Bethany Little
About Bethany Little
Bethany Little is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with extensive experience in physics and engineering roles.
Company
Bethany Little currently works at Sandia National Laboratories as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff. She began this role in 2022, contributing her expertise in high-speed optical diagnostics for high-temperature plasmas.
Title
Bethany Little holds the title of Senior Member of the Technical Staff. Her work involves advanced research and technical contributions in the field of physics at Sandia National Laboratories.
Education and Expertise
Bethany Little has a strong academic foundation in physics. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics from the University of Rochester, where she studied from 2012 to 2017. Additionally, she has a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Physics from the same institution, completed between 2005 and 2009. Little also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics from Houghton University, achieved between 2009 and 2011. Her expertise includes high-speed optical diagnostics for high-temperature plasmas and nonlinear optics applications, specifically in cold atoms, slow light, ultra-sensitive measurement, and electromagnetically-induced gratings.
Professional Background
Prior to her current role, Bethany Little has held various positions in prestigious institutions. She was a Postdoctoral Appointee at AMO physics from 2019 to 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Little also worked at Sydor Technologies as an Applications/Solutions Engineer from 2017 to 2019 in Rochester, New York. Earlier in her career, she served as a Fellow at Trinity Forum Academy from 2012 to 2013, and as a Research Assistant at the University of Rochester from 2009 to 2017. Additional roles include working at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2008, at Cornell University as an REU Student in 2007, and at Houghton College as a Teaching Assistant from 2007 to 2009.
Achievements
Bethany Little has received multiple teaching awards recognizing her contributions as an educator. Her research interests focus on the applications of nonlinear optics, particularly in the areas of cold atoms, slow light, ultra-sensitive measurement, and electromagnetically-induced gratings.