Graduate Students

Name Contact Advisor
Niloy Acharjee Name Acharjee, Niloy (Ph.D. 2025)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201T Energy Research Facility
301-405-5023
acharjee@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Carlos A. Rios Ocampo
Temitayo Adeyeye Name Adeyeye, Temitayo
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
tadeyeye@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop, Advait Madhavan
Amirehsan Alizadeh Herfati Name Alizadeh Herfati, Amirehsan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202A Energy Research Facility
301-405-5229
herfati@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Md Intaqer Arafat Name Arafat, Md Intaqer
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0113 Energy Research Facility
301-405-5005
marafat@umd.edu
Advisor Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
Millicent Ayako Name Ayako, Millicent
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201R Energy Research Facility
301-405-0621
ayako@umd.edu
Advisor Yanne Chembo
Gregory Babic Name Babic, Gregory
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0117 Energy Research Facility
301-405-2528
gibabic@umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Nathaniel Barbour Name Barbour, Nathaniel
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3324 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-1596
barbour@umd.edu
Advisor Ian Abel
Jasvith Basani Name Basani, Jasvith
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202A Energy Research Facility
301-405-5229
jasvith@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Abhijit Biswas Name Biswas, Abhijit
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202A Energy Research Facility
301-405-5229
abiswas3@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Gavin Blair Name Blair, Gavin
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3326 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7843
gblair@umd.edu
Advisor Phillip Sprangle
Amirehsan Boreiri Name Boreiri, Amirehsan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202C Energy Research Facility
301-405-4953
boreiri@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Qianyi Chen Name Chen, Qianyi
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201R Energy Research Facility
301-405-0621
chenqy@umd.edu
Advisor Yanne Chembo
Ravi Chepuri Name Chepuri, Ravi
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3330 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-4923
rchepuri@umd.edu
Advisor Michelle Girvan
Sang-Jin Chung Name Chung, Sang-Jin
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0113 Energy Research Facility
301-405-5005
schung13@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
Haotian Da Name Da, Haotian
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3362 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-5007
dht@umd.edu
Advisor James F. Drake, Jr., Marc Swisdak
Haoying Dai Name Dai, Haoying
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3362 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-5007
dhy@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Yanne Chembo
Jennifer DeMell Name DeMell, Jennifer
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300A Energy Research Facility
301-405-6368
jdemell@umd.edu
Advisor Kevin Daniels
Steven Douglass Name Douglass, Steven
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0201 Energy Research Facility
301-405-0122
smd29@umd.edu
Advisor Sang Bok Lee, Gary Rubloff
Name Felice, John (Jack)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0135 Energy Research Facility
301-405-4850
jjfelice@umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Ariana Parra Figueroa Name Figueroa, Ariana Parra
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3336B A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7240
arianapf@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas M. Antonsen, Jr.
Sorah Fischer Name Fischer, Sorah
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202A Energy Research Facility
301-405-5229
sf314@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Name Fitzmaurice, Anna
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3356 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7836
afitz@umd.edu
Advisor James F. Drake, Jr., Marc Swisdak
Name Fontecha, Daniela
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0201 Energy Research Facility
301-405-0122
drfontec@umd.edu
Advisor Gary Rubloff
Quan Gan Name Gan, Quan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3326 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7843
qgan@umd.edu
Advisor Phillip Sprangle
Sidra Gibeault Name Gibeault, Sidra
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact Building 216, Room A251, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
sgibeau@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop, Advait Madhavan
Michael Gill Name Gill, Michael
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact mgill123@terpmail.umd.edu Advisor Thomas E. Murphy
Osma Gomez Name Gomez, Osma
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0201 Energy Research Facility
301-405-0122
ogomez12@umd.edu
Advisor Sang Bok Lee, Gary Rubloff
Name Gorbunov, Evgeny
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Contact 3323 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-5417
ggorbs@umd.edu
Advisor Alexander (Sasha) Philippov
Jesse Griff-McMahon Name Griff-McMahon, Jesse
Graduate Research Assistant, Visiting
Contact 1202T Energy Research Facility
301-405-4917
jgriffmc@pppl.gov
Advisor William (Will) Fox
Md Abir Hassan Name Hassan, Md Abir
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202V Energy Research Facility
mahassan@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas E. Murphy
Corey Hawkins Name Hawkins, Corey
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact IDEA Factory
hawkin39@umd.edu
Advisor Ronald Walsworth
John Herboczek Name Herboczek, John
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300A Energy Research Facility
301-405-6368
jherbocz@umd.edu
Advisor Kevin Daniels
Michael Hinshelwood Name Hinshelwood, Michael
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0113 Energy Research Facility
301-405-5005
mhinshel@umd.edu
Advisor Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
John Hoerauf Name Hoerauf, John
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0201 Energy Research Facility
301-405-0122
jhoerauf@umd.edu
Advisor Gary Rubloff
Noah Hoppis Name Hoppis, Noah
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0143 Energy Research Facility
nhoppis@umd.edu
Advisor Timothy W. Koeth
Name Horimbere, Landry
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3324 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-1596
lhorimbe@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop
Yi-Siiou Huang Name Huang, Yi-Siou
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201T Energy Research Facility
301-405-5023
yisiouh@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos A. Rios Ocampo
Siena Hurwitz Name Hurwitz, Siena
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3368 A.V. Williams Building
301-405-5010
shurwitz@umd.edu
Advisor Matt Landreman
Fariba Islam Name Islam, Fariba
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202B Energy Research Facility
301-405-5046
fislam30@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Name Jang, Byoungchan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact Advisor Matt Landreman
Elaine Jaross Name Jaross, Elaine
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300 Energy Research Facility
301-405-7986
ejaross@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop
Yuxi Jiang Name Jiang, Yuxi
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202B Energy Research Facility
301-405-5046
yxjiang@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Brendan Jordan Name Jordan, Brendan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300A Energy Research Facility
301-405-6368
bjordan4@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Kevin Daniels
Jonathan Kappel Name Kappel, Jonathan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3368 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-5010
jkappel@umd.edu
Advisor Matt Landreman
Sharmeen Rashid Name Kazi Rashid, Sharmeen
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3332 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-0967
sharmeen@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas M. Antonsen, Jr.
Bradley Kerkhof Name Kerkhof, Bradley
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202A Energy Research Facility
301-405-5229
bkerkhof@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Tao Wang (Michael) Kwan Name Kwan, Tao Wang (Michael)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202C Energy Research Facility
301-405-4953
mkwan@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Name Le, Manh
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0116 Energy Research Facility
301-405-1778
mle1234@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Shan Leng Name Leng, Shan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3336A A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-8492
sleng@umd.edu
Advisor Edward Ott
Chuanyu Lian Name Lian, Chuanyu
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201T Energy Research Facility
301-405-5023
clian@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos A. Rios Ocampo
Xinyi (Frederica) Liu Name Liu, Xinyi (Frederica)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0116 Energy Research Facility
301-405-1778
fliu2580@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Hanqing Ma Name Ma, Hanqing
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3356 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7836
hanqing@umd.edu
Advisor James F. Drake, Jr., Marc Swisdak
Sheryl Mathew Name Mathew, Sheryl
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3336A A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-8492
smathew5@umd.edu
Advisor Edward Ott
Kenny McAfee Name McAfee, Kenneth
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202U Energy Research Facility
301-405-1590
kmcafee1@umd.edu
Advisor Oded Rabin
Willow Morrissey Name Morrissey, Willow
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201S Energy Research Facility
301-405-0552
wmorriss@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos Romero-Talamas
Declan Norton Name Norton, Declan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3336A A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-8492
nortonde@umd.edu
Advisor Michelle Girvan
Name Pedowitz, Michael
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300A Energy Research Facility
301-405-6368
mpedowit@umd.edu
Advisor Kevin Daniels
Alexandra Pick-Aluas Name Pick-Aluas, Alexandra
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300 Energy Research Facility
301-405-7986
apickalu@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop
Name Pocher, Liam (Ph.D. 2025)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3332 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-0967
lpocher@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop
Purbita Purkayastha Name Purkayastha, Purbita
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202B Energy Research Facility
301-405-5046
purbitap@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Name Railing, Lucas
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0135 Energy Research Facility
301-405-4850
lrailing@umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Jazzmin Robinson Name Robinson, Jazzmin
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201R Energy Research Facility
301-405-0621
jrobin@umd.edu
Advisor Yanne Chembo
Ella Rockafellow Name Rockafellow, Ella
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0117 Energy Research Facility
301-405-2528
erock22@terpmail.umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Palmida Sadat Alhosseini Name Sadat Alhosseini, Parmida
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201T Energy Research Facility
301-405-5023
parmidas@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos A. Rios Ocampo
Brenda Scheufele Name Scheufele, Brenda
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3336B A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7240
brendams@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas M. Antonsen, Jr.
