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John Kyle LaRoque (born August 31, 1982 in Fort Worth, TX) is an UG-Grad Student at University of Texas at Arlington studying Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics and working toward his Masters of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering and then his PhD in Experimental Physics.

Early Years
LaRoque grew up in Burleson, TX along with brothers Scott and Ryan. Raised by parents Steven and Jonette, they noticed their precocious middle son had a special interest in nearly everything he encountered, excelling mostly in sciences and music studies. LaRoque is an avid pianist and has had some experience with the guitar as well. An accomplished athlete, LaRoque enjoyed cross-country, track, and soccer at a competitive level throughout his teenage years and also at Burleson High School which he attended.

Research Experience
LaRoque is studying Laser Spectroscopy using Bragg Refraction Gratings under Dr. Suresh Sharma, Professor of Physics at UTA, and Director at the Center for Nanostructured Materials. At the moment he is working on experimentation with Liquid Crystal-embedded polymer sheets and their refraction variability by charged conduction.