Current and former group members followed by photos
Current:
- Prof. Sohrab Ismail-Beigi
- Mr. Zheting Jin, Applied Physics graduate student
- Mr. Bruce Ma, Applied Physics graduate student
- Ms. Elifnaz Onder, Applied Physics/Mech. Eng. & Mat. Sci. undergraduate student
Former:
- Postdoctoral fellows:
- Dr. Alex Taekyung Lee, CRISP-related Postdoctoal Associate 2017-2022 — research scientist at the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chemical Engineering in the group of Prof. Anh Ngo
- Dr. Kayahan Saritas, SI2-SSI/AOR Postdoctoal Associate 2019-2022 — staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Dr. Minjung Kim, NSF SI2-SSI Postdoctoral Associate 2014-2019 — Software Engineer at NVIDIA
- Dr. Subhasish Mandal, NSF SI2-SSI Postdoctoral Associate 2014-2018 — Assistant Professor position at West Virgina University
- Dr. Andrei Malashevich, NSF MRSEC (CRISP) Postdoctoral Associate 2012-2015 — was at Sendyne Corp (startup) in New York [deceased]
- Dr. Jie Jiang, NSF-SOLAR (Nanosolar team) Postdoctoral Associate 2010-2013 — postdoctoral position at Wright-Patterson Airforce Base (AFRL) under the direction of Dr. Ruth Pachter
- Dr. Alexie Kolpak, CRISP postdoctoral Associate 2007-2010 — adjunct teacher at Bennet Day School (Chicago area)
- Graduate students:
- Dr. Stephen Eltinge, Physics graduate student 2015-2021 — at Mathworks as a Senior Software Engineer.
- Dr. Xin Liang, Applied Physics graduate student 2012-2019 — a Quantiative Researcher
- Prof. Alexandru Georgescu, Physics graduate student 2012-2017 — junior faculty at Indiana University Bloomington
- Dr. Mehmet Dogan, Physics graduate student 2012-2017 — Lawyer in NYC
- Dr. Arvin Kakekhani, Physics graduate student 2011-2016 — Staff Quantum Solutions Scientist at PsiQuantum
- Dr. Thomas Mellan, visiting graduate student from Imperical College London, March-May 2013, continued to a postdoc at the Thomas Young Theory Center at Imperial College London
- Prof. Hanghui Chen, Physics graduate student 2007-2012 — faculty at NYU Shanghai since fall 2016
- Dr. Kevin Garrity, Physics graduate student 2006-2011 — reseach physicist at NIST
- Dr. Hui Tang: Applied Physics graduate student 2006-2011 — Treasury QR at Citadel
- Undergraduate students:
- Mr. Yejia Chen, visiting undergraduate student from SJTU (2019)
- Mr. Yuxin Sun, visiting undergraduate student from USTC, summer research project (2019)
- Dylan Young, Physics undergraduate student at Yale, summer and fall research projects (2016)
- Michael Onyszczak: (summer 2015) CRISP REU student from Iowa State University — currently completing undergrad studies
- Alexis Morris: (summer 2013) CRISP REU student from Truman State University — currently applying for graduate studies in Chemistry
- Ismail El Baggari: (summer 2011-summer 2012) Applied Physics undergraduate researcher — continued to graduate school in Physics at Cornell University
- Sheide Chammas: (summer 2010-spring 2011) Applied Physics undergraduate researcher — continued to graduate school in Yale’s Computer Science Department
- Diana Qiu: (fall 2010) Physics undergraduate senior project — continued to graduate school in Physics at Berkeley
- Torrey Levin-Russell: (fall 2009-spring 2010) undergraduate researcher (SCSU) — continued to graduate school at Boston College Physics
- Stephen Fedele: (fall 2006-spring 2007) undergraduate Applied Physics senior project — continued to Google
- Madeleine Udell: (summer 2006) undergraduate researcher (Perspectives in science) — continued to graduate school in Computational Mathematical Engineering at Stanford
- Yejin Huh: (summer 2005-spring 2006) Physics undergraduate senior project — continued to graduate school in Physics at Harvard
- Eli Luberoff: (summer 2005) undergraduate researcher (Perspectives in science) — went to found and be president of Tutor Trove, LLC
- Caitlin Lonegan: (fall 2004-spring 2005) undergraduate Applied Physics senior project — proceeded to a career in painting, a M.F.A. from UCLA in 2010, and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Nevada 2012.
- High school teachers and collaborators:
- RET summer 2016: Charmel Monet Moore, New Haven Math teacher (Ross Woodward school)
- Kenneth Spinka, New Haven High School Teacher of physics, math, and AP computer science
Some photos of the group members
- The group surprises Sohrab with a birthday cake: left to right are Dylan, Subhasish, Xin, Sohrab, Mehmet, Alexandru, Minjung, and Stephen.
- Group dinner May 24 2016: on the way to the ice cream shop and inside.
- Arvin gets his Ph.D. on May 23 2016.
- Movie night in the 3rd floor alcove: Xin, Sohrab, Alexandru, Mehmet, Ceyda, Minjung and Arvin (we would proceed to watch Monte Python and the Holy Grail)
- Group reunion dinner at The Helmand restaurant at the APS March meeting 2016 in Baltimore: left to right are Arvin, Sohrab, Minjung, Mehmet, Alexandru, Subhasish, Hanghui, Kevin, Xin.
- Winter holidays 2015 Italian group dinner in Wooster Square restaurant: left to right are Mehmet, Minjung, Xin, Ayinka, Alexandru, Subhasish, Arvin, Sohrab, Andrei and Ceyda.
- WOE workshop in Paris October 2015 dinner with Charles Ahn’s group: left to right are Sohrab, Charles, Fred, Andrei, Ke, Eric, Ankit and Stephen.
- A series of photos from the wedding of Alexandru and Ayinka on Sept 26, 2014. Group photo as we await the couple in the New Haven town hall: left to right are Maryna, Andrei, Ceyda, Minjung, Sohrab, Arvin, Mehmet, Xin and Subhasish. Lunch at Zaroka’s and then again with bride and groom. A nice outdoors shot.
- Wind blown Andrei and Sohrab at the IWOE-21 meeting cruise on Lake George in up state New York.
- The group present at the Yale reunion meeting at the APS March meeting 2014 in Denver (left to right: Mehmet, Alexandru, Xin, Sohrab, Arvin, Andrei).
- Photo of current and a prior group members on June 12, 2013 at the ES2013 workshop at William and Mary (Williamsburg). Left to right are Arvin, Alexandru, Mehmet, Sohrab, Kevin Garrity, and Xin.
- Photos from group dinner on December 18 2012 at Thai Taste: first photo going clockwise starting lower left are Mehmet, Sohrab, Arvin, Andrei, Julie, Jon, Jie, Ayinka, Alexandru; second photo has additional people not visible in first photo who are Maryna and Vera in high chair.
- Photo from Hanghui’s PhD and departure dinner in June 2012 at Miso’s: counter-clockwise from left are Ceyda Dogan, Alexandru, Arvin, Jie, Hanghui, Sohrab, Ismail and Mehmet.
- Group members attending the Electronic Structure 2012 meeting in Wake Forest: left to right are Arvin, Mehmet, Sohrab, Alexandru, Jie.
- Group photo from Hanghui’s thesis defense party on Feb. 14, 2012. Left to right: Arvin, Hanghui, Sohrab, Ismail, Jie.
- Hui, Kevin, and Sohrab hooded on commencement day May 25, 2011. Left to right: Kevin, Sohrab, Hui.
- Group photo from Hui and Kevin’s joint thesis defense party on March 4, 2011. Left to right: Hanghui, Hui, Sohrab, Kevin, Jie.
