
- Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Assistant Professor of Physics (Affiliate Appointment)
Education:
- Ph.D. in Physics, Texas A&M University (Advisor: Marlan Scully)
- M. Sc (5-Yr. Integrated) in Physics, I.I.T Kanpur
Research Experiences:
- Postdoctoral Associate: Caltech, Applied Physics and Materials Science (Advisor: Harry Atwater)
- Postdoctoral Fellow: UC Berkeley, NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (Advisor: Xiang Zhang)
Postdoctoral Fellows:

- Name: Aswini K. Pattanayak
- Research Interest: 2D materials and Quantum optics
- Research Experience: Light-matter interaction in 2D semiconductors, Structured light beam
- PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2023
- MS: Physics, Ravenshaw University
- From: India
- Favorite Scientist: Marie Curie

- Name: Saraswati Behera
- Research Interest: Photonics and quantum technology,
- Research Experience: Micro/nano fabrications, Experimental optics, and Integrated technologies (circuits, compact optics, and optoelectronics)
- PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India
- From: India
- Favorite Scientist: Albert Einstein
Graduate Students:

- Name: Jagi Rout
- Research Interest: To explore condensed matter physics by manipulating quantum devices employing the state-of-the-art nanofabrication techniques
- Research Experience: Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science (I.I.Sc) Bangalore 2019-2022
- MS: Physics, Central University of Karnataka, 2019
- BS: Physics, Ravenshaw University, 2017
- From: Rayagada, Odisha, India
- Favorite Scientist: Nikola Tesla

- Name: Amir Targholizadeh
- Research Interest: Quantum Photonics and Metasurfaces
- Research Experience: Spatiotemporal Lattices, Non-Hermitian Physics
- MS: Physics, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2023
- BS: Physics, University of Tehran, 2021
- From: Iran
- Favorite Scientist: Richard Feynman
Undergraduate Students:

BE (EE): 2024 –
- Name: Sofia Macaluso
- Research Interest: Exploring quantum photonics through nano-fabrication and 2D materials.
- BE: Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University (Current, expected graduation 2028))
- From: Wakefield, MA, USA
- Favorite Scientist: Marie Curie

- Name: Ahmad Alawaad
- Research Interest: Microelectronics, Semiconductor Materials, and IC Design
- BE: Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University (Current, expected graduation 2028)
- From: Syracuse, NY, USA
- Favorite Scientist: Thomas Edison
Alumni
- Grisha Nikulin: Computer Engineering, Syracuse University (2023-2025): Currently, Syracuse University
- Theodore D. Todorov: Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University (2023-2025): Currently, Syracuse University
- Benjamin Petrie: Engineering Science, Onondaga Community College (Summer 2024): Currently, Stony Brook University
- Paolo Fossati: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University (Summer 2023)