Current Graduate Students
 
Nicholas Allen
    
Email:  nra0005@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  David Ennis
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2015, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
 
Oscar Allen
    
Email:  osa0016@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Condensed Matter Physics
Degree(s):   B.S. In Physics from MTSU with a minor in Mathematics
 
Grace Anderson
    
Email:  gna0007@auburn.edu
Experience:   Massive Star Winds, Cultural Astronomy, and Fabrication Methods for Biosensors
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics from East Tennessee State University (2024)
 
Katha Anjum
    
Email:  zaa0016@auburn.edu
 
Jannatul Aynan
    
Email:  jaa0135@auburn.edu
 
Siddharth Bachoti
    
Email:  szb0234@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Plasma Physics 
Major Professor:  Dr. Edward Thomas
Research:  Plasma Physics
Degree(s):  BS-MS (Dual degree) in Physics (2022), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal (India); Master's thesis at the Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar (India)
Sydney Battles
    
Email:  slb0091@auburn.edu
Major Professor:  Dr. Kostadinova
Research:  Plasma Physics
 
Dallin Bell
    
Email:  dzb0127@auburn.edu
Degree(s):  B.S. In Physics from BYU-Idaho in 2024
 
Noah Bessard
    
Email:  nzb0044@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  David Ennis
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2018, University of California, Merced, CA
 
Joshua Buttery
    
Email:  jsb0175@auburn.edu
 
Justin Cahaan
    
Email:  juc0003@auburn.edu
 
Clayton Chilen
    
Email:  czc0211@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental and Theoretical Atomic Physics, Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Stuart Loch
Research:  Dielectronic Recombination
Degree(s):  B.S. in Chemical Physics, 2019, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
 
Shuvasish Chowdhury
    
Email:  shc0041@auburn.edu
 
Scott Chumley
    
Email:  swc0017@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Guillaume Laurent
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, 2021, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
 
John Clark
    
Email:  jgc0040@auburn.edu
Christopher Coger
    
Email:  cmc0072@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Condensed Matter Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Kuroda
 
Ash Coleman
    
Email:  aec0189@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Experience:   Filamentation in Low Temperature/Highly Magnetized Plasma (Auburn University), Modelling Eclipsing Binary Star Systems (Thomas More University), Quotients of Parity Numerical Semigroups (Thomas More University)
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics and B.A. Mathematics, Minor in Astronomy, 2024, Thomas More University, Crestview Hills, KY
 
Gabriel Costanzo
    
Email:  gzc0049@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Space Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Yu Lin
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, 2021, Penn State University
 
Jody Davis
    
Email:  jld0056@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Major Professor:  Guillaume Laurent
Degree(s):  B.S. Electrical Engineering and Physics, 2020, University of Alabama - 
M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2021, Auburn University
 
Thomas Deskins
    
Email:  tkd0009@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical AMO Physics
Major Professor:  Dennis Bodewits
Trained in/Knowledge:  Astronomy, Comets and Charge Exchange
Degree(s):  B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2017, University of Maryland, College Park, MD - M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2018, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
 
Gabriel DiQuattro
    
Email:  gjd0011@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Physics Education Research 
Degree(s):  B.S in Physics, 2023, Auburn University 
 
Roger Dorris
    
Email:  rzd0046@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  David Maurer
Experience:  Python and LabVIEW
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2019, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
 
Brady Elster
    
Email:  belster@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Luca Guazzotto
Experience:  Fortran, Python, R, Julia, Mojo
Research:  Effect of Two-Fluid Equilibrium Flow on Linear Tearing Stability
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2022, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
 
Jessica Eskew
    
Email:  jre0039@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Evdokiya Kostadinova
Experience:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-eskew-atl
Research:  energetic electrons for fusion and space plasmas
Trained in/Knowledge:   https://suli.pppl.gov/2020/2020%20summer%20deliverables/Eskew%20presentation.pdf
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics - Astrophysics, 2020, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA
 
Karin Farajnejadi
    
Email:  khf0016@auburn.edu
Alistair Fernandes
    
Email:  ajf0050@auburn.edu
Patrick Flint
    
Email:  phf0005@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Physics Education Research and Atomic Molecular and Optical Research
Major Professor:  Dr. Stuart Loch
Degree(s):  B.S. in Astronomy, 2022, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
 
Walter F. S. Filho
    
Email:  wzf0022@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Computational Biophysics or Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2022, State University of Londrina (UEL), Paraná, Brazil
 
Jacob Freeze
    
Email:  jef0065@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Experience:  Laser diagnostics in helicon and inductively coupled plasmas
Degree(s):   B.S. Physics, 2024, West Virginia University
 
Joseph (Isaac) Garcia
    
Email:  jig0005@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Atomic Physics
Major Professor:  Stuart Loch
Trained in/Knowledge:  Atomic Structure, Machine Learning and Spectroscopy
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2019, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
 
Tomas Gonda
    
Email:  tgg0011@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  David Ennis
Research:  Fusion Plasmas, Plasma Facing Component Erosion
Trained in/Knowledge:  Plasma Spectroscopy
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2019, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
 
Ian Gustafson
    
Email:  ifg0001@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  T.B.D
Major Professor:  Luca Guazzotto
Experience:  Python, FORTRAN and C++
Research:  Ideal MHD simulations via a Grad-Shafranov/Bernoulli solver
Degree(s):  B.S. in Applied Physics, 2019, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
 
Borna Hlousek
    
Email:  bah0136@auburn.edu
 
Nicholas Holland
    
Email:  nzh0078@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Plasma Physics, Space Physics
Experience:  Computational Fusion Plasmas
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2024, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
 
Micah Holston
    
Email:  mih0011@auburn.edu
 
Brooks Howe
    
Email:  zbh0005@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Evdokiya Kostadinova
Experience:  Data analysis of the PlasmaKristall-4 Experiment (PK-4)
Research:  TBD
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics and B.A. in Music from Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
 
Raisul Islam
    
Email:  rai0005@auburn.edu
 
Mohamed Kandil
    
Email:  mak0098@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Wencan Jin
Research:  X-ray and optical spectroscopy of 2D materials, thin Films, and heterostructures.
Degree(s):  B.Sc. Electrical Engineering,  Alexandria University, Egypt.
M.Sc. Engineering Physics,  Alexandria University, Egypt.
Pradip Karki
    
Email:  pzk0048@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Condensed Matter 
Major Professor:  Dr. Wencan Jin
 
Dakotah Kirk
    
Email:  dmk0023@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Major Professor:  Marcelo Kuroda
Experience:  Density Functional Theory, High Performance Computing and Parallel Computing, Matlab, LaTex, Machine Learning
Research:  Theoretical and computational modelling of 2D material heterostructures. Engineering the properties of 2D single crystal memristors
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics with Minor in Mathematics, 2017, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
M.S. in Physics, 2022, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
 
Blake Koford
    
Email:  brk0024@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
 
Madan Koirala
    
Email:  mzk0229@auburn.edu
 
Dustin Lewis
    
Email:  del0033@auburn.edu
 
Kenneth Lopez
    
Email:  ksl0040@auburn.edu
 
Brandon Martin
    
Email:  bcm0026@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Atomic Physics
Major Professor:  Stuart Loch
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2019, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
 
Hussam Mustafa
    
Email:  hnm0037@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
Major Professor:  Dr. Wencan Jin
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, Georgia Southern University
 
Leo Nofs
    
Email:  lmn0022@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
Major Professor:  Dr. Uwe Konopka
Experience:  Alignment of Optical Systems
Trained in/Knowledge:  Optics, Waveguides, Photonics, and Atomic-Optical interactions
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics Research (2016), B.S. Mathematics (2016), M.S. Physics (2019), Eastern Michigan University
 
Madison Ogle
    
Email:  mgo0034@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Physics Education Research
Experience:  Teaching Methodologies in Undergraduate Physics Labs (University of Georgia)
Degree(s):  B.S. Astrophysics, Minor in German, 2025, University of Georgia
 
Shawn Oset
    
Email:  szo0032@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical AMO Physics
Major Professor:  Dennis Bodewits
Research:  Research in: Cometary atmospheres and the role of molecular dissociation on their shape through computational modeling
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics and Mathematics (double major), 2007, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
 
Justice Pappoe
    
Email:  jup0005@auburn.edu
 
Evan Pate
    
Email:  ezp0073@auburn.edu
 
Jared Powell
    
Email:  jcp0090@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Edward Thomas
Research:  Electromagnetic wave dynamics in low-temperature, and magnetized plasma
Trained in/Knowledge:  Langmuir probe and B-dot probe analysis
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics and Mathematics (minor), 2017, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - M.S. in Physics, 2019, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Gabriel Presotto
    
Email:  gap0054@auburn.edu
 
Elon Price
    
Email:  ezp0042@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Magnetized low-temperature plasma
Major Professor:  Dr. Edward Thomas
Research:  magnetized dusty plasma
Degree(s):  B.A. Physics (2019), North Carolina State University
M.S. Physics (2021), Fisk University
 
Mark Prince
    
Email:  map0205@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Plasma Physics
Experience:   Impurity transport, atomic collision simulations, and pedestal modeling in tokamak plasmas
Degree(s):   B.A. Physics; B.A. Mathematics, 2025, Luther College, Decorah, IA
 
Henry Przygocki
    
Email:  przygocki@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Space Plasma
Major Professor:  Dr. Yu Lin
Research:  Space Physics
Degree(s):  M.S. in Physics (2022), University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). 
B.S. in Physics (2019), State University of the Central West - UNICENTRO (Brazil).
Muhammad Rahim
    
Email:  mur0005@auburn.edu
 
Maria Rekus
    
Email:  mrr0089@auburn.edu
Major Professor:  Dr. Yinong Zhou
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2024, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
 
Bruno Ribeiro
    
Email:  bhl0016@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Computational Biophysics
Major Professor:  Dr. Rafael Bernardi and Dr. Marcelo Kuroda
Research:  Study of the interaction between 2D materials and DNA molecules
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2022, Mid-West State University (Unicentro), Parana, Brazil
 
Dylan Richards
    
Email:  dsr0027@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
Experience:  Experimental Plasma Physics (SULI Internships at DIII-D) Experimental Atmospheric Science (Undergraduate Research)
Degree(s):   B.S. in Physics (Michigan Technological University)
 
Michael Rutland
    
Email:  mir0019@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Condensed Matter
Research:  Heat Conduction
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2023, Clemson University, SC
 
Mason S. Sake
    
Email:  msake@auburn.edu 
Research Areas:  Experimental and Computational Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Uwe Konopka
Research:  Computational Structural Analysis in Complex Plasmas, Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling, RD Engineering for Ultrasonic Meter Technology
Trained in/Knowledge:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-s-sake/
Degree(s):  M.S. Physics (2024), B.S. Physics (2022), B.E. Mechanical (2022): Auburn University
 
Nicholas San Juan
    
Email:  nls0032
Research Areas:  Experimental Plasma Physics, Attosecond Physics
Degree(s):  B.S Physics, 2023, University of La Verne
 
Nahid Shihab
    
Email:  sms0261@auburn.edu
 
Josiah Simes
    
Email:  jbs0124@auburn.edu
Degree(s):  B.S. in Physics, 2023, University of West Florida
 
Godwin Smart
    
Email:  gms0109@auburn.edu
 
Winston Solsrud
    
Email:  wss0030@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Plasma Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Edward Thomas
Degree(s):  Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics B.S. (2022), University of Wisconsin: Madison
Michael Steurer
    
Email:  mps0073@auburn.edu
 
William Teague
    
Email:  wzt0020@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Space Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Hong Zhao
Research:  Dynamics of Earth's Outer Radiation Belt, Characterization of the Miniaturized High-Energy-Resolution Ultrareletavistic Electron Telescope
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, 2022, The University of Texas at Dallas
 
Rosalie Tezak
    
Email:  rrt0009@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
Major Professor:  Dr. Hong Zhao
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, 2018, Eastern Michigan University
 
Cordell Umland
    
Email:  cou0002@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, B.A. Mathematics, 2025, St. Norbert College
 
Dane Van Tol
    
Email:  dzv0020@auburn.edu
Research Areas:   Plasma Induced Tungsten Erosion
Major Professor:  Dr. David Ennis
Experience:  UHV, Diffractive Spectroscopy, Electronics
Trained in/Knowledge:  PCB Design, Solidworks, Python
Degree(s):  B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2020, Colorado School of Mines
Singh Vedant
    
Email:  ves0019@auburn.edu
 
Andrew White
    
Email:  apw0037@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Atomic Physics
Major Professor:  Stuart Loch
Research:  Electron-Ion Collisions and Quantum Information Science
Trained in/Knowledge:  Computational Physics
Degree(s):  B.A. in Economics, 2008, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA - B.S. in Physics, 2013, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
 
Courtney Wicklund
    
Email:  czw0143@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Major Professor:  Dr. Guillaume Laurent
Degree(s):  B.S Physics, Michigan State University (2019)
M.S Physics, DePaul University (2022)
 
Paxton Wilson
    
Email:  psw0008@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  TBD
Degree(s):  B.S. Physics, 2021, Stetson University
 
Gabriel Woodbury Saudeau
    
Email:  gsw0024@auburn.edu
Research Areas:  Theoretical Plasma Physics 
Major Professor:  Dr. Luca Guazzotto
Degree(s):  B. S. in Physics, 2020, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
 
Shikha Yadav
    
Email:  szy0085@auburn.edu
Research Areas:   Condensed Matter Physics and Plasma Physics.
Degree(s):  B.Sc. in Physical Science with Computer Science, 2022, University of Delhi 
M.Sc. in Physics, 2024 from Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi.
 
Greg Young
    
Email:  gey0008@auburn.edu
Degree(s):  B.S. in Engineering Physics, Computer Science (Minor), and Mathematics (Minor) - Samford University - 2023
