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PEOPLE
Prof. Vivek N. Prakash

Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
Secondary Faculty in Biology (CAS), and Marine Biology and Ecology (RSMAS)
University of Miami, FL
Postdoc. Bioengineering, Stanford University, CA (2019)
Ph.D. Applied Physics, University of Twente, The Netherlands (2013)
E-mail: vprakash AT miami.edu
Links:
Faculty profile page
Full CV
Google scholar, ORCID, Publons, Twitter

Dr. Melissa Ruszczyk
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
Ph.D. Ocean Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (2022)
E-mail: mxr2870 AT miami.edu
Links: Google scholar, ORCID, CV

Dr. Santhan Chandragiri
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India (2020)
E-mail: santhanchandragiri AT gmail.com
Links: Google scholar, ORCID

Alexandra Redford
Undergraduate Student (2022 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Physics (class of 2024)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Presidential Scholar, University of Miami
E-mail: ajr329 AT rsmas.miami.edu
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Amaya N Crichton
Undergraduate Student (2021 - present)
B.S. Biology (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Jenkins Scholar, University of Miami
-- Choose Development! Fellow, Society of Developmental Biology
E-mail: anc158 AT miami.edu

Bikram D. Shrestha
Graduate Student (2020 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
M.S. Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2019)
E-mail: bxs896 AT miami.edu

Christian D. Gibson
Undergraduate Student (2021 - present)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering and Physics (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Stamps Scholar, University of Miami
-- FGLSAMP Scholar, Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NSF funded undergraduate research program)
E-mail: cdg104 AT miami.edu

Jack Delli-Santi
Undergraduate Student (2022 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Canes Achievement Award, University of Miami
E-mail: jed186 AT rsmas.miami.edu

Gopika Madhu
Graduate Student (2022 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
B.S. - M.S. Physics, IISER Pune, India (2022)
E-mail: gxm950 AT miami.edu

Leah Henseler
Undergraduate Student (2022 - present)
co-advised by: Prof. Prannoy Suraneni (UM Civil Engineering)
B.S. Marine Affairs & Fine Art (class of 2024)
University of Miami
E-mail: lmh248 AT miami.edu

Patrick Kiel
Graduate Student (2022 - present)
Department of Marine Biology & Ecology, RSMAS, University of Miami
co-advised by: Prof. Prannoy Suraneni (UM Civil Engineering)
Dr. Ian Enochs (NOAA)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology, University of Miami (2020)
E-mail: pkiel AT rsmas.miami.edu
Website: https://patrickkiel.com/
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Samantha Levine
Undergraduate Student (2021 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Foote Fellow, University of Miami
E-mail: sbl79 AT rsmas.miami.edu

Shubham Sinha
Graduate Student (2021 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
B.S. - M.S. Physics, IISER Tirupati, India (2020)
E-mail: sxs3556 AT miami.edu
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Nina Rose Couture
Undergraduate Student (2021 - present)
B.S. Environmental Engineering (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Presidents Scholar, University of Miami
E-mail: nrc63 AT miami.edu
ALUMNI

Valentina Restrepo
Undergraduate Student (2021 Summer)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (class of 2022), University of Miami
Honors:
-- FGLSAMP Scholar, Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NSF funded undergraduate research program)
E-mail: vxr320 AT miami.edu
LAB PHOTOS

12/12/2022 -- Lab lunch at Bombay Darbar, Coconut Grove, FL

6/2/2022 -- Start of Summer 2022, In front of Knight Physics Building, UM

8/27/2021 -- Lab dinner at Titanic Brewery, Coral Gables, FL
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