Graduate Students

The School of Physics & Astronomy is housed primarily in two buildings on the Twin Cities East Bank Campus,
John T. Tate Hall (Tate) and the Physics and Nanotechnology building (PAN).

For other building locations, see the University of Minnesota Campus Maps website.

AB | CD | EF | GH | IJ | KL | MN | OP | QR | ST | UV | WX | YZ

AB

Nico Adams
Dominic "Nico" Adams
He/Him/His
Office
Tate 201-06
E-mail
adams900@umn.edu
Person with long brown hair and glasses smiling at the camera
Yaren Aksel
Office
Tate 301-03
E-mail
aksel010@umn.edu
Zach Anderson in the lab
Zachary Anderson
Office
PAN 252
E-mail
and01942@umn.edu
Christopher Angert
Christopher Angert
Office
PAN 414
E-mail
ange0079@umn.edu
Cesar Ascencio
Cesar Ascencio
Office
Keller Hall 3-147C
E-mail
ascen009@umn.edu
Ibrahim Atilla
Ibrahim Atilla
Office
Tate 304
E-mail
atill002@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Saif Ullah Baig
Office
Tate B70
E-mail
baig0012@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Binaya Bajgaina
Office
PAN 432
Phone
612-624-1534
E-mail
bajga003@umn.edu
Narayana Sri Sharan Banagiri
Narayana Sri Sharan Banagiri
Office
PAN 317
E-mail
banag002@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Samuel Bayliff
E-mail
bayli019@umn.edu
Ravneet Singh Bedi
Ravneet Singh Bedi
Office
Tate 201-01
E-mail
bedi0019@umn.edu
Elliot Bell
Elliot Bell
Office
PAN 227
Phone
612-205-4699
E-mail
bellx468@umn.edu
Will standing outside with hills in the background
William "Will" Benoit
He/Him/His
Office
Tate 201-02
E-mail
benoi090@umn.edu
Bearded person with short brown hair and glasses
Töre Boybeyi
Office
Tate 301-04
Phone
612-301-3045
E-mail
boybe001@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Jarrett Brown
E-mail
brow4278@umn.edu
Person with a baseball cap smiling at the camera
Sean Bruton
Office
Tate 201-08
E-mail
bruto012@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Kivanc Bugan
E-mail
bugan004@umn.edu

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CD

Cody Carr
Cody Carr
Office
Fraser Hall 345C
E-mail
carrx200@umn.edu
Person with medium length brown hair looking at camera
Olivia Chabowski
Office
Tate 301-04
Phone
612-301-3045
E-mail
chabo026@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Anzumaan Chakraborty
E-mail
chakr178@umn.edu
Fei Chen
Fei Chen
Office
Tate 201-09
E-mail
chen4577@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Yifei Chen
E-mail
chen6548@umn.edu
James Cheshire
James "Jamie" Cheshire IV
He/Him/His
Office
PAN 320
E-mail
cheshire@umn.edu
Dmitry Chichinadze
Dmitry Chichinadze
Office
Tate 201-03
E-mail
chich013@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Sanket Chirame
E-mail
chira012@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Kate Ciampa
Office
PAN 450
E-mail
ciamp009@umn.edu
Matt Coles
Matthew "Matt" Coles
He/Him/His
Office
Tate B74
E-mail
cole0627@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Alexander Criswell
E-mail
crisw015@umn.edu
Bryan Crossman
Bryan Crossman
Office
PAN 432
Phone
612-624-1534
E-mail
cros0400@umn.edu
Michael Crumrine
Michael Crumrine
Office
PAN 320
E-mail
crumr006@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Jen Curley
Office
Tate Hall 301-08
E-mail
curle085@umn.edu
Konstantin Davydov
Konstantin Davydov
E-mail
davyd007@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Ezra Day-Roberts
Office
Tate 201-09
E-mail
dayro001@umn.edu
Aritra De
Aritra De
E-mail
dexxx019@umn.edu
Daniel Deeter
Danny Deeter
E-mail
deete008@umn.edu
Aditya Dhumntarao
Aditya Dhumuntarao
NSF Graudate Research Fellow
Office
Tate 301-01
E-mail
dhumu002@umn.edu
Bearded person with glasses and blond hair
Sam Dietterich
Office
Tate 285-03
E-mail
diett004@umn.edu
Richard Diurba
Richard Diurba
E-mail
diurb001@umn.edu
Scott Dossa
Scott Dossa
Office
Amundson Hall 241
E-mail
doss0032@umn.edu

