People

 Principle Investigator

Dmitry Ovchinnikov

Bio:

2022 - Present: Assistant Professor, Physics & EE, University of Kansas

2019 - 2022: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Physics, University of Washington

2017 - 2019: SNSF Fellow and Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, University of Washington

2013 - 2017: doctoral assistant, Institute of Electrical and Microengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Education:

PhD in Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 2017, distinguished by EPFL EDMI PhD thesis distinction award and Gilbert Hausmann PhD thesis award

MS in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Phystech, 2011, Moscow

BS in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Phystech, 2009, Moscow

Lab Members

Salman Ahsanullah


Graduate student, Physics, KU
salman.am@ku.edu 

Vito Andolini


Lab Mascot
Only by appointment

Alex Guardiola


Undergraduate student, Physics, KU
alex.guardiola@ku.edu 

Vivek Jain


Graduate student, Physics, KU
jainv@ku.edu 

Jared Madsen


Undergraduate student, Physics, KU
jpmadsen@ku.edu 

Abishai Mathai


Undergraduate student, Physics, KU
a883m784@ku.edu 

Dmitry Ovchinnikov


Assistant Professor, Physics, KU
d.ovchinnikov@ku.edu 

Darel Pates


Undergraduate student, KUdarel@ku.edu 

Grant Saggars


Undergraduate student, Physics, KU
grant-saggars@ku.edu 

Darya Moiny


Undergraduate student, Chemistry, joined with Prof. Rachael Farber lab
[Email]

Lily Tackett


Undergraduate student, Chemistry, joined with Prof. Rachael Farber lab
[Email]

Alumni

Undergraduate students:

Julian Gutierrez (May 2024 - July 2024) - proceeds with his studies at KU

Hyunje Kim (March 2024 - May 2024) - graduated from KU

Ben Phillips (Jan 2023 - May 2024) is pursuing his degree at KU. He was the very first student at KU to join our (young) lab, and we wish him all the best!

Braden Troyer (Sep 2023 - Nov 2023) - proceeds with his studies at KU

Geena Vargas (June 2023 - Aug 2023) - summer REU student

Perse Shipley (Jan 2023 - May 2023) - graduated from KU

Joaquin Vargas Reyes (Jan 2023 - May 2023) - graduated from KU, now in Samsung (TX, USA)