Current Members

• Dr. Ian Sellers

  
  

  Position: Head of Group, Professor (2022 - present)
  
  Education:

  • B.Eng., 1999, University of Liverpool
  • M.Sc., 2000, Imperial College, London
  • Ph.D., 2004, University of Sheffield

  Appointments:

  • Marie Curie Fellow, 2004-2006, CRHEA-CNRS, France
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2006-2008, University at Buffalo-SUNY
  • Senior Research Scientist 2008-2011, Sharp Labs of Europe (Oxford, UK)
  • Visiting Academic Fellow, 2009-2012, University of Oxford, UK
  • Assistant Professor of Physics, 2011-2017, University of Oklahoma
  • Associate Professor of Physics, 2017-2022, University of Oklahoma
    

  Phone: 405-325-3961
  
  E-mail: sellers@ou.edu
  
  VITA

  
  

• Dr. Vincent Whiteside

  

  Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  
  Education:
  
  B.A. in Chemistry, 2002, State University of New York at Buffalo
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2002, State University of New York at Buffalo
  
  PhD in Physics, 2011, State University of New York at Buffalo
  
  Phone: 405-325-3961, ext. 36140
  
  E-mail: vrw@ou.edu
  
  Selected Publications
  
  





• Hadi Afshari

  

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2009, Karaj Azad University
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2012, University of Tabriz
  
  E-mail: hadi.afshari-1@ou.edu
  
  





• Shashi Sourabh

  

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, Honors, 2013, University of Delhi
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2017, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
  
  E-mail: shashis@ou.edu
  
  Website
  
  





• Kyle R. Dorman

  

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2015, Davidson College
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2018, University of Oklahoma
  
  E-mail: k.dorman@ou.edu





• Sethulakshmi

  

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2016, University of Kerela
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2018, National Institute of Technology, Trichy
  
  E-mail: sethu@ou.edu
  
  
  

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  Hasan Ahmed

  

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2021, Lahore University of Management
  Sciences (LUMS)
  
  E-mail: hasan.ahmed-1@ou.edu
  
  
  

• Megh N. Khanal

  

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2021, Winona State University, Minnesota
  
  
  E-mail: megh.n.khanal-1@ou.edu
  
  
  




Undergraduate Research Students

Racheal Penner

Program: Capstone Student


Previous Members


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• Sergio Chacon

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, Honors, 2019, University of Northern Colorado
  
  E-mail: sercha1943@ou.edu Currently: Boeing
  
  
  



• Dr. Brandon Durant

  Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2004, University of Texas at Austin
  
  Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2018, University of Wyoming
  
  E-mail: bdurant@ou.edu Currently: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C.
  
  
  



• Israa Yusuf

  Position: Capstone 2020
  
  Currently: University of Pittsburg
  

  
  
  



• Ally DiCarlo

  Position: Capstone 2020
  
  Currently: TU Dallas
  

  
  
  



• Sam Bayliff

  Position: Capstone 2020
  
  Currently: University of Minnesota
  

  
  
  



• Collin Brown

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education: 
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2014, Brigham Young University
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2017, University of Oklahoma
  
  Ph.D. in Physics, 2019, University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Intel Corporation
  
  E-mail: crbrown@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Nathan Lydick

  Position: Capstone 2019
  
  Currently: Graduate Student
  

  
  
  

• Jesse Aragon de Galvez

  Position: Capstone 2019
  
  Currently: Samsung Austin Semiconductor
  

  
  
  

• Hamidreza Esmaielpour

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2009, University of Guilan
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2012, Shahid Beheshti University
  
  Ph.D. in Physics, 2018, University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate at IPVF
  
  E-mail: hmesmaielpour@ou.edu
  
  

  
  
  

• Hannah L. Harrell

  Position: Capstone 2018
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Tristan Thrasher

  Position: OK LSAMP Scholar
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Logan Abshire

  Position: OK LSAMP Scholar
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Alison J. Roeth

  Position: Honors Research Spring 2016 / Capstone 2017
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Tyler J. Erickson

  Position: Capstone Fall 2017
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Jonathan Franco

  Position: Capstone 2017
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Yang Cheng

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2012, Zhe Jiang University
  
  Ph.D. in Physics, 2017, University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Intel Corporation
  
  E-mail: chris.cheng@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Jennifer Davis

  Position: Capstone 2016
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Anthony Meleco

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2012, University of Oklahoma
  
  M.Sc. in Engineering Physics, 2016, University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Faculty at University of Central Oklahoma
  
  E-mail: ameleco@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Patrick Vallely

  Position: HRAP Program 2015/2016
  
  Currently:

  
  
  



• Nick Estes

  Position: HERE Program 2015
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at University of Notre Dame

  
  
  



• Nick Kantack

  Position: Capstone 2015/2016
  
  Currently: IntriCon Corporation

  
  
  



• Simon Vigil

  Position: FYRE Program Spring 2016
  
  Currently: Undergraduate in Chemistry at the University of Oklahoma
  

  
  
  



• Riley Whitmore

  Position: FYRE Program Spring 2016
  
  Currently:
  

  
  
  



• Joshua Corona

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.A. in Physics, 2014, California State University, Long Beach
  
  B.Sc. in Applied Math, 2014, California State University, Long Beach
  
  B.A. in Economics, 2014, California State University, Long Beach
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at Cal State University, Long Beach
  
  E-mail: joshua.corona91@gmail.com

  
  
  



• Jinfeng Tang

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Applied Physics, 2008, Sichuan University
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2008, University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: KPMG-Shanghai
  
  E-mail: jftang@ou.edu

  
  
  


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• Michael Whitaker

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
               M.Phys. in Physics with Astrophysics, 2013, University of Kent
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at University of Sussex
  
  E-mail: mdcw2@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Miwa Fukuda

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  A.Sc. in Physics, 2008, Eastern Oklahoma State College
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2011, Cameron University
  
  B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2011, Cameron University
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2014, University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently:
  
  E-mail: miwa.fukuda@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Dillion Caroll

  Position: Capstone, Spring 2013
  
  Capstone Report
  
  Currently: working at CCEW, OU Economic Development

  
  
  



• Brandon Curd

  Position: REU Student
  
  Education: B.S. in Astrophysics, The University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at Harvard University
  
  E-mail: Brandon.A.Curd-1@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Sagen Cocklin

  Position: Undergraduate Research Student
  
  Education: B.S. in Physics, The University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at the University of Illinois at Chicago
  
  E-mail: Sagen.C.Cocklin-1@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Rasha Makkia

  Position: Graduate Research Student
  
  Education:
  
  B.Sc. in Physics, 2003, Al-Nahrain University
  
  M.Sc. in Physics, 2006, Al-Nahrain University
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at East Carolina University
  
  E-mail: rmakkia@ou.edu

  
  
  



• Aaron Wegner

  Position: REU/Capstone Student
  
  Education: B.S. in Physics, The University of Oklahoma
  
  Currently: Graduate Student at the University of Virginia
  
  E-mail: amwegner725@gmail.com