A
Adams, Marissa B.
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- madams@pas.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Agrawal, Govind P.
- James C. Wyant Professor of Optics and Physics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- gpa@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4846
- 515 Goergen Hall
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Albarran, Ricky
- Financial Accountant
- richardalbarranjr@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7725
- 206D 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)
BenZvi, Segev Y.
- Associate Professor of Physics
- sybenzvi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7172
- 405 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
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
LLE Chief Scientist
- betti@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5479
- 213 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Bhandari, Bibek
- Postdoctoral Associate
- bbhandar@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 694-1769
- 316 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Bhatt Dinesha, Dhanush
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Bob Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- dbhattdi@ur.rochester.edu
- 306 Wilmot
Bigelow, Nicholas P.
- Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics and Optics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- 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
- 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
Blackman, Eric G.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- 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 | (585) 275-5389
- 420 Bausch and Lomb
Interests: quantum information processing with superconducting circuits
Bocko, Mark F.
- Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics
CEIS Director
- 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
Boyd, Robert W.
- M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and Physics
- boyd@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2329
- 308 Wilmot
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Brown, Zachery
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Cosmology
- zbrown5@ur.rochester.edu
- 366 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Brunacini, Nathaniel
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2022
Budd, Howard S.
- Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
- hbudd@fnal.gov | (630) 840-6030
- MS 309 Fermilab
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
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
Carroll-Nellenback, Jonathan
- CIRC Computational Scientist
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- johannjc@pas.rochester.edu | ((585) ) 275-8557
- 455A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Formation and evolution of molecular clouds and cores
Chakraborty, Abhishek
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- achakra9@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 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
- 314 Bausch and 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)
Cline, Douglas
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- cline@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4934
- 203D Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'
- Tracy Hyde Harris Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
LLE Senior Scientist
LLE Associate Director for Academics, Science and Technology
- gcollins@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0255
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: high energy density physics
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
- 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
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
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
- 123 Hopeman
De Barbaro, Pawel
- Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
- pawel.de.barbaro@cern.ch | +41 (227) 671-527
- CERN
Degenkolb, Tanner
- Sr. Analyst/Programmer
- t.degenkolb@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4825
- 470 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Demina, Regina
- Professor of Physics
- regina@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7357
- 367 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Dery, Hanan
- 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
- 224 Wilmot Building
Douglass, David H.
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- douglass@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4573
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics; climate science
Douglass, Kelly A.
- Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy (Visiting)
Director C.E.K. Mees Observatory
- kellyadouglass@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5549
- 425 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: observational extragalactic astronomy
Drakeley, Lewis
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
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
- 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
Flint, Serena
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2022
Forrest, William J.
- Professor of Astronomy (Research)
- forrest@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4343
- 419 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Foster, Thomas H.
- Professor of Imaging Sciences, Emeritus
Professor Physics and Optics
- 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
- Helen F. & Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- 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
- 286B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Froula, Dustin
- LLE Distinguished Scientist
LLE Director PULSE Division
Professor of Physics (Research)
- dustin.froula@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3212
- 288 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: experimental plasma physics
G
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
Asaro-Biggar ’92 Family Fellow
- gghoshal@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7748
- 464 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics and data science
Glichowski, Joseph
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Goshadze, Rati
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- rgoshadz@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Gourdain, Pierre-Alexandre
- Associate Professor of Physics
LLE Staff Scientist
- 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
- 477 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Guo, Chunlei
- Professor of Optics and Physics
LLE Senior Scientist
- 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
- 170 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Haberberger, Daniel
- LLE Staff Scientist
Physics Research Scientist
- dhab@lle.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Haefner, Ralf
- Assistant Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Physics
- rhaefne2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7453
- 313 Meliora Hall
Interests: computational neuroscience
Hainsworth, Liam
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2023
Harris, Deborah
- Visiting Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- dharris@fnal.gov | (630) 840-4545
- MS 309 Fermilab
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
Henderson, Brian
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- bhender5@ur.rochester.edu
- 200D Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
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)
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
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
Holmes, Kurt
- Superintendent C.E.K. Mees Observatory
- kurtholmes@facilities.rochester.edu | (585) 374-2433, (315) 79-1078, (585) 281-9224
- Mees Observatory
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)
J
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
Jussiau, Etienne
- Postdoctoral Associate
- ejussiau@ur.rochester.edu
- 319 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical quantum optics
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
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
L
Labarca, Anthony
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Lawrence, Nicholas
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
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)
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
Madathil, Joseph
- Senior Laboratory Engineer
- joseph.madathil@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4050
- 160 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mager, Daniel F.
- Senior Laboratory Engineer
- dmager@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3060
- 108 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Manly, Steven L.
- Professor of Physics
Chair, Physics and Astronomy Department
- steven.manly@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
- 206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Markwick, Robert
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- rmarkwic@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Marshall, Christopher
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- chris.marshall@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0538
- 310 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: High Energy Physics
McCarthy, Morgan Elise
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle
- mmccar21@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch and Lomb Hall
McCrory, Robert L.
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Emeritus
- rmcc@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4973
- 343 Hopeman
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
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)
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
- 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
Melissinos, Adrian C.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
- meliss@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2707
- 209 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Micallef, Jack
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2022
Milonni, Peter W.
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- peter_milonni@comcast.net | (585) 275-4344
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Mimar, Sayat
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- smimar@ur.rochester.edu
- 474 Bausch and Lomb
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
Mitchell, Benjamin R.
- POA Librarian
- benjamin.r.mitchell@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6882
- 374 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Moon, Jacqueline
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Murray, Lee
- Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy
- lee.murray@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2077
- 479 Hutchison
Interests: climate science; physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere
N
Nakajima, Miki
- Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Assistant Professor of 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
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
Nichol, John M.
he/him/his
- Associate Professor of Physics
- john.nichol@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4396
- 158 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental quantum information processing and condensed-matter physics
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
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
Panjwani, Aliza
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
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
Peshkov, Anton
- Postdoctoral Associate
- apeshkov@ur.rochester.edu
- 453 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed matter
Q
Qiao, Haifeng
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hqiao2@ur.rochester.edu
- B09 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Qie, Yufan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Frank Wolfs
- yqie2@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch & Lomb Hall
Quillen, Alice C.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
- aquillen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9625
- 424 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy
R
Rahim, Aliya Abdul
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2023
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 Candidate
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- dramsey2@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Ratajczak, Joshua
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2022
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
Ren, Chuang
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- chuang.ren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2048
- 214 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Renninger, William
- Assistant Professor of Optics & Physics
- william.renninger@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3709
- 214 Wilmot
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
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, PASSAGE VP of Outreach
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- arubinst@ur.rochester.edu
- 427 Bausch and Lomb
Rygg, Ryan
- Assistant Professor (Research) of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
LLE Senior Scientist - APS Fellow
- j.r.rygg@rochester.edu | (585) 475-1549
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: high energy density physics
S
Schisler, Savannah
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2022
Schroeder, Wolf-Udo
- Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- schroeder@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8263
- 466 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
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
Siam, Uzair Tahamid
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Simmons, Daniel
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Simpson, Tanner
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- tsimpso7@ur.rochester.edu
- 246B Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Slattery, Paul F.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Emeritus
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
Spielman, Rick
- LLE Senior Scientist
Professor (Research) of Physics
- spielman@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 715-0416
- 218 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
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 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
Tarduno, John A.
- Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Dean for Research in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
- 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
- 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
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
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
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
Tzeferacos, Petros
- Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- LLE Senior Scientist
- p.tzeferacos@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4382
- 370 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: computational astrophysics
U
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
VanDusen-Gross, Matthew
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- mvandus2@ur.rochester.edu
- 286B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Van Horn, Hugh M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
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
- 458 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
Visser, Taco
- Professor of Optics and Visiting Professor of Physics
- tvisser@ur.rochester.edu
- 317 Wilmot
Interests: theoretical optical physics
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, Dan M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
- dmw@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8576
- 418 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
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 Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
- Research Group: Plasma and Lasers
- cwilli86@ur.rochester.edu
- 2412 Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
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
Wolfs, Jean
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Chris Marshall
- Research Group: Neutrino
- jwolfs@ur.rochester.edu
- 260 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Wret, Clarence
- Postdoctoral Associate
- c.wret@rochester.edu
- MS 220 Fermilab
Interests: experimental neutrino physics
Wright, Esteban
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Alice Quillen
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- ewrig15@ur.rochester.edu
- 403 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
- 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
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
Zou, Yangyuxin (Amy)
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- yzou5@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
