People
A
Adams, Marissa B.
PhD Student
Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
Research Group: Plasma Physics
madams@pas.rochester.edu
108 Bausch and Lomb
Agrawal, Govind P.
Professor of Optics and Physics
gpa@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4846
515 Goergen Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Akbas, Yunus E.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Roman Sobolewski
Research Group: Condensed Matter
yeakbas@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1916
2412 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Almazrooa, Abdulla
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
aalmazro@u.rochester.edu
Al-Qasimi, Asma
Visiting Scientist of Quantum Optics Theoretical
alqasimi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8535
319 Bausch & Lomb
Auden, Mark
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Kaufman Entrepreneurial Year
mauden@u.rochester.edu
B
Barbosa, Hugo S.
Postdoctoral Associate
hbarbosa@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3128
468 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Barnak, Daniel H.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Riccardo Betti
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma & Laser Physics
dbarn@LLE.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1916
2412 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
BenZvi, Segev Y.
Assistant Professor of Physics
sybenzvi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7172
405 Bausch & Lomb
Website
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Bercellie, Aaron M.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Kevin McFarland
Research Group: High Energy Physics
abercell@pas.rochester.edu
Fermilab
Betti, Riccardo
Robert L. McCrory Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
betti@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5479
213 Hopeman
Website
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
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Bishara, Matthew M.
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Theoretical High Energy Physics
mbishara@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8618
358 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Black, Nick
PhD Student
Advisor: Robert Boyd
ablack18@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Blackman, Eric G.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
blackman@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0537
417 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Blumkin, Laura K.
Graduate Program Coordinator
laura.blumkin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4356
210 Bausch & Lomb
Bocko, Mark F.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
mark.bocko@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4879
333 Hopeman
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Bodek, Arie
George E. Pake Professor of Physics
bodek@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5445
354 Bausch & Lomb
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Bose, Arijit
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Riccardo Betti
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma & Laser Physics
arijit@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2429
2225 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Website
Boyd, Robert W.
Professor of Optics and Physics
boyd@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2329
308 Wilmot
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Boyles, Jeffrey
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
jboyles@u.rochester.edu
Brignall, Shirley
Administrative Assistant to the Chair
shirl@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
206B Bausch & Lomb Hall
Broadbent, Curtis J.
Licensing Manager, UR Ventures
curtis.broadbent@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3250
Suite B360 Saunders Research Building, 265 Crittenden Blvd
Website
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, Leesa
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2020
lbrown53@u.rochester.edu
Bucht, Sara
PhD Student
Research Group: Plasma Physics
sbucht@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6474
290A Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Budd, Howard S.
Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
hbudd@fnal.gov | (630) 840-6030
MS 309 Fermilab
Website
C
Cabrera, Mario S.
PhD Student
Research Group: Astronomy & Astrophysics
mcabrer2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
426 Bausch & Lomb
Cai, Tejin
PhD Student
Advisor: Kevin McFarland
Research Group: High Energy Physics
tejinc@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8530
262 Bausch and Lomb
Cao, Yuxuan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
ycao17@u.rochester.edu
Cassidy, Linda
Undergraduate Coordinator
lcassidy@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6679
211 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Chamandy, Luke
Postdoctoral Associate
lchamand@ur.rochester.edu
454 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Chantasri, Areeya
Postdoctoral Associate
areeya@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6986
324 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Chen, Zhuo
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Astrophysics
zhuochen@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8557
476 Bausch and Lomb
Website
Chen, Zekai
PhD Student
Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
zchen57@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Chotkowski, Kathryn
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
kchotkow@u.rochester.edu
Cline, Douglas
Professor of Physics
cline@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4934
203D Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Cole, John
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
jcole8@u.rochester.edu
Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
g.w.collins@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0255
307 Hopeman
Interests: Laboratory Astrophysics; High Pressure/High Energy Density Physics; Condensed Matter; Planetary Science; Plasma Physics ; Thermonuclear Fusion
Connors, Elliot
PhD Student
econnors@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Crandall, Linda
PhD Student
lcranda3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Cross, Robert M.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: 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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Daniel, Joseph
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
jdani10@u.rochester.edu
Das, Ashok
Professor of Physics
das@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2955
360 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
Davies, Andrew S.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dustin Froula
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma & Laser Physics
adavies@LLE.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6474
290A Laboratory for Laser Energetics
De Barbaro, Pawel
Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
pawel.de.barbaro@cern.ch | (41) 227-6715
CERN
Website
Debrecht, Alexander
PhD Student
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
Website
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
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Diaz Bautista, Gonzalo A
PhD Student
Advisor: Kevin McFarland
Research Group: High Energy Physics
gonzalo@pas.rochester.edu
Fermilab
DiMino, Tony
Lab Technician
tdimino@u.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3689
153 Bausch & Lomb
Dorn, Meghan L.
