People

Faculty

David J. McComas, Ph.D.
Professor of Astrophysical Sciences
Vice President for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Associated Faculty in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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

Researchers

Mergen Alimaganbetov, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scholar
Manuel E Cuesta, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Andrew Cummings, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Michael DeLuca, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lengying Khoo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
George Livadiotis, Ph.D.
Research Scholar
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
Procurement Assistant
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
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

Independent Research Students AY23

Daniel Pardo
MAE Graduate Student

AST 250/251 AY24

Gina Arnau
MAE Undergraduate class of 2026
Department of MAE
Teodar Grosu
Undergraduate class of 2026
Department of Astrophysics
Michael Hwang
MAE Undergraduate class of 2025
Department of MAE
Cole Meyer
Undergraduate Class of 2024
Department of Astrophysics
Levon Tabirian
Undergraduate class of 2024
Department of Physics
Susan Zhang
MAE Undergraduate class of 2026
Department of MAE

Alumni

Gian Andreone, Ph.D.
Nina Arcot
Graduate Student
Joey Avallone
MAE Undergraduate
Office
171 Broadmead, 200-K
Tibebu Getachew Ayalew, Ph.D.
Luke Begley
Undergraduate, Class of 2022
Department of Physics
Mila Bileska
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Department of Physics
Jupiter Ding
Undergradute Class of 2024
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Candace Do
Undergraduate, Class 2024
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Tyler J. Eddy
Princeton University Class of 2021
Sydney Evans
Undergraduate, Class of 2022
Shannon Filer
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Osvaldo Flores
MAE Undergraduate
Office
171 Broadmead, 200-M
Siegfried Gawenda
Undergraduate, Class of 2023
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Grace Gong
Undergraduate, Class of 2022
Xander Jenkin
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Colin J. Joyce, Ph.D
Inci Karaaslan
Undergradute Class of 2024
Department of Physics
Isabel Kim
Undergraduate, Class 2024
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ryan Lorusso
Undergraduate Class of 2024
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Andres Montoya
Princeton University Class of 2021
Parisa Mostafavi, Ph.D
Alexandros Papamatthaiou
Princeton University Class of 2021
Camryn Philips
Graduate Student, 2026
Office
31 Peyton Hall
Savannah Pobre
Undergraduate, Class 2023
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Joe Radel
Undergradute Class of 2024
Department of Engineering
Ariana Rausch
Undergraduate, Class of 2024
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Christian Robles
Undergratuate Class of 2023
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Justyna M. Sokół, Ph.D.
Paweł Swaczyna, Ph.D.
Kazuki Tojo
Undergraduate, Class 2024
Department of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering
Juston Ward
Sam Houston State University (USRP & NAC)
Office
171 Broadmead, 200-J