Graduate Students
Mary Kate Ginnane
Mechanical Engineering Department
BS Physics 2017 from SUNY Geneseo
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Sara Gomez-Ramirez
Physics and Astronomy Department
BS Physics Engineering 2022 from Universidad EAFIT
Advisors: J. R. Rygg and A. B. Sefkow
Hakhyeon "Henry" Kim
Physics and Astronomy Department
BS Physics and B.A. Philosophy 2021 from Chung-Ang University
MS Plasma Physics 2023 from Chung-Ang University
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Alexa LaPierre
Chemistry Department
BS Chemistry 2020 from SUNY Geneseo
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Kylie Lofton
Chemistry Department
BS Chemistry 2023 from Texas A&M University
Advisors: G. W. Collins and T.-A. Suer
Robert Nowak
Mechanical Engineering Department
B.S. Physics and Mathematics 2022 from the University of Florida
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Hadley Pantell
Physics and Astronomy Department
BA Astronomy 2017 from Case Western Reserve University
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Austin Schunke
Physics and Astronomy Department
BS Materials Science and Engineering 2022 from Alfred University
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Matthew Signor
Physics and Astronomy Department
BA Physics 2021 from SUNY Geneseo
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Ethan Smith
Physics and Astronomy Department
BA Physics 2020 from SUNY Geneseo
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Zaire Sprowal
Physics and Astronomy Department
BA Physics 2017 from University of Mary Washington
Advisors: G. W. Collins and J. R. Rygg
Graduated Students
David Bishel
PhD Physics 2024 from University of Rochester
BS Physics 2017 from California State University Stanislaus
Thesis: Atomic Physics at Atomic Pressures
Gerrit Bruhaug
PhD Mechanical Engineering 2024 from University of Rochester
MS Mechanical Engineering 2019 from University of Rochester
BS Nuclear Engineering and Physics 2018 from Idaho State University
Thesis: Laser-Driven Relativistic Electron and Terahertz Radiation Sources for HED Experiments
D. Alex Chin
PhD Physics 2023 University of Rochester
MA Physics 2018 University of Rochester
BA Physics and Mathematics 2017 State University of New York Geneseo
Thesis: Laser-Driven Relativistic Electron and Terahertz Radiation Sources for HED Experiments
Xuchen Gong
PhD Mechanical Engineering 2023 from University of Rochester
MS Mechanical Engineering from University of Rochester
BS Modern Physics 2014 from University of Science and Technology of China
Thesis: High Pressure Phase Diagram of Silicon
Linda (Crandall) Hansen
PhD Physics 2021 from University of Rochester
MA Physics 2018 from University of Rochester
BS Physics 2016 from Ithaca College
Thesis: Exploring the Off-Hugoniot Phase Diagrams of Carbon Dioxide and Magnesium Oxide Utilizing Static and Dynamic Precompression Techniques
Brian Henderson
PhD Physics 2021 from University of Rochester
MA Physics 2016 from University of Rochester
BS Physics 2015 from University of Cincinnati
Thesis: Hugoniot Measurements of Silicon and Radiance Transition in Shocked Silica Aerogel
Maggie Huff
PhD Physics 2023 from University of Rochester
MA Physics 2019 from University of Rochester
BS Physics 2016 from Kenyon College
Thesis: The Equations of State of Shocked Iron and Bridgmanite
J. J. Ruby
PhD Physics 2021 from University of Rochester
MA Physics 2017 from University of Rochester
BS Astrophysics 2016 from Villanova University
Thesis: Bayesian Inference of Fundamental Physics at Extreme Conditions
Grigory Tabak
PhD Physics 2023 from University of Rochester
MA Physics 2018 from University of Rochester
BA Physics and Mathematics 2016 from Cornell University
Thesis: The Insulator-to-Conductor Transition in Methane and Neon at Extreme Pressures