PhD Candidate (Materials Science Graduate Student)
Advisor: Judith Pipher
Research Group: Materials Science, Infrared Detectors
meghan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8585
426 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Douglass, David H.
Professor of Physics
douglass@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4573
156 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics; climate science
Duh, Yi-Ting
PhD Candidate
Research Group: High Energy Physics
yiting@pas.rochester.edu
CERN
Duke, Charles B.
Professor of Physics (Research)
aed22cbd@frontiernet.net | (585) 275-4344
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Dulemba, Joseph
PhD Student
Research Group: High Energy Physics
jdulemba@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8620
362 Bausch and Lomb
E
Eberle, Rachel
Analyst/Programmer
reberle@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4814
258 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Eberly, Joseph H.
Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Optics
eberly@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4576
321 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Ecker, Benjamin R
PhD Student
Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
becker@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8588
8 Bausch & Lomb
Eckert, Thomas
PhD Student
teckert@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Evans, Matthew
PhD Student
Research Group: Plasma Physics
mevans15@ur.rochester.edu
108 Bausch and Lomb
F
Fallon, Colin
PhD Student
Research Group: High Energy Physics
cfallon2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4578
259 Bausch and Lomb
Ferbel, Thomas
Professor of Physics
ferbel@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5306
253 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Fine, Robert
PhD Candidate
Research Group: High Energy Physics
finer@pas.rochester.edu
Fermilab
Flakus, Mattison
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
mflakus@u.rochester.edu
Flight, Robert S.
Senior Laboratory Engineer
rflight@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3386
257 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Fogerty, Shane
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Astronomy & Astrophysics
sfogerty@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8585
427 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Fogerty, Erica
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Adam Frank
Research Group: Astronomy & Astrophysics
erica@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8557
476 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Fogg-Twichell, Janet
Staff on Leave
janf@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
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 and Physics
thomas.foster@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1347
3-5333 Medical Center
Website
Interests: experimental biological physics
Foy, Brandon
Lab Technician
bfoy@u.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3060
108 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Franco, Ignacio
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics
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
Website
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Franke, Philip
PhD Student
pfranke@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Friedmann, Tamar
Research Associate of High Energy/Nuclear Physics
tamarf@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4370
361 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: High energy/nuclear physics
Froula, Dustin
Senior Scientist, LLE, and Assistant Professor of Physics
dustin.froula@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3212
288 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: experimental plasma physics
G
Galanti, Mario
Research Associate
mario.galanti@cern.ch
CERN
Gao, Yongli
Professor of Physics
ygao@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8574
473 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Garcell, Erik
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Website
Research Group: Condensed Matter and Optical Physics
egarcell@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
402 Wilmot
Website
Garcia-Bellido, Aran
Associate Professor of Physics
aran@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3422
406 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Gelfand, Rachel
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Take 5 Scholar
rgelfan2@u.rochester.edu
Ghoshal, Gourab
Assistant Professor of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science,
CoE Distinguished researcher
gghoshal@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7748
464 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics and data science
Gorman, William
PhD Student
Research Group: Optical Science
wgorman2@ur.rochester.edu
315 Hopeman
Gourdain, Pierre-Alexandre
Assistant Professor of Physics
gourdain@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3089, (585) 275-3060
456 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Guo, Chunlei
Professor of Optics and Physics
guo@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2134
419 Wilmot Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter and optical physics
H
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 Student
Research Group: Plasma Physics
ahansen8@ur.rochester.edu
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Harris, Deborah
Visiting Senior Scientist
dharris@fnal.gov | (630) 840-4545
MS 309 Fermilab
Hartse, Jeremy
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
jhartse@u.rochester.edu
Haruza, Marek
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
haruza@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4975
167 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Harvey, Jason
POA Librarian
jharvey@library.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5965
374 Bausch and Lomb
Hazarie, Surendra A
PhD Student
Research Group: Condensed Matter
shazarie@ur.rochester.edu
468 Bausch and Lomb
Hebert, Eric
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Take 5 Scholar
ehebert2@u.rochester.edu
Helfer, H. Lawrence
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
lary@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4377
482 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Henderson, Brian
PhD Student
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma & Laser Physics
bhender5@ur.rochester.edu
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Hendricks, Connie
Administrator
hend@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7766
207 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Henry, Sarah
PhD Student
shenry11@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
373 Bausch and Lomb
Heuer, Steven
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2020
sheuer@u.rochester.edu
Hilligus, Meghan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
Year: Class of 2018
mhilligu@u.rochester.edu
Hindrichs, Otto
Research Associate
otto.heinz.hindrichs@cern.ch
CERN
Hinz, Joshua
PhD Student
jhinz2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
373 Bausch and Lomb
Hioe, Foek T.
