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CBB Alumni

Past Post-Docs
NameCBB InstitutionYear(s) Participated in CBBWhere Are They NowLinkedIn
Matt AndorfCornell University2019 – 2021Research Associate, Cornell University 
Jan BalajkaCornell University2019 – 2020Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien)LinkedIn
Stanislav BaturinUniversity of Chicago2017 – 2019Professor, ITMO University 
Oksana ChubenkoArizona State University2019 - 2022Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois UniversityLinkedIn
Rachael FarberUniversity of Chicago2018 - 2022Assistant Professor, University of KansasLinkedIn
Benjamin FrancisBrigham Young University2018 - 2022Chief Scientist, Achilles Heel TechnologiesLinkedIn
Alice GaldiCornell University2017 - 2021Professor, University of SalernoLinkedIn
Jacob GrahamUniversity of Chicago2017 - 2021Research Associate, NASA’s Planetary Environments Lab at Goddard Space Flight CenterLinkedIn
Siddharth KarkareLawrence Berkeley National Lab2016 – presentAssistant Professor, Arizona State UniversityLinkedIn
Danilo LiarteCornell University2017 – 2019Young Investigator, São Paulo State UniversityLinkedIn
Andy LinscheidUniversity of Florida2017Software Engineer, TomTomLinkedIn
Nathan MajernikUCLA2020 - 2023Staff Scientist, SLACLinkedIn
Jorge Giner NavarroUCLA2017 – 2018Researcher, The Center for Energy Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), SpainLinkedIn
Ryan RousselUniversity of Chicago2020 - 2021Associate Staff Scientist, SLAC 
Dulanga SomaratneCornell University2020 - 2022Technology Specialist, Greenstat HydrogenLinkedIn
Zeming SunCornell University2021 - 2023Research Assistant, Bruker Biotechnology ResearchLinkedIn
Chenyu ZhangCornell University2020 - 2022Machine Learning Engineer, DoorDashLinkedIn
Past Graduate Students
NameDegreeThesesCBB InstitutionYear(s) Participated in CBBWhere Are They NowLinkedIn
Lucy LinPhD Cornell University2020 - 2024Postdoctoral Fellow, Brookhaven National LabLinkedIn
Chad PenningtonPhD Cornell University2019 - 2024Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA 
Ajinkya HirePhD University of Florida2019-2024 LinkedIn
Caleb Thompson PhD University of Chicago2019 - 2024Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry, Iowa State University 
Qingyuan (Amy) ZhuPhD Cornell University2020 - 2024TBDLinkedIn
Gerard LawlerPhD UCLA2018 - 2024Senior Research and Dev. Engineer, TibayRay, Inc.LinkedIn
Alimohammed KachwalaPhDThesisArizona State University2020 - 2024Postdoctoral Fellow, Jefferson National LabLinkedIn
Sarah WillsonPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2019 - 2024Senior Scientist, KLA CorporationLinkedIn
AJ DickPhD Northern Illinois University2019 - 2023Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Lab 
Eric CroppPhDThesisUCLA2019 - 2023Project Scientist, SLACLinkedIn
Gevork GevorkyanPhDThesisArizona State University2019 - 2023Postdoctoral Fellow, Mayo ClinicLinkedIn
Michelle KelleyPhDThesisCornell University2019-2023Postdoctoral Fellow, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLinkedIn
Pallavi SahaPhDThesisArizona State University2019 - 2023Postdoctoral Fellow, Brookhaven National LabLinkedIn
Chris KnillPhDThesisArizona State University2019 - 2023Advanced R&D Scientist, Honeywell ACSTLinkedIn
Nathan SitaramanPhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2022Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University 
Christopher PiercePhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2022Associate Scientist, xLightLinkedIn
Thomas OseroffPhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2022Research Associate, Cornell University 
Kevin J. NangoiPhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2022Postdoctoral Fellow, UC, Santa BarbaraLinkedIn
William LiPhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2022Research Associate, Brookhaven National LabLinkedIn
Matthew GordonPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2018 - 2022Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University 
Cameron DuncanPhDThesisCornell University2018 - 2022Scientist, SLAC 
Jai Kwan BaePhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2022Senior Engineer, Samsung ElectronicsLinkedIn
Alison McMillanPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2017 - 2022Staff Scientist, General AtomicsLinkedIn
Lipi GuptaPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2018 - 2021Science Engagement Engineer, National Energy Research Scientific Computing CenterLinkedIn
Nikita KuklevPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2019 - 2021Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National LabLinkedIn
Chris ParzyckPhD Cornell University2017 - 2021Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy SciencesLinkedIn
Ryan PorterPhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2021Staff Engineer, SLAC 
Nilanjan BanerjeePhDThesisCornell University2020Peoples Fellow, FermilabLinkedIn
Nathan BurgerMS UCLA2018 - 2020Research Engineer, RadiaBeam TechnologiesLinkedIn
Darren VeitPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2017 - 2020Teacher, Seattle, WA 
Will DeBenedettiPhD Cornell University2017 - 2020Scientist, Los Alamos National LaboratoryLinkedIn
Alden PackPhDThesisBrigham Young University2017 - 2020Research Associate, Sandia National LaboratoryLinkedIn
Joshua PaulPhDThesisUniversity of Florida2017 - 2020Researcher, Argonne National LabLinkedIn
Biswas RijalPhDThesisUniversity of Florida2017 - 2020

Machine Learning Research Scientist, University of Buffalo

 

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Paul CuevaPhDThesisCornell University2017 - 2019Sr. Measurements Engineer, Corning Inc.LinkedIn
Frank IkponmwenPhDThesisClark Atlanta University2018 - 2019Pharmaceutical Scientist, Federal Drug AdministrationLinkedIn
James ManiscalcoPhDThesisCornell University2016 - 2019Deputy Installation & Commissioning System Manager, SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryLinkedIn
Jeffrey SaylerPhDThesisUniversity of Chicago2016 - 2019Engineer, LASP Boulder ColoradoLinkedIn
Alen Senanian  Cornell University2019Scientist, HRL Laboratories, LLCLinkedIn
Nathan BellMS UCLA2018  
Mariah BrownMS Clark Atlanta University2016 - 2018Teacher, Atlanta, GALinkedIn
Srinidhi MulaMS University of Florida2018Postdoctoral Fellow, TU DelftLinkedIn
Bipul PandeyPhD University of Chicago2017 - 2018Researcher, University of Texas AustinLinkedIn
Duncan Sutherland  Cornell University2018Postdoctoral Fellow, U. Colorado, BoulderLinkedIn
Alex BernsteinPhDThesisCornell University2017National Security Agency (NSA)LinkedIn
Alex CahillPhD UCLA2016 – 2017Sr. Research Scientist, Varian Medical SystemsLinkedIn
Colin ClementPhDThesisCornell University2016 - 2019Senior Data Science Engineer, Kepler Computing, Inc.LinkedIn
Daniel HallPhDThesisCornell University2016 - 2017Staff Systems Engineer, ASMLLinkedIn
Brianna HarrisMS Clark Atlanta University2017Physics Teacher, Centennial High School, Atlanta GeorgiaLinkedIn
Eylene PirezMSThesisUCLA2016 - 2018Head of Digital Media and Research, Geodesic Pictures, LLCLinkedIn
Archishman RajuPhDThesisCornell University2016 - 2018Research Associate, National Center for Biological Science 
Erik SkibinskiPhDThesisCornell University2016 – 2017Engineer, Intel CorporationLinkedIn