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EF

Thomas Eichlersmith
Thomas Eichlersmith
Office
PAN 424
E-mail
eichl008@umn.edu
Person with short black hair wearing a sweatshirt
Sami Farrag
E-mail
farra146@umn.edu
Kexin Feng
Kexin Feng
Office
Tate 301-04
E-mail
fengx463@umn.edu
Erik Floden
Erik Floden
E-mail
flode012@umn.edu
Jennifer Freedburg
Jennifer Freedberg
Office
PAN 221
E-mail
freed114@umn.edu
Xiaojun Fu
Xiaojun Fu
Office
PAN 232
E-mail
fuxxx366@umn.edu

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GH

Maroon and gold flowers
Luca Galbraith
E-mail
galbr079@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Virginia Gali
E-mail
gali0051@umn.edu
Angie Gallego at graduation in cap and gown
Angelina "Angie" Gallego
She/Her/Hers
Office
Tate 201-01
E-mail
galle290@umn.edu
Kaylee Ganser
Kaylee Ganser
Office
PAN 244
E-mail
gans0075@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Ting Gao
Office
Tate 201-01
E-mail
gao00212@umn.edu
Michael Gardner
Michael Gardner
Office
PAN 324
E-mail
gardn701@umn.edu
Dominique Gautreau
Dominique Gautreau
E-mail
gautr004@umn.edu
Agniva Ghosh
Agniva Ghosh
Office
Tate 201-04
E-mail
ghosh116@umn.edu
Person with short brown hair wearing sunglasses and a blue and white striped shirt
Alex Granados
Office
Tate Hall 301-04
E-mail
grana065@umn.edu
Gino Graziano
Gino Graziano
Office
PAN 217
E-mail
grazi018@umn.edu
Matthew Green
Matthew Green
E-mail
gree2430@umn.edu
Axel Gross
Axel Gross
Office
Tate 301-03
E-mail
gros0408@umn.edu
Mohit standing outside wearing a black and red t-shirt
Mohit Gupta
He/Him/His
Office
PAN 217
E-mail
gupta610@umn.edu
Grantland Hall
Grantland Hall
Office
PAN 382C
E-mail
ghall@umn.edu
Alex Hamill
Alexander "Alex" Hamill
Office
PAN 232
E-mail
hamil483@umn.edu
Men with a beard
Brett Heischmidt
Office
PAN 234
E-mail
heisc002@umn.edu
Joshua Hiltbrand
Joshua Hiltbrand
Office
PAN 424
E-mail
hiltb002@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Nitzan Hirshberg
Office
PAN 217
E-mail
hirsh046@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Wanjia Hu
Office
Tate 310-04
E-mail
hu000464@umn.edu
Yi Huang
Yi Huang
Office
Tate 201-03
E-mail
huan1756@umn.edu

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IJ

Burke Irwin
Burke Irwin
He/Him/His
Office
Tate B70
E-mail
irwin175@umn.edu
Ann Isaacs
Ann Isaacs
Office
Tate 201-04
E-mail
isaac413@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Kazi Ranjibul Islam
E-mail
islam074@umn.edu
Person with short blonde hair
Noah Jabusch
Office
Tate 301-07
E-mail
jabus002@umn.edu
Theodore Jacobson
Theodore Jacobson
Office
Tate 301-03
E-mail
jaco2585@umn.edu
Man with mustache and beard
Jackson, Billy
Office
Tate Hall 301-08
Phone
612-301-3048
E-mail
jack1851@umn.edu

