People in CfD

Don Figer, Director (CV,Wikipedia)
Degree(s): PhD Astronomy, 1995, University of California Los Angeles; MS Astronomy, 1992, University of Chicago; BA Physics, Math, Astronomy, 1989, Northwestern University
https://ridl.cfd.rit.edu/figerastro/index.html
Office: 17-3111

Raphael Abrahao, Assistant Professor
Degree(s): PhD Physics, 2020, The University of Queensland; ME Electrical Engineering, 2015, Universidade Estadual de Campinas; BE Electrical Engineering, 2012, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Sean Linden
Degree(s): PhD Astronomy, 2020, University of Virginia; MS Astronomy, 2016, University of Virginia; BS Astronomy, 2014, Case Western Reserve University
Phone: 708-287-1748

Nicole Melso, Assistant Professor
Degree(s): PhD Astronomy, 2021, Columbia University; MS Philosophy and Astronomy, 2018, Columbia University; MA Astronomy, 2015, Columbia University; BS Astronomy and Astrophysics & BS Physics, 2015, The Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 610-675-4136
Office: 76-2120

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

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

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

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

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

Surya Kamal, Researcher
Degree(s): PhD Imaging Science, 2024, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS Physics, 2021, RIT; BEn Computer Engineering, 2016, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology
Office: 76-3143

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 Institute 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

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

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
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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

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

Muhammad Shaffatul Islam, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
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Sami Znati, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): PhD Oncology, 2022, University College of London; BS Chemistry, 2014, Northeast University

Pau Drudis, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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Stephanie Smith, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): BS Electrical Engineering, 2024, University of Utah

Anthony Tavana, Graduate Researcher, Physics
Degree(s): BS Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024, Penn State

Clayton Acheson, Graduate Researcher, Computer Engineering
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Justin Heckt, Graduate Researcher, Microelectrics
Degree(s): BS Chemistry, 2022, University of Washington; AS Science, 2020, Edmonds College

LJ Sabrowski, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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Mitra Keshavarz, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): MS Material Science and Engineering, 2016, Sharif University of Technology; BS Material Science and Engineering, 2013,Shiraz University

Dylan Darling, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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Dylan Filosa, Graduate Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
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Raqqib Bin Kadir, PhD Researcher, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree(s): PgD Information Technology, 2022, Jahangirnagar University; B.Sc Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 2014, Islamic University of Technology

Shawn Coats, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical Engineering
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Aydan Schultz, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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Sami Elboukhari, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical Engineering
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Joshua Bowman, PhD Researcher, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree(s): BS Applied Physics and Mathematics, 2023, Houghton College

Kyle Hamel, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical Engineering
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Leiani Butler, Undergraduate Researcher, Imaging Science
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Nova Solvason, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics & Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
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Andrew Demers, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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Lucas Newquist, Undergraduate Researcher, Microelectronic Engineering
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Aiden Prunoske, Undergraduate Researcher, Microelectronic Engineering
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Emily Herbert, PhD Researcher, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree(s): BS Physics, 2024, State University of New York at New Paltz

Alisha Mastakar, PhD Researcher, Microsystems Engineering
Degree(s): BS NanoEngineering and Optical Engineering, 2025, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Scott Adler, PhD Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
Degree(s): B.S Physics, 2024, University of California, Davis

Maddi Williams, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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