RESEARCH TEAM
Dr. Kannatassen Appavoo (Krishen)
Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at UAB [ link ]
2016 - 2022
Assistant Professor in Department of Physics at UAB.
2013 - 2016
Goldhaber Fellow at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Research on ultrafast optical spectroscopy of energy nanostructured materials. Contributed to developing novel in situ electrical and optical techniques for time-resolved optical studies of charge carrier dynamics (ps - μs). [ Advisor: Matthew Y. Sfeir link ]
2008 - 2012
PhD at Vanderbilt University.
Dissertation: "Hybrid Phase-Changing Nanostructures: From Reconfigurable Plasmonic Devices to Ultrafast Dynamics." [ Advisor: Richard F. Haglund Jr. link ]
2004 - 2008
Bachelors in Physics and Mathematics at Berea College (Magna cum Laude)
Current Members
Ethan Taylor
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on quantum optics and ultrafast dynamics of hybrid perovskites
Diwakar Kafle
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on excitonic properties of hybrid perovskites
Raga Gundlapally
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on quantum optics of 2D materials
Jonathan Perkins
Physics Undergraduate
Research on machine learning of hyperspectral mapping in hybrid perovskites
Anish Maskey
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on quantum optics and ultrafast dynamics of all-dielectric metasurfaces
Prof. Ramzi Ammar
Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor at Centre National de la Research Scientifique Orleans (Interfaces, Confinement, Matériaux et Nanostructures)
We are actively looking for motivated students to conduct a collaborative research at the intersection of nanoscience and advanced optics. For more information, contact Prof. Appavoo.
Alumni
Sarah Van Winkle
Undergraduate (Physics)
Research on cell imaging and emission dynamics
Aniket Pant
Research Assistant
Research on machine learning of photonic nanostructures
Ravi Tripathi, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow (2018-2020)
Research Fellow at Missouri University of Science & Technology
Karly
Casey
Undergraduate (Biomedical Engineering)
Research on optical spectroscopy of nanostructured assemblies
Uddhab Tiwari
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on ultrafast dynamics of all-dielectric metamaterials
Saugat Ghimire
UAB, Physics Masters (2018-2020)
Pursuing PhD in Physics at UAB
David Hoxie
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on machine learning of photonic nanostructures
Bibek Dhami
Physics PhD Candidate
Research on ultrafast spectroscopy of solution-processed nanoscale lasers
Hannah York
Undergraduate (Physics)
Research on nanoscale computational imaging
Nestor Viana
FIU, Physics Undergrad (REU 2021)
Pursuing undergraduate in Physics at Florida State University
Morgan Matthews
Oakwood Uni., Mathematics Undergraduate (REU 2017)
Pursuing PhD in Bioengineering at University of Pittsburgh
William Lowery
Uni. of Montevallo, Chemistry Undergrad (REU 2019)
Pursuing PhD in Chemistry at Vanderbilt University
Syed Raza
UAB, Physics Undergrad (2020-2021)
Pursuing undergraduate degree in Physics at UAB
Lonnie Webb
Work-study researcher (2019-2020)
Pursuing undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech
Luke Yarbrough
UAB, Materials Science Undergrad (2017-2018)
Engineer at Xylem Inc.
Bhavesh Ramkorun
Berea College, Physics Undergrad (REU 2018)
Pursuing PhD in Materials Science at Pennsylvania State University
Clayton
Allison
UAB, Physics Undergraduate (2016-2017)
Pursuing Physics PhD at University of Alabama at Huntsville