People

Current Members

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr. Nagaraju Guthikonda

Ph.D. students

• Samuel Feltis (Aug 2020 – present)
• Alek Clark (June 2021 – present)   
• Bilge Gokcecik (Aug 2022 – present)
• Mirka Mandich (Aug 2022 – present)
• Rachel Constantin (Aug 2024 – present)

Master students

• Connor Traynor (Aug 2024 – present)
• Joseph Schopen (Aug 2024 – present)

Undergraduate Students

• Matthew Stewart (Jan 2024 – present)

Alumni 

• Seth Holladay (Jan 2020 – Dec 2024), Ph.D., dissertation: “Development and Implementation of Capability Enhancements for Focused Laser Differential Interferometry”.
• Camden Carroll (Jan 2023 – Dec 2024), master graduate student, thesis: “Enhancing Ammonia Synthesis Using Calcium Hydride, Calcium Nitride, and Lithium Hydride as a Catalyst inside a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Reactor”.
• Anthony Kim (Aug 2022 – July 2024), master graduate student, thesis: “2D temperature map acquisition using HyperSpectral Imaging System (HSIS)”.
• Rachel Constantin( Aug 2023 – March 2024), undergraduate research assistant
• Ciel Voy (Aug 2023 – June 2024), undergraduate research assistant
• Jaeden Kenworthy (Aug 2022 – Aug 2023), undergraduate research assistant
• Johann Mostella (Aug 2022 – May 2023), master graduate student.
• Cameron Alexander (Aug 2022 – May 2023), undergraduate research assistant
• David Nguyen (Aug 2022 – May 2023), undergraduate research assistant
• Rajagopalan Ranganathan (Aug 2021 – May 2023), postdoctoral research associate.
• Zichen He (Aug 2018 – Dec 2022), Ph.D., Dissertation: “ADVANCED THOMSON SCATTERING DIAGNOSTICS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS”.
• Alex Miloshevsky (Aug 2018 – Dec 2022), Ph.D., Dissertation: “The Impact of a Nuclear Disturbance on a Space-Based Quantum Network”
• Walker McCord (July 2018 – Dec 2022), Ph.D., Dissertation: “Development and Implementation of a Novel Resonantly Ionized Photoemission Thermometry Technique for One-Dimensional Measurements”
• Kyle Pride (May 2022 – Nov 2022), undergraduate research assistant.
• Kirk Davenport, Master, thesis: “Upscaling and Development of Linear Array Focused Laser Differential Interferometry for Simultaneous 1D Velocimetry and Spectral Profiling in High-Speed Flows”
• Colter Russell (Dec 2018 – May 2021), Undergraduate Research Assistant
• Nathan Williamson (Aug 2019 – Dec 2020), Graduate Research Assistant.
• Cary Smith (Aug 2016 – Oct 2020), Ph.D., Dissertation: “Characterization of a Digital Holography Diagnostic for In Situ Erosion Measurement of Plasma-Facing Components in Fusion Devices“
• Kaifeng Xin (May 2019 – May 2020), Undergraduate Research Assistant   

• Joseph Warner (Aug 2017 – May 2019), Master, thesis: Feasibility Study of a Novel Ground Heat Exchanger using Phase-Change Materials.

• Jacob Harrold ( May 2018 – Dec 2018), Undergraduate Research Assistant.

• Mark Gragston (Aug 2015 – Dec 2018), Ph.D., Dissertation: Application of Resonant and Non-Resonant Laser-Induced Plasmas for Quantitative Temperature and Fuel-to-Air Ratio Measurements.
     
• Jordan Thompson (Aug 2017 – May 2018) Master.
     
• David Barnes ( Aug 2017 – May 2018), Undergraduate Research Assistant.
     
• Joshua McDonald (Jan 2017 – May 2018), Master. Thesis: Evaluation of Possible Solutions to Reduce Ground Source Heat Exchanger Cost. First job after graduation: NASA Langley.
     
• Jordan Sawyer ( Aug 2011 – Oct 2017), Ph.D. & postdoc, Dissertation: Generation and Microwave Scattering Diagnostics of Small Volume Plasmas.
     
• Kun Xu (Jan 2017 – Dec 2017), Master.  
     
• Liu Su, (May 2014 – June 2017), Master, thesis: Laser Diagnostics of C2H4 and CH4 from N-Butane Pyrolysis.
     
• Yue Wu, (Aug 2010 – Aug 2017), Ph.D. & postdoc, Dissertation: Radical Species and Temperature Measurements by Radar REMPI
     
• Jacques Abboud (Jan 2012 – Dec 2013), Ph.D., Dissertation: Plasmonics Resonance Enhanced Active Photothermal Effects in Aluminum Nanoenergetics for Propulsion Applications.
     
• Gautamraj Baskaran (May 2012 – June 2014), Undergraduate Research Assistant
  
  
• Xinyuan Chong (Aug 2011 – Dec 2013, graduate research assistant) 
          
• Andrew Bottom  (May 2010 – May 2012) undergraduate research assistant
     
• Joey Hanna (May 2011 – July 2011) Undergraduate Research Assistant
     
• Honest Mrema (Aug 2011 – May 2012), Undergraduate Research Assistant
     
• Michael Merriweather (Jan 2011 – Dec 2011), Undergraduate Research Assistant
     
• Sara Haque (Jan 2010 – Aug 2011), master thesis: Applications of Nanoparticle Image Velocimetry in Nanofluids
     
• Charles Chin (Aug 2010 – Aug 2011), master thesis: Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance with the use of Silver and Titanium Oxide Nanostructures
     
• Quanshui Li (Sep 2009 – May 2011), Postdoc Research Associate
     
• Emily Buckman (Sep 2010 – May 2011), Undergraduate Research Assistant
   
• Micaiah Shultz (Sep 2010 – Dec 2010), Undergraduate Research Assistant
     

• Zach Dixon (Jan 2010 – Dec 2010), Undergraduate Research Assistant
  
  
• Matthew Elder (Aug 2009 – May 2010), Undergraduate Research Assistant. First job after graduation: Redstone Army Base at Huntsville AL.
  
  
• Jeremy Petersen (Jan 2009 – August 2009), Undergraduate Research Assistant

Group Picture, Nov 2024. (Bilge absent)