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Agrawal, Govind P.
- James C. Wyant Professor of Optics and Physics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- gpa@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4846
- 515 Goergen Hall
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Akinyemi, Olayinka
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor David Mathews
- Research Group: Computational Biology
- oakinyem@ur.rochester.edu
- 3-8809 Medical Center
Alex, Nimmy
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Kevin McFarland
- nalex@ur.rochester.edu
- 257 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Anand, Atma
- PhD Student, PASSAGE Treasurer
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Jonathan Carrol-Nellenback
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- aanand6@ur.rochester.edu
- 453 Bausch and Lomb
Armstrong, Abigail
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Petros Tzeferacos
- Research Group: Computational Astrophysics
- aarm@lle.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Arnold, Brennan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Suxing Hu
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- barnold4@ur.rochester.edu
- 309 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Arroyo-Rivera, Edgar Samuel
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- earroyor@ur.rochester.edu
- Wilmot Building
B
Bachmann, Tristan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Petros Tzeferacos
- tbachma2@ur.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Barfield, Zachariah
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- zbarfiel@ur.rochester.edu
- 286B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Beaulieu, Michelle
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Doug Kelley
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- mbeauli2@ur.rochester.edu
- 306 Hopeman
BenZvi, Segev Y.
- Associate Professor of Physics
- sybenzvi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7172
- 405 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Bergstralh, Dan T.
- Assistant Professor (Research)
- dan.bergstralh@gmail.com
- Offsite
Interests: Cell biology and experimental biological physics
Betti, Riccardo
- Robert L. McCrory Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics and Astronomy - Chief Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Director, Fusion Science Center of Extreme States of Matter and Fast Ignition
- riccardo.betti@rochester.edu | (585) 274-1198
- 212 Hopeman
Interests: Thermonuclear plasmas; Controlled thermonuclear fusion; Magnetic and inertial confinement fusion; High-energy-density physics
Bhatt, Binod
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Gourab Ghoshal
- bbhatt@ur.rochester.edu
- 474 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Bhatt Dinesha, Dhanush
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Bob Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- dbhattdi@ur.rochester.edu
- 306 Wilmot
Bigelow, Nicholas P.
- Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Optics - Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- nbig@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8549
- 312 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Quantum physics; Quantum optics; Experimental atomic; Molecular and optical physics
Bishel, David
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- dbishel@ur.rochester.edu
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Blackman, Eric G.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
- blackman@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0537
- 417 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Blok, Machiel
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- machielblok@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5389
- 420 Bausch and Lomb
Interests: quantum information processing with superconducting circuits
Bocko, Mark F.
- Professor of Physics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Director, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS)
- mark.bocko@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4879
- 518 Computer Science Building
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Bodek, Arie
- George E. Pake Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- bodek@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5445
- 354 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Bohner, Gabrielle
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Boyd, Robert W.
- M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and Physics
- boyd@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2329
- 308 Wilmot
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Brown, Zachery
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Cosmology
- zbrown5@ur.rochester.edu
- 366 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Budd, Howard S.
- Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
- hbudd@fnal.gov | (630) 840-6030
- MS 309 Fermilab
C
Calos, Samuel
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Cardenas, Jaime
- Assistant Professor of Optics and Physics
- jaime.cardenas@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7320
- 226 Wilmot Hall
Interests: nanophotonics, integrated photonics, biophotonics, lasers, nonlinear photonics
Carroll-Nellenback, Jonathan
- CIRC Computational Scientist
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- johannjc@pas.rochester.edu | ((585) ) 275-8557
- 455A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Formation and evolution of molecular clouds and cores
Chakraborty, Abhishek
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- achakra9@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
Champion, Elizabeth
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Machiel Blok
- Research Group: Quantum Information Science
- elizabeth.champion@rochester.edu
- 453A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Changar, Evan
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Chng, Benjamin
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Pengfei (Frank) Huo
- Research Group: Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- xchng@ur.rochester.edu
- 431 Hutchison Hall
Cline, Douglas
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- cline@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4934
- 203D Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'
- Tracy Hyde Harris Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
LLE Senior Scientist
LLE Associate Director for Academics, Science and Technology
- gcollins@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0255
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: high energy density physics
Converse, Marcus
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- mconver2@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch and Lomb
Culver, Myron W.
