Representative Graduate Student Success Stories
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Representative Graduate Student Success Stories
This page contains stories of current graduate students or graduate alumni who have gone on to do great things in the world. It contains stories of students from all walks of life and from all corners of the globe, propelled to greatness by drive and determination.
- Zhenlu Qin, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, Auburn University.
Ìý - Jinzhen Wang, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
Ìý - Weiqi Liu, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, Auburn University.
Ìý - Pragya Bharti, MS EE student, NJ Wind Institute (NJ-EDA) Fellow (2024-25).
Ìý - Moutasim Rahal,ÌýMS EE student, NJ Wind Institute (NJ-EDA) Fellow (2024-25).
Ìý - Xiaopeng Jiang, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
Ìý - Yonjie Guan, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, University of Maine.
Ìý - Xueyu Hou, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, University of Maine.
Ìý - Alperen Abaci, Ph.D. ’24, Postdoc, Harvard Medical School.
Ìý - Keven Alkhoury, Ph.D. ’24, Postdoc, Brown University.
Ìý - Ella Ivanova, Ph.D. ’24, Postdoc, University of California-Riverside.
Ìý - Yassine Tissaoui, ÌýPh.D. ’24, Postdoc, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ìý - David Eisenberg, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, Montclair State University.
Ìý - Nasreen El-Rayes, Ph.D. ’24, Assistant Professor, Georgia State University.
Ìý - Sumona Paul, Ph.D. '24, received Âé¶¹³ÉÈ˰æ'sÌýÌýbestowed annually upon a doctoral candidateÌýand acknowledges their exceptional scholarly achievements.
Ìý - ÌýYasser Almoteri, Ph.D. ’23, Assistant Professor, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ìý - Sharareh Jalali, Ph.D. ‘23, Data Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
Ìý - Jorge Alberto Medina,ÌýPh.D. '23, AT&T,Ìý
Ìý - Maria Castagnola, PhD student in Chemistry, Fulbright Scholarship, startingÌýFall 2023.
Ìý - Smita More-Potdar,ÌýPh.D. student in Biological Sciences, awarded theÌýExecutive Women of New Jersey’s (EWNJ)ÌýPSEGÌýGraduate Merit Award, 2023.
Ìý - Amani Webber-Schultz, Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences, awarded Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (DoD SMART), 2023.
Ìý - Michelle Hernandez, MS EE student, Mickey Leland Fellow with the U.S. Department of Energy (2023); GEM Board Fellow (2023);ÌýNJ Wind Institute (NJ-EDA) Fellow (2023).
Ìý - Alina Emelianova,ÌýPh.D.Ìý '23, PostDoc, Princeton University.
Ìý - Ogo Enekwizu, Ph.D. '20, PostDoc Brookhaven National Lab,ÌýÌý(2023).
Ìý - ​John Stefan, Ph.D. Student in Applied Physics,ÌýÌý(2023).​
Ìý - Fernando Vera Buschmann, PhD student in Computer Science, Fulbright Scholarship, starting Fall 2022.
Ìý - Rakibul Hafiz,ÌýPh.D. '22, Post Doctoral Visiting Scientist in the Quantitative Medical Imaging Lab at National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), 2022.
Ìý - Yanxing Yang, Ph.D. ‘22, Assistant Professor, Caldwell University.
Ìý - Akhyurna Swain,ÌýPh.D. student in Electrical Engineering, NJ Wind Institute (NJ-EDA) Fellow (2022 & 2023).
Ìý - Sindhu Sai Sree Parimi,ÌýMS student in Electrical Engineering,Ìýawarded a NJ Wind Institute (NJ-EDA) Fellowship (2022).
Ìý - Gabriela B. De Carvalho, Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering,ÌýAwarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (2022).
Ìý - Ayushi K. Sangoi,Ìý Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering, Awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (2022).
Ìý - AyushiÌýSangoi,ÌýPh.D. student in Biomedical Engineering,Ìý, (2021).Ìý
Ìý - Audrey Biondi Kellogg, Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences, awarded Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (DoD SMART) Scholarship.ÌýNREIP:ÌýÌýDoD SMART:ÌýÌý(2021).
Ìý - ​Ryan Allaire, Ph.D. '21, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at United States Military Academy, West Point
Ìý - ​​​​Connor J. Robertson,ÌýPh.D. student in Mathematical Sciences,ÌýDepartment of Energy Graduate Student Research Award (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), 2021.
Ìý - ​Fangzhou Liu,ÌýPh.D. student in Environmental Engineering,ÌýModern-Day Technology Leader Award,ÌýBEYA STEM Conference, 2021.
Ìý - ​Xiaonan Shi,ÌýPhD student in Environmental Engineering,ÌýGraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry (ENVR) Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020.
Ìý - Huiyan Cao, PhD '20, Research Scientist, Facebook
Ìý - Victoria Harbour,ÌýMS '20.ÌýÌýAwarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (2019).Ìý
Ìý - Kuriakose Kunnath, PhD '20,ÌýSenior Associate Scientist, Biogen
Ìý - Mingda Li, PhD '20,ÌýMachine Learning Engineer, Pinterest
Ìý - Gayani Sasendrika Gunarathna Karunarathna Mudiyanselage, PhD '20,ÌýGeotechnical Engineer, WSP USA
Ìý - Mandeep Pokhrel,ÌýPhD '20,ÌýSenior Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti
Ìý - Xin Yin, PhD '20, Research Scientist, Facebook
Ìý - ​Pengyi Zhao, PhD student inÌýChemistry, Student Research Award, Eastern Analytical Symposium, 2020,Ìý
Ìý - Alireza Bagheri, PhD '19,ÌýMachine Learning Engineer, American Express AI Labs
Ìý - Andrew J. deStefan,ÌýPhD '19,ÌýSenior Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ìý - Kerri Lee Chintersingh, PhD '19, Assistant Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Âé¶¹³ÉÈ˰æ
Ìý - Xiaoyuan Liang,ÌýPhD '19,ÌýResearch Scientist, Facebook
Ìý - Farbod Mahmoudinobar, Ph.D. ‘19, Principal Scientist, Moderna.
Ìý - ​Nandakumar Sasidharan Rajalekshmi, PhD '19,ÌýPost-Doctoral Researcher, IBM Research
Ìý - Vatsal Shah, '08H, MS '09, PhD '14.ÌýIn 2019, he is namedÌý.
Ìý - Fei Tan, PhD '19, Research Scientist, Yahoo Research
Ìý - Wei Wang, PhD '95, recipient of theÌý, 2019.
Ìý - Viacheslav Sadykov, PhD student in Applied Physics. Awarded a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (2018-2019).
Ìý - Chao Ya, MS '13, PhD '18, Founder and Chief Executive Officer ofÌý,Ìý
Ìý - Dina Ayman,ÌýBSÌý '17, MSÌý '18, IntelÌý,Ìý
Ìý - Branislav Dimitrijevic, PhD ’18, Assistant Professor, Âé¶¹³ÉÈ˰æ
Ìý - Michael Lam, PhD ’18, Research Staff, US Army Coastal Hydraulics Lab
Ìý - Jasmine Morrison,ÌýMS '18,ÌýÌýÌý
Ìý - Bharath Babu Nunna, PhD '18,ÌýÌýPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School ()
Ìý - ​Diego Rios,ÌýÌýPhD student in Mathematical Sciences.Ìý Designated as an Associate Fellow by the National GEM Consortium (2018).
Ìý - Pelin Salem,ÌýPhD '18,ÌýRadio Compliance Technical Leader, Cisco Systems
​ - Jianchen Shan, PhD '18, Assistant Professor, Hofstra University
Ìý - Branislav Dimitrijevic, PhD '18, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Âé¶¹³ÉÈ˰æ
Ìý - Maedeh Soleimanifar, PhD student in Environmental Engineering. Awarded the 2018 Samuel Luciano Scholarship from the Utility & Transportation Contractors Association.Ìý
Ìý - Xiang Sun, PhD '18, Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
Ìý - Axel Turnquist, PhD student in Mathematical Sciences.Ìý Awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (2018).
Ìý - Phuoc Vu, PhD '18,ÌýSensor Fusion Algorithm Engineer, Aptiv
Ìý - Chang Yaramothu, PhD '17, MS '14, BS '13,ÌýAssistant Professor, School of Applied EngineeringÌýandÌýTechnology, Âé¶¹³ÉÈ˰æ. ÌýandÌý
Ìý - Randolph Leiser, PhD ‘17, Postdoc, Sanofi
Ìý - Pejman Sanaei, PhD ‘17, Courant Instructor, NYU
Ìý - Ivana Seric, PhD ‘17,Ìý.Ìý
Ìý - Tong Shu, PhD ’17, Postdoc, Argonne National Laboratory
Ìý - Rajveer Sidhu,ÌýMS '17, Senior Software Engineer, REZI
Ìý - Turki Turki, PhD ’17, Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Ìý - Dongliang Chu, PhD ’16, Postdoc, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ìý - Lenka Kovalcinova, PhD ’16, Data Scientist, Google
Ìý - Ha Pham, PhDÌý'16,Ìý
Ìý - Daqing Yun, PhD ’16, Assistant Professor, Harrisburg University
Ìý - Liuhui Zhao, PhD ’16, Postdoc Research Associate, University of Delaware
Ìý - Mohammad Elgammal, MS ’15,ÌýPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Ìý - Ali Fouladgar,ÌýPhD '15, Principal, Systems Engineering, TATA Communications
Ìý - Cynthia Hassler, Graduate Certificate '15,Ìý
Ìý - Tao Han, PhD ’15, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ìý - Rogerio HenriquesÌý'15,ÌýÌý
Ìý - ​Megan Litwhiler, PhDÌý’15,ÌýResearch Communications Associate, Museum of Science, Boston
Ìý - Zhe He, PhD ’14, Assistant Professor, Florida State University
Ìý - Bo Chen, PhD '14, Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University
Ìý - Behzad Ahmadi, PhD '13,ÌýData Scientist, Walmart Labs
Ìý - David Daudelin, MS ‘13, Amazon,Ìý
Ìý - Chen Chen, PhD '12,ÌýSenior DSP Engineer, SpaceX
Ìý - Tariq Elkourdi, PhD '11,ÌýRF Performance Engineer, Nokia
Ìý - Abhishek Prasad, PhD '11, Assistant Professor, University of MiamiÌý
Ìý - Ashish Borgaonkar, PhD '11, Assistant Professor, School of Applied Engr & Tech, Âé¶¹³ÉÈ˰æ
Ìý - Rajath Nagaraja, MS '07, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Ìý - Xiaofang Wang, PhD '05, Associate Professor & Chair, VillanovaÌýUniversity
Ìý - Kalpesh G. Kapadia, MS '97,Ìý
Ìý - Gunjan Samtani, MS '97,Ìý
Ìý - Fadi Deek, PhD '97,Ìý)
Ìý - John Pelesko, PhD '97,Ìý