Adj. Sr. Research Associate (Professor of Physics St. John Fisher College) of Theoretical Quantum Optics
hioe@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
howell@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0538
310 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Huff, Maggie
PhD Student
mhuff4@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
J
Jayaseelan, Maitreyi
PhD Student
Advisor: Nicholas Bigelow
Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
maitreyi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4975
167 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
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
K
Keliuotis, Hailie
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
hkeliuot@u.rochester.edu
Keller, Ruth B.
Staff on Leave
ruthk@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
Kelty, Sean
PhD Student
skelty@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Khaitan, Dev Ashish
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Frank Wolfs
Research Group: High Energy Nuclear Physics, Particle Astrophysics
dkhaitan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4619
203G Bausch & Lomb Hall
Khukhunaishvili, Aleko
Postdoctoral Associate of Particle Physics Experimental
aleko.khukhunaishvili@cern.ch | (41) 227-6744
CERN
Kinnischtzke, Laura
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Nick Vamivakas
Research Group: Optics
laura.kinnischtzke@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2311
103 Wilmot Annex
Kizhakkumpurath Manikandan, Sreenath
PhD Student
Research Group: Condensed Matter and Quantum Optics
skizhakk@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4841
325 Bausch and Lomb
Kleykamp, Jeffrey D.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Steven Manly
Research Group: High Energy Physics
jkleykam@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4578
259 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Klimasewski, Alexis
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2017
aklimase@u.rochester.edu
Knarr, Samuel
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Quantum Optics
sknarr@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3896
4 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Knight, Peter
Professor of Physics (Research)
p.knight@imperial.ac.uk | (+44) 207-5947
Imperial College London
Website
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
Website
Interests: theoretical biological physics
Knox, Wayne H.
Professor of Optics and Physics
wknox@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 273-5520
507 Goergen Hall
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Korjenevski, Sergey
Research Engineer
skorj@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8550
314A Bausch & Lomb
Koyuncu, Miktat
PhD Student
Research Group: Nuclear Physics
mkoyuncu@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4619
203G Bausch and Lomb
Kuebel, David J.
Instructor / Fellow of Quantum Optics Theoretical, Research Associate
dkuebel@sjfc.edu | (585) 275-8621
306 Bausch & Lomb
Kunkle , Steve
Grant Accountant
skunkle@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7725
206 Bausch and Lomb
L
Latta, Carol E.
Laboratory Technician/Mees Tour Director
carol.latta@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4343
Leal, Luis
PhD Student
lleal@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Levitin, Leah
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
llevitin@u.rochester.edu
Levy, Samara
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
levy9@u.rochester.edu
Lewalle, Philippe
PhD Student
Advisor: Andrew Jordan
Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
plewalle@pas.rochester.edu
316 Bausch & Lomb
Li, Xufeng
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
xli83@u.rochester.edu
Lindemann, Chase
Degree and Major: BA in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
clindem2@u.rochester.edu
Liu, Baowei
Computational Scientist of Astronomy & Astrophysics
baowei.liu@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4105
455A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Lo, Kin Ho
PhD Candidate
Research Group: High Energy Physics
lucien1011@gmail.com
CERN
Loniewski, Christina
PhD Student
cloniews@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Lou, Jiayu
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
jlou3@u.rochester.edu
Lum, Daniel
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Quantum Optics
daniel.lum@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3896
4 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Luntz-Martin, Danika
PhD Student
Research Group: Optics
dluntzma@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2311
103 Wilmot Annex
M
Mager, Daniel F.
Senior Laboratory Engineer
dmager@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3060
108 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Malhotra, Tanya
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Optics
tanya@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6215
215 Wilmot
Mamajek, Eric
Visiting Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Deputy Chief Scientist NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program
firstname.lastname@rochester.edu
Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mamajek, Eric
Visiting Professor of Physics
mamajek@jpl.nasa.gov
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Manly, Steven L.
