Graduate Student Directory

Casey Aldrich

Casey Aldrich

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Interests

  • Computational Soft Matter Physics
  • Physics-Informed Machine Learning

Education

  • BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University
Nithin Allwayin

Nithin Allwayin

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Education

  •  MS, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
  • BS, Loyola College, Chennai, India
Zaid Bakri

Zaid Bakri

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Interests

  • Atmospheric Physics

Education

  • MS, Physics, The University of Jordan
  • BS, Physics, The University of Jordan
Justin Cassell

Justin Cassell

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Interests

  • Soft Matter

Education

  • MS, Physics, Southern Illinois University
  • BS, Physics, Saginaw Valley State University
Yi Zhi Chu

Yi Zhi Chu

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Computational Material Physics

Education

  • MSc, Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • BSc, Physics, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Matthew Cowles

Matthew Cowles

  • MS Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Nanotechnology
  • Computational Materials Physics

Education

  • BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University
Reed Downs

Reed Downs

  • MS Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Machine Learning & Computational Physics
  • Nuclear Fusion

Education

  • BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University
Lisa Eggart

Lisa Eggart

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Research Interests

  • Computational Physics
  • Physical Electrochemistry

Education

  • BS, Education, Eastern Michigan University
Hamed Fahandezh Sadi

Hamed Fahandezh Sadi

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Advisor

Interests

  • Aerosols and Clouds

Education

  • MS, Space Physics, Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • BS, Applied Physics, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Kadja Gali

Kadja Flore Gali

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Advisor

Interests

  • Aerosols and Clouds

Education

  • MS, Earth System Physics, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
  • MS, Atmospheric Physics, University of Yaounde I
  • BS, Physics, Sarh University
Nilanjana Ghosh

Nilanjana Ghosh

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • MS, Physics, Visva-Bharati University, India
  • BS, Physics, Visva-Bharati University, India
Samuel Groetsch

Samuel Groetsch

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Education

  • BS, Physics and Applied and Computational Mathematics, Michigan Technological University
Jack Grossman

Jack Grossman

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Interests

  • Cosmology

Education

  • BS, Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
Alyssa Horne

Alyssa Horne

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Computational Physics

Education

  • BS, Physics, Sam Houston State University
Hasnaa Hossam Abo Shosha

Hasnaa Hossam Abo Shosha

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Science

Interests

  • Aerosols & Clouds
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric Physics

Education

  • Master's Courses in Astrophysics and Space Science, Helwan University, Egypt
  • BS Space Science, Helwan University, Egypt.
Jester Itliong

Jester Itliong

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  •  Soft Condensed Matter

Education

  • MS, Physics, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
  • BS, Applied Physics, EARIST, Philippines
John Jacke

John Jacke

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics
  • Cosmology
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Quantum Mechanics

Education

  • B.S. Applied Mathematics, Florida State University 
  • B.S. Physics, Florida State University 
  • M.S. Physics, University of Central Florida
Shreya Joshi

Shreya Joshi

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Science

Education

  • BS, Engineering Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Jeffrey Kabel

Jeffrey Kabel

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Education

  • BS, University of Michigan Flint, Flint, MI
Siddharth Karkhanis

Siddharth Karkhanis

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Computational Soft Matter Physics
  • Materials Modelling & Simulations

Education

  • M.Sc. in Physics from HPT/RYK College affiliated to S.P. Pune University
  • B.Sc. in Physics from HPT/RYK College affiliated to S.P. Pune University
Ögetay Kayalı

Ögetay Kayalı

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • BS, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Ege University, Turkey
Daniel Koshar

Daniel Koshar

  • MS Candidate, Applied Physics

Interests

  • Aerosols and Clouds

Education

  • BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University
Alan Larson

Alan Larson

  • MS Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Astrophysics
  • Particle Physics

Education

  • BS, Physics & Applied Mathematics, Michigan Technological University
Kathryn Leavitt

Kathryn Leavitt

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • BS, Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Ryan Munter

Ryan Munter

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Education

  • BA, Physics, Saint John's University, MN
Mahsa Najafi

Mahsa Najafi

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics
  • Cosmology

Education

  • MS, Physics, Al-Zahra University
  • BS, Physics, Madani Tabriz University
Fathima Farheen Nambipunnilath Siddique

Fathima Farheen Nambipunnilath Siddique

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Advisor

Interests

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

Education

  • MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
  • BS, Physics, Christ College Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India
Seth Nelson

Seth Nelson

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Education

  • BS, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Kumar Neupane

Kumar Neupane

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Optics and Photonics

Education

  • MS, Physics, Tribhuvan University
  • BS, Physics, Tribhuvan University
Khoa Nguyen

Khoa Nguyen

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Experimental Particle Physics
  • Cosmology
  • Computational Physics

Education

  • BA, Physics, Albion College
Ian Norwood

Ian Norwood

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Aerosol Physics/Instrumentation

Education

  • BS, Astronomy and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nayana Palaparambil

Nayana Suresh Palaparambil

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Computational Materials Physics 

Education

  • MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut
  • BS, Physics, St. Joseph's College Devagiri, India
Thomas Pavell

Thomas Pavell

  • MS Candidate, Applied Physics

Interests

  • Aerosols & Clouds
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cosmology
  • Severe and Tropical Weather
  • Remote Sensing
  • Planetary and Exoplanetary Atmospheres

Education

  • BS in Atmospheric Science and Planetary Science, Purdue University
Richard Petarius

Richard Petarius

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • MM, Cello Performance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • BS, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • BA, Cello Performance, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
 Raksha

Raksha

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Nanotechnology

Education

  • MS, Applied Physics, Michigan Technological University
  • BS, Electronics, University of Delhi
Shikha Rani

Shikha Rani

  • MS Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • BS, Physics and Maths, University of Jammu
Tanner Sether

Tanner Sether

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Cosmology
  • Neutrino Physics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Computational Physics & Machine Learning

Education

  • BS, Physics, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
  • BA, Applied Mathematics, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
James Simmons

James Simmons

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Advisor

Interests

  • Aerosols & Clouds
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences

Education

  • BS, Physics, University of Houston
Lucas Simonson

Lucas Simonson

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Integrated Optics and Photonics
  • Light-Matter Interactions and Quantum Optics
  • Nonlinear Optics and Photonics

Education

  • MS, Applied Physics, Michigan Technological University
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Hitendra Singh

Hitendra Singh

  • MS Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering, IIITDM, Jabalpur, India
Swafuva Sulaiman

Swafuva Varappillikudy Sulaiman

  • PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Advisor

Interests

  • Aerosols and Clouds

Education

  • MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India
  • BS, Physics, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India
Rhiannon Turner

Rhiannon Turner

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Astrophysics
  • Cosmology

Education

  • BS, Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana
Join Uddin

Join Uddin

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Education

  • MS, Physics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • BS, Physics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Krishna Vedula

Krishna Vedula

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Astrophysics

Education

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Daniel Watson

Daniel Watson

  • Accelerated MS Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Experimental Particle Physics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Photonics

Education

  • BS Physics, Michigan Technological University
Aaron Wildenborg

Aaron Wildenborg

  • PhD Candidate, Applied Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Quantum Optics

Education

  • BA, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • BA, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dan Yeager

Dan Yeager

  • PhD Candidate, Physics

Advisor

Interests

  • Cloud Microphysics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

Education

  • BS, Physics, University of North Carolina Asheville
  • BA, Mathematics, University of North Carolina Asheville
Max Yu

Max Yu

  • MS Candidate, Physics

Interests

  • Experimental Particle Physics
  • Photonics

Education

  • BS Physics, MI Tech University