Graduate Students
A
Adams, Marissa B.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- madams@pas.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Anand, Atma
- PhD Student, PASSAGE Treasurer
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Jonathan Carrol-Nellenback, Eric Blackman and John Tarduno
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- aanand6@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch and Lomb
Armstrong, Abigail
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Petros Tzeferacos
- carmstr9@ur.rochester.edu
- 303 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Arroyo-Rivera, Edgar Samuel
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- earroyor@ur.rochester.edu
- Wilmot Building
B
Barfield, Zachariah
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- zbarfiel@ur.rochester.edu
- 286B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Bhatt Dinesha, Dhanush
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Bob Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- dbhattdi@ur.rochester.edu
- 306 Wilmot
Bishel, David
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- dbishel@ur.rochester.edu
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Black, Andy (Nick)
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- ablack18@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5030
- 307 Wilmot
Brown, Zachery
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Cosmology
- zbrown5@ur.rochester.edu
- 366 Bausch and Lomb Hall
C
Cammarota, Christian
- PhD Student, Barnard Fellowship Winner
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Dan Bergstralh
- Research Group: Biological Physics
- christian.cammarota@rochester.edu
- 330B Hutchison Hall
Chakraborty, Abhishek
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- achakra9@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Champion, Elizabeth
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- elizabeth.champion@rochester.edu
- 453A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Chin, Alex
- PhD Candidate, Awarded DOE NNSA SSGF - 2019
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- dchin6@ur.rochester.edu
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Connors, Elliot
- PhD Candidate, Awarded QuaCGR Fellowship - 2018
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- econnors@ur.rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Converse, Marcus
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- mconver2@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch and Lomb
Cross, Robert M.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2012
- Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- rcross@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8556
Czupryniak, Robert
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: theoretical quantum optics
- rczupryn@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 Bausch and Lomb Hall
D
Danly, Christopher
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
- Research Group: Plasma and Lasers
- cdanly@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
Dasenbrock-Gammon, Nathan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Ranga Dias
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
- ndasenbr@ur.rochester.edu
- 123 Hopeman
Diaz Bautista, Gonzalo A
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2014
- Advisor: Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
- gonzalo@pas.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Dong, Xue
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
- Research Group: Optics
- xdong18@ur.rochester.edu
- 224 Wilmot Building
Dulemba, Joseph
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- jdulemba@ur.rochester.edu | +41 (227) 677-897
- CERN
E
Ecker, Benjamin R
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2011
- Advisor: Professor Yongli Gao
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- becker@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8588
- B08 Bausch & Lomb
Erez, Irem Nesli
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Research Group: Cosmology
- ierez@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Evans, Matthew
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- mevans15@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
F
Fallon, Colin
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- cfallon2@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
G
Goshadze, Rati
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- rgoshadz@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Griswold, Spencer
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- sgriswol@ur.rochester.edu
- 458 Bausch and Lomb Hall
H
Haber, Elisha
- PhD Student, Received NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Nick Bigelow
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
- ehaber@ur.rochester.edu
- 170 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Hasson, Hannah
- PhD Student, PASSAGE Secretary
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- hhasson@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Henry, Sarah
- PhD Candidate, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2018
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- shenry11@ur.rochester.edu
- 362 Bausch and Lomb
Herrera Flor, Alan Yuseth
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Regina Demina
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
- aherrer9@ur.rochester.edu
- 361 Bausch and Lomb
Hinz, Joshua
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Valentin Karasev, Sr. Scientist at the LLE
- Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
- jhinz2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Hoang, Nhat Bin
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Dr. Jianhui Zhong; Dr. Gionvanni Schifitto
- nhoang2@ur.rochester.edu
- 5.7425A UR Medicine Neurology Building
Howell, Ryan
- PhD Candidate, Awarded DOE SCGSR - 2019
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Steve Manly
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- rhowell3@ur.rochester.edu
- 259 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Huff, Maggie
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- mhuff4@ur.rochester.edu
- 200D Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
K
Kandel, Yadav (Yaad)
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- ykandel@ur.rochester.edu
- B09 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Karmakar, Tathagata
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- tkarmaka@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
Kelty, Sean
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- skelty@ur.rochester.edu
- 474 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Kish, Ayden
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Adam Sefkow
- Research Group: Plasma/Laser Physics
- akish2@ur.rochester.edu
- Hopeman
L
Leal, Luis
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
- Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
- lleal@ur.rochester.edu
- 281A Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Luntz-Martin, Danika
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Nick Vamivakas
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
- dluntzma@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2311
- 104 Wilmot Annex
M
Markwick, Robert
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- rmarkwic@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch and Lomb Hall
McCarthy, Morgan Elise
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle
- mmccar21@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch and Lomb Hall
