Youn Jue (Eunice) Bae

I am an assistant professor in the chemistry department at Cornell University. During my undergraduate study at the University of California, Berkeley, I became super excited about laser spectroscopy after working with Prof. Stephen Leone. I studied a single quantum dot blinking and fell in love with laser excitation and light emission! During my PhD at Northwestern University with Prof. Michael Wasielewski, I got to learn about the role of spins in the multiexciton generation process in organic molecules. Since then, I became more interested in spins and started my postdoctoral research in 2D magnetic materials at Columbia University in Prof. Xiaoyang Zhu’s group. In my group, I hope to navigate the intricate interplay of spins, lattices, and electrons in various magnetic materials using light.

Nicholas Brennan

I am a third year graduate student in the Department of Physics interested in studying correlated electronic systems using light. I completed my undergraduate coursework in Physics with a secondary in Computer Science at Harvard in 2023. There I worked on various projects involving pump-probe spectroscopy on quantum materials as well a temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy study with the Mitrano group. Outside of the lab, I enjoy cooking and going on long walks around the Ithaca region. Email: njb245[at]cornell.edu

Silin Guo

I am a first year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry interested in connecting molecular qubits to magnons. In the Bae Lab, I study how magnons can mediate coupling between molecular quantum states, with the goal of developing hybrid platforms for quantum information science. My interest in quantum information science began in a physical chemistry course, and a seminar by Prof. Bae inspired me to pursue research at the interface of chemistry, spectroscopy, molecular qubits, and quantum materials. Before joining the lab, I worked on alkaloid biosynthesis, computational chemistry, and drug discovery/delivery across UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley. Outside the lab, I enjoy good food, music, and art. Email: sg2628[at]cornell.edu

Govind Sasi Kumar

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology interested in the covalent surface chemistry of two-dimensional van der Waals magnets. In the Bae Lab, I will develop synthetic strategies to combine molecular spin to magnons with the goal of building a large-scale and individually addressable quantum network. I completed my PhD in Chemistry at Florida State University and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, where I grew and characterized 2D magnetic crystals and studied their molecular functionalization. My interest in quantum materials grew from working at the interface of synthetic chemistry, magnetism, and spectroscopy. Outside the lab, I enjoy reading about history, politics and watching movies.

Email gs834[at]cornell.edu

Group Alumni

Postdoctoral researchers

Jiacheng Tang (2024-2025), present: Shenzhen University

Arghya Sarkar (April 2026 - June 2026)

Graduate students

William Xie (2025-2026), present: Zhong group, MSE, Cornell University

Undergraduate students

Yuchen Yang (2024-2025)

Chang Chang (June 2025- December 2025)

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