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KL

Wen-Han Kao
Wen-Han Kao
Office
Tate 301-03
E-mail
kao00018@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Charles Kapsiak
Office
PAN 432
Phone
612-624-1534
E-mail
kapsi002@umn.edu
Siddarth Reddy Karuka
Siddarth Reddy Karuka
Office
PAN 414
E-mail
karuk001@umn.edu
Saumitran Kasturirangan
Saumitran Kasturirangan
Office
Tate 201-09
E-mail
kastu007@umn.edu
Asset Khakimzhan
Asset Khakimzhan
Office
PAN 484
E-mail
khaki005@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Issam Khayr
E-mail
khayr007@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Jin-Ah Kim
E-mail
kim00513@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Brendan King
E-mail
king0690@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
John Kohler
Office
PAN 414
E-mail
kohle110@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Gwendolyn Koop
E-mail
koop0052@umn.edu
Yevhen Kurianovych
Yevhen Kurianovych
Office
Williamson Hall 130K
E-mail
kuria014@umn.edu
Kenny standing outside at the south pole
Kenny Lau
Office
PAN 320
E-mail
kennylau@umn.edu
Person with long brown hair that's purple at the end with glasses
Lauren Laufman
Office
Tate 201-04
E-mail
laufm008@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Yueh-Chen Lee
Office
Tate 301-07
E-mail
lee02892@umn.edu
Nicholas Lewellyn
Nicholas Lewellyn
Office
PAN 234
E-mail
lewel019@umn.edu
Man with short hair and glasses
Billy Li
Office
PAN 424
Phone
612-624-7861
E-mail
li000400@umn.edu
Man with short hair and glasses
Peiran Li
E-mail
li001800@umn.edu
Yu-Heng "Ian" Lin
Yu-Heng "Ian" Lin
E-mail
lin00025@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Yijia Liu
E-mail
liux1267@umn.edu

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MN

Smiling man with dark hair
Shane MacDonald
Office
PAN 320
Phone
612-301-1467
E-mail
macdo380@umn.edu
Ross standing outside in a puffy coat with trees behind
Ross MacFadyen
He/Him/His
Office
PAN 332
E-mail
macfa066@umn.edu
Man with a goatee and glasses
Ishmam Mahbub
Office
Tate 285-03
E-mail
mahbu008@umn.edu
Rafid Mahbub
Rafid Mahbub
Office
Tate 301-01
E-mail
mahbu004@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Khilav Majmudar
E-mail
majmu008@umn.edu
Angel Mancebo
Angel Mancebo
Office
PAN 420
E-mail
mance012@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Huaqing Mao
Office
Walter Library 431
E-mail
maoxx225@umn.edu
Reed Masek
Reed Masek
He/Him/His
Office
Tate B76
E-mail
masek014@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Rudolph "David" Mayrhofer
E-mail
mayrh005@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Sarah McCarthy
Office
PAN 244
E-mail
mcca1007@umn.edu
Joe Meese in Tate Lab
William "Joe" Meese
Office
Tate 201-09
E-mail
meese022@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Martin Meier
E-mail
meier307@umn.edu
Man with curly blonde hair
Gavin Menning
Office
Tate 285-03
E-mail
menni015@umn.edu
Person wearing a baseball hat standing in front of a lake
Steven Metallo
Office
PAN 332
E-mail
metal004@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Lucas Myers
E-mail
myers716@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Jack Nelson
E-mail
nels8013@umn.edu
Maria outside with trees
Maria Neuzil
She/Her/Hers
Office
Tate 301-02
E-mail
neuzi008@umn.edu
Minh Nguyen
Minh Nguyen
Office
Tate 201-01
E-mail
nguy1642@umn.edu

