Gene Yang /dʒiːn ja̠ŋ/
> About Me
PAB B135 | Nov 4, 2026
I am a freshman at the University of Washington pursuing a Physics major & Greek minor. Previously, I was at Stanford Online High School, attending classes virtually while living in South Korea.
In 2026, I had the chance to attend Korea's IPhO camp, which sparked my serious foray into modern physics. At the University of Washington, I do undergraduate research under Professor Matthew Yankowitz, working on the physical realization of Josephson junctions in rhombohedral graphene. I'm also part of the HS-2 physics division in the Husky Satellite Lab, researching particle penetration of satellite metals. In my spare time, I either read physics textbooks or work through some Homer. My LaTeX notes for these are under the "Projects" tab.
A (usually up-to-date) résumé is available at:
> Interests
Broadly, any part of physics with a geometric structure appeals to me. That can either be particle physics, through topological invariants and 2d quantum materials, or general relativity, with the inherent geometry of the spacetime manifold. My recent pet interest is the possibility of nonvanishing tidal Love numbers in black holes, which would conclusively prove that general relativity is incomplete and debut an era of beyond-Standard Model physics.
Classics is another of my affinities. I scored a 5/5 on the AP Latin exam in 2024 and have studied Ancient Greek independently since 2023, doing a brief stint in 2026 as an intern for Dickinson College Commentaries. It's very different from physics, but I find it quite fun.
Other than physics and classics, I enjoy medieval fantasy, 2000s-era Romanian EDM, and pin-tumbler lockpicking. At some point, I learned to code, which comes in handy—like when making this page. Stereotypically, I've been playing the violin since 3rd grade. I like pretty much everything Bach.
I also know all the lyrics to Despacito.
> Contact
Best way to reach me is through Discord, but otherwise gyang7@uw.edu
For the more anonymous sort of messages: admonymous.co/gene
My Korean name is 양진모.