McKie, Max
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
McMillen, Kyle
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula and Jessica Shaw
- Research Group: Relativistic Laser-Plasma Experiments
- kmcmill5@ur.rochester.edu
- 290B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Medahinne Gedara, Chandema Mihirangi Kumari
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Machiel Blok
- cmedahin@ur.rochester.edu
- 459 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Mei, Yuhan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- ymei7@ur.rochester.edu
- 322 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Min Rivas, Fatima
- PhD Student, PASSAGE VP of Fellowship, NDSEG Fellowship Winner
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Doug Kelley
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- fminriva@ur.rochester.edu
- 305 Hopeman
N
Nguyen, Khanh Linh (Linh)
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- lnguy17@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Nguyen, Quang
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Nick Vamivakas
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
- qnguyen8@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- 103 Wilmot Annex
Nguyen, Long Duc
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Bob Boyd
- dnguy30@ur.rochester.edu
- 307 Wilmot
Nichols, Katarina
- PhD Student - - Strickland Fellowship Winner
- Entry Year:2020
- knicho11@ur.rochester.edu
- 200S Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
O
Olivier, Andrew
- PhD Candidate, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
- Advisor: Professor Steve Manly
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- aolivier@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
P
Pantell, Hadley
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- hpantell@ur.rochester.edu
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Paramanick, Shubhonkar
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- shubhonkar.paramanick@rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Parker, Rayleigh
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Machiel Blok
- rpark11@ur.rochester.edu
- 459 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Q
Qiao, Haifeng
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hqiao2@ur.rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Qie, Yufan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Frank Wolfs
- yqie2@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch & Lomb Hall
R
Ramsey, Dillon
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- dramsey2@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Reilly, Nicholas
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Judith Pipher
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- nreilly@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3842
- 426 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Rogers, Spencer
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- sroge22@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8583
- 324 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Rubinstein, Adam
- PhD Student, PASSAGE VP of Outreach
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- arubinst@ur.rochester.edu
- 427 Bausch and Lomb
S
Simpson, Tanner
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- tsimpso7@ur.rochester.edu
- 246B Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Sprowal, Zaire
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- zsprowal@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Steinmetz, John
- PhD Student, PASSAGE VP of Mentorship
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- jsteinm3@ur.rochester.edu
- 324 Bausch and Lomb
Sultana, Mehreen
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
- msultana@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
T
Tabak, Greg
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- gtabak2@ur.rochester.edu
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Tan, Chin Lung (Keane)
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- ctan12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- Fermilab
Tariq, Maida
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- mtariq3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- 352 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Taus, Rhys
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Arie Bodek
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- rtaus@ur.rochester.edu | +41 (227) 674-490
- CERN
Tirumala, Sarat Chandra Kant
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
- Research Group: Optics
- stiruma3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2328
- 316 Wilmot
U
V
VanDusen-Gross, Matthew
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- mvandus2@ur.rochester.edu
- 286B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Verostek Jr., Michael
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Profess Steve Manly and Ben Zwickl (RIT)
- Research Group: Physics and Education
- mveroste@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch & Lomb Hall
Veyrat, Dylan
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professors Segev BenZvi and Regina Demina
- Research Group: Cosmology
- dveyrat@ur.rochester.edu
- 366 Bausch and Lomb
W
Wadhurawa Mudiyanselage, Hiranya Pasan Vindana
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Ranga Dias
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hwadhura@ur.rochester.edu
- 123 Hopeman
Walelign, Habitamu
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hwalelig@ur.rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Watson, Carla (Clay)
they/them/theirs
- PhD Student, PASSAGE President, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Stephen Wu
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- c.watson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- 609 Computer Science Building
Weight, Braden
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Pengfei “Frank” Huo
- Research Group: Non-adiabatic Quantum Evolution of Many-Body Systems and Light-Matter Interactions
- bweight@ur.rochester.edu
- 430 Hutchison Hall
West-Abdallah, Imani
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma physics
- iwestabd@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Williams, Connor Alexander
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
- Research Group: Plasma and Lasers
- cwilli86@ur.rochester.edu
- 2412 Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Wolfs, Jean
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Chris Marshall
- Research Group: Neutrino
- jwolfs@ur.rochester.edu
- 260 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Wright, Esteban
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Alice Quillen
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- ewrig15@ur.rochester.edu
- 403 Bausch and Lomb
X
Xie, Songbo
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- sxie9@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
- 322 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Y
Ye, Feiyang
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- feiyang.ye@rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Young, James
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma physics
- jyoung36@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb
Younis, Daniel H.
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: theoretical quantum optics
- ayounis@ur.rochester.edu
- 322 Bausch and Lomb
Z
Zou, Yangyuxin (Amy)
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- yzou5@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall