{"id":66,"date":"2019-01-09T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:13:24","slug":"students-and-postdocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/students-and-postdocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Students and Postdocs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1091-1024x306.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture of students, postdocs, collaborators, and friends from CosmoFest 26\" class=\"wp-image-248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1091-1024x306.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1091-300x90.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1091-768x230.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1091-1536x460.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/kamionkowski\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1091-2048x613.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"style_1\">Graduate Students:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"style_2\">Current:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neha Anil Kumar (5th year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MesutCaliskan\">Mesut Caliskan<\/a> (5th year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/keduseworku\">Keduse Worku<\/a> (4th year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Bencke (1st year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">P<span class=\"style_2\">ast:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmo.nyu.edu\/index.php\/people\/information\/?userid=bYIHuW0HJE\">Hector Cruz<\/a>, 2025 (New York University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gsatopolito.github.io\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gsatopolito.github.io\">Gabriela Sato-Polito<\/a>, 2023 (IAS, Princeton)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyril-creque.github.io\">Cyril Creque-Sarbinowski<\/a>, 2022 (U. of Washington)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lingyuanji.github.io\">Lingyuan Ji<\/a>, 2022 (Citadel)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tanvikarwal.wordpress.com\">Tanvi Karwal<\/a>, 2019 (U Chicago)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"style_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danpfeffer.com\">Dan Pfeffer<\/a>, 2019<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/pags\/graduate-students\/patrick-breysse-2\/\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/nyu.edu\/pcbreysse\/\">Patrick Breysse, 2017<\/a> (asst prof, SMU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cns.utexas.edu\/julianmunoz\/home\">Julian Munoz<\/a><a title=\"http:\/\/www.julianbmunoz.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.julianbmunoz.com\">, 2017&nbsp;<\/a>(UT Austin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.ias.edu\/people\/cos\/users\/14174\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/liang-dai\">Liang Dai, 2015 (asst prof, UC Berkeley) <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vera Gluscevic, 2013 (asst prof, USC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samuel Lee, 2012 (Broad Institute)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Book, 2012 (Google)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/science.jpl.nasa.gov\/people\/Pullen\/\" href=\"https:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/faculty\/anthony-pullen.html\">Anthony Pullen<\/a>, 2011 (asst prof, NYU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/kicp.uchicago.edu\/people\/profile\/daniel_grin.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haverford.edu\/users\/dgrin\">Dan Grin<\/a>, 2010 (assoc prof, Haverford)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/user.physics.unc.edu\/~erickcek\/\" href=\"http:\/\/user.physics.unc.edu\/~erickcek\/\">Adrienne Erickcek<\/a>, 2009 (prof, UNC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/bccp.lbl.gov\/personnel\/tristan.html\" href=\"https:\/\/darkuniverse.swarthmore.edu\">Tristan Smith<\/a>, 2008 (assoc prof, Swarthmore)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonathan Pritchard, 2007 (reader, Imperial College)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Kesden, 2005 (assoc prof, UT Dallas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nevin Weinberg, 2005 (assoc prof, UT Arlington)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kris Sigu<a title=\"http:\/\/www.physics.ubc.ca\/~krs\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.ubc.ca\/~krs\/\">rdson<\/a>, 2005 (assoc prof, UBC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Santos, 2002 (Foundation for the NIH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xuelei Chen, 1999 (professor, Beijing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine Cress, 1999 (UWC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ari Buchalter, 1999 (CEO, Intersection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexandre Refregier, 1998 (professor, ETH Zurich)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdocs:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"style_2\">Current:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lauraherold.de\"> Laura Herold<\/a>, 2023-<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keisukeinomata0.github.io\">Keisuke Inomata<\/a>, 2023-<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nanoomlee.github.io\">Nanoom Lee<\/a>, 2024-<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leahjenks.com\">Leah Jenks<\/a>, 2025-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"style_2\">Past:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jaywadekar.github.io\">Jay Wadekar<\/a>, 2024-2025 (UT Austin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nnssa.github.io\">Nashwan Sabti<\/a>, 2022-2024 (Soroco, Boston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedwards2412.github.io\">Thomas Edwards<\/a>, 2022-2024 (Meta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/beizhou\/\">Bei Zhou<\/a>, 2020- 2023 (Fermilab)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/selimhotinli.github.io\">Sellim Hotinli<\/a>, 2020-2023 (Perimeter Institute)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jl-bernal.github.io\">Jose Luis Bernal<\/a>, 2019-2022 (Santander)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tommi Tenkanen, 2018-2020 (Aalto University) &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zippy.ph.utexas.edu\/directory.html\">Kim Boddy<\/a>, 2017-2020 (UT Austin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/elykovetz\/\" href=\"https:\/\/physics.bgu.ac.il\/~kovetz\/\">Ely