People
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Adams, Marissa B.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- madams@pas.rochester.edu
- Off Site
Agrawal, Govind P.
- James C. Wyant Professor of Optics and Physics
- gpa@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4846
- 515 Goergen Hall
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Akbas, Yunus E.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2011
- Advisor: Roman Sobolewski
- Research Group: Condensed Matter
- yeakbas@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1916
- 2412 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Allen, Natalie
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2020
Anand, Atma
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Professors Eric Blackman and John Tarduno
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- aanand6@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch and Lomb
Arroyo-Rivera, Edgar Samuel
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- earroyor@ur.rochester.edu
- Wilmot Building
Atkins, Jeremy
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2020
B
Barfield, Zachariah
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- zbarfiel@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
BenZvi, Segev Y.
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- sybenzvi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7172
- 405 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Bercellie, Aaron M.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
- abercell@pas.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Bergstralh, Dan T.
- Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
- dan.bergstralh@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2631
- 326B Hutchison Hall
Interests: Cell biology and experimental biological physics
Betti, Riccardo
- Robert L. McCrory Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- betti@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5479
- 213 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Bigelow, Nicholas P.
- Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics and Optics
- nbig@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8549
- 312 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Bishel, David
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- dbishel@ur.rochester.edu
- 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
Blackman, Eric G.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- blackman@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0537
- 417 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Blok, Machiel
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- machielblok@rochester.edu
- 420 Bausch and Lomb
Interests: quantum information processing with superconducting circuits
Blumkin, Laura K.
- Graduate Program Coordinator
- laura.blumkin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4356
- 210 Bausch & Lomb
Bocko, Mark F.
- Dept. Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director CEIS, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
- mark.bocko@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4879
- 518 Computer Science Building
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Bodek, Arie
- George E. Pake Professor of Physics
- bodek@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5445
- 354 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Bovie, Danielle
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2021
Boyd, Robert W.
- Professor of Optics and Physics
- boyd@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2329
- 308 Wilmot
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Broadbent, Curtis J.
- Licensing Manager, UR Ventures
- curtis.broadbent@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3250
- Suite B360 Saunders Research Building, 265 Crittenden Blvd
Interests: Theoretical quantum optics; Non-Markovian effects; Open quantum systems; Quantum image state discrimination; Slow light with entangled photons and pseudo-thermal light; Applications of bipartite photonic entanglement to quantum cryptography; Non-local weak-value measurements; Energy loss and irreversibility in phenomenologically modeled dielectric/field systems
Brown, Zachery
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Cosmology
- zbrown5@ur.rochester.edu
- 366 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Budd, Howard S.
- Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
- hbudd@fnal.gov | (630) 840-6030
- MS 309 Fermilab
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Cabrera, Mario S.
- Successful Defense October 2019
- Entry Year: 2014
- Advisor: Bill Forrest
- Research Group: Astronomy & Astrophysics
- mcabrer2@ur.rochester.edu
- Off Site
Cai, Tejin
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2014
- Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- tejinc@pas.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Cammarota, Christian
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Dan Bergstralh
- Research Group: Biological Physics
- christian.cammarota@rochester.edu
- Hutchison Hall
Cardenas, Jaime
- Assistant Professor of Optics and Physics
- jaime.cardenas@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7320
- 226 Wilmot Hall
Interests: nanophotonics, integrated photonics, biophotonics, lasers, nonlinear photonics
Cassidy, Linda
- Undergraduate Coordinator
- lcassidy@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6679
- 211 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Chen, Zekai
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
- zchen57@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4975
- 167 Bausch and Lomb
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
- dchin6@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Cline, Douglas
- Professor of Physics
- cline@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4934
- 203D Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'
- Dean's Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- g.w.collins@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0255
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: high energy density physics
Connors, Elliot
- PhD Student, Awarded QuaCGR Fellowship - 2018
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- econnors@ur.rochester.edu
- 10 Bausch and Lomb
Converse, Marcus
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- mconver2@ur.rochester.edu
- 203 Bausch and Lomb
Crandall, Linda
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- lcranda3@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Cross, Robert M.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- rcross@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8556
- 477 Bausch and Lomb
Culver, Myron W.
- Sr. Lab Engineer & Bldg. Manager
- mculver@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4362, (585) 472-0689
- 152 Bausch & Lomb, cell
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Das, Ashok
- Professor of Physics
- das@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2955
- 360 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
Dasenbrock-Gammon, Nathan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Ranga Dias
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
- ndasenbr@ur.rochester.edu
- Hopeman
Davies, Andrew
- Successful Defense November 2019
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- adavies@LLE.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6474
De Barbaro, Pawel
- Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
- pawel.de.barbaro@cern.ch | +41 (227) 671-527
- CERN
Debrecht, Alexander
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- adebrech@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8557
- 476 Bausch and Lomb
Demina, Regina
- Professor of Physics
- regina@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7357
- 367 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Dery, Hanan
- Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
- hanan.dery@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3870
- 411 Computer Science Building
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Dias, Ranga
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- rdias@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4112
- 220 Hopeman
Interests: experimental condensed matter physics
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
- Wilmot Building
Douglass, David H.
- Professor of Physics
- douglass@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4573
- 156 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics; climate science
Douglass, Kelly A.
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy
- kellyadouglass@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5549
- 425 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: observational extragalactic astronomy
Druszkiewicz, Eryk
- Research Engineer
- eryk.druszkiewicz@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4943
- 203F Bausch & Lomb Hall
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
Eberly, Joseph H.
- Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Optics
- eberly@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4576
- 321 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Ecker, Benjamin R
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2011
- Advisor: Professor Yongli Gao
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- becker@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8588
- 8 Bausch & Lomb
Elouard, Cyril
- Postdoctoral Associate
- celouard@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical quantum optics
Evans, Matthew
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- mevans15@ur.rochester.edu
- 108 Bausch and Lomb
F
Fallon, Colin
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- cfallon2@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Ferbel, Thomas
- Professor of Physics
- ferbel@pas.rochester.edu | (301) 312-8846
- 253 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Fine, Rob
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- finer@pas.rochester.edu | (630) 840-3500
- Fermilab
Flight, Robert S.
- Senior Laboratory Engineer
- rflight@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3386
- 257 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Flint, Serena
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2021
Forrest, William J.
- Professor of Astronomy
- forrest@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4343
- 419 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Foster, Thomas H.
- Professor of Imaging Sciences, Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Physics
- thomas.foster@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1347
- 3-5333 Medical Center
Interests: experimental biological physics
Franco, Ignacio
- Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- Leonard Mandel Faculty Fellow
- ignacio.franco@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8209
- 454 Hutchison Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Frank, Adam
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- afrank@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1717
- 417A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Franke, Philip
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- pfranke@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Froula, Dustin
- Senior Scientist, LLE and Associate Professor of Physics
- dustin.froula@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3212
- 288 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: experimental plasma physics
G
Gamboa, Leilani
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2020
Gao, Yongli
- Professor of Physics
- ygao@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8574
- 473 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Garcia-Bellido, Aran
- Associate Professor of Physics
- aran@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3422
- 406 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Ghoshal, Gourab
- Associate Professor of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science,
CoE Distinguished researcher
- gghoshal@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7748
- 464 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics and data science
Gontcho A Gontcho, Satya
- Postdoctoral Associate
- sgontcho@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8960
- 260 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Gourdain, Pierre-Alexandre
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- gourdain@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3089, (585) 275-3060
- 456 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Griswold, Spencer
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- sgriswol@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb Hall
Guo, Chunlei
- Professor of Optics and Physics
- guo@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2134
- 419 Wilmot Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter and optical physics
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
- 167 Bausch and Lomb
Haefner, Ralf
- Assistant Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Physics
- rhaefne2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7453
- 313 Meliora Hall
Interests: computational neuroscience
Hagen, Carl R.
- Professor of Physics
- hagen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4380
- 356 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
Hansen, Aaron M
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- ahansen8@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Hasson, Hannah
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- hhasson@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb
Hazarie, Surendra A
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- shazarie@ur.rochester.edu
- 468 Bausch and Lomb
Helfer, H. Lawrence
- Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
- lary@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4377
- 459 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Henderson, Brian
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- bhender5@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
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
Hinz, Joshua
- PhD Student
- 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)
Hioe, Foek T.
