People in CfD

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
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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 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

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
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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

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
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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
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Braley Lachner, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical Engineering
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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

Anthony Doan, Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering
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Pau Drudis, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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Manasa Lakshmi Narasimhan, Graduate Researcher, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
Degree(s): BS Astrophysics, 2023, UCLA

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

Mason Wolcott, Graduate Researcher, Microelectronic Engineering and Material Science Engineering
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Riley Kranick, Undergraduate Researcher, Biomedical Engineering
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Clayton Acheson, Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering
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Declan Smalley, Undergraduate Researcher, Electrical Engineering
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Ryan Allen, MS Researcher, Microelectric Engineering
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Justin Heckt, MS Researcher, Microelectrics
Degree(s): BS Chemistry, 2022, University of Washington; AS Science, 2020, Edmonds College

Elijah Wangeman, Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Science
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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

Clay Fretz, Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering
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Steven Johnston, Undergraduate Researcher, Microelectronic Engineering
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Jared Barter, Undergraduate Researcher, Mechatronics Engineering Technology
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Dylan Darling, Undergraduate Researcher, Physics
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