Alshalabi, Mohammed

Mohammed Alshalabi

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Andersen, Zachary

Zachary Andersen

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
armstrong, cole

Cole Armstrong

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Bangari, Ramachandra

Ramachandra Bangari

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Ramachandra Bangari is interested in Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science. He is currently working with Dr. Thomas Folland on computational simulation and experimental characterization of optical constants in thin films, 2-D materials, and semiconductors. He obtained Bachelor's and Master's in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science.
Blend

Dylan Blend

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Graduate Student Mentor
Graduate College Lulu Merle Johnson Fellowship recipient
Dylan is a recent BS Physics graduate from Texas A&M University. Dylan is from Houston, TX and his current research advisors are Professors Jane Nachtman and Yasar Onel. He will be an experimental particle physicist and I am currently involved in the CMS Outer Tracker Phase II Upgrade and DUNE experiment, Liquid Argon TPC. 
Broadfoot, Robert

Robert Broadfoot

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Robert Broadfoot took a non-traditional path to the doctoral program in physics by first obtaining a master’s degree in music performance. He is now performing research in experimental space physics under the mentorship of Dr. David Miles. His research interests include space weather and auroral dynamics.
Buffo

Kenny Buffo

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Choate, Sarah

Sarah Choate

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Connolly

Michael Connolly

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate College Recruitment Fellow
Graduate Student Advisory Committee Member
Graduate Student Mentor
Michael Connelly is interested in the development of a harmonious understanding of nature between the very large and very small scale systems and the potential applications between. He currently works with Dr. Vincent G. J. Rodgers studying Standard Model fermions in Thomas-Whitehead Gravity.
corona

James Corona

Title/Position
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
James Corona is interested in conducting research in the areas of quantum computation and quantum information theory. He is currently working with Dr. Yannick Meurice to simulate quantum systems in various models such as the Abelian Higgs model. He plans to develop new methods for using quantum computers to study systems which are unfeasible for simulation on classical computers.
Daneshmand, Lillian

Lillian Daneshmand

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Das, Laksha

Laksha Pradip Das

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dewald_Andrew

Andrew Dewald

Title/Position
Graduate Student
fasano

Cecilia Fasano

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Student Advisory Committee Member
Graduate Student Mentor
Cecilia Fasano’s research interests lie at the intersection of nanofabrication, technology development, and astrophysics. She is currently working with Prof. Casey DeRoo and Prof. Keri Hoadley on a project designing and fabricating the next generation of x-ray and UV gratings for use in astronomical instrumentation. She is on the Graduate Mentors leadership team.
Fehr

David Fehr

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Student Advisory Committee Member
David Fehr is interested in condensed matter theory research and currently works with Dr. Flatté, studying the theory of spin coherence of molecules with nanoscale confinement . Before coming to the University of Iowa, David double majored in music and physics as an undergraduate and earned a master's degree in physics at the University of North Dakota.
Felix, Alberto

Alberto Felix

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Feltman

Connor Feltman

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Connor Feltman works with Dr. Scott Bounds, researching Space Plasma as pertaining to auroral phenomena. He engages in testing hardware and processing data for rocket missions launched into the northern hemisphere to observe the connection between auroral events, their composite particles and Earth's magnetic field.
Ford, Tyler

Tyler Ford

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Fruchtman

Jacob Fruchtman

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Jacob Fruchtman is interested in studying the Martian Magentosphere. He is currently working with Professor Jasper Halekas on a project analyzing the MAVEN spacecraft's data to characterize the Martian Bow Shock to find how it varies by season.
Fuller

Chase Fuller

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Chase Fuller has research interests in high energy astrophysics and galactic structure, with current activities focused on X-ray emitting astrophysical plasmas. He is also interested in making science accessible to general audiences, using it to inform public policy, and its role as a mediator for discussions of national importance.
Silva, Eudes

Eudes Gomes da Silva

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Gorgen, Chad

Chad Gorgen

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
griffin, philip

Philip Griffin

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Hall

Kevin Hall

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Student Mentor
Kevin has interests in simulating how exoplanets would look within simulated data from future Direct Imaging missions and determine what characteristics can be extracted from the system.
Hammer, Henry

Henry Hammer

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Hang

Zheyue Hang

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Zheyue Hang is currently working with Professor Yannick Meurice on the field of quantum computing. She is also interested in mathematical physics and condensed matter.
Harshman, Nicholas

Nicholas Harshman

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Bukhari, Syed

Syed Hassan Abbas Bukhari

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Helvy, Nathan

Nathan Helvy

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Hite

Michael Hite

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Michael Hite has been at the University of Iowa since Fall 2019. He is working with Yannick Meurice modeling lattice gauge theories on both classical and quantum computers.
Huang

Rui Huang

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Rui Huang is interested in theoretical and computational astrophysics. They are currently working with Professor Greg Howes on a project studying the plasma turbulence theory.
jones, olivia

Olivia Jones

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
karaman

Gürkan Karaman

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Gurkan is originally from Turkey and has a BSc degree in Physics from Bogazici University. He is currently doing his research in Electron Irradiation on Particle Accelerator Components. He is also interested in history, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and medicine. He enjoys outdoors and is actively involved in tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer, swimming, and billiard.
koseyan

Ohannes Kamer Koseyan

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Ohannes Kamer Koseyan's research interests include experimental data analysis for the decay modes of the Higgs Boson and testing and development of hardware for high energy particle detectors. Before starting his Ph.D. program in the University of Iowa, he worked at the phase 1 upgrade of the CMS experiment at CERN during his MS studies.
Amila Kumara

Amila Kumara

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Kupari, Luke

Luke Kupari

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Langer

Patrick Langer

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Student Mentor
Patrick majored in Physics with a minor in Math during his undergraduate career. He currently is working with Dr. Skiff, researching kinetic wave scattering in plasmas. His aspirations are to contribute substantial research to the field of plasma physics, and to potentially consider teaching as well.
Yogendra_limbu

Yogendra Limbu

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Maleki Sanukesh

Mehdi (Kian) Maleki Sanukesh

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Kian Maleki is interested in theoretical condensed matter physics. He is working as a research assistant with Prof. Flatté. His current project is about defect-phonon interaction in hBN.
Martin

Brady Martin

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Brady Martin is currently conducting research for Dr. Wayne Polyzou in the field of theoretical nuclear physics. His research focuses on the study of many-body nuclear scattering events dominated by cluster reactions with particular interest in the effective interactions between clusters. Careful attention is given to the use of partition combinatorics in multi-channel scattering theory.
Masson

Ian Masson

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Student Mentor
McLaughlin

Jacob McLaughlin

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Student Mentor
Jacob McLaughlin performs research in experimental plasma sciences, specializing in nonperturbative, laser-based diagnostic techniques.  Working with Dr. Skiff, his current focus is wave-particle interactions and kinetic instabilities.
Jodie McLennan

Jodie McLennan

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Momberg, John

John Momberg

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Mondoskin, Jessica

Jessica Mondoskin

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
moore, aidan

Aidan Moore

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Nair

Raaman Nair

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Before joining the doctoral program at the University of Iowa, Raaman completed his BS in Physics & Astronomy, and MS in Applied Physics at Northern Arizona University. Later on, he was a Physics teacher at schools in Arizona.
Nault

Kristie Nault

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Kristie Nault is interested in high energy astrophysics and the spectroscopic study of stars.  She is currently working with Professor Casey DeRoo, studying the symbiotic star AG Dra and using spectra obtained with the Chandra LETG/HRC spectrometer in order to determine temperature, flux, and absorption of the dominant blackbody emission produced by the white dwarf component.
Nelson

Matthew Nelson

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Student Mentor
As an undergraduate, Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics at the University of Iowa. His current research interests are in the fields of condensed matter physics and mathematical physics. He is on the Graduate Mentors leadership team.
Neogi

Orgho Neogi

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Orgho Neogi is an experimental particle physicist working on the DUNE experiment, focusing on liquid argon TPC event reconstruction and developing machine learning techniques for particle physics analysis. He also works on the CMS experiment, testing prototype detectors for the Barrel Timing Layer upgrade. Before starting the Ph.D. program at Iowa, he earned bachelor's degrees in Physics and Computer Science from Cornell College and worked on DUNE (Wire-Cell reconstruction) and CMS (jet triggers).