- Adj. Sr. Research Associate (Professor of Physics St. John Fisher College) of Theoretical Quantum Optics
- fhioe@sjfc.edu | (585) 275-8535
- 319 Bausch & Lomb
Holmes, Kurt
- Superintendent C.E.K. Mees Observatory
- kurtholmes@facilities.rochester.edu | (585) 374-2433, (315) 79-1078, (585) 281-9224
- Mees Observatory
Howell, John C.
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- howell@pas.rochester.edu
- Hebrew University
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
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
- Fermilab
Huff, Maggie
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- mhuff4@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
J
Jayaseelan, Maitreyi
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2011
- Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
- maitreyi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4975
- 168 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Jones, Connie
- Administrative Assistant
- connie@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5306
- 253 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Jones, Jeffery W.
- POA Library Section Supervisor
- jjones@library.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4469
- 374 Bausch and Lomb
Jordan, Andrew N.
- Professor of Physics
- jordan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2418
- 317 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Jussiau, Etienne
- Postdoctoral Associate
- ejussiau@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical quantum optics
K
Kandel, Yadav (Yaad)
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- ykandel@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb
Karmakar, Tathagata
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- tkarmaka@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb
Kelty, Sean
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- skelty@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb
Kish, Ayden
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Adam Sefkow
- Research Group: Plasma/Laser Physics
- akish2@ur.rochester.edu
- Hopeman
Kizhakkumpurath Manikandan, Sreenath
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Condensed Matter and Quantum Optics
- skizhakk@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 Bausch and Lomb
Kleykamp, Jeffrey D.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Professor Steven Manly
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- jkleykam@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4578
- 259 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Knight, Peter
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- p.knight@imperial.ac.uk | +44 (207) 594-7727
- Imperial College London
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Knox, Robert S.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
- rsk@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8572
- 466 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical biological physics
Knox, Wayne H.
- Professor of Optics and Physics
- wknox@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 273-5520
- 113 Wilmot Building
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
L
Leal, Luis
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
- Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
- lleal@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Lewalle, Philippe
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2014
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
- plewalle@ur.rochester.edu
- 316 Bausch & Lomb
Liu, Baowei
- Computational Scientist of Astronomy & Astrophysics
- baowei.liu@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4105
- 455A Bausch & Lomb Hall
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
Mager, Daniel F.
- Senior Laboratory Engineer
- dmager@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3060
- 108 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mamajek, Eric
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy (Research), Deputy Program Scientist NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program
Interests: observational astronomy, star and planet formation
Manly, Steven L.
- Chair of the Department and Professor of Physics
- steven.manly@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
- 206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Mannion, Owen M.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Sean Regan, LLE Sr. Scientist
- Research Group: Plasma/Laser Physics
- omannion@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Marschall, Theodore
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2009
- Advisor: Steve Teitel
- Research Group: Condensed Matter Physics
- marschat@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9956
- 457 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Marshall, Christopher
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- marshalc@fnal.gov
- Coming Soon!
Interests: High Energy Physics
McCrory, Robert L.
- University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Director Emeritus, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- rmcc@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4973
- 212 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: theoretical plasma physics and laser physics
McFarland, Kevin S.
- Dr. Steven Chu Professor of Physics
- kevin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7076
- 416 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
McGowan, Aaron M.
- Senior Lecturer of Physics at RIT, Visiting Scientist
- mcgowan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 475-7689
- R.I.T: ORN 13-1331
McLellan, Brenda
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Valentin Karasev, Sr. Scientist at LLE
- Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
- bmclell2@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
McMurtry, Craig W.
- Senior Research Engineer
- craig.mcmurtry@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4389
- 423 Bausch & Lomb
Medahinne Gedara, Chandema Mihirangi Kumari
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2019
- cmedahin@ur.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch and Lomb
Melissinos, Adrian C.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
- meliss@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2707
- 209 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Mellon, Samuel N.
- Successful Defense November 2019
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Eric Mamajek
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- smellon@ur.rochester.edu
- Off Site
Milder, Avram
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- amilder@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Milonni, Peter W.
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- peter_milonni@comcast.net | (585) 275-4344
- 206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Mimar, Sayat
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- smimar@ur.rochester.edu
- 474 Bausch and Lomb
Min Rivas, Fatima
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Doug Kelley
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- fminriva@ur.rochester.edu
- Hopeman
Mohamed, Zaarah L.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Jim Knauer
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- zmohamed@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Mullarkey, Christopher A.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Professor John Howell
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
- cmullark@pas.rochester.edu
- Off site
Murphree, Joseph D.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2012
- Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
- murphree@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4975
- 167 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Murray, Lee
- Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Physics & Astronomy
- lee.murray@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2077
- 479 Hutchison
Interests: climate science; physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere
Murray, Kyle
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Jianhui Zhong
- Research Group: Medical Physics
- kmurr10@ur.rochester.edu
- Medical Center Annex
N
Nakajima, Miki
- Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics and Astronomy
- mnakajima@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6617
- 224D Hutchison Hall
Interests: Dynamics of planetary impacts; Evolution of planetary interiors; Planet formation and evolution; Early Earth, Earth-Moon formation; Modeling Enceladus plumes; Origin of the Martian moons; Exomoon formation; Space missions
Nelson, JJ
- Postdoctoral Associate
- jnels24@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3565
- 10 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental condensed matter
Nguyen, Khanh Linh (Linh)
- PhD Student
- 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
- Wilmot
Nichol, John M.
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- john.nichol@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4396
- 158 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Nordhaus, Jason T.
- Visiting Scientist of Astronomy/Astrophysics
- nordhaus@astro.rit.edu | (585) 475-4202
- 60-2258 RIT
O
Olivier, Andrew
- PhD Student, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
- Advisor: Professor Steve Manly
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- aolivier@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Orr, Lynne H.
- C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor of Physics, Director of Graduate Studies
- orr@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8528
- 451 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics; financial physics
P
Pantell, Heather
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- hpantell@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Peshkov, Anton
- Postdoctoral Associate
- apeshkov@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed matter
Pipher, Judith L.
- Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
- jlpipher@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4402
- 422 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Q
Qiao, Haifeng
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hqiao2@ur.rochester.edu
- 10 Bausch and Lomb
Quillen, Alice C.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- aquillen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9625
- 424 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy
R
Rajeev, Sarada G.
- Professor of Physics and Mathematics
- s.g.rajeev@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4796
- 351 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Ramsey, Dillon
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- dramsey2@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Ranken, Evan
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2013
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
Reilly, Nicholas
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Patrick Oakes
- Research Group: Experimental Biological Physics
- nreilly@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3842
- 453 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Ren, Chuang
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- cren@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2048
- 214 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Rogers, Spencer
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- sroge22@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8583
- Bausch and Lomb Hall
Rothberg, Lewis
- Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- rothberg@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 273-4725
- 462 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Rubinstein, Adam
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- arubinst@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb
Ruby, JJ
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- jrubyiv@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Rygg, Ryan
- Assistant Professor (Research) of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- j.r.rygg@rochester.edu | (585) 475-1549
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: high energy density physics
S
Saha, Rahul
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- rahulsaha@rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Sakumoto, Willis K.
- Senior Scientist and Laboratory Engineer
- willis@fnal.gov | (630) 840-8431
- MS 318 Fermilab
Sarkis, Richard E.
- Senior Analyst/Programmer
- rsarkis@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4825
- 470 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Savedoff, Malcolm P.
- Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
- msavedof@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
- 206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Savitch, Ethan
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2020
Schroeder, Wolf-Udo
- Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- schroeder@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8263
- 466 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Schwemmlein, Arnold K.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Udo Schroeder
- Research Group: Nuclear and Plasma Physics
- aschwemm@ur.rochester.edu
- 472 Hutchison Hall
Sefkow, Adam
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- asef@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 276-4130
- 205 Hopeman
Interests: Computational plasma physics
Seyler, Charles E.
- Professor (Research)
- ces7@cornell.edu | (607) 255-4967
- Cornell University
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Shapir, Yonathan
- Professor of Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Mathematics
- ysha@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7291
- 467 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Shapovalov, Roman
- Postdoctoral Associate
- rshapova@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-5286
- 369 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Simpson, Tanner
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- tsimpso7@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Slattery, Paul F.
