Doctoral Graduates
All dissertations can be downloaded from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database.
- Shoaib Khalid, Electronic properties of topological semimetals, and wide-gap oxide semiconductors using hybrid density functional theory, Advisor: Anderson Janotti
- Yue Pan, A neural network-based ultra-high energy neutrino reconstruction method with the Askaryan Radio Array, Advisor: David Seckel
- Hassan Shahfar, Predicting, controlling and molecular understanding of therapeutic protein self-interactions: a combined experimental and computational approach, Advisor: Christopher J. Roberts
- Charles Cheung, Development of a relativistic atomic theory for accurate treatment of complex correlations, Advisor: Marianna Safronova
- Hang Chen, Magnetic dynamics in magnetic multilayers and spintronic devices, Advisor: John Q. Xiao
- Vimal Deepchand, Magnetic and structural properties of chemically synthesized Fe(Co)-Pt(Ni, Bi) nanoparticles, Advisor: George C. Hadjipanayis
- Utkarsh Bajpai, Quantum-classical approach to nonequilibrium system of conduction electrons interacting with localized spins in spintronics, Advisor: Branislav K. Nikolić
- Priyanka Mondal, Quantum spin-torque-driven nonclassical magnetization dynamics and dynamical buildup of long-range entanglement, Advisor: Branislav K. Nikolić
- Aung Sis Naing, Generation and isolation of highly charged ions with low ionization thresholds, Advisor: Marianna Safronova, Joseph N. Tan
- Christiana Erba, Characterizing massive star magnetospheres at ultraviolet wavelengths, Advisor: Véronique Petit
- Ramiz Ahmad Qudsi, On the interplay between microkinetics and turbulence in space plasmas, Advisor: Bennett A. Maruca
- Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Turbulent heating in space plasmas: theory and observations, Advisor: William H. Matthaeus
- Michael P. Metz, Fitted models for intermolecular interactions from first principles, Advisor: Krzysztof Szalewicz
- Swapnil Baral, Quantitative prediction of spectral properties of polarity sensitive dyes using a MD/QM approach, Advisor: Edward Lyman, Björn Baumeier
- Mitchell Dorrell, Simulation-derived neutron scattering for lipid membranes, Advisor: Alexander J. Sodt
- Shirin Pourmiri, Iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Advisor: George C. Hadjipanayis
- Onur Tosun, Structural and magnetic properties of Mn-X and Co-X (X = Ge, V) nanostructured alloys fabricated by non-equilibrium techniques, Advisor: George C. Hadjipanayis
- Zhiqiang Zhang, Theory of doping and defects in complex semiconductor materials, Advisor: Anderson Janotti
- Yunjiao Cai, Quantitative Analysis of Spin Relaxation and Spin Transfer in Mesoscopic Nonlocal Spin Valves; Advisor: Dr. Yi Ji
- Ramesh Koirala, Extension of the Icetop Energy Spectrum to 250 TeV and Application of the Constant Intensity Cut Method to Icetop Data; Advisor: Professor Thomas Gaisser
- Rishi Paudel, A study of the white light flare rates of M and L dwarfs; Advisor: Professor John Gizis
- Hershal Pandya, Search for PeV Gamma Rays and Astrophysical Neutrinos With IceTop and IceCube; Advisor: Professor David Seckel
- Debanjan Sengupta, Planet Formation in a Dusty Disk: Effects of Collisional Dust Growth and Dynamics; Advisor: Professor James MacDonald
- Muhammad Shahbaz, Dispersion Energy in Density-Functional Theory; Advisor: Professor Krzysztof Szalewicz
- Abhishek Sharan, Electronic Properties of Semiconductors and Energy Materials from Density Functional Theory; Advisor: Professor Anderson Janotti
- Prayash Sharma Pyakurel, Ion-Coupling During Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection: Causes and Consequence; Advisor: Professor Michael Shay
- Alex Wise, Where Do We Find Exoplanets?; Advisor: Dr. Sarah E. Dodson-Robinson
- Frank Abel III, Synthesis and Study of "L1o" Magnetic Nanostructures; Advisor: Professor George Hadjipanayis
- Peng Cao, A Search for Astrophysical Ultra High Energy Neutrinos with ANITA-IV Experiment; Advisors: Dr. John Clem, Professor David Seckel
- Halise Celik, Spin-Orbit Torque Measurements in Heavy Metal/Ferromagnet Heterostructures Using the Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect; Advisor: Professor John Q. Xiao
- Rohit Chhiber, Studies in multi-scale turbulent dynamics of the soloar wind; Advisor: Professor William Matthaeus
- Fatih Kandaz, Anisotropic Spin Transport in Mesoscopic Nonmagnetic Channels; Advisor: Dr. Yi Ji
- Harsha Kannan, Material Designs and Fabrications for various Spintronics Applications; Advisor: Professor John Q. Xiao
- Ozlem Koylu-Alkan, Mechanochemical Synthesis of Rare Earth 3d Transition Metal Submicron Particles with the R2Fe14B Structure; Advisor: Dr. George Hadjipanayis
- Sajan Kumar, Study of the Very High Energy Gamma-ray Emission from Supernova Remnants with Veritas. Two Test Cases: Cassiopeia A and IC 443; Advisor: Professor Jamie Holder
- Xiangyu Ma, Exploring Single Hole States in INAS/GAAS Quantum Dots and Quantum Dot Molecules Under 2-D Electric Fields; Advisor: Dr. Matthew Doty
- Katharine Mulrey, Characterizing Radio Emission from Extensive Air Showers with the SLAC-T510 Experiment, with Applications to ANITA; Advisor: Professor David Seckel
- Taha Salavati-Fard, Computational Studies on the Catalyzed Conversion of Furans to Aromatics; Advisor: Professor Douglas J. Doren
- Muhammad Asif Warsi, Nanowire Based Exchange Coupled Permanent Magnets; Advisor: Professor John Q. Xiao
- Andrew Zgorski, Mesoscale Simulation of Lipid Bilayers: Quasi-2D Hydrodynamics and Shear Viscosity; Advisor: Dr. Ed Lyman
- Patrick Grugan, Transitioning from a Dipole to a Relativistic Response in Atoms and Molecules; Advisor Professor Barry C. Walker.
