Group Members

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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Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Adyasa Priyadarsini
Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry:
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India (2018-2023)
Postdoctoral Associate:
Florida A&M University (2024-present)

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Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Neha Bothra
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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Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Hong Zhang
Ph.D. in Chemistry:
Stony Brook University (2019-2025)
Postdoctoral Associate:
Florida A&M University (2025-present)

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Graduate Research Assistant
Chidozie Ezeakunne
B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy:
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2019)
Ph.D. Student (Physics):
Florida A&M University (2023-2024)
University of Central Florida (2024-present)

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Graduate Research Assistant
Amit Kumar Thapa
B.Sc. in Physics:
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
M.S. in Physics:
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Ph.D. Student (Physics):
University of Central Florida (2024-present)

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Graduate Research Assistant
Akhtar Rasool
M.Sc. (Physics) and MPhil (Physics)
Quaid I Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
Ph.D. Student (Physics):
University of Central Florida (2024-present)

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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Nicholas Belden
Undergraduate Student (Physics, Math)
University of Central Florida (2022-Present)