sandberg
Christian McCombs Richard L Sandberg
Daniel Hodge Richard L Sandberg
Andrew Leong Richard L Sandberg
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Daniel Hodge Richard L Sandberg
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Landon Schnebly Richard L Sandberg McKayla Townsend Hyrum Taylor Naomi Jensen Nick Porter Matt Wilkin Anastasios Pateras Anthony Rollett Yueheng Zhang Ross Harder Wonsuk Cha Barbara Frosik
Kaylee Radford Taylor Buckway William Giforos Richard L Sandberg
Silvia Pandolfi Daniel Hodge Yanwei Liu Richard L Sandberg Arianna Gleason
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Benjamin G Whetten Richard L Sandberg
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Landon Schnebley Richard L Sandberg
Mitchell Cutler Richard L Sandberg
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