Professor of Physics
steven.manly@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8473
203E Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Mannion, Owen M.
PhD Student
Research Group: Plasma Physics
omannion@ur.rochester.edu
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Marschall, Theodore
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Condensed Matter Physics
marschat@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9956
457 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mayrhofer, Rudolph
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
rmayrhof@u.rochester.edu
McAulay, Dylan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
dmcaulay@u.rochester.edu
McCarthy, Morgan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
mmccar21@u.rochester.edu
McCrory, Robert L.
University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Vice Provost, Vice President, CEO and Director, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
rmcc@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4973
212 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Website
Interests: theoretical plasma physics and laser physics
McElmurry, Thomas J.
Research Associate, Adj. Faculty of Particle Physics Theory
mcelmurry@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8960
260 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: High energy/nuclear physics
McFarland, Kevin S.
Professor of Physics
kevin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7076
416 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
McGowan, Aaron M.
Visiting Scientist
mcgowan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 475-7689
R.I.T: ORN 13-1331
Website
McIntyre, Brian L.
Technical Manager, URNANO
brian.mcintyre@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3058
202 Wilmot
McLellan, Brenda M.
PhD Student
Research Group: Condensed Matter
bmclell2@ur.rochester.edu
McMurtry, Craig W.
Senior Research Engineer
craig.mcmurtry@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4389
423 Bausch & 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.
PhD Student
Research Group: Astrophysics
smellon@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5549
425 Bausch and Lomb
Meredith, Logan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
lmeredi2@u.rochester.edu
Meyerhofer, David D.
Visiting Professor of Physics
ddm@lle.rochester.edu | (505) 667-4117
Los Alamos National Lab
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Milder, Avram
PhD Student
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
smimar@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
373 Bausch and Lomb
Mitchell, James A.
Technical Associate, URNANO
jmitch30@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2471
302 Wilmot
Moczulski, Kasper
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
kmoczuls@u.rochester.edu
Mohamed, Zaarah L.
PhD Student
Research Group: Plasma Physics
zmohamed@ur.rochester.edu
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Moongweluwan, Mongkol
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Nuclear Physics
mmoongwe@pas.rochester.edu
203G Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mullarkey, Christopher A.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: John Howell
Research Group: Quantum Optics
cmullark@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7413
3 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Munson, David E.
Sr. Analyst/Programmer
munson@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0596
470 Bausch & Lomb
Website
Murphree, Joseph D.
PhD Student
Advisor: Nicholas Bigelow
Research Group: Quantum Optics
murphree@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4975
167 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Murray, Kyle
PhD Student
kmurr10@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
N
Nevins, Thomas
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Douglas Kelley
Research Group: Condensed Matter, Mechanical Engineering
tnevins@ur.rochester.edu
116 Mechanical Engineering
Nguyen, Thang V.
Technical Director, Teaching Laboratories
thang@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4050
160 Bausch & Lomb
Nguyen, Tri Viet Minh
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
tnguy51@u.rochester.edu
Nichol, John M.
Assistant Professor of Physics
jnich10@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4396
158 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Nichols-Fleming, Fiona
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
fnichol2@u.rochester.edu
Ninkov, Zoran
Associate Director Mees Observatory
zxnpci@cis.rit.edu | (585) 475-7195
A240 Carlson (RIT campus)
Website
Interests: Solid state image sensors; Robotic astronomy; Planetary searches; Astronomical CCD imaging ; Digital radiography
Nisa, Mehr Un
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Segev Benzvi
Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
mehr@pas.rochester.edu
477 Bausch and Lomb
Nolting, Eric
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
enolting@u.rochester.edu
Nordhaus, Jason T.
Visiting Scientist of Astronomy/Astrophysics
nordhaus@astro.rit.edu | (585) 475-4202
60-2258 RIT
Website
O
Oakes, Patrick W.
Assistant Professor of Physics & Biology
poakes@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5389
420 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental biological physics
Oh, Haejun
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
hoh10@u.rochester.edu
Olalde Ruiz, Andres
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
aolalder@u.rochester.edu
Oliver, Jenni
Grant & Data Manager
jenni.oliver@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4405
206A Bausch & Lomb
Olivier, Andrew
PhD Student
aolivier@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
373 Bausch and Lomb
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
Osapoetra, Laurentius
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Stephen McAleavey
Research Group: Condensed Matter Physics, Biological Physics
loscar@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 273-3444
303 Georgen Hall
P
Padgett, Frank
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
fpadgett@u.rochester.edu
Pang, Shengshi
Postdoctoral Associate
spang5@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3288
316 Bausch & Lomb
Peng, Bo
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
bpeng6@u.rochester.edu
Piotrowski, John
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2019
jpiotro2@u.rochester.edu
Pipher, Judith L.
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
jlpipher@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4402
422 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Polsin, Danae N.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Tom Boehly
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma & Laser Physics
dpolsin@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2632
200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Pope, Quintin
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
qpope@u.rochester.edu
Q
Qian, Xiaofeng
Postdoctoral Associate
xfqian@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8533
322 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Qiao, Haifeng
PhD Student
hqiao2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Qie, Yufan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2020
yqie2@u.rochester.edu
Quillen, Alice C.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
aquillen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9625
424 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
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
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Ranken, Evan
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Theoretical High Energy Physics
evan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8613
352 Bausch and Lomb
Reilly, Nicholas
PhD Student
Research Group: Condensed Matter and Optical Physics
nreilly@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
402 Wilmot
Ren, Chuang
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
cren@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2048
214 Hopeman
Website
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Rho, Chang Dong
PhD Student
Advisor: Segev BenZvi
Research Group: Astroparticle Physics, High Energy / Nuclear Physics
crho2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8556
477 Bausch & Lomb
Ripin, Adina
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2020
aripin@u.rochester.edu
Rogers, Steven D.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Quiang Lin
Research Group: Optical Science
steven.rogers@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8093
347 Hopeman, 315 - Lab Hopeman
Romano, Nicholas
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2020
nromano2@u.rochester.edu
Ross, David
Visiting Professor from School of Mathematical Sciences RIT
dsrsma@rit.edu
453 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Condensed Matter Physics
Rosser, Joshua
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
jrosser2@u.rochester.edu
Rothberg, Lewis
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
rothberg@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 273-4725
462 Hutchison Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Rubenzahl, Ryan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
rrubenza@u.rochester.edu
Ruby, JJ
PhD Student
jrubyiv@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
373 Bausch and Lomb
Ruterbories, Daniel
Postdoctoral Associate
druterbo@pas.rochester.edu | (630) 840-3872
MS 309 Fermilab
Rygg, J. Ryan
Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Physics
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
j.r.rygg@rochester.edu | (585) 475-1549
307 Hopeman
Interests: Experimental high-energy-density physics; shock waves; inertial confinement fusion
S
Saha, Rahul
PhD Student
rahulsaha@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Sakumoto, Willis K.
Senior Scientist and Laboratory Engineer
willis@fnal.gov | (630) 840-8431
MS 318 Fermilab
Website
Saltzman, Benjamin
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
bsaltzma@u.rochester.edu
Sarkis, Richard E.
Senior Analyst/Programmer
rsarkis@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4825
470 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Sauer, Ava
Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
Year: Class of 2018
asauer4@u.rochester.edu
Savedoff, Malcolm P.
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
msavedof@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4351
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Schroeder, Wolf-Udo
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
schroeder@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8263
466 Hutchison Hall
Website
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Schroeder, Genevieve
Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
Year: Class of 2018
gschroed@u.rochester.edu
Schwemmlein, Arnold K.
PhD Student
Research Group: Nuclear and Plasma Physics
aschwemm@ur.rochester.edu
200 Hutchison Hall
Scuderi, Laura J.
Administrator
laura@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4840
255 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Serafini, John R.
jserafin@ur.rochester.edu
369 Bausch and Lomb
Seyler, Charles E.
Professor (Research)
ces7@cornell.edu | (607) 255-4967
Cornell University
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Shapir, Yonathan
Professor of Physics and Chemical Engineering
ysha@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7291
467 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Skeeters, Austin
PhD Student
Research Group: Biological Physics
askeeter@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
478 Bausch and Lomb
Skoryna Kline, Cecile
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
cskoryna@u.rochester.edu
Skulski, Wojtek
Visiting Scientist
skulski@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4939
206 Bausch & Lomb
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
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Spencer, Cynthia D.
Office Assistant
cspencer@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4351
206 Bausch and Lomb
Steinmetz, John
PhD Student
jsteinm3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Stenson, Adam
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
astenson@u.rochester.edu
Stillman, Collin
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dustin Froula
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma & Laser Physics
cstillman@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6474
290 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Stroud, Carlos R.
Professor of Optics and Physics
stroud@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2598
312 Wilmot
Website
Interests: theoretical and experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Stump, Andrew R.
PhD Candidate
Research Group: High Energy Physics
stump@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8618
358 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Sultana, Mehreen
PhD Student
Research Group: High Energy Physics
msultana@ur.rochester.edu
Fermilab
T
Tabak, Greg
PhD Student
gtabak2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Tan, Ping
Research Associate
ptan@fnal.gov | (630) 840-5169
Fermilab
Tanouri, Pouya
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2017
ptanouri@u.rochester.edu
Tarduno, John A.
Professor of Geophysics, Physics and Astronomy
john.tarduno@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5923
309 Hylan
Website
Interests: experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
Taus, Rhys
PhD Student
Research Group: High Energy Physics
rtaus@ur.rochester.edu
362 Bausch and Lomb
Teitel, Stephen L.
Professor of Physics, Associate Chair of the Department
stte@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4039
455B Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Tetef, Samantha
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
stetef@u.rochester.edu
Thomas, John H.
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences and Astronomy, Emeritus
thomas@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4083
223 Hopeman
Website
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
Thurston, George
Visiting Professor of Physics from RIT
gmttsps@rit.edu
453 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Condensed Matter Physics
Tian, Justin
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
x_j_tian@hotmail.com | (585) 275-8533
322 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Tu, Yisheng
Degree and Major: BS in Physics and Astronomy
Year: Class of 2020
ytu7@u.rochester.edu
V
Vamivakas, Nickolas A.
Associate Professor of Optics and Physics
nick.vamivakas@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2089
214 Wilmot
Website
Van Avery, Andrew
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
avanaver@u.rochester.edu
VanCourt, Jonathan
PhD Student
jvancour@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
304 Bausch and Lomb
Van Horn, Hugh M.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus
vanhorns1@verizon.net
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Verzetti, Mauro
Research Associate
mauro.verzetti@cern.ch
CERN
Veyrat, Dylan
PhD Student
dveyrat@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
373 Bausch and Lomb
Vigoren, Andrew M.
PhD Candidate
Research Group: Optics
avigoren@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5140
406 Goergen
Visser, Taco
Visiting Professor of Physics
tvisser@nat.vu.nl | (31) 152-7815
Delft University of Technology
Interests: theoretical optical physics
W
Wade, Lysa
Academic Lab Coordinator
lwade3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-8745
252 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Wang, Congcong
PhD Student
Advisor: Yongli Gao
Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter (Material Science Student)
cwang71@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8588
8 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Watson, Dan M.
Chair of the Department, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
dmw@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Weill, Jean
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
jweill2@u.rochester.edu
Wiegandt, Ralph
Visiting Scientist, UR NANO Technician of Quantum Optics Experimental
rwiegandt@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7454
202 Wilmot
Wies, Nathan
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2020
nwies@u.rochester.edu
Winkler, Justin M.
PhD Candidate
Advisor: John Howell
Research Group: Quantum Optics
jwinkler@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7413
4 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Wolf, Emil
Wilson Professor of Optical Physics
ewlupus@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4397
307 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Wolfs, Frank L. H.
Professor of Physics, Director of Undergraduate Studies
wolfs@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4937
203A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Wolfs, Jean
Degree and Major: Physics Minor
Year: Class of 2018
jwolfs@u.rochester.edu
Woo, Ka Ming
PhD Candidate
Research Group: High Energy Density Plasma and Laser Physics
jack.tiger1001@gmail.com
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Wright, Esteban
PhD Student
ewrig15@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
373 Bausch and Lomb
Wu, Jiejiong
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2018
jwu71@u.rochester.edu
Z
Zavriyev, Alexander
Degree and Major: BS in Physics
Year: Class of 2019
azavriye@u.rochester.edu
Zengilowski, Gregory R.
PhD Student
gzengilo@ur.rochester.edu
Zhang, Xi-Cheng
M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and Physics, Director, Institute of Optics
zhangxc@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0333
113 Wilmot Hall
Interests: experimental optical physics
Zhang, Li
Degree and Major: Physics Minor
Year: Class of 2019
lzhang66@u.rochester.edu
Zhong, Jianhui
Professor of Imaging Sciences and Physics
jianhui.zhong@rochester.edu
2A 215A Medical Annex
Website
Interests: experimental biological physics
Zhou, Hongzhe
PhD Student
Research Group: Astrophysics
hzhou21@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
476 Bausch and Lomb
Zielinski, Marek A.
Senior Scientist
marek@fnal.gov | (630) 840-2373
MS 205 Fermilab
Website