Faculty
David J. McComas, Ph.D.
Professor of Astrophysical Sciences
Associated Faculty in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Visiting Faculty
Nathan Schwadron, Ph.D.
UNH Presidential Chair
UNH Norman S. and Anna Marie Waite Professor of Physics
Visiting Research Collaborator
Christina Cohen, Ph.D.
Member of the Professional Staff - California Institute of Technology
Visiting Research Collaborator
Hakeem M. Oluseyi, Ph.D.
Visiting Clarence J. Robinson Professor - George Mason University
Visiting Research Collaborator
Roelf Du Toit Strauss, Ph.D.
Professor in Physics North-West University, south Africa
Visiting Fellow
Researchers
Mergen Alimaganbetov, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scholar
Manuel E Cuesta, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Hameed Farooki, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lengying Khoo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
George Livadiotis, Ph.D.
Research Scholar
Sungmin Pak, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Jamie S. Rankin, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scholar & Secondary Lecturer
Yash Sarkango, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tejaswita Sharma, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mitchell M. Shen, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scholar
Bishwas L. Shrestha, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Jamey R. Szalay, Ph.D.
Research Scholar
Eric J. Zirnstein, Ph.D.
Research Scholar
Engineering and Administration
Kristen D. Seith, MBA
Finance and Administration Manager
Scott E. Weidner, M.S.
Lead Engineer and Project Manager
Assistant Vice President for Engineering for PPPL
Nigel Angold
Senior Consultant
Lindsay Bartolone
IMAP Communications Lead
Eric Diamonte
Administrative Coordinator
Joshua Escobar
Space Instrument Engineer
Brian Fennimore
Space Physics Lab Manager
Jack Letzer, MBA
Project and Financial Analysis Manager
Julie Luster
Senior Grants/Contracts Manager
Georgina Mendoza
IMAP Web Consultant
Michelle (Chelle) Reno, M.S.
Senior Advisor on Space Operations
Assistant Vice President for Operations for PPPL
Ted Roemer
Space Instrument Engineer
Kimberly Rogan
Administrative Coordinator
Lydia Rojek
Operations and Compliance Manager, Space Physics
Margaret Shaw-Lecerf
Space Instrument Engineer
John Teifert
Precision Assembly Specialist
Sharon Warkala
Assistant Director for Subcontracts, Space Physics Group
Dan White
Business and Procurement Manager, Space Physics
Students
AST 250/251 AY25
Alumni - Researchers and Students
Ariane Adcroft
Undergraduate class of 2026 - MAE
AST250/251 Class student
IMAP Outreach
Jian Arnold
Undergraduate class of 2024
AST250/251 Class student
Joey Avallone
MAE Undergraduate
Summer Research Project
Office
171 Broadmead, 200-K
Luke Begley
Undergraduate, Class of 2022 - Physics
Senior Thesis, Junior Project
Mila Bileska
Undergraduate Class of 2025 - Physics
AST250/251 Class student
Wolf Cukier
Undergraduate, Class of 2024 - Astrophysics
AST250/251 Class student
Andrew Cummings, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email
Office
171 Broadmead, 200-G
Jupiter Ding
Undergradute Class of 2024 - Astrophysics
AST250/251 Class student
Candace Do
Undergraduate, Class 2024 - MAE
AST250/251 Class student
Sydney Evans
Undergraduate Class of 2022 - Astrophysics
Senior Thesis
Osvaldo Flores
Undergraduate Class of 2025 - MAE
Summer Research Project
Office
171 Broadmead, 200-M
Siegfried Gawenda
Undergraduate Class of 2023 - Astrophysics
Junior Project
Teodar Grosu
Undergraduate class of 2026 - Astrophysics
AST250/251 Class student
Michael Hwang
Undergraduate class of 2025 - MAE
AST250/251 Class student
Xander Jenkin
Undergraduate Class of 2025 - Astrophysics
AST250/251 student
Inci Karaaslan
Undergradute Class of 2024 - Physics
AST250/251 Class student
Isabel Kim
Undergraduate, Class 2024 - MAE
AST250/251 Class student
Veena Krishnaraj
Undergraduate class of 2026
AST250/251 Class student
Ryan Lorusso
Undergraduate Class of 2024 - Astrophysics
Junior Project
Cole Meyer
Undergraduate Class of 2024 - Astrophysics
AST250/251 Class student
Mori Ono
Undergraduate class of 2025 - MAE
AST250/251 Class student
Alexandros Papamatthaiou
Undergraduate Class of 2021 - Astrophysics
Senior Thesis
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