Faculty
BS EE, BA Physics (Rice University, 1994);
MS Electrical Engineering (MIT, 1997);
PhD Electrical Engineering (MIT, 2001)
Research Faculty
BS Physics (Columbia University, 2014); PhD Physics (Hunter College CUNY, 2019)
Ramesh Kudalippalliyalil
Assistant Research Scientist (ECE)
LPS 1339
e-mail: rameshk@umd.edu
W: 301-935-6990
Assistant Research Scientist (ECE)
LPS 1339
e-mail: rameshk@umd.edu
W: 301-935-6990
BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering (University of Calicut, 2010); PhD Electrical Engineering (IIT Madras, 2019)
BS Physics (UT Dallas, 2009); MS Physics (UCLA, 2010), PhD Physics (UCLA, 2016)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Vikash Kumar Yadav
Postdoctoral Research Associate (IREAP)
1202N
e-mail: vkyadav7@umd.edu
W: 301-405-2859
Postdoctoral Research Associate (IREAP)
1202N
e-mail: vkyadav7@umd.edu
W: 301-405-2859
BS Physics (University of Delhi 2016); MS Physics (IIT Madras, 2018); PhD Physics (IIT Delhi, 2025)
Graduate Research Assistants
BA Physics (Skidmore College, 2021)
Matthew L. Chin
Graduate Research Assistant (ENMA)
Army Research Laboratory
e-mail: matthew.l.chin2.civ@mail.mil
W: 301-394-2830
Graduate Research Assistant (ENMA)
Army Research Laboratory
e-mail: matthew.l.chin2.civ@mail.mil
W: 301-394-2830
BSEE (Oregon State University, 2006); MSEE (Oregon State University, 2010)
BS Chemical Engineering & Computer Science (Cornell, 2024)
BSEE (University of Maryland, 2023)
BS EE (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2017); MS EE (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2022)
BS Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2017)
BSEE (National Central University, Taiwan, 2016); MS (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2019)
BS EE (University of Dhaka, 2022)
BTech EE (IIT Madras, 2022)
BS Computer Science, Math (UC Berkeley, 2024)
Undergraduate Researchers
Josephine Brunn Lake
Undergraduate Student (ECE)
LPS
e-mail: josephine.brunn.lake@gmail.com
W: 301-935-6400
Undergraduate Student (ECE)
LPS
e-mail: josephine.brunn.lake@gmail.com
W: 301-935-6400
Alumni – PhD and MS
- Paveen Apiratikul (PhD ECE 12/2009, Currently: Silicon Craft Technology)
- Trisha Chakraborty (PhD ECE 5/2025, Currently: OpenLight)
- Adam B. Cohen (PhD Physics 7/2011, Currently: NineDot Energy)
- Sai Kanth Dacha (PhD Physics 7/2022, Current: Columbia University)
- Hien Dao (PhD Chemical Physics 9/2013, Currently: Intel)
- Evan Dowling (PhD Physics 3/2024, Currently: Laboratory for Telecommunication Sciences)
- Bryan M. Haas (PhD ECE 5/2009. Currently: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)
- Aaron M. Hagerstrom (PhD Physics 7/2015. Currently: NIST Boulder)
- Joseph Hart (PhD Physics 11/2018, Currently: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
- Mohammad Mehdi Jadidi (PhD ECE 11/2016, Currently: PsiQuantum)
- Kyowon Kim (PhD ECE 7/2015, Currently: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
- Anastasia Korolov (MS Physics 6/2019. Currently: DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office)
- Edward Leong (MSEE 11/2016, Currently: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
- Shanshan Li (PhD ECE 6/2015, Currently: Pinterest)
- Steven Lipkowitz (PhD ECE 4/2023; Currently: Naval Research Laboratory)
- Shu-Zee Alencious Lo (PhD ECE 6/2010. Currently: Spectra Physics)
- Nicole Menkart (MS ECE 6/2023, Currently: Huge if True)
- Vincent R. Pagán (PhD ECE 4/2015, Currently: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)
- Bhargava Ravoori (PhD Physics 7/2011. Currently: Intel)
- Reza Salem (PhD ECE 8/2006, Currently: Research Scientist at Thorlabs Quantum Electronics)
- Ryan J. Suess (PhD ECE 4/2014; Currently: Meta)
- Charles J. Turner (PhD ECE 10/2023, Currently: BAE Systems)
- Jeremiah J. Wathen (PhD Physics 10/2014, Currently: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)
- Caitlin R. S. Williams (PhD Physics 8/2013, Currently: Naval Research Laboratory)
- Ting Xie (PhD Electrical Engineering 4/2016, Currently: Mattson Technology)
