People
Professor:
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)
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. Shivanshu Mishra
Ph.D., Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Chennai, India (2021)
Dr. Anil Adhikari
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (2023)
Graduate Students:
Thushany Ramanathan
B. Sci. Eng., University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2022)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.)
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)
Dr. Matthew Robbins
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2019)
B.S., Bethel University, St. Paul, MN (2013)
(Currently a senior fabrication process engineer at Xanadu)
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.)
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)
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)
Dr. Nazila Haratipour
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2017)
B.S., University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2011)
(Currently a principal engineer at Stealth Mode Startup)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Dr. Dongjea Seo
Postdoc (2020 - 2024)
(Currently an assistant scientist at Argonne National Laboratory)
Dr. Nezhueyotl (Nez) Izquierdo
Postdoc (2020 - 2022)
(Currently a materials engineer at Lyten)
Dr. Seon Namgung
Postdoc (2015 - 2019)
(Currently an assistant professor at UNIST, Korea)
Dr. Sandhaya Koirala
Postdoc (2017 - 2018)
(Currently a senior process engineer at Intel Corporation)
Dr. Mahmoud Atalla
Postdoc (2016 - 2018)
(Currently a postdoc at Polytechnique Montreal)
Dr. Jing Li
Postdoc (2013 - 2015)
(Currently a research associate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Dr. Eric Olson
Postdoc (2012 - 2014)
(Currently a senior analytical chemist at 3M)
Dr. David Deen
Postdoc (2012 - 2013)
(Currently a research scientist at Quantinuum)
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)
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)