People in CfD
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Don Figer, Director (CV)
Degree(s): PhD Astronomy, 1995, University of
California Los Angeles; MS Astronomy, 1992, University of
Chicago; BA Physics, Math, Astronomy, 1989, Northwestern
University
ridl.cfd.rit.edu/figerastro/index.html
Office: 17-3111
Zoran Ninkov, Professor
Degree(s): PhD Astronomy,
1986, University of British Columbia, Canada; MS Physical
Chemistry,
1980, Monash University, Australia; BS Physics,
1977, University of Western Australia
Phone: 585-475-7195
Office: 76-A240
Parsian K. Mohseni, Assistant Professor
Degree(s):
PhD Engineering Physics, 2011, McMaster University, Canada; BEng
Engineering Physics, 2005, McMaster University, Canada
Phone: 585-475-7262
Office: 17-2155
Stefan Preble, Professor
Degree(s): PhD Electrical
& Computer Engineering, 2007, Cornell University; BS Electrical
Engineering,
2002, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Phone: 585-475-2625
Office: 17-2157
Michael Zemcov, Associate Professor (CV)
Degree(s): PhD Physics, 2006, Cardiff University,
United Kingdom; BS Physics, 2003, University of British
Columbia, Canada
Phone: 585-475-2338
Office: 17-3179
Jing Zhang, Associate Professor
Degree(s): PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2013, Lehigh University,
China; BS Electronic Science and Technology, 2009, Huazhong
University of Science and Technology.
Phone: 585-475-2173
Office: 09-3035
Dorin Patru, Associate Professor
Degree(s): PhD
Electrical Engineering, 2002, Washington State University; MS
Electrical Engineering, 1993, Technical University of
Cluj-Napoca (Romania); BS Electrical Engineering, 1992,
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Phone:
585-475-2388
Office: 09-3051
Mario Ciminelli, Packaging Engineer
Degree(s): BS
Mechanical Engineering, 1984, Rochester Institute of Technology
Phone: 585-475-5619
Office: 17-3157
Thomas Palone, Reliability and Packaging Engineer
Degree(s): AAS Product and Machine Design, 1990, SUNY
Alfred
Office: 17-3159
Candice Fazar, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Degree(s): BA Physics and Musical Studies, 1999, Bethel
University; MA Physics, 2001, University of Rochester; PhD
Physics, 2007, University of Rochester
Phone: 585-475-4107
Office: 17-3173
Yonas Gebregiorgis, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Degree(s): BS Electronic and Communication Engineering,
2007, Mekelle Institute of Technology; MS Photonic Network
Engineering, 2013, Aston University and Scuola Superiore
Sant'Anna; Ph.D Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023,
Khalifa University
Office: 17-2170
Justin Gallagher, Laboratory Engineer
Degree(s):
BS/MS Astrophysical Sciences and Technology, 2020, Rochester
Institute of Technology
Venkatesh Deenadayalan, PhD Researcher, Microsystems
Engineering
Degree(s): MS Microelectronic Engineering,
2019, Rochester Inistute of Technology; BS Electronics and
Communication, 2015, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Institute of Science
and Technology
Lazar Buntic, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and
Technology
Degree(s): BS Astrophysics, 2018, Penn State
University
Dale Mercado, Research Assistant III
Degree(s):
2023, Rochester Institute of Technology, MS Astrophysical
Sciences and Technology; BS Physics, 2020, Rochester Institute
of Technology
Evan Manfreda-Schulz, PhD Researcher, Microsystems
Engineering
Degree(s): BS Physics, 2020, Rochester
Institute of Technology
Ryan Wills, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and
Technology
Degree(s): BS Physics, 2020, Rochester
Institute of Technology
Matthew Seitz, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): MS Materials Science, 2020, Rochester Institute
of Technology; BS Physics, 2017, University of Washington
Kazuma Noda, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and
Technology
Degree(s): BS Physics, 2022, Kwansei Gakuin
University
Tessalie Caze-Cortes, MS Researcher, Physics
Degree(s):
Lilian Neim, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): BS Electrical Engineering, 2013, American
University of Sharjah; MS Microelectronics Systems Design, 2015,
University of Southampton; ME Microelectronics Manufacturing
Engineering, 2019, Rochester Institute of Technology
Patrick Emmons, Undergraduate Researcher, Game Design and
Development
Degree(s):
Vijay Sundaram, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): B.Tech Aerospace Engineering, 2018, Amrita
Vishwa Vidyapeetham; MS Physics, 2021, Rochester Institute of
Technology
Chip Brodhead, Administrative Assistant
Degree(s):
Bachelor of Music, 2017, Syracuse University
Edwin Alexani, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and
Technology
Degree(s): BS Astrophysics, 2022, University of
California Los Angeles
Jacob Boisvere, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): BS Electrical Engineering, 2022, Western New
England University
Kato Bouthsarath, Graduate Researcher, Computer
Engineering Technology and Computer Science
Degree(s):
Olivia Young, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and
Technology
Degree(s): BS Physics, 2020, West Virginia
University; MS Astrophysics, 2022, RIT
Nathan Hoon, Undergraduate Researcher, Mechanical
Engineering and Astronomy
Degree(s):
Audrey Dunn, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and
Technology
Degree(s): BS Astrophysics, 2023, UCLA
Daniel Klyde, PhD Researcher, Astrophysics
Degree(s): BS Physics and Astrophysics, 2021, UC Berkeley
Drew Schacke, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical
Engineering
Degree(s):
Braley Lachner, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical Engineering
Degree(s):
Muhammad Shaffatul Islam, PhD Researcher, Microsystems
Engineering
Degree(s):
Sami Znati, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): PhD Oncology, 2022, University College of
London; BS Chemistry, 2014, Northeast University
Anthony Doan, Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering
Degree(s):
Pau Drudis, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
Degree(s):
Benjamin Hartman-Seeskin, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
Degree(s):
Dylan Filosa, Graduate Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
Degree(s):
Manasa Lakshmi Narasimhan, Graduate Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
Degree(s): BS Astrophysics, 2023, UCLA
Rachel Patanella, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
Degree(s):
Spencer Monette, Undergraduate Researcher, Microelectronics Engineering
Degree(s):
Alex Kiely, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
Degree(s): BS Physics, 2023, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MS Physics, 2024, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Stephanie Smith, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): BS Electrical Engineering, 2024, University of Utah
Helen Michael, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
Degree(s):
Emerson Ostrander, Undergraduate Researcher, Mechanical Engineering
Degree(s):
Anthony Tavana, Graduate Researcher, Physics
Degree(s): BS Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024, Penn State
Mason Wolcott, Graduate Researcher, Microelectronic Engineering and Material Science Engineering
Degree(s):
Riley Kranick, Undergraduate Researcher, Biomedical Engineering
Degree(s):
Nicolas McMahon, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
Degree(s): BA Astronomy & Physics, 2024, Boston University
Aditya Kinjawadekar, PhD Researcher, Imaging Science
Degree(s): BE Electronics & Telecommunication, 2023, Savitribai Phule Pune University