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OP

Jackson Olsen
Jackson Olsen
Office
Tate 301-01
E-mail
olsen791@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Rafia Omer
She/Her/Hers
Office
Tate B76
E-mail
omerx054@umn.edu
Rich Ormiston
Rich Ormiston
Office
PAN 317
E-mail
ormiston@umn.edu
Woman with long blonde hair, tied in a top knot
Nicole Pallat
E-mail
palla110@umn.edu
Alexandros Papageorgiou
Alexandros Papageorgiou
Office
Tate 201-01
E-mail
papag008@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Arpon Paul
E-mail
paul1228@umn.edu
Smiling man with long hair and mustache
James Payne III
Office
Tate 285-03
E-mail
payne466@umn.edu
William Peria
Bill Peria
Office
PAN 225
E-mail
peria004@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Marianne Peterson
E-mail
pet00184@umn.edu
Thomas Peterson
Thomas Peterson
Office
Keller Hall 6-186
E-mail
pete9290@umn.edu
Man with dark hair and glasses
Kiet Pham
E-mail
pham0315@umn.edu
Dan Phan
Dan Phan
E-mail
phanx266@umn.edu

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QR

Maroon and gold flowers
Longyu Qing
E-mail
qing0006@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Anant Rastogi
E-mail
rasto042@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Eran Moore Rea
E-mail
reaxx026@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Draco Reed
E-mail
reed0824@umn.edu
Alexander Reineck
Alexander Reineck
E-mail
reine315@umn.edu
Wei Ren
Wei Ren
Office
Tate 301-05
E-mail
ren00084@umn.edu
Michael Revering
Michael Revering
Office
PAN 432
Phone
612-624-1534
E-mail
rever025@umn.edu
Colin Riggert
Colin Riggert
He/Him/His
Office
Tate B76
E-mail
rigge016@umn.edu
Jacob Ritz
Jacob Ritz
Office
PAN 420
E-mail
ritz0037@umn.edu
Noah Rogers
Noah Rogers
Office
Tate 201-08
E-mail
roge0291@umn.edu

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ST

Amartyajyoti Saha
Amartyajyoti Saha
Office
Amundson Hall 137E
E-mail
sahax031@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Protyush Sahu
Office
Keller Hall 6-186
E-mail
sahux026@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Laura Salo
E-mail
salo0090@umn.edu
Faraz with Goldy Gopher statue
M. Faraz Samavat
E-mail
samav008@umn.edu
Onuray Sancar
Onuray Sancar
He/Him/His
E-mail
sanca007@umn.edu
Rohith Saradhy
Rohith Saradhy
Office
PAN 432
Phone
612-624-1534
E-mail
sarad005@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Aditya Savanur
Office
301-04 Tate
E-mail
savan014@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Evan Scharnick
E-mail
schar290@umn.edu
Cody Schimming
Cody Schimming
Office
Tate 301-02
E-mail
schim111@umn.edu
Neil standing in sunlight with Minneapolis skyline behind
Neil Schroeder
He/Him/His
Office
PAN 432
Phone
612-624-1534
E-mail
schr1077@umn.edu
Jacob Schulze
Jacob Schulze
Office
Tate 301-07
E-mail
schu3788@umn.edu
William Setterberg
William Setterberg
He/Him/His
Office
Tate 201-15
E-mail
sette095@umn.edu
Qianyi Sheng
Qianyi Sheng
E-mail
sheng084@umn.edu
Chao-Hsiang Sheu
Chao-Hsiang Sheu
Office
Tate 201-01
E-mail
sheu0007@umn.edu
Derek Sincavage
Derek Sincavage
E-mail
sinca001@umn.edu
Baibhav Singari
Baibhav Singari
He/Him/His
Office
Tate 510
E-mail
singa044@umn.edu
Susmita Singh
Susmita Singh
E-mail
singh893@umn.edu
Richard Spieker
Richard Spieker
E-mail
spiek022@umn.edu
Robert Sponsel
Robert Sponsel
Office
PAN 221
E-mail
spons009@umn.edu
Peter Stoeckl
Peter Stoeckl
E-mail
stoec034@umn.edu
Lis Stolik Valor
Lis Stolik Valor
E-mail
stoli005@umn.edu
Tanzid Sultan
Tanzid Sultan
Office
Tate 201-02
E-mail
sulta055@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Haoyue Sun
Office
PAN 234
E-mail
sunx0784@umn.edu
Praharsh Suryadevara
Praharsh Suryadevara
Office
Tate 201-03
E-mail
surya031@umn.edu
Swetlana Swarup
Swetlana Swarup
She/Her/Hers
E-mail
swaru004@umn.edu
Chiou Yang Tan
Chiou Yang Tan
Office
PAN 252
E-mail
tanxx634@umn.edu
Person with long dark brown hair smiling at camera
Anjana Talluri
Office
Tate 201-02
E-mail
telid001@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Foster Thompson
Office
Tate 201-05
E-mail
thom7385@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Liam Thompson
Office
PAN 252
E-mail
thom5263@umn.edu
Man with a goatee and sandy blonde hair
Seth Thompson
E-mail
thom5884@umn.edu
Andrew Toivonen
Andrew Toivonen
He/Him/His
Office
Tate 201-02
E-mail
toivo032@umn.edu
Kan-Ting Tsai
Kan-Ting Tsai
Office
PAN 376
E-mail
tsai0082@umn.edu