Kovetz<\/a>, 2014-2019 (Ben Gurion University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ias.ust.hk\/web\/ias\/eng\/people_detail.php?id=308&amp;catid=3&amp;sid=5\">Tomohiro Nakama<\/a>, 2016-2018 (HKUST)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lupm.univ-montp2.fr\/spip.php?page=pageperso&amp;id_user=110&amp;lang=fr\">Vivian Poulin<\/a>, 2017-2018 (CNRS Montpellier)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sbird.github.io\">Simeon Bird<\/a>, 2015-2017 (UC Riverside)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.jh.edu\/~icholis1\/iliascholis.htm\">Ilias Cholis<\/a>, 2015-2018 (Oakland University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.pha.jhu.edu\/~yalihai1\/\" href=\"https:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/content\/nyu-as\/as\/faculty\/yacine-ali-haimoud.html\">Yacine Ali-Haimoud, 2014-2017&nbsp;<\/a>(NYU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.alviseraccanelli.com\/index\/Home.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alviseraccanelli.space\">Alvise Raccanelli, 2014-2017<\/a> (Padova)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ast.cam.ac.uk\/~jchluba\/Science_Jens\/Science_Jens.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ast.cam.ac.uk\/~jchluba\/Science_Jens\/Science_Jens.html\">Jens Chluba, 2012-2014 (Manchester) <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer Siegal-Gaskins, 2011-2014 (Amsterdam)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeaw.ac.at\/en\/hephy\/the-institute\/staff-members\/staff\/josef-pradler\">Josef Pradler,<\/a> 2012-2014 (Vienna)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/djeong\/\">Donghui Jeong<\/a>, 2010-2014 (Penn State)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mpa-garching.mpg.de\/~fabians\/Welcome.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mpa-garching.mpg.de\/~fabians\/Welcome.html\">Fabian Schmidt, 2009-2012 (MPA-Garching)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.tapir.caltech.edu\/~kistler\/home\/home.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tapir.caltech.edu\/~kistler\/home\/home.html\">Matthew Kistler<\/a><span class=\"style_2\">, <\/span>2010-2011 (Stanford)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/staff.science.uva.nl\/~sando\/eng\/Home.html\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.science.uva.nl\/~sando\/eng\/Home.html\">Shinichiro Ando<\/a>, 2006-2011 (University of Amsterdam)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.phys.huji.ac.il\/~orlyg\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phys.huji.ac.il\/~orlyg\/\">Orly Gnat<\/a>, 2009-2011 (Hebrew University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/astronomy.osu.edu\/people\/peter\" href=\"https:\/\/astronomy.osu.edu\/people\/peter\">Annika Peter<\/a><span class=\"style_2\">, <\/span>2008-2010 (Ohio State)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/matthewj\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/matthewj\/\">Matthew Johnson<\/a><span class=\"style_2\">, <\/span>2008-2010 (York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.yale.edu\/nagai\/Welcome.html\">Daisuke Nagai<\/a>, 2007-2008 (Yale)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Babich, 2008-2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/scipp.ucsc.edu\/~profumo\" href=\"http:\/\/scipp.ucsc.edu\/~profumo\">Stefano Profumo<\/a>, 2005-2007 (UCSC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ph.unimelb.edu.au\/~nfb\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ph.unimelb.edu.au\/~nfb\/\">Nicole Bell, 2004-2006 (Melbourne)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elena Pierpaoli, 2004-2006 (USC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.astro.ucla.edu\/~sfurlane\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.ucla.edu\/~sfurlane\/\">Steve Furlanetto<\/a>, 2004-2006 (UCLA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milos Milosavljevic, 2002-2006 (UT Austin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andriy Kurylov, 2003-2006 (McKinsey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~sciwww\/Faculty\/phillips.html\" href=\"https:\/\/physics.nd.edu\/people\/faculty\/lara-arielle-phillips\/\">Arielle Phillips<\/a>, 2002-2005 (University of Notre Dame)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faculty.uci.edu\/\/profile\/?facultyId=5121\">Asantha Cooray<\/a>, 2001-2004 (UC Irvine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.tapir.caltech.edu\/~abenson\/\" href=\"https:\/\/abensonca.github.io\">Andrew Benson<\/a>, 2000-2003 (Carnegie Observatories)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.physics.ucsb.edu\/~peng\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.ucsb.edu\/~peng\/\">Peng Oh<\/a>, 2000-2003 (UCSB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.phy.anl.gov\/theory\/staff\/kmn.html\" href=\"https:\/\/nollett.sdsu.edu\">Kenneth Nollett<\/a>, 2000-2002 (SDSU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sissa.it\/app\/members.php?name=Piero&amp;surname=Ullio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sissa.it\/app\/members.php?name=Piero&amp;surname=Ullio\">Piero Ullio<\/a>, 1999-2000 (SISSA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limin Wang, 1998-2000 (SMG Trading)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frank Summers, 1996-1998 (STScI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Former Undergraduate Students:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"style_2\">Past:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ali Kinkhabwala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicolaos Toumbas, 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Kassin, 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Reichardt, 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steven Hassani, 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rik Williams, 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonathan Pritchard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Baumann, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cyril Creque-Sarbinowski, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chenxiao Zeng, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wenzer Qin, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated 22 April 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Students: Current: Past: Postdocs: Current: Past: Some 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