- Sr. Lab Engineer & Bldg. Manager
- mculver2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4362, (585) 472-0689
- 152 Bausch & Lomb, cell
Cummins, Delaney
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Czupryniak, Robert
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: theoretical quantum optics
- rczupryn@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 Bausch and Lomb Hall
D
D'Souza, Justin
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Shuai Zhang
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics Theory
- jdsouza4@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Danly, Christopher
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Riccardo Betti
- Research Group: Plasma and Lasers
- cdanly@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
De Barbaro, Pawel
- Senior Scientist and Senior Laboratory Engineer
- pawel.de.barbaro@cern.ch | +41 (227) 671-527
- CERN
Degenkolb, Tanner
- Sr. Analyst/Programmer
- t.degenkolb@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4825
- 470 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Demina, Regina
- Professor of Physics
- regina@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7357
- 367 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Dery, Hanan
- Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics
- hanan.dery@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3870
- 411 Computer Science Building
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Dias, Ranga
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- rdias@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4112
- 220 Hopeman
Interests: experimental condensed matter physics
Di Piazza, Antonino
- Professor of Physics
Distinguished Scientist, LLE
- a.dipiazza@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4380
- 356 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Quantum electrodynamics in the presence of strong background electromagnetic; Properties of the quantum vacuum; Classical and quantum radiation reaction; Laser-matter interaction at high laser intensities; Quantum electrodynamics at finite temperature; Quantum electrodynamics in curved spacetimes
Dong, Xue
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
- Research Group: Optics
- xdong18@ur.rochester.edu
- 224 Wilmot Building
Doran, Sean
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Douglass, Kelly A.
- Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy (Instructional)
Director C.E.K. Mees Observatory
- kellyadouglass@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5549
- 425 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: observational extragalactic astronomy
Drakeley, Lewis
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Druszkiewicz, Eryk
- Research Engineer
- eryk.druszkiewicz@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4943
- 203F Bausch & Lomb Hall
Dulemba, Joseph
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- jdulemba@ur.rochester.edu | +41 (227) 677-897
- CERN
Durkee, Dylan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Prof. Suxing Hu
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics Theory
- ddurkee@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
E
Eberly, Joseph H.
- Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Optics
- eberly@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4576
- 321 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Ehrenreich, Rianna
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Elias, Joel
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- jelias5@ur.rochester.edu
- 259 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Ellaboudy, Ammar
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- aellabou@ur.rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Erez, Irem Nesli
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- ierez@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Evans, Matthew
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- mevans15@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb Hall
F
Forrest, William J.
- Professor of Astronomy (Research)
- forrest@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4343
- 419 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Foster, Thomas H.
- Professor of Imaging Sciences, Emeritus
Professor Physics and Optics
- thomas.foster@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1347
- 3-5333 Medical Center
Interests: experimental biological physics
Franco, Ignacio
- Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- Leonard Mandel Faculty Fellow
- ignacio.franco@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8209
- 454 Hutchison Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Frank, Adam
- Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Physics and Astronomy - Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- afrank27@gmail.com | (585) 275-1717
- 417A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Froula, Dustin
- LLE Distinguished Scientist
LLE Director PULSE Division
Professor of Physics (Research)
- dustin.froula@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3212
- 288 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: experimental plasma physics
G
Gao, Yongli
- Professor of Physics
- ygao@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8574
- 473 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Garcia-Bellido, Aran
- Associate Professor of Physics
- aran@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3422
- 406 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Ghoshal, Gourab
- Professor of Physics and Associate Professor of Computer Science
- gghoshal@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7748
- 464 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics and data science
Glichowski, Joseph
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Goshadze, Rati
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Valentin Karasev
- Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
- rgoshadz@ur.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Gourdain, Pierre-Alexandre
- Associate Professor of Physics
LLE Staff Scientist
- gourdain@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3089, (585) 275-3060
- 456 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Griswold, Spencer
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Segev BenZvi
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- sgriswol@ur.rochester.edu
- 458 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Guo, Chunlei
- Professor of Optics and Physics
LLE Senior Scientist
- guo@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2134
- 419 Wilmot Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter and optical physics
H
Haber, Elisha
- PhD Student, Received NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Nick Bigelow
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics
- ehaber@ur.rochester.edu
- 170 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Haberberger, Daniel
- LLE Staff Scientist
Physics Research Scientist
- dhab@lle.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Haefner, Ralf
- Associate Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Physics
- rhaefne2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7453
- 313 Meliora Hall
Interests: computational neuroscience
Hainsworth, Liam
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2023
Hannan, Nafiz
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Timothy Baran
- Research Group: Biological Physics
- mhannan5@ur.rochester.edu
- Med Center
Hare, Honor
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- hhare3@ur.rochester.edu
- 352 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Harris, Deborah
- Visiting Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- dharris@fnal.gov | (630) 840-4545
- MS 309 Fermilab
Hase, Baker
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Hegde, Abhay Seetaram
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Gabriel Landi
- ahegde4@ur.rochester.edu
- 324 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Herrera Flor, Alan Yuseth
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Regina Demina
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
Hinz, Joshua
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Valentin Karasev, Sr. Scientist at the LLE
- Research Group: Theoretical Plasma/Laser Physics
- jhinz2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Hioe, Foek T.
- Adj. Sr. Research Associate (Professor of Physics St. John Fisher College) of Theoretical Quantum Optics
- fhioe@sjfc.edu | (585) 275-8535
- 319 Bausch & Lomb
Hoang, Nhat Bin
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Dr. Jianhui Zhong; Dr. Gionvanni Schifitto
- Research Group: Biological Physics
- nhoang2@ur.rochester.edu
- 5.7425A UR Medicine Neurology Building
Holmes, Kurt
- Superintendent C.E.K. Mees Observatory
- kurtholmes@facilities.rochester.edu | (585) 374-2433, (315) 79-1078, (585) 281-9224
- Mees Observatory
Howell, Ryan
- PhD Candidate, Awarded DOE SCGSR - 2019
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Steve Manly
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- rhowell3@ur.rochester.edu
- 259 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Hu, Suxing
- Distinguished Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Group Leader for HEDP-Theory Group (LLE)
Professor of Physics (Research)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Research)
- shu@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 273-3794
- 210 Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Interests: Theoretical/Computational High-Energy-Density Physics; Inertial Confinement Fusion; Warm-/Hot-Dense Matter; Quantum Many-Body Physics; Quantum Computing; Intense Laser-Matter Interactions; Ultrafast Dynamics; Attosecond Physics; Computational Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Hu, Le
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- lhu9@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
J
Jenick, Jessica
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Nicholas Bigelow
- jjenick@ur.rochester.edu
- 314 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
K
Kaldawi, Thomas
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Riccardo Betti
- tkaldawi@ur.rochester.edu
- 2650 Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Kandel, Yadav (Yaad)
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- ykandel@ur.rochester.edu
- B09 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Karmakar, Tathagata
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- tkarmaka@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
Kelty, Sean
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2016
- Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- skelty@ur.rochester.edu
- 474 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Kish, Ayden
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Adam Sefkow
- Research Group: Plasma/Laser Physics
- akish2@ur.rochester.edu
- Hopeman
Knight, Peter
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- p.knight@imperial.ac.uk | +44 (207) 594-7727
- Imperial College London
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Kotorashvili, Ketevan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Eric Blackman
- Research Group: Theoretical Astrophysics
- kkotoras@ur.rochester.edu
- 454 Bausch & Lomb Hall
L
Labarca, Anthony
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Lachat, Mitchell
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Steven Manly
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- mlachat@ur.rochester.edu
- 260 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Landi, Gabriel
- Associate Professor of Physics
- gabriel.landi@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2418
- 317 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Theory of open quantum systems. Quantum stochastic processes. Quantum thermodynamics. Quantum information theory. Quantum metrology.
Lawrence, Nicholas
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2024
Liu, Baowei
- Computational Scientist of Astronomy & Astrophysics
- baowei.liu@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4105
- 455A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Lovan, Taryn
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Luniewski, Stephen
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Alice Quillen
- sluniews@ur.rochester.edu
- 304 Bausch & Lomb Hall
M
Madathil, Joseph
- Senior Laboratory Engineer
- joseph.madathil@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4050
- 160 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mager, Daniel F.
- Senior Laboratory Engineer
- dmager@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3060
- 108 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Manly, Steven L.
- Professor of Physics
Chair, Physics and Astronomy Department
- steven.manly@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
- 206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Marcello, Nicholas
- Financial Accountant
- nmarcell@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7725
- 206D Bausch and Lomb Hall
Markland, Hunter
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Dustin Froula
- hmar@lle.rochester.edu
- 2224 Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Markwick, Robert
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Adam Frank
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- rmarkwic@ur.rochester.edu
- 453 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Marshall, Christopher
- Assistant Professor of Physics
- chris.marshall@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0538
- 310 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: High Energy Physics
McCarthy, Morgan Elise
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- mmccar21@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch and Lomb Hall
McCrory, Robert L.
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Emeritus
- rmcc@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4973
- 343 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical plasma physics and laser physics
McFarland, Kevin S.
- Dr. Steven Chu Professor in Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- kevin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7076
- 416 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
McGaffigan, Sonia
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2023
McGowan, Aaron M.
- Senior Lecturer of Physics at RIT, Visiting Scientist
- mcgowan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 475-7689
- R.I.T: ORN 13-1331
McMillen, Kyle
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula and Jessica Shaw
- Research Group: Relativistic Laser-Plasma Experiments
- kmcmill5@ur.rochester.edu
- 290B Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
McMullan, Mary
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Petros Tzeferacos
- mmcmull7@ur.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch & Lomb Hall
McMurtry, Craig W.
- Senior Research Engineer
- craig.mcmurtry@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4389
- 423 Bausch & Lomb
Medahinne Gedara, Chandema Mihirangi Kumari
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Machiel Blok
- Research Group: Quantum Information Science
- cmedahin@ur.rochester.edu
- 459 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Mei, Yuhan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- ymei7@ur.rochester.edu
- 322 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Milonni, Peter W.
- Professor of Physics (Research)
- peter_milonni@comcast.net | (585) 275-4344
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Minarich, Mark
- Tour Director, Mees Observatory Summer Tours
- mminaric@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 261-5666
Mitchell, Benjamin R.
- POA Librarian
- benjamin.r.mitchell@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6882
- 374 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Mohapatra, Ananya
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Petros Tzeferacos
- Research Group: Computational Astrophysics
- amohapa2@ur.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Moon, Jacqueline
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Murray, Lee
- Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy
- lee.murray@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2077
- 479 Hutchison
Interests: climate science; physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere
N
Nagasako, Jessica
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Nakajima, Miki
- Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- mnakajima@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6617
- 224D Hutchison Hall
Interests: Dynamics of planetary impacts; Evolution of planetary interiors; Planet formation and evolution; Early Earth, Earth-Moon formation; Modeling Enceladus plumes; Origin of the Martian moons; Exomoon formation; Space missions
Nguyen, Quang
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Nick Vamivakas
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
- qnguyen8@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- 103 Wilmot Annex
Nguyen, Long Duc
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Bob Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- dnguy30@ur.rochester.edu
- 307 Wilmot
Nichol, John M.
- Associate Professor of Physics
- john.nichol@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4396
- 158 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental quantum information processing and condensed-matter physics
Nichols, Katarina
- PhD Student - - Strickland Fellowship Winner
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Suxing Hu
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- knicho11@ur.rochester.edu
- 200S Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Nyibule, Sheth
- Assistant Professor of Physics (Instructional)
- snyibule@ur.rochester.edu
- 360 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: Experimental nuclear physics
O
Ollis, Trevor
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Nick Vamivakas
- Research Group: Experimental Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
- tollis@ur.rochester.edu
- 104 Wilmot Annex
Orr, Lynne H.
- C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor
Professor of Physics and Astronomy - Director, graduate studies for physics and astronomy
- orr@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8528
- 451 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics; financial physics
P
Panjwani, Aliza
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Pantell, Hadley
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- hpantell@ur.rochester.edu
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Paramanick, Shubhonkar
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Eric G. Blackman
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- shubhonkar.paramanick@rochester.edu
- 454 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Parker, Rayleigh
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Machiel Blok
- Research Group: Quantum Information Science
- rpark11@ur.rochester.edu
- 459 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Parmar, Nukulsinh
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
Peng, Yinglei
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Poudyal, Bibandhan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Gourab Ghoshal
- Research Group: Theoretical Condensed Matter
- bpoudyal@ur.rochester.edu
- 474 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Q
Qie, Yufan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Frank Wolfs
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics
- yqie2@ur.rochester.edu
- 203G Bausch & Lomb Hall
Quillen, Alice C.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
- aquillen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9625
- 424 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy
R
Rahim, Aliya Abdul
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2023
Rahman, Reshad
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Antonino Di Piazza
- mrahm18@ur.rochester.edu
- 303 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Rajeev, Sarada G.