Alumni – Undergraduate Researchers
- Navid Abedzadeh (Research Intern 2012-2013)
- Amir Ali Ahmadi (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2004)
- Stanislaw Antol (TREND Undergraduate Student 2009)
- Afrouz Azari (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2006)
- Edem G. Bamezon (Undergraduate Intern 2014)
- Jae Young (Dillan) Chang (TREND Undergraduate Student 2015)
- Anthony Cho (TREND Undergraduate Student 2020)
- Arnab Choudhury (ASPIRE Undergraduate Student 2003)
- Kate Coppess (TREND Undergraduate Student 2014)
- Tatiana Davidson Bajandas (TREND Undergraduate Student 2018)
- Kristi Engel (TREND Undergraduate Student 2011)
- Arman B. Fallahkhair (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2007)
- Kevin Fei (TREND Undergraduate Student 2016)
- Christopher Fritz (TREND Undergraduate Student 2015)
- Anqi Fu (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2008)
- Nathan Gershengorn (TREND Undergraduate Student 2023)
- David Jin (TREND Undergraduate Student 2019)
- Rachel Kramer (TREND Undergraduate Student 2009)
- Kai Sum Li (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2007)
- Briana Mork (TREND Undergraduate Student 2014)
- Caitlyn Obrero (TREND Undergraduate Student 2024)
- Peter Orlicki (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2005)
- Mark Patrick (TREND Undergraduate Student 2007)
- Ross Pleban (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2006)
- Keshav Adhyay Rakesh (Undergraduate Student 2018)
- Julia Salevan (TREND Undergraduate Student 2011)
- Rafael G. Setra (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2014)
- Juan Pablo Speer (TREND Undergraduate Student 2019)
- Audrey Strunc (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2004)
- Nathan Super (TREND Undergraduate Student 2017)
- Imaad Syed (UMD Undergraduate Researcher (12/2024-6/2025))
- Ethan van Woerkom (TREND Undergraduate Student 2018)
- Elric Von Eden (MERIT Undergraduate Student 2004)
- Susu Yan (BIEN Undergraduate Student 2009)
- Naomi Yeung (Summer HS Intern 2025)
Alumni – Postdoctoral Researchers
- Yiğit Aytac (Postdoctoral Researcher, 7/2016-8/2018. Currently: Amazon)
- Michael A. Barrow (Postdoctoral Researcher 6/2021-5/2023. Currently: Thorlabs)
- Thomas Butler (Postdoctoral Researcher 1/2020-6/2022. Currently: Coherent Laser)
- Bilas Chowdhury (Postdoctoral Researcher 8/2019-1/2021. Currently: Intel Corporation)
- Matthew Davis (Postdoctoral Researcher 9/2018-1/2020. Currently: Exponent)
- Adam Dunkelberger (Postdoctoral Researcher 9/2013-2/2014. Currently: Naval Research Laboratory)
- François Joint (Postdoctoral Researcher 10/2018-9/2021.Currently: Chalmers University of Technology)
- Gagan Kumar (Postdoctoral Researcher, 09/2011-9/2013; currently: Professor of Physics, IIT Ropar)
- Antonio Levy (Postdoctoral Researcher, 6/2017-3/2019, Currently: Assistant Professor of Physics, Howard University)
- Zhifu Liu (Postdoctoral Researcher, 1/2008-3/2009. Currently: Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University)
- Jayaprakash Poojali (Postdoctoral Researcher, 8/2018-2/2021, Currently: Senior Technical Lead, HCL)
- Gyan Prakash (Postdoctoral Researcher, 6/2019-5/2024. Currently: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
- Sumi Radhakrishnan (Postdoctoral Researcher 8/2019-5/2022. Currently: IMEC)
- Andrea M. Rossi (Postdoctoral Researcher, 11/2005-6/2008. Currently: INRIM)
- Kunyi Zhang (Postdoctoral Researcher 8/2020-9/2021. Currently: Lam Research)
Recent Collaborators
- Paola Barbara (Georgetown University)
- Kevin Daniels (UMD)
- H. Dennis Drew (UMD Physics)
- Michael S. Fuhrer (Physics, University of Monash)
- D. Kurt Gaskill (NRL)
- Karen Grutter (LPS)
- Mohammad Hafezi (UMD)
- Gagan Kumar (IIT Guwahati)
- Martin Mittendorff (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
- Jeremy Munday (UMD ECE)
- Vincent R. Pagán (LPS)
- Louis M. Pecora (NRL)
- Oded Rabin (UMD Materials Science)
- Ken Ritter (LPS)
- Rajarshi Roy (UMD Physics, IPST)
- Francesco Sorrentino (University of New Mexico)
- Edo Waks (UMD)