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Members

Yong P. Chen (Brief Profile, Short CV, Long CV)

Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of Physics and Astronomy (faculty web page)

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (faculty web page)

Director of Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI)

Offices: Physics 74, Birck 1287B
Phone: (765) 494-0947 Email: yongchen@purdue.edu

Adm. Support in PHYS and for Research Group (QMD Lab):Ms. Carla Redding <creddin@purdue.edu>, (765) 494-3035

Managing Director in PQSEI: Dr. David Stewart <davidstewart@purdue.edu>, (765) 496-3117

Visiting Faculty and Scholars

Assistant Prof. Guanghui Cheng (AIMR, Tohoku Univ.)

Assistant Prof. Hiroshi Idzuchi (AIMR, Tohoku Univ.)

Postdocs and Research Scientists

Dr. Chuan-Hsun Li

Education:
PhD. Purdue University, USA (2019)
MSc. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (2009)

Project:
Quantum gases in synthetic gauge fields for quantum simulation

Contact Information:
li841@purdue.edu
Physics G61

Dr. Lei Fu

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Education:
PhD. Institute of Chemistry, CAS, 2019

Project:
Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of 2D Materials

Contact Information: fu302@purdue.edu

Dr. Lina Liu

Education:
PhD. Tsinghua University, China 2019

Project:
synthesis and surface science of novel 2D materials

Contact information: liu2815@purdue.edu

Office: Physics G57

Dr. Jian Liao

Education:
PhD. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science (2016)

Project:
Transport properties of topological superconductors

Contact Information: liao172@purdue.edu

Dr. Demid Sychev

(Joint postdoc with Shalaev Group)

Education:
PhD. Moscow State University

Project:
quantum photonics and 2D materials

Dr. Havin Hester

Education:
PhD. Colorado State University

Project:
Neutrons and topological materials

Graduate Students

Andres E Llacsahuanga Allcca	Education: MSc. Purdue University Project: MOKE on 2D ferromagnets/Topological insulator heterostructures. Contact Information: aallcca@purdue.edu Physics B042
Akshay Agrawal	Education: Project: Quantum photonic materials, such as Rydberg excitons in Cuprous Oxide (Cu2O) thin films Contact Information: agraw262@purdue.edu
Shi-wen Feng	Education: MSc. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (2016) Project: Quantum gases in synthetic gauge fields for quantum simulation Contact Information: feng253@purdue.edu Office:Physics G61
Mohammad Sadi	Education: B.Eng National University of Singapore Project: Strain investigation in 2D/Topological materials Contact Information: msadi@purdue.edu
Felicia Martinez	Education: BSc. Walla Walla College Project: quantum chemistry and photoassociation in BEC Contact information:mart1988@purdue.edu
QMD-nano shared students desk in BRK: 2230

Alumni

Postdocs and PhD students from QMD lab have landed careers in academia (so far 5 of them started their own groups as professors in USA, China and India), industry (ranging from large companies to start their own companies), and government/national laboratories.

Postdocs

Dr. Jifa Tian	Education: PhD, Insititute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Science(2009) Postdoctoral Research Associate (02/2009-06/2018) Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Wyoming (web page)
Dr. Biddut K. Sarker	Education: PhD, University of Central Florida, USA (2012) Postdoctoral Research Associate (01/2013-12/2015) Current Affiliation: INFICON
Dr. Liyuan Zhang	Education: PhD, Georgia Tech (2007) Postdoctoral Research Associate (11/2007-07/2008) Current Affiliation: Associate Professor of Physics, South China Science and Technology University, China (web page) (Winner of "Youth 1000 Plan" Award in China)
Dr. Romaneh Jalilian	Education: PhD, University of Louisville (2008) Postdoctoral Research Associate (01/2009-01/2010) Current Affiliation: Naugle Needles LLC.
Dr. Ping Wang	Education: PhD, Chinese Academy of Science (2007) Postdoctoral Research Associate (03/2008-12/2010) Current Affiliation: Professor, Huazhong University of Science and technology (web page) (Winner of "Youth 1000 Plan" Award in China)
Dr. Amol Patil	Education: PhD, Missouri University of Science and Technology Project: Graphene radiation detectors Current Affiliation: Canberra
Dr. Tian Shen	Education: PhD, Purdue University (2009) Project: Graphene transport and metrology Contact Information: shent@purdue.edu
Dr. Ozhan Koybasi	Education: Postdoctoral Research Associate Current Affiliation: SINTEF, Norway
Dr. Tailung Wu	Education: PhD. SUNY Buffalo 2011 Project: Topological insulators Contact Information: wu386@purdue.edu (765) 496-3059 Physics B87

Graduate students

Dr. Yang Xu	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2018) Thesis: “Quantum transport in three-dimensional topological insulators” Awards: 2015 H. Y. Fan Award for outstanding graduate research in condensed matter physics from Purdue Physics Department Current affiliation: Faculty Member @ Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. David Blasing	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2018) Thesis: “Photoassociation in 87Rb BECs and ultracold 7Li85Rb” Current affiliation: IPG Photonics
Dr. Nirajan Mandal	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2018) Thesis: “Optical Studies of Novel electronic materials” Awards: 1st place in Birck graduate student research symposium, 2015 Current affiliation: Intel
Dr. Ting-Fung Chung	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2018) Thesis: “Investigations of the electronic, vibrational and optical properties of graphene materials” Awards: Bilsland PhD Dissertation Fellowship from Purdue Graduate School 2015; H. Y. Fan Award for outstanding graduate research in condensed matter physics from Purdue Physics Department in 2018 Current affiliation: University of California-Berkeley (postdoc)
Dr. Moreteza Kayyalha	PhD ECE, Purdue University (2018) Thesis: “Electrical, Thermoelectric and Phase Coherent Transport in two-dimensional materials” Current affiliation: Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Penn State University (web page)
Dr. Wonjun Park	PhD ECE, Purdue University (2017) Thesis: “Graphene composites and foams: synthesis, properties and applications” Current affiliation: Samsung
Dr. Luis A. Jauregui	PhD ECE, Purdue University (2016) Thesis: “Electronic transport in nano devices based on graphene and topological insulators” Awards: Intel PhD Fellowship (2012) Current affiliation: Assistant Professor of Physics, University of California-Irvine (web page)
Dr. Isaac Childres	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2014) Thesis: "Effects of energetic irradiation on materials and devices based on graphene and topological insulators" Current affiliation: Cephalofair Games Inc. (founder). [see a Purdue article]
Dr. Jiuning Hu	PhD ECE, Purdue University (2015) Thesis: “Transport studied in graphene based materials and structures” Current affiliation: ASML
Dr. Abraham Olson	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2015) Thesis: "The dynamics of ultracold atoms in light-induced synthetic gauge fields" Awards: NSF Graduate Fellowship, 2008; NDSEG Graduate Fellowship 2008; Dr. Warner Black Award for practical accomplishments (Purdue Physics), 2014 Current affiliation: Beckman Coulter (Indianapolis)
Gabriel Lopez	Education: MSEE 2010, Purdue University Project: Graphene nanosensors Current Affiliation: Sandia National Lab, CA
Dr. Sourav Dutta	PhD Physics, Purdue University (2013) Thesis: “Experimental studies of LiRb: spectroscopy and ultracold molecule formation by photoassociation” Awards: Dr. Warner Black Award for practical accomplishments (Purdue physics), 2012;Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship (Purdue Graduate School), 2013; Karl Lark-Horovitz Award for outstanding research accomplishments (Purdue physics), 2014; Pancharatnam Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship and D.S.Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, India, 2013; Current affiliation: Assistant Professor of Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India (web page)
Dr. Helin Cao	PhD Physics.Purdue University (2013) Thesis: “Transport study in graphene and topological insulator” Awards: Karl Lark-Horovitz Award for outstanding research accomplishments (Purdue Physics), 2012 Current Affiliation: