Former Students
James Christopher Phillips, REU student (1992) at Michigan State, Apker nominee, PhD (Illinois), currently scientist at Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana
Thomas D. Blersch, MA (SUNY-Buffalo), 1997
Currently with the American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC
did research on non-equilibrium stat mech while pursuing PhD in chemical engineering with Prof. D. Kofke.
Currently, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
Arvin Chang,
High school research student from Yorktown Heights, NY,
BS (Harvard), now working in software industry in CA.
Victoria N. Tehan, MS (SUNY-Buffalo), 1999
Currently Engineer with Delphi-Harrison, Lockport, NY
Marian Mihai Manciu, Ph.D (SUNY-Buffalo), 2000
Currently Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, TX
Jan M.M. Pfannes, MS (SUNY-Buffalo) 2003
Currently Ph.D student in Astrophysics, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Robert L. Doney, Ph.D, 1/2007
currently a scientist at US Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD
Research: Shock absorption processes
Undergraduate research student, won outstanding undergraduate researcher for 2005 award of the College of Arts and Sciences, SUNY-Buffalo
Currently Ph.D student in Physics at Duke University
Emily G. Bittle,
Research: Quasi-equilibrium studies (in Buffalo)
Currently graduate student in Physics at University of Kentucky
Dorian DiCocco,
Mechanical Engineering, completed BS in 12/2005, whereabouts unknown
Research: Tapered Chain shock absorption experiments
Current Students
Diankang Sun, Ph.D candidate
Research Assistant, Physics
Research: Generalization of Hertz law, study of solitary waves
Linda Shanahan, Ph.D candidate
Research Assistant, Physics
Research: Kinematics of dominance and aggression
Laura Gilcrist, Ph.D candidate in Geology, JD candidate
(Primary Advisor: Prof Greg Baker, U of Tennessee)
Research: Modeling acoustic propagation in soil
Robert Paul Simion, Ph.D candidate
Research Assistant, Physics
Research: Breathing of granular systems
Aharon Festinger, Physics Major (for BS)
Nicholas DeMeglio, Physics Major (for BS)
Avner Averman, Physics Major (for BS) R E McNair Scholar
Melissa Judson, Clarence High School Senior
Postdoctoral Researchers/Visiting Scholars
Prof. Farhat Surve,
APS Kilambi Ramavataram Fellow
Dept of Physics, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Univ of Pune, India
Fall 2002
Dr. T.R. Krishna Mohan,
on leave from CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulations, Bangalore, India
Research: Dust flow, quasi-equilibrium, shock absorption
2002-2004, 2005-2007
Dr. Edgar Avalos,
Fulbright Fellow from Mexico
Research: Dust flow, quasi-equilibrium
2005-2006