Background & Personal
About
Ryan 영재 Manley
Hi! I'm Ryan. I'm an Electrical Engineering student at Purdue University building the future of nanophotonics, optical systems, and quantum technology. I work at the convergence of light-matter physics, materials science, and precision hardware—from synthesizing anisotropic 2D single crystals and probing hyperbolic polaritons with s-SNOM at Birck Nanotechnology Center to developing room-temperature optical quantum sensing microscopes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Beyond research, I lead Purdue's student technology ecosystem as President of QSO of Purdue, serve on the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory Student Task Force, and direct initiatives on the executive board of the global non-profit Quantum Coalition.
Institution
Purdue University
Program
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Fellowship
OQI Fellow · SURF Honors
Leadership
President, QSO of Purdue
Alma mater
Phillips Exeter Academy
manley15@purdue.edu
Field & Organization Gallery
Moments & Expeditions
Compact room-temperature quantum sensing microscope I designed and assembled at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Oak Ridge National Lab, TN
Presenting quantum sensing and boron vacancy Johnson noise research poster at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Oak Ridge, TN
Leading the Quantum Student Organization (QSO of Purdue) executive leadership team meeting.
Purdue University
Teaching a Quantum Crash Course on Grover's Algorithm and amplitude amplification for password breaking.
Purdue University
Quantum Student Organization (QSO of Purdue) members gathering on campus.
Purdue University
Presenting cyanobacteria flow cytometry data to government and defense officials at JSTI West.
Albuquerque, NM
Performing classical piano repertoire for residents at a local senior living community.
Alpine summit hike across the Zahmer Kaiser mountain range in the Austrian Alps.
Zahmer Kaiser, Austria
Viewing the breathtaking total solar eclipse totality in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire
Road trip tradition: paying homage to Buc-ee's with fellow ORNL research interns.
Crossville, TN
On campus the evening before graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy.
Exeter, NH
High-tech winter sledding adventures across snowy hills at Purdue.
Purdue University
Presenting 2D material and polaritonic research at UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (OQI Fellowship).
University of Chicago, IL
Mentoring students and leading interactive quantum demonstrations at the Purdue Quantum Open House.
Purdue University
Open Quantum Initiative fellows visiting the Apollo lunar module exhibit during Chicago cohort field trip.
Chicago, IL
2026 Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate research cohort gathering.
Chicago, IL
Demonstrating magnetic levitation and cryogenic physics with liquid nitrogen during Purdue outreach.
Purdue University