- Professor of Physics, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Emeritus
- paul.slattery@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6955
- 201 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Sobolewski, Roman
- Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
- roman.sobolewski@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1551
- 425 Computer Sciences Building
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Spiewak, Steven
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2020
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
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Steinmetz, John
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- jsteinm3@ur.rochester.edu
- 324 Bausch and Lomb
Stroud, Carlos R.
- Professor of Optics and Physics
- stroud@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2598
- 312 Wilmot
Interests: theoretical and experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Sultana, Mehreen
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
- msultana@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
T
Tabak, Greg
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- gtabak2@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Tan, Chin Lung (Keane)
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- ctan12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- Fermilab
Tarduno, John A.
- Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics
- john.tarduno@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5713
- 227 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
Tariq, Maida
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- mtariq3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- 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
Teitel, Stephen L.
- Professor of Physics
- stte@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4039
- 455B Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Thomas, John H.
- Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences and Astronomy, Emeritus
- thomas@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4083
- 223 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Thorndike, Edward H.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
- thorn@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4382
- 253 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Tirumala, Sarat Chandra Kant
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
- Research Group: Optics
- stiruma3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2328
- 316 Wilmot
Tzeferacos, Petros
- Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Senior Scientist at the LLE
- p.tzeferacos@rochester.edu
- 370 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: computational astrophysics
V
Vamivakas, Nickolas A.
- Professor of Optics and Physics
- Dean of Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs
- nick.vamivakas@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2089
- 214 Wilmot
Interests: experimental quantum and nonlinear optics
Van Horn, Hugh M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Venkataraman, Arun
- PhD Candidate (MD/PhD program)
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Jianhui Zhong
- Research Group: Imaging
- arun_venkataraman@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
- Med. Ctr.
Veyrat, Dylan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professors Segev BenZvi and Regina Demina
- Research Group: Cosmology
- dveyrat@ur.rochester.edu
- 366 Bausch and Lomb
Visser, Taco
- Visiting Professor of Physics
- tvisser@ur.rochester.edu
- Wilmot
Interests: theoretical optical physics
W
Wadhurawa Mudiyanselage, Hiranya Pasan Vindana
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2019
- hwadhura@ur.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch and Lomb
Wasserman, Amanda
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2021
Watson, Dan M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- dmw@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8576
- 418 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Watson, Carla
- PhD Student, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Stephen Wu
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- c.watson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- Hopeman
West-Abdallah, Imani
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma physics
- iwestabd@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- Bausch and Lomb Hall
Wiegandt, Ralph
- Visiting Scientist, UR NANO Technician of Quantum Optics Experimental
- rwiegandt@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7454
- 202 Wilmot
Wolfs, Frank L. H.
- Professor of Physics, Director of Undergraduate Studies
- wolfs@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4937
- 203A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Wright, Esteban
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2016
- Advisor: Professor Alice Quillen
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- ewrig15@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch and Lomb
Wu, Stephen
- Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
- stephen.wu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4349
- 610 Computer Studies Building
Interests: Experimental condensed-matter physics
X
Xie, Songbo
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- sxie9@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
- Bausch and Lomb Hall
Y
Yang, Jing
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- jyang75@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Young, James
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2018
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma physics
- jyoung36@ur.rochester.edu
- 369 Bausch and Lomb
Z
Zaidouni, Fatima
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2020
Zengilowski, Gregory R.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Judy Pipher
- Research Group: Astrophysics
Zhang, Xi-Cheng
- M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and Physics
- zhangxc@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0333
- 113 Wilmot Hall
Interests: experimental optical physics
Zhong, Jianhui
- Professor of Imaging Sciences and Physics
- jianhui.zhong@rochester.edu | (585) 273-4518
- 2A 215A Medical Annex
Interests: experimental biological physics
Zhou, Hongzhe
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year: 2015
- Advisor: Professor Eric Blackman
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- hzhou21@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch and Lomb
Zou, Yangyuxin (Amy)
- PhD Student
- Entry Year: 2017
- Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- yzou5@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch and Lomb Hall