MEMBERS
MEMBERS


Elyse McEntee
Graduate Student – Physics, Colorado School of Mines

Chris Matsumura
Graduate Student, Physics, UW
Degree: B.S. Physics, USC
Hometown: Spokane, WA

Rohin Tangirala
Graduate student, ECE, UW
Degree: B.S., ECE, UC Berkeley
Hometown: Campbell, CA

Ivan Liu
Graduate Student, ECE, UW
Degree: B.S., MSE, UW

Chaman Gupta
Graduate Student, MSE, UW
Degree: B.S., IIT
M.S., MSE, UW
ALUMNI

Momoka Sakamoto
Undergraduate student, UW
Degree: B.S., ECE (Expected, June 2026)
Hometown: Japan

Anika Paudel
Undergraduate student, UW
Degree: B.S., Astronomy & Comprehensive Physics (Expected, June 2026)
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Alexander Vuu
Undergraduate student, UW
Degree: B.S., ECE (Expected, June 2026)

Brooks Venuti
M.S. Physics 2023
Current Position: Manufacturing Process Engineer
Forge Nano, Inc.

Farai Mazhandu
M.S. Physics 2024 Colorado School of Mines
M.S. Physics University of Witsatersrand

Paul Slayback
Senior Design Researcher
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
Quantum Engineering Master’s Student
B.S. Physics 2023
M.S. Quantum Engineering 2023
Current Position: Graduate Student, CUBoulder

Nathan Taylor
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2023
Current Position: Graduate Student, CUBoulder

Connor Hewson
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2023
Current Position: Graduate Student, Optics, University of Rochester

Aliyah Matthews
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2023
Current Position: Research Engineering Intern, SRI International

Brandon Di Genova
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2023
Current Position: ?

Mateo Serrano
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2022
M.S. Quantum Engineering 2022
Current Position: Photonics Test Engineer, Lightwave Logic, Inc

Roswell Demott
Independent Study
B.S. Physics 2022
Current Position: Graduate Student, Colorado School of Mines

Duncan Fuehne
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2022
Current Position: ?

Jonatan Soto Ramos De Oliveira
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2022
M.S. Quantum Engineering 2023
Current Position: Engineer, Rincon Research Corporation

Sarah Jones
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2020
Current Position: Graduate Student in Physics, CU Boulder

Matthew Barbattini
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2022
Current Position: R&D Engineer, Honeywell

Haley Cole
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2021
Current Position: Graduate Student in ECE, UT Austin

Austin Holmes
Senior Thesis Researcher
B.S. Physics 2021
Current Position: Electronics Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Majid Mohammad
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2021
Current Position: Graduate Student in Physics, UCSB

Josh Moler
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2022
Current Position: Quantum Engineer, Maybell Quantum

Alex Roush
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2021
Current Position: ?

Lucas Eddy
B.S. Physics 2020, UT Dallas
Current Position: Graduate Student, Physics, Rice University

Avery Plantz
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2020
Current Position: Engineer, Rincon Research

Bennett Steward
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2020
Current Position: Engineer, United States Air Force

Tara Braden
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2020
Current Position: Chemical Technician, Waters ERA

Connor Pierce
M.S. Physics 2019
Current Position: Sustaining Engineer, Ascent Solar

Daniel Alvarez
Mines Undergraduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2021
Current Position: Software Engineer, Peraton

Annabelle Peterson
Lab Assistant
B.S. Physics 2021
Current Position: Engineer, Mission Support and Test Services Inc

Sun (Ying) Yu
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2019
Current Position: Associate System Engineer, Northrop Grumman

Caleb Hammel
Senior Design Researcher
B.S. Physics 2019
Current Position: ?