- Brian Kelly, Characterization of Solid-State Reactions in Nanoscale Systems via Structural and Energetic Techniques; Advisor: Professor Karl Unruh.
- Jesus Nieto Pescador, Photoinduced Electron Transfer at the Tetrapyrrole-Tio 2 Interface: Effect of the Energy Alignment; Advisor: Professor Lars Gundlach.
- Prachanda Subedi, Transport of Charged Particles in Turbulent Magnetic Fields Professor in charge of dissertation; Advisor: Professor William Matthaeus.
Chuan Qin, Quantitative Study of Spin Hall Effects in Mesoscopic Thin Films; Advisor: Dr. Yi Ji
- Tao Wang, Spin Orbit Coupling Induced Phenomena in Spintronic Devices; Advisor: Professor John Q. Xiao
- Zuhrianda Zuhrianda, High Precision Calculation for the Development of Atomic Clock and the Search Beyond the Standard Model Professor in charge of dissertation; Advisor: Professor Marianna Safronova
- Heng-Yu Chen, Theoretical Investigations of Neutrino and Dark Matter Properties; Advisor: Professor Stephen Barr
- Lei Chen, Development and Characterization of (Ag,Cu) (In,Ga) Se2 Thin Films Deposited by Three-Stage Co-Evaporation; Advisor: Professor William N. Shafarman.
- Curtis Walkons, Approaches to Increase Open Circuit Voltage (Voc) of CdTe Devices: Device Modeling and Thinner Devices, Alternative Back Contacts; Advisor: Professor Robert Birkmire.
- Yunpeng Chen, Spin Dynamics in Magnetic Thin Films and Spintronics Devices; Advisor: Professor John Q. Xiao.
- Seth Meiselman, Spontaneous Transient Ultrafast Coherent Raman Spectroscopy; Advisor: Professor Matthew DeCamp.
- Yunsong Xie, Designing metamaterials and nanostructured materials for microwave power transfer applications; Advisor: Professor John Xiao.
- Jun Wu, Current-driven Spin-orbit Torques in Ferromagnetic Heterostructures; Advisor: Professor John Xiao.
- Colby C. Haggerty, Ion and Electron Heating during Magnetic Reconnection in Simulations; Advisor: Professor Michael Shay.
First Job After Graduation
- Debanjan Sengupta, PhD. 2019, NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
- John Russo, MS 2019; MS advisor: Dr. Lyman; Ph.D. student at Oregon Health & Science University, Biomedical Engineering.
- Alex Wise, Ph.D. 2019; postdoc scholar at Penn State University, State College, PA.
- Abhishek Sharan, Ph.D. 2019; postdoc scholar at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
- Yunjiao Cai, PhD. 2019; Data Scientist Associate at JP Morgan, Wilmington, DE.
- Hershal Pandya, Ph.D. 2019; Postdoctoral Fellow, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
- Prayash Sharma Pyakurel, PhD. 2019; postdoc researcher at the Space Science Laboratory, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
- Rishi Paudel, Ph.D. 2019; postdoc research associate UMBC/CRESST/NASA Goddard, Greenbelt, MD.
- Muhammad Shahbaz, Ph.D. 2019; Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Frank Abel, PhD. 2018; Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
- Zachary Bond, M.S. 2018;
- Halise Celik, Ph.D. 2018;
- Rohit Chhiber, Ph.D. 2018; postdoc researcher in Department Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE.
- Harsha Kannan, Ph.D. 2018; TD Module and Integration Yield Engineer for Intel in Hillsboro, OR.
- Fatih Kandaz, Ph.D. 2018; Dr. Lecturer (Dr. Öğretim Görevlisi) at Gebze Technical University at Gebze/ Kocaeli, Turkey.
- Ozlem Koylu-Alkan, Ph.D. 2018; Project Manager at ASPILSAN in Keyseri, Turkey.
- Xiangyu Ma, Ph.D. 2018; Product Specialist, B&W Tek, A Metrohm Group Company, Newark, DE.
- Rebecca Macinnis, MS 2018; Data Analyst, True Motion in Boston, MA.
- Katherine Mulrey, Ph.D. 2018; postdoc at the University of Belgium.
- Taha Salavati-Fard, Ph.D. 2018; postdoc fellow at the University of Houston, Houston, TX.
- Muhammad Asif Warsi, Ph.D. 2018; Junior Scientist, Pakistan Atomic Energy Comission, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Zuhrianda Zuhrianda, Ph.D. 2018.
- Yasaman Barekatain, MS 2017; MS advisor Dr. Hadjipanayis; Ph.D student at MD Anderson UT Health Center Houston, TX.
- Patrick Grugan, Ph.D. 2017;
- Aditya Hebbar, M.S. 2017;
- Dadong Huang, M.S. 2017;
- Brian G. Kelly, Ph.D. 2017; Process Integration Engineer, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Austin, TX.
- Jesus Nieto Pescador, Ph.D. 2017; Research and Development Engineer for Intel in Phoenix, AZ.
- Muhammad Shahabudin, M.S. 2017;
- Prachanda Subedi, Ph.D. 2017; Senior-Advisory, Data & Analytics, EY, New York, NY.
- Yunsong Xie, Ph.D. 2016; postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL.
- Jun Wu, Ph.D. 2016; Research scientist for Spectrum Magnetics, LLC in Wilmington, DE.
- Lei Chen, Ph.D. 2016; Senior Test Engineer for Seagate Technology in Minneapolis, MN.
- Heng-Yu Chen, Ph.D. 2016; postdoc fellow in Physics for the University of Delaware in Newark, DE.
- Seth Meiselman, Ph.D. 2016; Research Physicist for Sotera Defense Solutions in Washington, D.C.
- Yunpeng Chen, Ph.D. 2016; Technical Staff Member for Winchester Technologies in Burlington, MA.
- Shuhan Chen, Ph.D. 2016; postdoc in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
- Po-Hao Chang, Ph.D. 2016; postdoc research assoc. in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE.
- Curtis Walkons, Ph.D. 2016; physics instructor at BASIS Phoenix School in Phoenix, AZ.
- Colby Haggert, Ph.D. 2016; postdoc fellow at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE.
- Sui Luo, Ph.D. 2015; Software Engineer for Fact Set Research Systems.
- Bin He, Ph.D. 2015; Physics Instructor at Central Michigan University in Mt Pleasant, MI.
- Jeffrey Tessein, Ph.D. 2015; Research Engineer for Northup Grumman Defense Contractor in Fairfax, VA.
- Laura Vanderhoef, Ph.D. 2015; postdoc for the Army Research Lab in Aberdeen, MD.
- Zhiyuan Chen, M.S. 2015; Senior Quantitative Analyst for PNC in Wilmington, DE
- Nathaniel Kee, Ph.D. 2015; postdoc in the Computational Physics Department at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany.
- John Meyer, Ph.D. 2015, co-founder of Foolhardy Softworks.
- Matthew Civiletti, Ph.D. 2014; instructor at Morrisville State College, NY.
- Derya Vural, Ph.D. 2014; postdoc at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware.
- Farzad Mahfouzi, Ph.D. 2014; postdoc at the State University of CA at Northridge.
- Muhammad Adeel Ajaib, Ph.D. 2014; visiting assistant professor at Ursinus College, PA.
- Dana Saxon, Ph.D. 2014; adjunct instructor in the Department of Physics at Villanova University, PA.
- Cem Salih Un, Ph.D. 2014; teaching assistant at Uludag University, Turkey.
- Zhan Shu, Ph.D. 2014; staff engineer at Western Digital, CA.
- Lala Zhu, Ph. D. 2014; Process Engineer - Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA.
- Inci Ruzybayev, Ph.D. 2014; Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics at York College in PA.
- Xin Fan, Ph.D. 2014; Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE.
- Fariha Nasir, Ph.D 2014; Full-Time Lecturer for the Physics Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.
- Muhammad Ajaib, Ph.D. 2014; post doc teaching fellow at Ursinus College in PA.
- Farzad Mahfouzi, Ph.D. 2014; postdoc research associate for California State University in Northridge, CA.
- Yang Zhou, Ph.D. 2014; Product Design Engineer for Apple in Cupertino, CA.
