Current PACE Leadership Team!
Jake Rudolph
Leader Bio: Hello! I started at UCI in 2023 and study applications of machine learning to theoretical particle physics. I joined PACE to pay forward the positive mentorship experiences that helped me through my first year and throughout my time in Irvine. Outside of physics I love to play sports, cook, and more importantly, eat.
Jay Krishnan
Leader Bio: Hello! I started my PhD at UCI in 2023 and am working with Kev Abazajian on cosmology and particle theory. I'm part of the PACE Leadership Team and also involve myself with teaching programs for physics undergrads. I love working out, blind solving jigsaw puzzles, audio books, and video games!
Josh Hill
Leader Bio: Hey I am Josh! I am a 2025 year PhD student working in astroparticle physics. I am interested in dark matter, the scaffolds in which galaxies form and evolve. Dark matter makes up the majority of the universe, yet we know very little about it's particle nature. My research is to theoretically predict how different dark matter models affect the universe. Outside of work, I love to spend time playing and watching sports, I particularly love soccer, baseball, and volleyball but I love pretty much all sports! I also love watching movies and seeing the stories that you can tell through movies.
Sara Aumiller
Leader Bio: I'm Sara, a 2025 graduate student in experimental particle physics working with Daniel Whiteson. I'm interested in the intersection of machine learning and particle physics, and in how we can use it to better understand the fundamental workings of our universe. I love spending my free time in nature (hiking, biking, watching the sunset at the beach, etc.), but my main hobby is rock climbing. Feel free to reach out for a chat!