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UV

Person with short brown hair and beard smiling over a river
Juan Velasco
Office
PAN 420
E-mail
velas102@umn.edu
Sarunas Verner
Sarunas Verner
E-mail
nedzi002@umn.edu

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WX

Mohammad Abrar Wadud
Mohammad Abrar Wadud
E-mail
wadud001@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Shensong Wan
E-mail
wan00589@umn.edu
Hanteng Wang
Hanteng Wang
Office
Tate 201-05
E-mail
wang6243@umn.edu
Man with a goatee, long hair and an eyebrow piercing
Colin Weber
E-mail
webe1077@umn.edu
Thomas Welle
Thomas Welle
Office
Tate 301-01
E-mail
welle203@umn.edu
Qi Wen
Qi Wen
Office
PAN 314
E-mail
wenxx181@umn.edu
Aaron standing in a room with a cream wall
Aaron West
He/Him/His or They/Them
Office
Tate 201-15
E-mail
west0927@umn.edu
Harison Wiesman
Harison Wiesman
Office
Tate 301-02
E-mail
wiesm010@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Hayley Williams
E-mail
will5099@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Zachary Williams
E-mail
will5092@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Shaowei Wu
Office
PAN 332
E-mail
wu000536@umn.edu
Yiming Wu
Yiming Wu
Office
Tate 201-03
E-mail
wuxx1693@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Rongfeng Xie
E-mail
xie00218@umn.edu
Liangtai Xing
Liangtai Xing
E-mail
xing0027@umn.edu
Bo Xiong
Bo Xiong
E-mail
xion1301@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Yu Xu
E-mail
xu000452@umn.edu

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YZ

Boyi Yang
Boyi Yang
Office
PAN 234
E-mail
yang2000@umn.edu
Yang Yang
Yang Yang
Office
Tate 201-09
E-mail
yang5990@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Zhifei Yang
E-mail
yang7001@umn.edu
Ziyan Yang
Ziyan "Kate" Yang
Office
PAN 323
E-mail
yang5991@umn.edu
Hsiu-Chung Yeh
Hsiu-Chung Yeh
Office
Tate 301-04
E-mail
yehxx129@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Han Yu
E-mail
yu000068@umn.edu
Person with short hair and glasses
Dayu Zhai
Office
PAN 252
E-mail
zhai0019@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Hao Zhang
Office
Tate 201-05
E-mail
zhan6302@umn.edu
Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang
Office
PAN 232
E-mail
zhan5856@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Yixian Zhang
E-mail
zhan6327@umn.edu
Maroon and gold flowers
Haowen Zhong
Office
PAN 324
Phone
612-301-1818
E-mail
zhong461@umn.edu

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