People

Principal Investigator

Prof. Kasra SardashtiAssistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering—PhD in Materials Science, UC San Diego MS in Advanced Materials & Processes (MAP), FAU Erlangen BS in Materials Eng, Tehran Polytechnic  Office: Kinard Hall E-mail: ksardas(AT)clemson.edu

Dr. Kasra Sardashti

Principal Investigator at LPS / Assistant Professor of Physics at UMD

PhD in Materials Science, UC San Diego

Office: LPS / PSC 2156
E-mail: ksardash(AT)umd.edu

 

Postdocs


Graduate Students

Bernardo (Junior) Langa
PhD Student, PHYS

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)

BS in Physics, Millersville University, PA

Office: QMC
E-mail: TBD

Ivan Lainez
PhD Student, PHYS

BS in Physics, Calvin University, MI

Office: LPS
E-mail: ilainez(AT)umd.edu

Joseph Falvo
PhD Student, MSE (incoming)

BS in MSE, Alfred University, NY

Office: LPS
E-mail: jafalvo1(AT)umd.edu


Undergraduate Students

Hanna Tamirat

Junior at UMD ECE
Office: LPS


Lab Staff

Mr. Mikki

Full-time Labrastaff
Office: Backyard / Couch
E-mail: mikki(AT)umd.edu

 

Previous Members

Kiana Reed (Summer Intern at LPS, 2024), Now: Junior at UCI Physics.

Viran Lingala (MS researcher at Clemson, Summer Intern at LPS, 2024), Now: MS student at Clemson ECE.

Caroline Cadena (UG Researcher at Clemson, Summer Intern at LPS, 2023-2024), Now: Sophomore at Clemson ECE.

Brooker Henry (UG Researcher at Clemson, Summer Intern at LPS, 2023-2024), Now: Senior at Clemson Physics.

Maggie Marte (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2022-2024) / Goldwater Scholar / Astronaut Scholar, Now: Senior at Clemson Physics.

Miller Christen (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2023-2024).

Matthew Everette (UG Researcher at Clemson, 2023-2024), Now: Senior at Clemson Physics.

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.