Previous Postdoctoral Researchers and Research Scientists

Aminah Sheikh
Crowd Coding of the Brain (Holobrain.Org)with Dr. Patrick Kanold (UMD)
aminahs@umd.edu

Aleksandr Smirnov
(Manager, CMNS Imaging Incubator ). Crowd Coding of the Brain (Holobrain.Org)with Dr. Patrick Kanold (UMD), Dietmar Plenz (NIMH/NIH) and Mark Histed (NIMH/NIH)
asmirnov@umd.edu

Rachel Lee
Dynamics of Collective Cell Motionwith Dr. Stuart Martin at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Current Position: Bioimage Data Analyst, Janelia Research
Personal Website

Anton Peshkov
Dynamics of Granular SystemsCurrent postion: Assistant Professor, Cal State Fullerton
Google Scholar and Web of Science

Sebastian Schmidt
Current Position: Data Scientist, Major Tech Company
Satarupa Das
(2013 - 2016)Actin Wave Dynamics of Amoeboid Migrating Cells
Current Position: Biotech Industry LinkedIn

Gabriel Frank
(2016)Current Position: Professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
gabriel.a.frank at gmail.com

Julián Candia
(2012 - 2014)Complex Systems Approaches for Living Systems
Current postion: Research Scientist, National Cancer Institute
Personal Website

Kerstin Nordstrom
(2011-2014)Dynamics of Granular Impact
Current postion: Assistant Professor, Mount Holyoke College
Personal Website

Mitch Mailman
(2011-2012)Properties of Granular Flow: Theory and Simulation

Erin Rericha
(2004-2011)Local Deformations of Biological Networks
Current position: Research Scientist

Brian Koss
(2009-2010)Current Position: In Industry
Previous PhD Students

Hoony Kang
Mathematically modelling neural physics into machine learningDepartment of Physics
kangh@umd.edu

Nick Mennona
Collective Information and Communication in Morphologically Distinct AstrocytesDepartment of Physics
nmennona@terpmail.umd.edu

Matt Hourwitz
Fabrication of Biocompatible Nano-topographical SurfacesDepartment of Chemistry - with Dr. J Fourkas
mhourwit@umd.edu

Phillip Alvarez
Developing Novel Optical Toolsets for Visualizing Cellular Dynamics Across Multiple ScalesPhD Biophysics, 2023
Associate Director, xFoundry
alvarezp@umd.edu

Qixin Yang
PhD Physics, 2022Data Scientist, Major Tech Company
qxyang@terpmail.umd.edu

Abby Bull
PhD Physics, 2022abull1@terpmail.umd.edu

Zackery Benson
PhD Physics, 2021NRC Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg
zbenson@terpmail.umd.edu

Samira Aghayee
PhD Biophysics, 2021ORISE fellow at FDA
saghayee@umd.edu

Leonard Campanello (Lenny)
PhD Physics, 2020Pattern Analysis in Biological Systems
Data Scientist, Major Tech Company

Sergio Smith
Department of PhysicsLab Member 2019

John Giannini
Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques for Cell BiologyBiophysics Program - with Dr. Hari Shroff, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
jgiannin at umd.edu

Desu Chen
Collective Dynamics of CellsCurrent Position: NCI

Yang Shen
Emergent Behavior in Living SystemsChemical Physics Program - with Dr. Jayanth Banavar
shenyang at umd.edu

Deborah Hemingway
Physics Education ResearchBiophysics Program
Collective Cell Migration with Dr. Ajay Chitnis
Physics Education Research with Dr. Joe Redish
Personal Website, LinkedIn, Consulting
dheming at umd.edu

Song Chen
Biophysics Programsong1989 at umd.edu

Eleanor Ory (EChO)
Cytoskeletal Responses in the Extravasation Stage of MetastasisBiophysics Program - with Stuart Martin, University of Maryland School of Medicine
eleanor.ory at gmail.com

Chenlu Wang
PhD Biophysics 2016Robotic Cell Dynamics
Biophysics Program - with Dr. S.K. Gupta
clwang at umd.edu

Xiaoyu Sun
Nanofabrication to control cell dynamicsDepartment of Chemistry - with Dr. J Fourkas
PhD Chemistry 2015



Erin Marshall
Neuronal Imaging and DynamicsDepartment of Physics - with Dr. Patrick Kanold
Lab Member 2014


Meghan Driscoll
PhD Physics 2013 - with Dr. J FourkasDynamics of Cells on Flat and 3D Surfaces
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Guang Shi
Network Analysis of Living SystemsBiophysics Program
Lab member 2013

Sagar Chowdhury
PhD Mechanical Engineering 2013 - with Dr. S.K. GuptaMotion Planning for Automatic Cell Manipulation



Ryan Maunu
Physics DepartmentLab member 2012
Current PhD Student at the University of Maryland

Naomi Murdoch
Current position: Planetary Scientist and Physicist, Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace in Toulouse, France
Mark Herrera
PhD Physics 2013 - with Dr. E. OttNetwork Analysis of Granular Fracture
Industry, Heron Systems, Inc.
Personal Website


Colin McCann
PhD Physics 2011Collective Dynamics of Cells
Industry, Decisive Analytics Corporation
Personal Website

Beatriz Burrola
PhD Physics 2010Current Position: Lecturer, Ohio State University

Brooke Hester
PhD Chemical Physics 2010Current Position: Professor, Appalachian State University
Masahiro Toiya
PhD Physics 2006Onset of Granular Flows by Local and Global Forcing

Andrew Pomerance
PhD Physics 2009Current Position: President, Potomac Research LLC

Matt Ferguson
PhD Physics 2007Current Position: Professor, Boise State University

Michael Newey
PhD Physics 2006Current Position: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Justin Stambaugh
PhD Physics 2004Current Position: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Previous Masters Students

Arijit Dutta
Acoustic ForcingMasters, Bioengineering 2024
adutta16@umd.edu

Luc Meniolle D'Hauthuille
Masters Physics 2019
Rodica Bauer
Masters Bioengineering 2012
Cory Poole
Masters Physics 2007Current Position: Teacher, University Preparatory School in Redding, CA
Previous Post-Baccalaureate Students

Ava Omidvar
Actin and Focal Adhesion Dynamics of Migrating Cells on Nanosurfaces
Mitch Weikert
Previous Undergraduate Students

Raisa Fahreen
Developing trainable living neural networks for hybrid computingInstitute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST)
r74@umd.edu

Chloe Widman
Optical interrogation of large scale neural networksVisiting undergraduate researcher from Brown University, Department of Physics
chloewidman@gmail.com

Katherine Li
Optical perturbation and computational modeling of living neural network dynamicsDepartment of Computer Science
kli17@terpmail.umd.edu

Ariel Nicastro
Acoustic forcing of neuronal cellsTREND (2023) undergraduate researcher from Middle Tennessee State University
arinicastro@gmail.com or arinic@umd.edu

Amilee Huang
Epithelial cell dynamicsDepartment of Biology
ahuang20@terpmail.umd.edu

Douglas Domingues
Real time analysis of in vitro experimentsDepartment of Physics
dsnd@terpmail.umd.edu

Bryan Rezende
Electric field forcing on cellsDepartment of Physics
brezende@terpmail.umd.edu

Bethany Taylor
Department of Mechanical Engineeringbmtaylor0716@gmail.com

Colin Yancey
Devices and Analytics of long term imaging of collective motionDepartment of Physics
bcyance18@umd.edu

Brianna Wachter
Acoustic Micromanipulation simulations and experimentDepartment of Physics
briannatwachter@gmail.com

Emily Robinson
AFM imaging of cell dynamicsDepartment of Biochemistry
ekrobin3@terpmail.umd.edu

Mengwen Shi
Acoustic Micromanipulation simulations and experimentDepartment of Physics
mshi1235@terpmail.umd.edu

Jenna Feeley
Data Analysis for Gut-Microbiome-Brain-Axis (GMBA) project.Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
jmfeeley@terpmail.umd.edu

Darrell Fischer
TREND (2021) undergraduate researcher from Purdue Universityfische72@purdue.edu

Esther Maidoh
Cell Migration on NanotopgraphiesB.S. Biological Sciences 2020

Bianca Reginauld
Cytoskeletal Responses to NanotopographyB.S. Biochemistry 2020

Apurva Raghu
Image Analysis of Sperm Cell MorphologyLab Member 2019

Viktor Belay
Modeling the collective behaviour of Dictyostelium discoideumCollaborating student from American University

Amanda Smart
B.S. Biochemistry 2019
Allison Kang
Cell Migration and Actin Wave DynamicsB.S. Biology 2019
Aviva Borison
3D Visualization and Reconstruction
Jordan Corbett-Frank
Hardware/Software Integration and Structural Analysis of Biological DataB.S. Physics 2018

Alex Sukharev

Shannon Fox

Paula Rodriguez

Tiffany Duong

Dylan Powers


Sima Koolaee
NF-κB Signaling in T cell Activation and in vivo Immunitywith Dr. Brian Schaefer, USUHS

Robert Tully
Actin and Focal Adhesion Dynamics of Migrating Cells on Nanosurfaces
Michael Lin
Rotations in Granular MatterB.S. Physics 2014
Current Position: PhD student at Arizona State University


Jaclyn Weisz
Analyzing Neutrophil Movement Along Topographic Surfaces -- with Satarupa DasBiological Sciences, 2014

Andrew Shaw
Impacts in Granular MatterLab Member 2013

Joshua Aldridge
Lab Member 2013

Bobby Vinson
Lab Member 2012Current bioengineering student at the University of Maryland

Peter Kordell
BS Physics 2013
Chris Berardi
BS Physics 2009
Jacqueline Owens
BS Physics 2009Current positions: Industry (Accelovance), Masters student at John Hopkins University

Emmanuel Cephas
BS PhysicsLab Member 2007-2008
Using Complex Network Theory to Search for Connection between Macroscopic Plasticity & Local Particle Rearrangement Events in Granular Materials
Current position: Miyagi

Jozsef Meszaros
Lab Member 2005-2006Giant Unilamelar Vesicles
Current position: Neuroscience PhD Candidate at Columbia University

William Derek Updegraff
BS PhysicsPrevious High School Students

Bessie Huang
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Ema Smith
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Akshay Guthal

Alan Li

Vinona Muralidaran
Past Visitors

Emanuela Saracino
Visiting Neuroscience ResearcherPhD Student, CNR Bologna

Lea Delance
Visiting Granular Dynamics ResearcherMasters Student, École normale supérieure de Lyon

Alexandre V. Morozov
Sabbatical visitor for 2013-2014Evolutionary dynamics and mechanisms of molecular evolution
Modeling chromatin structure and eukaryotic gene regulation
morozov at physics.rutgers.edu
Personal Website

Miguel Gonzalez
Visiting Student from Universidad Autónoma de MadridDynamics of Granular Rods in Rotational Shear Flows -- with Matt Harrington

Andrew Belmonte
Website
Wim Briels
Burger's Program Visitor 2010
Willem van de Water
Burger's Program Visitor 2008
Tong Shen
Visiting Student 2012Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Mathijs Vermeulen
Visiting Student 2011Graduate Student, Eindhoven University of Technology

Ludovic Jacob
Visiting Student 2010Graduate Student, University of Rennes

Matthias van de Raa
Visiting Student 2010Graduate Student, University of Twente

Joshua Dijksman
Visiting Student 2008University of Leiden
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Wageningen University (Netherlands)

Joost Weijs
Visiting Student 2008Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon



Allyson Rice
TREND 2013University of Texas at Austin
Current Position: PhD student at UT Southwestern, Molecular Biophysics



Samuel Engel
TREND 2011