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Marissa Adams

Adams, Marissa B.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics

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Yunus Akbas

Akbas, Yunus E.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Advisor: Roman Sobolewski
  • Research Group: Condensed Matter
Olayinka Akinyemi Pic

Akinyemi, Olayinka

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
Atma Anand

Anand, Atma

  • PhD Student
  • Advisor: Professors Eric Blackman and John Tarduno
  • Research Group: Astrophysics
arroyo rivera edgar samuel

Arroyo-Rivera, Edgar Samuel

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
  • Research Group: Optics

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Zachariah Barfield

Barfield, Zachariah

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Aaron Bercellie

Bercellie, Aaron M.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
  • Research Group: High Energy Physics
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Bhatt Dinesha, Dhanush

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
David Bishel

Bishel, David

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
Nick Black

Black, Andy (Nick)

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
  • Research Group: Optics
brown zack

Brown, Zachery

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
  • Research Group: Cosmology

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Cabrera, Mario S.

  • Successful Defense October 2019
  • Entry Year: 2014
  • Advisor: Bill Forrest
  • Research Group: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tejin Cai

Cai, Tejin

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2014
  • Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
cammarota christian

Cammarota, Christian

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Dan Bergstralh
  • Research Group: Biological Physics
Zekai Chen

Chen, Zekai

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
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Chin, Alex

  • PhD Student, Awarded DOE NNSA SSGF - 2019
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
Elliot Connors

Connors, Elliot

  • PhD Student, Awarded QuaCGR Fellowship - 2018
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor John Nichol
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
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Converse, Marcus

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
  • Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
Linda Crandall

Crandall, Linda

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
Robert Cross

Cross, Robert M.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
  • Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
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Czupryniak, Robert

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019

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Christopher Danly

Danly, Christopher

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
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Dasenbrock-Gammon, Nathan

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Ranga Dias
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Andrew Davies

Davies, Andrew

  • Successful Defense November 2019
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Alex Debrecht

Debrecht, Alexander

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
  • Research Group: Astrophysics

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Gonzalo Diaz Bautista

Diaz Bautista, Gonzalo A

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2014
  • Advisor: Kevin McFarland
  • Research Group: High Energy Physics
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Dong, Xue

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
  • Research Group: Optics
Joseph Dulemba

Dulemba, Joseph

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics

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Ben Ecker

Ecker, Benjamin R

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Advisor: Professor Yongli Gao
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
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Erez, Irem Nesli

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Matthew Evans

Evans, Matthew

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics

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Colin Fallon

Fallon, Colin

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
Rob Fine

Fine, Rob

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
Philip Franke

Franke, Philip

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics

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griswold spencer

Griswold, Spencer

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
  • Research Group: Astroparticle Physics

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haber elisha

Haber, Elisha

  • PhD Student, Received NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Nick Bigelow
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
Aaron Hansen

Hansen, Aaron M

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Hannah Hasson Pic

Hasson, Hannah

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Surendra Hazarie

Hazarie, Surendra A

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
  • Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
Brian Henderson

Henderson, Brian

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
Sarah Henry

Henry, Sarah

  • PhD Candidate, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2018
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
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Herrera Flor, Alan Yuseth

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Joshua Hinz

Hinz, Joshua

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Valentin Karasev, Sr. Scientist at the LLE
  • Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
howell ryan

Howell, Ryan

  • PhD Candidate, Awarded DOE SCGSR - 2019
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Steve Manly
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
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Hu, Le

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
Maggie Huff

Huff, Maggie

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics

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Maitreyi Jayaseelan

Jayaseelan, Maitreyi

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics

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kandel yaad

Kandel, Yadav (Yaad)

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor John Nichol
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
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Karmakar, Tathagata

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
  • Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics

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Sean Kelty

Kelty, Sean

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
  • Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
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Kish, Ayden

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Adam Sefkow
  • Research Group: Plasma/Laser Physics
Sreenath Kizhakkumpurath Manikandan

Kizhakkumpurath Manikandan, Sreenath

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
  • Research Group: Condensed Matter and Quantum Optics
Jeffrey Kleykamp

Kleykamp, Jeffrey D.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Professor Steven Manly
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics

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Luis Leal

Leal, Luis

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
  • Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
Philippe Lewalle

Lewalle, Philippe

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2014
  • Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
  • Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter

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Li, Tze Yu

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Danika Luntz-Martin

Luntz-Martin, Danika

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Nick Vamivakas
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter

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Owen Mannion

Mannion, Owen M.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Sean Regan, LLE Sr. Scientist
  • Research Group: Plasma/Laser Physics
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Markwick, Robert

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Ted Marschall

Marschall, Theodore

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Advisor: Steve Teitel
  • Research Group: Condensed Matter Physics
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McCarthy, Morgan Elise

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
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McKie, Max

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Brenda McLellan

McLellan, Brenda

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Valentin Karasev, Sr. Scientist at LLE
  • Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
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Medahinne Gedara, Chandema Mihirangi Kumari

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Samuel Mellon

Mellon, Samuel N.

  • Successful Defense November 2019
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Eric Mamajek
  • Research Group: Astrophysics
Avram Milder

Milder, Avram

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Sayat Mimar

Mimar, Sayat

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Gourab Ghoshal
  • Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
Fatima Min Rivas

Min Rivas, Fatima

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Doug Kelley
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
Zaarah Mohamed

Mohamed, Zaarah L.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Jim Knauer
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Chris Mullarkey

Mullarkey, Christopher A.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Professor John Howell
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
Joseph Murphree

Murphree, Joseph D.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2012
  • Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
Kyle Murray

Murray, Kyle

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Jianhui Zhong
  • Research Group: Medical Physics

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nguyen linh

Nguyen, Khanh Linh (Linh)

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
nguyen quang

Nguyen, Quang

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Nick Vamivakas
  • Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
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Nguyen, Long Duc

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
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Nguyen, Pham

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019

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Andrew Olivier

Olivier, Andrew

  • PhD Student, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
  • Advisor: Professor Steve Manly
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics

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Pantell, Heather

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
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Parker, Rayleigh

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019

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Haifeng Qiao

Qiao, Haifeng

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor John Nichol
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter

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Dillon Ramsey

Ramsey, Dillon

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Evan Ranken

Ranken, Evan

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2013
  • Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
Nicholas Reilly

Reilly, Nicholas

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Patrick Oakes
  • Research Group: Experimental Biological Physics
rogers_spencer

Rogers, Spencer

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
  • Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
Adam Rubinstein

Rubinstein, Adam

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
  • Research Group: Astrophysics
JJ Ruby IV

Ruby, JJ

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics

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Rahul Saha

Saha, Rahul

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
Arnold Schwemmlein

Schwemmlein, Arnold K.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Udo Schroeder
  • Research Group: Nuclear and Plasma Physics
Tanner Simpson

Simpson, Tanner

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
  • Research Group: Plasma Physics
Kagan Simsek Picture

Simsek, Kagan

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019

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Austin Skeeters

Skeeters, Austin

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
sprowal zaire

Sprowal, Zaire

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
John Steinmetz

Steinmetz, John

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
  • Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
Mehreen Sultana

Sultana, Mehreen

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Kevin McFarland
  • Research Group: High Energy Physics

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Greg Tabak

Tabak, Greg

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
  • Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
tan keane

Tan, Chin Lung (Keane)

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
tariq maida

Tariq, Maida

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
Rhys Taus

Taus, Rhys

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Arie Bodek
  • Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics

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tirumala carat

Tirumala, Sarat Chandra Kant

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
  • Research Group: Optics
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Tomlinson, Peter

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019

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venkataraman arun

Venkataraman, Arun

  • PhD Candidate (MD/PhD program)
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Jianhui Zhong
  • Research Group: Imaging
verostek michael

Verostek Jr., Michael

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
Dylan Veyrat

Veyrat, Dylan

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professors Segev BenZvi and Regina Demina
  • Research Group: Cosmology

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Wadhurawa Mudiyanselage, Hiranya Pasan Vindana

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
watson carla

Watson, Carla

  • PhD Student, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Stephen Wu
  • Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
westabdallah imani

West-Abdallah, Imani

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
  • Research Group: Plasma physics
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Williams, Connor

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2019
Esteban Wright

Wright, Esteban

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2016
  • Advisor: Professor Alice Quillen
  • Research Group: Astrophysics

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xie songbo

Xie, Songbo

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
  • Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics

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yang jing

Yang, Jing

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
  • Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
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Young, James

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2018
  • Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
  • Research Group: Plasma physics
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Younis, Dan

  • PhD Student

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Gregory Zengilowski

Zengilowski, Gregory R.

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Judy Pipher
  • Research Group: Astrophysics
Hongzhe Zhou

Zhou, Hongzhe

  • PhD Candidate
  • Entry Year: 2015
  • Advisor: Professor Eric Blackman
  • Research Group: Astrophysics
zou yangyuxin

Zou, Yangyuxin (Amy)

  • PhD Student
  • Entry Year: 2017
  • Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
  • Research Group: Astrophysics