- Professor of Physics and Mathematics
- s.g.rajeev@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4796
- 351 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Ravi, Nitya
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Segev BenZvi
- nravi3@ur.rochester.edu
- 361 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Reilly, Nicholas
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- nreilly@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3842
- 426 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Ren, Chuang
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
- chuang.ren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2048
- 214 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Renninger, William
- Associate Professor of Optics & Physics
- william.renninger@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3709
- 214 Wilmot
Rincon, Hernan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Segev BenZvi
- Research Group: Astroparticle Physics/Cosmology
- hrincon@ur.rochester.edu
- 476 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Rinderknecht, Hans
- LLE Staff Scientist
Assistant Professor (Research) of Physics
- hrin@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2625
- 272C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Interests: Experimental plasma physics
Ringhand, Kristin
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- kringhan@ur.rochester.edu
- 426 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Rothberg, Lewis
- Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- rothberg@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 273-4725
- 462 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Rubinstein, Adam
- PhD Student, PASSAGE VP of Outreach
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dan Watson
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- arubinst@ur.rochester.edu
- 427 Bausch and Lomb
Rygg, Ryan
- Assistant Professor (Research) of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
LLE Senior Scientist - APS Fellow
- j.r.rygg@rochester.edu | (585) 475-1549
- 307 Hopeman
Interests: high energy density physics
S
Schroeder, Wolf-Udo
- Professor of Chemistry and Physics
- schroeder@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8263
- 466 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Schulman, Spencer
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Sefkow, Adam
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Physics
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) Senior Scientist
- asef@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 276-4130
- 205 Hopeman
Interests: Inertial confinement fusion; magneto-inertial fusion; high energy density physics; laser-plasma interaction; computational physics; magnetohydrodynamics; particle-in-cell simulations
Shapir, Yonathan
- Professor of Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Mathematics
- ysha@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7291
- 467 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Shaw, Jessica
- LLE Staff Scientist and Assistant Professor of Physics (Research)
- jshaw05@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 273-5174
- 286 Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Interests: experimental short-pulse laser-plasma interactions
Siam, Uzair Tahamid
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Signor, Matthew
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Rip Collins
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- msig@lle.rochester.edu
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Simmons, Daniel
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Class of 2023
Simpson, Tanner
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Dustin Froula
- Research Group: Plasma Physics
- tsimpso7@ur.rochester.edu
- 246B Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Singh, Alok
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Andrew Jordan
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- asingh45@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
Skerrett, Nathan
- Degree and Major: BA in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Slattery, Paul F.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Emeritus
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Smedley, Jack
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Chris Marshall
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- jsmedley@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Smiga, Joseph
- Postdoctoral Associate
- joseph.smiga@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3288
- 316 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Smith, Ethan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Rip Collins
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- esmith66@ur.rochester.edu
- 309 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Sobolewski, Roman
- Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics
- roman.sobolewski@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1551
- 425 Computer Sciences Building
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Spielman, Rick
- LLE Senior Scientist
Professor (Research) of Physics
- spielman@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 715-0416
- 218 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Sprowal, Zaire
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professors Rip Collins and Ryan Rygg
- Research Group: High Energy Density Physics
- zsprowal@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- 200C Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Stromswold, Rachel
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor Nicholas Bigelow
- rachel.stromswold@rochester.edu
- 314 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Stroud, Carlos R.
- Professor of Optics and Physics
- stroud@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2598
- 312 Wilmot
Interests: theoretical and experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Sultana, Mehreen
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Kevin McFarland
- Research Group: High Energy Physics
- msultana@ur.rochester.edu
- Fermilab
Suo, Bingcheng
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
T
Tan, Chin Lung (Keane)
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Aran Garcia-Bellido
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- ctan12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- Fermilab
Tarduno, John A.
- Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Dean for Research in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
- john.tarduno@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5713
- 227 Hutchison Hall
Interests: experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
Tariq, Maida
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- mtariq3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0339
- 352 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Taus, Rhys
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2015
- Advisor: Professor Arie Bodek
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- rtaus@ur.rochester.edu | +41 (227) 674-490
- CERN
Teitel, Stephen L.
- Professor of Physics
- stte@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4039
- 455B Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Thapa Magar, Suraj
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2021
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- sthapam2@ur.rochester.edu
- B09 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Thomas, John H.
- Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences, and Astronomy, Emeritus
- thomas@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4083
- 223 Hopeman
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Thorndike, Edward H.
- Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Tirumala, Sarat Chandra Kant
- PhD Candidate
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Will Renninger
- Research Group: Optics
- stiruma3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2328
- 316 Wilmot
Tzeferacos, Petros
- Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- LLE Senior Scientist
- p.tzeferacos@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6751
- 370 Bausch & Lomb
Interests: computational astrophysics
U
Uzun, Yavuz
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Krishnan Padmanabhan
- Research Group: Computational Biology
- yuzun@ur.rochester.edu
- G.9816 URMC
V
Vamivakas, Nickolas A.
- Professor of Optics and Physics
Dean of Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs
- nick.vamivakas@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2089
- 214 Wilmot
Interests: experimental quantum and nonlinear optics
Van Horn, Hugh M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Verostek Jr., Michael
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Profess Steve Manly and Ben Zwickl (RIT)
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- mveroste@ur.rochester.edu
- Bausch & Lomb Hall
Vislosky, Ethan
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics & Astronomy
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Visser, Taco
- Professor of Optics and Visiting Professor of Physics
- tvisser@ur.rochester.edu
- 317 Wilmot
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Vuong, Quynh Huong
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Chris Marshall
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- qvuong@ur.rochester.edu
- 257 Bausch & Lomb Hall
W
Wadhurawa Mudiyanselage, Hiranya Pasan Vindana
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Ranga Dias
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hwadhura@ur.rochester.edu
- 123 Hopeman
Walelign, Habitamu
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- hwalelig@ur.rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Wang, Zihao
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Machiel Blok
- Research Group: Quantum Information Science
- zwang156@ur.rochester.edu
- 453A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Watson, Dan M.
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
- dmw@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8576
- 418 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Watson, Carla (Clay)
they/them/theirs
- PhD Student, PASSAGE President, Awarded NSF GRFP - 2019
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Stephen Wu
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- c.watson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4001
- 609 Computer Science Building
Weight, Braden
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Pengfei “Frank” Huo
- Research Group: Non-adiabatic Quantum Evolution of Many-Body Systems and Light-Matter Interactions
- bweight@ur.rochester.edu
- 430 Hutchison Hall
Whitmoyer, Rachel
- Degree and Major: BS in Physics
- Year: Undergrad class of 2024
Wolfs, Frank L. H.
- Professor of Physics
Director of Undergraduate Studies
- wolfs@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4937
- 203A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Wolfs, Jean
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Chris Marshall
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics
- jwolfs@ur.rochester.edu
- 260 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Wu, Stephen
- Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics
- stephen.wu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4349
- 610 Computer Studies Building
Interests: Experimental condensed-matter physics
X
Xie, Songbo
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: Theoretical Quantum Optics
- sxie9@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8543
- 322 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Xu, Yang
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Robert Boyd
- Research Group: Optics
- yxu100@ur.rochester.edu
- 306 Wilmot
Y
Yanik, Kagan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2022
- Advisor: Andrew Jordan
- kyanik@ur.rochester.edu
- 325 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Ye, Feiyang
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor John Nichol
- Research Group: Experimental Condensed Matter
- feiyang.ye@rochester.edu
- B03 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Yeltokov, Alikhan
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Dan Bergstralh
- Research Group: Biological Physics
- ayeltoko@ur.rochester.edu
- Offsite
Young, James
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2018
- Advisor: Professor Pierre Gourdain
- Research Group: Plasma physics
- jyoung36@ur.rochester.edu
- 471 Bausch and Lomb
Younis, Daniel H.
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2019
- Advisor: Professor Joseph Eberly
- Research Group: theoretical quantum optics
- ayounis@ur.rochester.edu
- 322 Bausch and Lomb
Yu, Yu-Heng
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2020
- Advisor: Professor Regina Demina
- Research Group: Experimental High Energy Physics/Cosmology
- yyu76@ur.rochester.edu
- 361 Bausch & Lomb
Z
Zhang, Xi-Cheng
- M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics - Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- Xi-Cheng.Zhang@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0333
- 415 Goergen Building
Interests: Ultrafast Photonics; Nonlinear Optics; Laser Physics; TeraHertz Waves
Zhong, Jianhui
- Professor of Imaging Sciences and Physics
- jianhui.zhong@rochester.edu | (585) 273-4518
- 2A 215A Medical Annex
Interests: experimental biological physics
Zou, Yangyuxin (Amy)
- PhD Student
- Entry Year:2017
- Advisor: Petros Tzeferacos
- Research Group: Astrophysics
- yzou5@ur.rochester.edu
- 373 Bausch and Lomb Hall
