Principal Investigator (PI)

Na Hyun Jo
Norman M. Leff Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
PhD: Iowa State University (2019)
Postdoc: Ames National Laboratory (2021)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2022)
Office: 253 West Hall
Email: [email protected]
Postdoctoral Fellow

Ashiq Shawon
PhD: Michigan State University (2024)
Honors: NSF INTERN (ORNL, MSU), Engineering Distinguished Scholar (MSU)
Outside Interests: Billiards, Movies and TV shows, stringed musical instruments
Email: [email protected]
Graduate Students

Shane Smolenski
Undergraduate Institution: Bowdoin College (2022)
Honors/Awards: Summa Cum Laude
Outside Interests: Running, NYT crossword puzzles, pencil drawing
Email: [email protected]
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Eoghan Downey
Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University (2022)
Honors/Awards: Phyllis Karno Dean’s award, Howard Sample Prize
Outside Interests: Rowing
Email: [email protected]
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Trisha Musall
Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University (2024)
Honors/Awards: Rackham Merit Fellowship, Summa Cum Laude, Highest Honors in Thesis, Phyllis Karno Dean’s Award, Class of 1911 Prize Scholarship
Outside Interests: Hiking, reading fiction, going on long walks in new places!
Email: [email protected]
Undergraduate students

Julio Gimenez Citoler
Major: Physics
Email: [email protected]
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Taylor Pierce-James
Major: Physics
Outside Interests: Astronomy, running, reading
Email: [email protected]
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Holly McLeod
Major: Physics
Email: [email protected]
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Folashade Teriba
Major: Physics
Email: [email protected]
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Engineer in Research

Nicholas Ristow
BE: University of Michigan, Aerospace Engineering (2012)
>10 years of experience as an engineer in Physics research
Alumni
Undergraduate: Carly Mistick, Ruiqi Tang, Amir Henderson