Leadership
Director
Professor Yves Idzerda
Dean, College of Letters & Science
Montana State University
Associate Director of Operations- UA site
Professor Hugh Churchill
Physics department
University of Arkansas
Associate Director of Operations- MSU/Utah site
Professor Nicholas Borys
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Utah
Associate Director of Scientific Development
Professor Salvador Barraza-Lopez
Physics department
University of Arkansas
National Network Program Director
Professor David Dickensheets
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Montana State University
Assistant Director - UA site
Professor Bothina Hamad Manasreh
Physics department
University of Arkansas
Research Faculty and Staff
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Shiva Davari Dolatabadi
University of Arkansas
Process Engineer (UA-site)
sdavarid@uark.edu
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Md Rafique Un Nabi
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Kanagaraj Moorthi
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Brycelynn Bailey
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Emma McIntosh
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Mauricio Martinez Guerrero
Research Scientist
Montana State University
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Heather Rauser
Montana State University
Admin support for networking activities - MSU site
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Mindy Browns
Faculty Researchers and Educators
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Jin Hu
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Brad Whitaker
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Paul Gannon
Montana State University
Recruitment, rural and Native American community engagement
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Brian D'Urso
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Ryan Anderson
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Greg Salamo
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Khoa Luu
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Laurent Bellaiche
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Julio Gea-Banacloche
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Martin Mosquera
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Hiro Nakamura
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John Neumeier
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Shui-Qing (Fisher) Yu
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Tamara Snyder
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Omar Manasreh
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Sanjay Behura
San Diego State University
Photophysics of Quantum 2D Materials and Heterostructures
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Robert B. Anderson
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Steve J Smith
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Mansour Mortazavi
Postdoctoral researchers
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Ashby Philip John
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Alireza Akbarzadeh
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José Mella Riquelme
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Shrawan Roy
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Optical properties of 2D materials (Adv. Mortazavi)
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Suyash Rijal
Graduate Students
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Tim Faltermeier
Montana State University
Instrument automation and moire systems (Adv: Borys)
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Sheikh Parvez
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Fariha Tasnim
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Patrick White
Montana State University
Bulk crystal growth and characterization (Adv: Borys)
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Mohammad Soroush
Montana State University
Structure-property relationships in QEs in WSe2 (Adv: Borys)
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M Wittkop (they/them)
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Jane Peabody
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Timmy Rosno
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Mohammad Hafijur Rahaman
University of Arkansas
Device Fabrication and Superconducting Quantum Transport (Adv: Churchill)
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Michael Mastalish
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Christopher Hocevar
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Christopher Klenke
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Md Ismail Hossen
University of Arkansas
Light–matter interactions at cryogenic temperatures (Adv: Nakamura)
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Prince Anagbonu
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Sagar Dehal
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Hoang Quan Nguyen
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Suyash Rijal
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Van Quange Huy Nguygen
Undergraduate Students
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Elizabeth Lim
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Lydia Wiseman
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Olivia Ou
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Taksh Patel
Alumni
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Dharmraj Kotekar-Patil
Former: Foundry Network Coordinator (UA-Site)
Currently: Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Mines
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Amirhossein Hasani
Former: Foundry Network Coordinator (MSU-Site)
Currently: Equipment Engineer, Photo and E-beam Lithography Development, Microelectronic Research Center at UT Austin
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Torrey McLoughlin
Former: Interim Foundry Scientist (MSU-site)
Currently: Director of Laboratory Services, Atomic Sandwiches
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Josh A. Goss
Former: Foundry Engineering Designer (UA-Site)
Currently: CTO, Atomic Sandwiches
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Shiva Prasad Poudel
Former: Postdoc University of Arkansas
Currently: Research Fellow University of Michigan
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Angiolo Miguel Huamán Gutiérrez
Former: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arkansas
Currently: Visting Professor, Universidad Nacional Tecnológica de Lima Sur
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Peng Chen
Former: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arkansas
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Faizan Ahmed
Former: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arkansas
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, North Carolina A&T State University
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Pierce Fix
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute of Standards and Technology / University of Colorado Boulder
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Mas Hakimi Heris
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
Currently: Research Assistant, North Carolina State University
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Sudip Acharya
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas at Dallas
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Xuan-Bac Nguyen
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
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Corbin Russ
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: United State Air Force
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Sneha Mintesh Patel
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
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Lance Ramirez
Former: Graduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
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David Palmer
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
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Lance Yarbrough
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Tyson Foods
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Benjamin Thompson
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Sale Business Analyst, Nestlé Purina North America
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Seamus Whyte
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
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Joelle Asson
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
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Aidan Barrows
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
Currently: Mechanical and Plumbing Designer, TD&H Engineering
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Quinn Cormier
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
Currently: Intern, LinQ Photonics
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Nat Sweeney
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, Montana State University
Currently: Graduate student, Montana State University
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Sebastian Gomez
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, San Diego State University
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Taryn Settle
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
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Gage Simmons
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Mechanical Engineer, L3Harris Technologies
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Miles Spencer
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Graduate Research Assistance (Astrophysics), University of Arkansas
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Hayden Threlfall
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Technical Operations Engineer, Atomic Sandwiches
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Logan Pierce
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas
Currently: Intern, Kansas City National Security Campus
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Emily Wheeless
Former: Undergraduate Research Assistance, University of Arkansas/ Northwest Arkansas Community College
Currently: Undergraduate Student, Arkansas Tech University
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Nicole Fitch
Former: Summer REU Researcher, Monmouth College
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Miri Leonard
Former: Summer REU Researcher, Macalester College
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Eli Hamaker
Former: High School Intern, University of Arkansas
Currently: Undergraduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Vincent Baxley
Former: High School Intern, University of Arkansas
Currently: Undergraduate Student, University of Arkansas
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Sumedh Kalyankar
Former: High School Intern, University of Arkansas
Currently: Undergraduate Student, University of Arkansas
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Rieder Gupta
Former: High School Intern, University of Arkansas
Currently: Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Aryan Madhavan
Former: High School Intern, University of Arkansas
Currently: Undergraduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology