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MIPSE Alumni

University of Michigan

Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Michigan State University

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alumni Profiles

Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti

  • PhD 2017, University of Michigan
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

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Neil Arthur

  • PhD 2017, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2015-2016
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: John Foster

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Iverson Bell

  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011, 2011-2012

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Paul Campbell

  • DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Scholar
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2017-2018

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Maria Choi

  • NASA Glenn Research Center
  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2013-2014
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Paul Cummings

  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010

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Ethan Dale

  • The Aerospace Corporation
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2013-2014

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Carlos Di Stefano

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2012-2013

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Angela Dixon

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan
  • PhD 2010, University of Michigan

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Franklin J. Dollar

  • Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
  • PhD 2012, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Christopher Durot

  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • Department: Aerospace Engineering
  • Advisor: Alec Gallimore
  • Thesis: Development of a Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence Technique for Nonperiodic Oscillations
  • Email: durot@umich.edu

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Frans Ebersohn

  • Aerospace Engineer, Lockheed Martin – Skunk Works
  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2013-2014
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Kenneth Engeling

  • Project Specialist, NASA
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: John E. Foster

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Erin Farbar

  • Chrysler Group, LLC
  • PhD 2010, University of Michigan

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Jeffrey Fein

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories
  • PhD 2017, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow 2015-2016
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: James Holloway

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Matthew Franzi

  • Engineering Physicist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011

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David French

  • Lam Research
  • PhD 2011, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010

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Cyril Galitzine

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Northeastern University
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010, 2010-2011
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Marcel Georgin

  • National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2017-2018
  • Department: Applied Physics
  • Advisor: Benjamin Jorns
  • Thesis: Ionization Instability of the Hollow Cathode Plume

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Eric Gillman

  • Research Physicist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
  • PhD 2012, University of Michigan

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Paul N. Giuliano

  • Systems Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • PhD 2012, University of Michigan
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Matthew Gomez

  • Physicist, Sandia National Laboratories
  • PhD 2011, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010

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Sarah Gucker

  • Scientist, Lockheed Martin
  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Scott Hall

  • Research Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center
  • PhD 2018, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2015-2016
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Ken Hara

  • Assistant Professor, Stanford University
  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Shadrach Hepner

  • PhD 2021, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2016-2017
  • Department: Aerospace Engineering
  • Thesis: The Influence of Instabilities on Electron Dynamics in a Magnetic Nozzle

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Shuo Huang

  • Research Scientist, KLA Corporation
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan

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Chad Huard

  • KLA-Tencor
  • PhD 2018, University of Michigan

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Tyler D. Huismann

  • UC Boulder
  • PhD 2011, University of Michigan

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Channing Huntington

  • Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • PhD 2012, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011

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Amina Hussein

  • Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2018-2019

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Archis Joglekar

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California - Los Angeles
  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow 2013-2014

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Roxanne Katus

  • Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University
  • PhD, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2012-2013
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Juliusz Kruszelnicki

  • KLA
  • PhD 2021, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2016-2017

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Janis Lai

  • Process Engineer, Intel Corporation
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2017-2018
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: John E. Foster

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David Liaw

  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010

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Amanda Lietz

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories
  • PhD 2019, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2014-2015

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Robert Lobbia

  • Research Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • PhD 2010, University of Michigan
  • Department: Aerospace Engineering
  • Advisor: Alec Gallimore
  • Thesis: A Time-resolved Investigation of the Hall Thruster Breathing Mode

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Michael Logue

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California-Irvine
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Michael MacDonald

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California-Berkeley
  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow 2013-2014

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Christopher McGuffey

  • Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, San Diego
  • PhD 2011, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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J. Tiberius Moran-Lopez

  • National Nuclear Security Administration
  • PhD 2011, University of Michigan
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: James Holloway

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Shannon Nicley (Demlow)

  • Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
  • PhD 2015, Michigan State University
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011, 2011-2012

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Seth Norberg

  • US Military Academy West Point
  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan

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Gang Kai Poh

  • PhD 2017, University of Michigan
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
  • Advisor: James Slavin, Xianzhe Jia
  • Thesis: Mercury’s Magnetospheric Cusps and Cross-Tail Current Sheet: Structure and Dynamics

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Chenhui Qu

  • Lam Research Corporation
  • PhD 2020, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2019-2020

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Pietro Ranieri

  • Drexel University
  • MSc 2013, University of Michigan
  • Department: Aerospace Engineering
  • Advisor: John Foster

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Anthony Raymond

  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2015-2016
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Ian Rittersdorf

  • Naval Research Laboratory
  • PhD 2013, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Will Schumaker

  • Postdoc, Stanford University
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011, 2011-2012

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Juline Shoeb

  • Lam Research
  • PhD 2012, Iowa State University

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Bradley Sommers

  • Lockheed Martin
  • PhD 2013, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: John Foster
  • Email: bsso@umich.edu
  • Thesis: Plasma Ignition in Underwater Gas Bubbles

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Sang-Heon Song

  • Tokyo Electron
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Laura Spencer

  • Product Development Engineer, Federal-Mogul Corporation
  • PhD 2012, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012, 2010-2011
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Applied Physics
  • Advisor: Alec Gallimore
  • Email: laspen@umich.edu
  • Thesis: The Study of CO2 Conversion in a Microwave Plasma/Catalyst System

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Adam Steiner

  • Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2011-2012
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: Ronald Gilgenbach

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Peng Tian

  • Applied Materials, Inc.
  • PhD 2017, University of Michigan

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Wei Tian

  • Applied Materials, Inc.
  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan

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Patrick Tracy

  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2014-2015
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
  • Advisor: Jim Raines

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Willow Wan

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • PhD 2017, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow 2014-2015

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Jun-Chieh (Jerry) Wang

  • Applied Materials, Inc.
  • PhD 2014, University of Michigan
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Mingmei Wang

  • Tokyo Electron
  • PhD 2011, Iowa State University

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Benjamin Yee

  • Postdoc, Sandia National Labs
  • PhD 2013, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Peng Zhang

  • Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
  • PhD 2012, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2010-2011
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Yiting Zhang

  • Lam Research
  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan
  • PSE Graduate Certificate

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Zhen (Tony) Zhao

  • PhD 2016, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2013-2014
  • PSE Graduate Certificate
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: Karl Krushelnick

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Calvin Zulick

  • PhD 2015, University of Michigan
  • MIPSE Fellow, 2009-2010, 2012-2013
  • Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  • Advisor: Karl Krushelnick

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