Research Group Members

Members of the Computational Materials Group

Leonid V. Zhigilei Professor Phone: (434) 243-3582 E-mail: e-mail Web page: Click here	Chaobo Chen Graduate Student Materials Science and Engineering Program E-mail: e-mail	Mikhail Arefev Graduate Student Materials Science and Engineering Program E-mail: e-mail
Yuan Xu Graduate Student Materials Science and Engineering Program E-mail: e-mail	Antonios Valavanis Graduate Student Materials Science and Engineering Program E-mail: e-mail	Elizabeth Urig Graduate Student Materials Science and Engineering Program E-mail: e-mail
Chloe Ulsh Undergraduate Student Biomedical Engineering Program E-mail: e-mail

Former Members of the Computational Materials Group

Graduate students

Hao Huang
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021

Now:
Research Scientist at Huazhong University of Science and Technology

E-mail: e-mail

Maxim Shugaev
Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, 2019

Now:
Senior Research Scientist in Computer Vision and Machine Learning at Intelligent Automation, Inc., a BlueHalo Company

E-mail: e-mail

Miao He
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019

Now:
Research Scientist in the Group of Yue Fan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

E-mail: e-mail

Bernard Wittmaack
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2018

Now:
Data Scientist at Royal Caribbean Group, Miami, Florida

E-mail: e-mail
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Cheng-Yu Shih
B.S. in Engineering Science and Economics, 2014
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017

Now:
Innovation Director at LONGTERM CONCEPT Industrial CO., LTD

E-mail: e-mail

Eaman Tahir Abdul Karim
Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, 2016

Now:
Principal Investigator at American Dental Association Science and Research Institute

E-mail: e-mail

Marshall Tabetah
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 2014

Now:
Lecturer at the University of Buea, Cameroon

E-mail: e-mail

Richard Salaway
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2014

Now:
Senior Data Scientist at Virgin Pulse

E-mail: e-mail

Chengping Wu
Ph.D. in Physics, 2013, continued as a Research Scientist until 2016

Now:
Senior Quantitative Analyst in the Risk Modeling Group at Constellation Energy

E-mail: e-mail

Zhibin Lin
Ph.D. in Physics, 2008

Now:
Senior Research Scientist at Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.

E-mail: e-mail
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Kiril Simov
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2008

Now:
Process engineer at Intel Corporation Mask Operations, Santa Clara, CA

E-mail: e-mail
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William Hunter Duff, Jr.
M.E. in Engineering Physics, 2007

E-mail: e-mail

Avinash M. Dongare
M.S./Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2004/2007

Now:
Associate Professor at the Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut

E-mail: e-mail
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Elodie Leveugle
M.S./Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2004/2007

Now:
Manager Transverse and Innovative Projects at Thales Group, Paris, France

E-mail: e-mail

Orenthal Tucker
M.S. in Engineering Physics, 2005

Now:
Research Scientist at NASA Goddard

E-mail: e-mail

Dmitriy S. Ivanov
Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, 2004

Now:
Research Scientist in the group of Prof. Garcia at the University of Kassel, Germany

E-mail: e-mail

Research professionals and long-term visitors

Ronald Imbihl
Visiting Professor, 2020
from Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Elektrochemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

E-mail: e-mail

Kaushik Joshi
Research Scientist, 2018-2019

Now:
Data Scientist Research Engineer at the 3M, Minneapolis

E-mail: e-mail

Geng Shaoning
Visiting Graduate Student, 2018-2019
from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Now:
Graduate Student at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

E-mail: e-mail
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Lingyu Guo
Visiting Graduate Student, 2018-2019
from Shandong University, China

Now:
Graduate Student at the Shandong University, China

E-mail: e-mail

Wu Han
Visiting Graduate Student, 2014-2016
from Nankai University, China

Now:
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

E-mail: e-mail

Alexander Kiselev
Visiting Graduate Student, 2014
from University of Stuttgart, Germany

Now:
Graduate Student at the University of Stuttgart, Germany

E-mail: e-mail

Alexey Volkov
Research Scientist, 2005 - 2006, 2007 - 2013

Now:
Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama

E-mail: e-mail
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Vladimir Zaitsev
Visiting Research Scientist, 2011, 2012, 2013
from Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Now:
Leading Research Scientist at the Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

E-mail: e-mail
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Hagit Zemer
Visiting Graduate Student (2011-2012)
from Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Now:
Mechanical Engineer at Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Israel

E-mail: e-mail

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Karine Gouriet
Visiting Graduate Student, 2006
from the Laboratory of Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processing, Marseille, France

Now:
Assistant Professor at Unité Matériaux et Transformations, Université de Lille, France

E-mail: e-mail

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Undergraduate students

Jeremy Nathan
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2016-2017
B.S. in Computer Science and Chemical Engineering

Now:
Applications Engineer at ExxonMobil

E-mail: e-mail

Sunghee Groffy
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2015-2017
B.S. in Mathematics and Engineering Science

Now:
Data Analyst at CrowdStrike

E-mail: e-mail

Keithen Orson
Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant
B.S. in Applied Science and Chemical Engineering

Now:
Graduate Student at University of Virginia
Before 2021: Patent Examiner at USPTO, Washington, DC

E-mail: e-mail

Stephen Stern
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Systems Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (minor) Programs

Now:
M.S. student at the Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

E-mail: e-mail

Anna Greene
B.S. in Engineering Science and Computer Science, 2015

Now:
Project Manager at Global Worldwide, Atlanta, Georgia

E-mail: e-mail

Andrew Bennett-Jackson
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Now:
Postdoctoral Researcher at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland

E-mail: e-mail

David Nicholson
B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Physics, 2011

Now:
Senior Scientist at Schrödinger, Boston, Massachusetts
Before 2021: Graduate student and postdoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

E-mail: e-mail

William Jacobs
B.S. in Engineering Science and Physics, 2010

Now:
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University

E-mail: e-mail
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Erin Carson
B.S. in Computer Science, 2009

Now:
Assistant Professor at the Department of Numerical Mathematics, Charles University, Czech Republic
Before 2015: Graduate student at University of California at Berkeley

E-mail: e-mail

Derek Thomas
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, 2008

Now:
Software Engineer at Waymo
Before 2019: Lead Materials Scientist at Made In Space, Inc. and Graduate student at the University of Tokyo

E-mail: e-mail

Benjamin Jessup
B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2007

Now:
Engineer, ABZ, Inc

E-mail: e-mail

Stephen J. Guy
B.S. in Computer Engineering, 2006

Now:
Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
Before 2012: Graduate student (UNC/NSF Fellow), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

E-mail: e-mail
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Carlos Sevilla
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, 2006

Now:
Vice President and General Manager, Controlled Temperature Technologies at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Before 2013: Graduate student, University of Rochester

E-mail: e-mail
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