
Zafer Acar
- PhD Candidate, Computational Science and Engineering
- zacar@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 227A
Advisor
Interests
- Artificial Intelligence
- Quantum Computers
- Astrophysics and Cosmology
Education
- MS, Physics, California State University, Northridge
- BS, Astrophysics, California State University, Northridge

Casey Aldrich
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Advisor
Interests
- Computational Soft Matter Physics
- Physics-Informed Machine Learning
Education
- BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University

Mohammadmahdi Alizadeh
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University

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

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

Zaid Bakri
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
Education
- MS, Physics, The University of Jordan
- BS, Physics, The University of Jordan

Vinaayak Sivam Balasubramaniam
- MS Candidate, Physics
Education
- B.sc, Physics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission College affiliated to Bharathiar University

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

Justin Cassell
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- MS, Physics, Southern Illinois University
- BS, Physics, Saginaw Valley State University

Yi Zhi Chu
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MSc, Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- BSc, Physics, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Sushree Dash
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- ssdash@mtu.edu
- M&M 423
Advisor
Interests
- Optics/ Photonics
- Magneto-Optic Materials
- Spectroscopy Analysis
Education
- MS, Optical Technologies, Strathclyde University, Scotland, UK
- BS, BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, India

Reed Downs
- MS Candidate, Physics
- radowns@mtu.edu
- EERC 718
Advisor
Interests
- Atmospheric Physics
- Machine Learning & Computational Physics
- Nuclear Fusion
Education
- BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University

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

Hamed Fahandezh Sadi
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
Education
- MS, Space Physics, Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- BS, Applied Physics, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Kadja Flore Gali
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
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
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Interests
- Astrophysics
Education
- MS, Physics, Visva-Bharati University, India
- BS, Physics, Visva-Bharati University, India

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

Jack Grossman
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

Alyssa Horne
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, Sam Houston State 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
- BS, Applied Physics, EARIST, 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

Siddharth Karkhanis
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- karkhani@mtu.edu
- Hamar House 101B
Advisor
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

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

Ögetay Kayalı
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- BS, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Ege University, Turkey

Aleister Kerr
- MS Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University

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

Daniel Koshar
- MS Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, Michigan Technological University

Jacob Kuntzleman
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- jtkuntzl@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 201J
Interests
- Astrophysics
Education
- BS, Physics, Duke University
- BS, Mathematics, Duke University

Alan Larson
- MS Candidate, Physics
Education
- BS, Physics & Applied Mathematics, Michigan Technological 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

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

Ryan Munter
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- rjmunter@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 226A
Advisor
Education
- BA, Physics, Saint John's University, MN

Mahsa Najafi
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MS, Physics, Al-Zahra University
- BS, Physics, Madani Tabriz University

Fathima Farheen Nambipunnilath Siddique
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
Education
- MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
- BS, Physics, Christ College Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India

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

Kumar Neupane
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- MS, Physics, Tribhuvan University
- BS, Physics, Tribhuvan University

Khoa Nguyen
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- kdnguyen@mtu.edu
- Fisher B005B
Advisor
Interests
- Experimental Particle Physics
- Cosmology
- Computational Physics
Education
- BA, Physics, Albion College

Ian Norwood
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- BS, Astronomy and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nayana Suresh Palaparambil
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut
- BS, Physics, St. Joseph's College Devagiri, India

Richard Petarius
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MM, Cello Performance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- BS, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- BA, Cello Performance, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Raksha
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
Education
- MS, Applied Physics, Amity University
- BS, Electronics, University of Delhi

Shikha Rani
- MS Candidate, Applied Physics
Interests
- Astrophysics
Education
- BS, Physics and Maths, University of Jammu

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

Tanner Sether
- PhD Candidate, Physics
- tmsether@mtu.edu
- EERC 719
Advisor
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

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

Lucas Simonson
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- lrsimons@mtu.edu
- Fisher B016
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
- MS Candidate, Physics
- hsingh16@mtu.edu
- EERC 721
Interests
- Astrophysics
Education
- B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering, IIITDM, Jabalpur, India

Swafuva Varappillikudy Sulaiman
- PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences
Education
- MS, Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India
- BS, Physics, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India

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

Join Uddin
- PhD Candidate, Applied Physics
- juddin@mtu.edu
- Hamar House 101B
Advisor
Education
- MS, Physics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
- BS, Physics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Krishna Vedula
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

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

Dan Yeager
- PhD Candidate, Physics
Education
- BS, Physics, University of North Carolina Asheville
- BA, Mathematics, University of North Carolina Asheville