
Amit Acharya
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MS, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA
- BS, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Nithin Allwayin
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- nallwayi@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 201
Advisor
Education
- MS, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
- BS, Loyola College, Chennai, India

Jesse Anderson
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
- jcanders@mtu.edu
- Fisher 235
Advisor
Education
- BS, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Sandip Aryal
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- sandipa@mtu.edu
- Rekhi 322
Advisor
Education
- MS, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- MS, Department of Physics, Kathmandu, Nepal

Rishi Babu
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- rbabu@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall B008
Advisor
Education
- BS, Nit Calicut, Calicut, India

Manpreet Boora
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- mboora@mtu.edu
- Rekhi 322
Advisor
Education
- MS, Physics Department, Chandigarh, India
- BS, Physics Department, Chandigarh, India

Josh Brandewie
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- jbrandew@mtu.edu
- EERC 719
Interests
- Astrophysics
- General Physics
- Computational
- STEM Education
Education
- BS, Physics, University of Louisville, KY

Alex Buiciuc
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- asbuiciu@mtu.edu
- EERC 719
Interests
- Applied Mathematics
- Astrophysics
- Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, Florida Atlantic University, FL

Tyler Capek
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- tjcapek@mtu.edu
- Fisher 238
Advisor
Research Interests
- Optics
- Optical Properties of Aerosol
- Cloud and Aerosol Physics
- Ice Nucleation
Education
- BS, Physics, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
- BS, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Sushree Dash
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- ssdash@mtu.edu
- M&M 423
Advisor
Education
- BS, BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, India

Lisa Eggart
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Research Interests
- Computational Physics
- Physical Electrochemistry
Education
- BS, Education, Eastern Michigan University

Michael Foetisch
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
-
MS, Applied Physics, Michigan Technological University
-
BS, Applied Physics, Michigan Technological University

Tong Gao
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Advisor
Education
- B.S., East China University of Science and Technology

Samuel Groetsch
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- sjgroets@mtu.edu
- EERC
Advisors
Education
- BS, Physics and Applied and Computational Mathematics, Michigan Technological University

Qing Guo
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- qinguo@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 227
Advisor
Education
- MS, Lonzhou University, China


Ian Herzog
- MS Candidate, Physics
- igherzog@mtu.edu
- EERC 721
Interests
- Astrophysics
Education
- BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University

Zackerie Hjorth
- MS Candidate, Physics
- zwhjorth@mtu.edu
- EERC 721
Interests
- Soft Condensed Matter
Education
- BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University

Dezhi Huang
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- dezhih@mtu.edu
- Dow 836
Advisor
Education
- MS, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Jester Itliong
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MS, Physics, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Shreya Joshi
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Science
- shreyajo@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 201
Advisor
Education
- BS, Engineering Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Jeffrey Kabel
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- jskabel@mtu.edu
- Hamar House 101B
Advisor
Education
- BS, University of Michigan Flint, Flint, MI

Neerav Kaushal
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- kaushal@mtu.edu
- EERC 318
Advisor
Dr. Elena Giusarma
Research Areas
- Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
- Cosmological Models, Black Holes
Education
- MS, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- BS, WRS PG College Dehri, HP University, Shimla, India

Daniel Kestner
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- djkestne@mtu.edu
- Rekhi 322
Advisor
Education
- MS, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
- BS, Jackson College, Jackson, MI

Nurun Lata
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
- nnlata@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 201
Advisor
Education
- BSc Dhaka University
- MSc, Dhaka University

Susan Mathai
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
- smathai@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 238
Advisor
Education
- MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India
- BS, St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery, India

Sonali Mohan
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- Master of Technology, Engineering Physics, USBAS, Main Campus, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi, India
- Bachelor of Technology , Mechanical and Automation Engineering, IGIT, Main Campus, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India

Megan Morgenstern
- MS Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- BA, Physics, Michigan Technological University

Oindabi Mukherjee
- PhD Candidate, Astrophysics
Advisor
Education
- M.Sc. Physics, Pondicherry University, India

Seth Nelson
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- srnelson@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall B016
Advisor
Education
- BS, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

Dharmendra Pant
- PhD Candidate, Computational Science and Engineering
- dpant@mtu.edu
- Rekhi 319
Advisor
Education
- MS, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
- MS, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Andrew Puyleart
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Advisor
Education
- BS, University of Wisconsin - River Falls


Elise Rosky
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- emrosky@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 201
Advisors
Education
- BS, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Geeta Sachdeva
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Advisor
Education
- M.S. Physics, Central University of Punjab

Sambhawana Sharma
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Advisor
Education
- M.Sc., Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Abu Sayeed Md Shawon
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Advisor
Education
- MS, Physics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- BS (honors), Physics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Cameron Shock
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Advisor
Education
- B.S. Physics, Michigan Technological University
- M.S. Physics, Michigan Technological University

Lucas Simonson
- MS Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Subin Thomas
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
- subint@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 201
Advisor
Education
- Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore

Rhiannon Turner
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana

Aaron Wildenborg
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- BA, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BA, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison