Sara Moore is a physics graduate student at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. She grew up in San Jose, California, and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2022 with bachelor's degrees in physics and mathematics. • Her interest in optics first began while working on multi-layer dielectric mirror coatings for ultra-short pulsed lasers at Colorado State University. In her free time, she enjoys climbing, baking and swimming.