People

 


Professor:

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Dr. Steven J. Koester CV

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (1995)

M.S., University of Notre Dame (1991)

B.S., University of Notre Dame (1989)

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Academic Family Tree - (just for fun)

Steven Koester, UC Santa Barbara, 1995

Evelyn L. Hu, Columbia, 1975

Chien-Shiung Wu, UC Berkeley, 1940

Emilio Segrè, University of Rome, 1928

Enrico Fermi, University of Pisa, 1922

 


Postdocs:

 

Dr. Dongjea Seo

Ph.D., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (2019)

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Dr. Shivanshu Mishra

Ph.D., Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Chennai, India (2021)

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Dr. Anil Adhikari

Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (2023)

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Graduate Students:

 

Khondker Shihabul Hoque

B.Tech., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2023)

 

 

 

 


 

Uddrity Mansur

B.Tech., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2023)

 

 

 

 


 

Moumita Maiti

B.Tech., West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, India (2012)

 

 

 

 


 

Ruixue Li

B.S., Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS (2018)

B.S., Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, China (2015)

 

 

 


 

Chin Hsiang (Shawn) Liao

M.S., Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan (2014)

B.S., Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan (2012)

 

 

 


Alumni:

 

Dr. Nyssa Capman

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2024)

B.S., Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN (2018)

(Currently a breath sensor research scientist at VOCxi Health)

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Dr. Prakash P. Sundaram

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2024)

B.E., University of Madras, Salem, India (2001)

(Currently a device engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Jiaxuan Wen

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2024)

B.S., Xi'an Jiaotong Univeristy, Xi'an, China (2018)

(Currently a device engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Lun Jin

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2022)

M.S., University of Akron, Akron, OH (2017)

B.S., Donghua University, Shanghai, China (2016)

(Currently a development engineer at Micron Technology)

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Dr. Prafful Golani

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2022)

B.Eng., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India (2016)

(Currently a semiconductor research engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Qun Su

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2020)

B.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2015)

(Currently a NAND reliability engineer at Micron Technology)

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Dr. Rui (Ray) Ma

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2020)

B.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2014)

(Currently a panel design engineer at Apple, Inc.)

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Dr. Andrew Stephan

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2020)

B.S., Bethel University, St. Paul, MN (2015)

(Currently a senior data scientist at 3M)

 

 


 

Dr. Saran Kumar Chaganti

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2020)

B.S., Birla institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India (2011)

(Currently a device engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Matthew Robbins

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2019)

B.S., Bethel University, St. Paul, MN (2013)

(Currently a manager of semiconductor and nanotechnology at Steel Perlot)

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Dr. Jiaxi Hu

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2018)

B.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2013)

(Currently a panel design engineer at Apple, Inc.)

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Dr. Yao Zhang

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2018)

B.S., Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (2013)

(Currently an applications development engineer at KLA-Tencor)

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Dr. Yang Su

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2017)

B.S., Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China (2010)

(Currently a senior failure analysis engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Nazila Haratipour

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2017)

B.S., University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2011)

(Currently a research engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Yulong Li

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2016)

B.S., University of Science and Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China (2010)

(Currently a research staff member at IBM)

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Dr. Yoska Anugrah

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2016)

B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2011)

(Currently a device engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Chaitanya Kshirsagar

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2016)

M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (2010)

B.S., Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, India (2003)

(Currently a staff engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Mona Ebrish

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2015)

M.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2011)

B.S., University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (2007)

(Currently an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University)

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Dr. Nezhueyotl (Nez) Izquierdo

Postdoc (2020 - 2022)

(Currently an a senior process engineer at GrapheneDx)

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Dr. Seon Namgung

Postdoc (2015 - 2019)

(Currently an assistant professor at UNIST, Korea)

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Dr. Sandhaya Koirala

Postdoc (2017 - 2018)

(Currently a senior process engineer at Intel Corporation)

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Dr. Mahmoud Atalla

Postdoc (2016 - 2018)

(Currently a postdoc at Polytechnique Montreal)

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Dr. Jing Li

Postdoc (2013 - 2015)

(Currently a research associate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

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Dr. Eric Olson

Postdoc (2012 - 2014)

(Currently a senior analytical chemist at 3M)

 

 

 


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Dr. David Deen

Postdoc (2012 - 2013)

(Currently a research scientist at Quantinuum)

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Dr. Brian Olmsted

Postdoc (2011 - 2012)

(Currently associate director for laboratory operations at the Minnesota Nano Center)

 

 

 


 

Giri Vaidhyanathan

M.S. student (2010 - 2011)

(Currently a graphics hardware engineer at Intel Corporation)

 

 

 


 

Kothai Seelan

Undergraduate researcher (2021)

(Currently a bioengineering graduate student at UCLA)

 

 

 


 

Abhishek Aravalli

Undergraduate researcher (2019)

(Currently a research associate at Bio-Techne)

 

 

 


 

Wei Liu

Undergraduate researcher (2016 - 2017)

(Currently head of business development at DeFiner)

 

 

 


 

Jake Odom

Undergraduate researcher (2015 - 2016)

(Currently a data engineer at Amazon)

 

 

 


 

Dr. Andrew Arnold

Undergraduate researcher (2012 - 2013)

(Currently an FE integration engineer at Intel Corporation)

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He Shao

Undergraduate researcher (2011 - 2012)

(Currently a software/hardware engineer at Teradyne)

 

 

 


 

Ivan Roth

Undergraduate researcher (2011)

(Currently a logic design staff engineer at ForwardEdge ASIC)

 

 

 


 

Dr. Steve Brown

Undergraduate researcher (2010 - 2011)

(Currently a machine-learning technical lead at Intuit)

 

 

 


 

Huilong Zhang

Undergraduate researcher (2010)

(Currently a power system engineer at Apple)

 

 

 


 

Ahmad El Shakoushy

Summer REU student (2018)

(Currently a systems engineer at Faction)

 

 

 


 

Matthew Stiller

Summer REU student (2017)

(Currently a quality & production data analyst at Loram Technologies Inc.)

 

 

 


 

James Outlaw

Summer REU student (2015)

(Currently a graduate student at St. Augustine's University)

 

 

 


 

Chad Auginash

Summer REU student (2014)

(Currently a product environmental stewardship engineer at IBM)

 

 

 


 

Dr. Andrew Stephan

Summer REU student (2013)

(Currently a senior data scientist at 3M)

 

 

 


 

Nate Sheehan

Summer REU student (2011)

(Currently a process engineer at Skorpios Technologies)

 

 

 


 

Dr. Robert Jacobberger

Summer REU student (2010)

(Currently an assistant professor of electrical & computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)

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