Name Short, Zachary
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201S Energy Research Facility
301-405-0552
zshort@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos Romero-Talamas
Ari Sloss Name Sloss, Ari
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0117 Energy Research Facility
301-405-2528
asloss@umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Siddhant Solanki Name Solanki, Siddhant
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3366 A.V. Williams Building
301-405-5027
siddhant@umd.edu
Advisor Alexander (Sasha) Philippov
Hongyi Sun Name Sun, Hongyi
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201T Energy Research Facility
301-405-5023
hsun26@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos A. Rios Ocampo
Leo Sun Name Sun, Leo
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1205B Energy Research Facility
301-405-7470
ysun1215@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas E. Murphy
Zheng Tan Name Tan, Zheng Yang
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3324 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-1596
zytan@umd.edu
Advisor Ian Abel
Leo Tapia Name Tapia, Leo
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0201 Energy Research Facility
301-405-0122
ltapiaar@umd.edu
Advisor Gary Rubloff
Name Tembo, Vincent
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3332 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-0967
vtembo@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas M. Antonsen, Jr.
Stefan Theodoru Name Theodoru, Stefan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0201 Energy Research Facility
301-405-0122
stheodo@umd.edu
Advisor Gary Rubloff
Kelly Thoenes Name Thoenes, Kelly
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0113 Energy Research Facility
301-405-5005
kthoenes@umd.edu
Advisor Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
Nishchal Tripathi Name Tripathi, Nishchal
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0117 Energy Research Facility
301-405-2528
tripathi@umd.edu
Advisor Howard Milchberg
Neelesh Kumar Vij Name Vij, Neelesh Kumar
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202B Energy Research Facility
301-405-5046
nkvij@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks
Vennela Vuruputuri Name Vuruputuri, Vennela
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0113 Energy Research Facility
301-405-5005
vennela@umd.edu
Advisor Gottlieb S. Oehrlein
Name Wang, Sheng-Wei
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1201T Energy Research Facility
301-405-5023
swang588@umd.edu
Advisor Carlos A. Rios Ocampo
Shiyi (Shelley) Wang Name Wang, Shiyi (Shelley)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3330 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-4923
swang129@umd.edu
Advisor Daniel Lathrop
Yanwen Wang Name Wang, Yanwen
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3362 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-5007
ywwang@umd.edu
Advisor James F. Drake, Jr., Marc Swisdak
Sophia Woznichak Name Woznichak, Sophia
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3366 A.V. Williams Building
301-405-5027
swoznich@umd.edu
Advisor Alexander (Sasha) Philippov
Weijian Xian Name Xian, Weijian
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 0300A Energy Research Facility
301-405-6368
wxian@umd.edu
Advisor Kevin Daniels
Zhiyu Yin Name Yin, Zhiyu (Ph.D., 2024)
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3356 A.V. Williams Bldg.
301-405-7836
zyin1@umd.edu
Advisor James F. Drake, Jr., Marc Swisdak
Name Zeng, Shuzhe
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 3366 A.V. Williams Building
301-405-5027
szeng23@umd.edu
Advisor Alexander (Sasha) Philippov
Name Zhang, Aster
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202V Energy Research Facility
301-405-8168
azhang31@umd.edu
Advisor Thomas E. Murphy
Name Zheng, Xinyuan
Graduate Research Assistant
Contact 1202C Energy Research Facility
301-405-4953
xzheng16@umd.edu
Advisor Edo Waks