Group Picture (Fall 2025)

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Current Group Members

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Principal Investigator
Dr. Shyam Kattel
Ph.D. in Physics:
New Mexico State University (2012)
Postdoctoral Researcher:
University of Pittsburgh (2012-2014)
Research Associate:
Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University (2014-2018)
Assistant Professor:
Florida A&M University (2019-2024)
University of Central Florida (2024-present)

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Dr. Adyasa Priyadarsini
Postdoc
2024-present
Ph.D., Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India (2018-2023)

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Dr. Hong Zhang
Postdoc
2025-present
Ph.D., Chemistry
Stony Brook University (2019-2025)

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Chidozie Ezeakunne
Ph. D. student
2023-present
B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy:
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2019)

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Amit Kumar Thapa
Ph. D. student
2024-present
B.Sc. in Physics:
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
M.S. in Physics:
Tribhuvan University, Nepal

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Akhtar Rasool
Ph. D. student
2024-present
M.Sc. (Physics) and MPhil (Physics)
Quaid I Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

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Abdul-Hafiz Alabi
Ph. D. student
2025-present
B.Ed. in Physics Education
University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2018 – 2022)

Alumni

Postdocs:

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Dr. Neha Bothra
2025-2026
M.S. in Chemistry:
The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India (2015)
Ph.D. in Chemistry:
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India (2021)
Postdoctoral Associate:
Stanford University and SLAC (2022-2025)
University of Central Florida (2025-present)

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Dr. Bipin Lamichhane
Postdoctoral Associate:
University of Central Florida (2024-2025)
Florida A&M University (2023-2024)Ph.D. in Physics:
Mississippi State University (2022)
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Tuskegee University, AL

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Dr. Sourav Ghoshal
March-August, 2024
Current Position: Assistant Professor
School of Applied Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India

Graduate Students:

Dr. Damilola Ologunagba
Ph.D. in Physics:
Florida A&M University (2023)

Current Position: Data Scientist, Intel Corporation

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Muhammad Jehanzaib Aslam
Ph.D. in Physics:
Florida A&M University (2023- 2024)

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Debit Subedi
Ph.D. in Physics:
Florida A&M University (2023- 2024)

Undergraduate Students:

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Nicholas Belden
Undergraduate Student (Physics, Math)
University of Central Florida (2022-2025)

Current position: PhD student in Math, University of Arkansas

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Declan Cassidy
Undergraduate Student (Physics, Computer Science)
University of Central Florida (2022-2024)

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Michael Lynn
B.Sc. in Physics:
Florida A&M University (2024)

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Ebiere Keniye
B.Sc. in Physics:
Florida A&M University