People

Meng-Ju (Renee) Sher
Assistant Professor of Physics
msher at wesleyan dot edu
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Ashikur Rahman
Graduate student
email: arahman01 at wesleyan dot edu

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Charlie Pedorella
Undergraduate student ’24

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Jessica Luu
Undergraduate student ’24

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Kevin Liao
Undergraduate student ’25

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Teddy Manning
Undergraduate student ’25

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Tre Studgeon
Undergraduate student ’26

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Former members

Sacorit “Zack Thong” Thongdamsinebandith Undergraduate student ’24

Senali Dissanayake Graduate student PhD ’23 
PhD thesis: “Investigation of Charge Carrier Dynamics in Hyperdoped Semiconductors using Terahertz Spectroscopy”
after graduation – Engineer at Intel, Oregon 

Emmet Sherman Undergraduate student ’23
after graduation – Research Assistant at Advanced Science Research Center, CUNY

Qianao (Billy) Yue Undergraduate student ’23
honor thesis: “Understanding Carrier Dynamics in Tellurium Hyperdoped Silicon Semiconductor”
after graduation – Graduate student at University of Maryland, Physics

Bin Yun Undergraduate student ’23
honor thesis: “Enhanced pump-probe terahertz spectroscopy setup and the analysis of the charge carrier lifetime in solar cells,” after graduation – Graduate student at University of Michigan, Applied Physics

Jack Root Undergraduate student ’22
high honor thesis: “Measuring Lifetimes of Solar Cell Materials Using Terahertz Absorption and Continuous Wave Laser Excitation
after graduation – Graduate student at UCLA, Physics 

Toni Jianbang Liu Undergraduate student ’21
after graduation – Graduate student at Cornell, Physics 

Kellen O’Brien Undergraduate student ’21
honors thesis: “Higher Order Recombination Rates Of Semiconductors
after graduation – Graduate student at University of Maryland, Physics

Nikki Pallat Undergraduate student ’21
honors thesis: “Influence Of Dopant Concentration Profiles On Charge Carrier Lifetimes In Gold Hyperdoped Silicon
after graduation – Graduate student at University of Minnesota, Physics 

George Blinick BA/MA student ’20
masters theses: “The development of long timescale terahertz spectroscopy techniques to measure lifetimes of photovoltaic materials
after graduation – Engineer at PowerFlex, NY

Polly Pierone Undergraduate student ’20
after graduation – Project Manager, FloodNet, NY

Zi Hui Zhang Undergraduate student ’20

Matthew Erodici Undergraduate student ’19
honors thesis: “Comparing the Influence of Rubidium and Cesium Dopants on Charge Carrier Dynamics and Microstructure in Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Thin Films
after graduation – UC Berkeley chemistry graduate school

Rhoen Fiutak Undergraduate student ’19
honors: “Understanding Lifetime Dynamics in Gold Hyperdoped Silicon Solar Cells
after graduation – UPenn independent school teaching residency

Abe Kipnis Undergraduate student ’19
after graduation – Applications Engineer, ZYGO Corporation, CT

2019 group photo

2018 group photo