Alumni
Visiting Scientists and Professors
- Prof. Felipe Veloso, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (2022-23)
- Prof. Daniel Elg, University of Southern Indiana (2019, 2021)
- Prof. Keiichiro Yoshida, Osaka Institute of Technology (2016)
- Dr. Jenny Ho, Monash University (2010)
Postdoctoral Scholars
(followed by first position after departure)
- Dr. Oles Dubrovski with Prof. Hsueh-Chia Chang (2022-2023)
- Dr. Seung-Ryong Kwon with Prof. Paul Bohn (2018-2019) - Catholic University of Korea
- Dr. Zeinab Ramshani with Prof. Hsueh-Chia Chang (2017- 2019) - University of Notre Dame
- Dr. Donghoon Han with Prof. Paul Bohn (2015-2018) - Catholic University of Korea
- Dr. Hao Peng with Prof. David Hoelzle (2015-2017) - ITAMCO
- Dr. Ying Wang (2015)
- Dr. Mridul Mandal with Prof. Marya Lieberman (2014/2015) - University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
- Dr. Ming K Tan with Prof. Hsueh-Chia Chang (2010/2011) - Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Dr. Nishant Chetwani (2011/2012) - Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR
Graduate Students
(followed by first position after departure)
Ph.D. Students
- Dr. Jinyu Yang (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2022), Dissertation: Optical and Electrical Characterization of Piezoelectric Direct Discharges Generated Using Piezoelectric Crystals - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- Dr. Fernando Alamos (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2022), Dissertation: Friction Behavior Under Creep in High-Temperature Pressure Gas Forming Applications - Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer, Meta, San Francisco, CA
- Dr. Nazli Turan (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2022), Dissertation: Development and Characterization of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets for Low Temperature Sintering - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
- Dr. Hernan Delgado (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 2021), Dissertation: Fundamental Studies of the Chemistry and Charge Exchange at a Plasma-Liquid Interface - Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL
- Dr. Francisco Herrera (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2019), Dissertation: Fundamental Studies on the Effects of Catalyst on Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas for Ammonia Production - Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR
- Dr. Xi Tan (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2019), Dissertation: Fundamental Studies on Ion-Enhanced Field Emission-Driven Microdischarges for Tuning Engineering Systems - Associate Research Scientist , RadiaSoft LLC, Boulder, CO
- Dr. John R. Haase (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2018), Dissertation: Enhanced Thermionic Energy Conversion Using Microplasmas and Diamond Electrodes - Senior Systems Engineer, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ (most recently Big Data Analytics Engineer, General Motors)
- Dr. Xin Mu (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2018), Dissertation: Molecular Dynamics Study of Thermal Energy Transport in Graphene-Based Materials - Senior Analyst, BMO Harris Bank, Chicago, IL (most recently CURO Financial Tehnologies Corp.)
- Dr. Michael J. Johnson (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2016), Dissertation: Non-Centrosymmetric Materials for the Generation of Atmospheric Pressure Gas Discharges - Postdoctoral Researcher and Instructor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University (most recently at Naval Research Laboratory)
- Dr. Paul Rumbach (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2015), Dissertation: Solvated Electron Chemistry and a Plasma-Liquid Interface - Postdoctoral Researcher and Instructor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (most recently Associate Teaching Professor at University of Notre Dame)
- Dr. Daniel Taller (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2015), Dissertation: Surface Acoustic Wave Microfluidics: Droplets, Pinned Liquid Films, and Biodetection - Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), Hawthorne, CA (most recently at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
- Dr. Yingjie 'Jay' Li (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2014), Dissertation: Analysis of Ion-Enhanced Field Emission and Field Emission-Driven Microdischarges - Prism Computational Sciences, Inc., Madison, WI
- Dr. Rakshit Tirumala (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2013), Dissertation: Corona Discharges in Asymmetric Electric Fields and its Impact on Ionic Wind Generation - Postdoctoral Researcher, pPrime Institute, University of Poitiers, France (most recently GE Aviation)
- Dr. Alejandro Guajardo-Cuéllar (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2011) co-advised by Prof. Sen, Dissertation: A Heat Conduction Study at Non-Continuum Scales - Philips Lighting, Eindhoven, Holland (most recently Profesor Mecánica at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico)
M.S. Students
- Ms. Jenny Baranker (M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2021), Thesis: Characterization of Large-Area Plasma Jet Discharges and Sintering Performance of Printed Thermoelectric Thin-Films - Ph.D. student in Philosophy, University of Oklahoma
- Mr. Ankur Saxena (M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2021), Thesis: Spatial and Temporal Evolution of an Electrohydrodynamic Flow Generated Off the Surface of a Piezoelectric Transformer
- Ms. Katherine A. Isbell (M.S. Chemistry, 2011), Thesis: Preservation of a Labile Post-Translational Modification Using Alternating Current (AC) Electrospray - Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
- Mr. Sajanish Balagopal (M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2011), Thesis: Counter-Flow Ionic Wind for Heat Transfer Enhancement - Cummins Engines, Columbus, IN
ESTEEM Students
- Ms. Flora Zieger (M.S. ESTEEM, 2016) - Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
- Ms. Helga Feiszthuber (M.S. ESTEEM, 2015) - UltraDerm Diagnostics, Budapest, Hungary
- Mr. S. Kiel Hockett (M.S. ESTEEM, 2011) - PTC, Minneapolis, MN