People
Principal Investigator
Dr. Kasra Sardashti
Principal Investigator at LPS / Assistant Professor of Physics at UMD
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PhD in Materials Science, UC San Diego
Office: LPS / PSC 2156
E-mail: ksardash(AT)umd.edu
Postdocs
Peyman Azodi
Postdoctoral Fellow
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PhD in Chemistry, Princeton University
Office: JQI/PSC
E-mail: pazodi(AT)umd.edu
Graduate Students
Bernardo (Junior) Langa
PhD Student, PHYS
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BS in App. Physics, Houghton College, NY
Office: LPS
E-mail: blanga(AT)umd.edu
Colin Myers
PhD Student, PHYS (co-advised by JP Paglione)
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BS in Physics, Millersville University, PA
Office: QMC
E-mail: crmyers1(AT)umd.edu
Atif Alam
PhD Student, PHYS
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BS in ECE & Physics, Virginia Tech
Office: PSC/ATL
E-mail: aalam12(AT)umd.edu
Ivan Lainez
PhD Student, PHYS
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BS in Physics, Calvin University, MI
Office: LPS
E-mail: ilainez(AT)umd.edu
Hyunheung (Terry) Cho
PhD Student, PHYS
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BS in Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Office: PSC/ATL
E-mail: hcho226(AT)umd.edu
Marcelo Forest
MS Student, MATH Quantum program
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BS in Mech Eng, UMBC
Office: LPS
E-mail: mforest(AT)umd.edu
Joseph Falvo
PhD Student, MSE (incoming)
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BS in MSE, Alfred University, NY
Office: LPS
E-mail: jafalvo1(AT)umd.edu
Shukai Liu
PhD Student, PHYS
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BS in Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Office: PSC/ATL
E-mail: sliu499(AT)umd.edu
Undergraduate Students
Muhammad Rahman
Undergrad Researcher
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UG student at UMD Physics
Office: PSC
Lab Staff
Mr. Mikki
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PhD in Somnology, Pupperdine University
Full-time Labrastaff
Office: Backyard / Couch
E-mail: mikki(AT)umd.edu
Previous Members
Kiana Reed (Summer Intern, 2024 & 2025), Now: Senior at UCI Physics.
Dr. Wei-Ju Lin (PhD Student, Graduated in July 2025): Now: Incoming Postdoc at Yale University.
Maggie Marte (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2022-2024) / Goldwater Scholar / Astronaut Scholar/ NSF GRFP fellow, Now: PhD student at MIT.
Brooke Henry (UG Researcher at Clemson, Summer Intern at LPS, 2023-2024) / NSF GRFP fellow, Now: PhD student at CU Boulder.
Viran Lingala (MS researcher at Clemson, Summer Intern at LPS, 2024), Now: Software Engineer at LQC.
Caroline Cadena (UG Researcher at Clemson, Summer Intern at LPS, 2023-2024), Now: Sophomore at Clemson ECE.
Miller Christen (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2023-2024), Now: Grad student at U of SC.
Matthew Everette (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2023-2024), Now: Incoming PhD student at CU Boulder.
Dr. Rick Mattish (AFRL Postdoc trainee 2023), Now: Postdoc at UCLA.
Dr. Deepak Sapkota (Postdoc at Clemson, 2021-2023), Now: Semiconductor Fab Engineer at NASA GSFC.
Alex Pendris (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2022-2023), Now: PhD student at NYU Physics.
Kathryn Evancho (UG Researcher at Clemson, REU Summer 2022), Now: Grad student at Clemson.
Allie M. Lindler (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2021-2022), Now: Test Engineer, Oxford Instruments.
Rohan Chitrao (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2021-2022), Now: Hartree Parnters, NYC.