People
Faculty
Danny Caballero
PERL Co-director
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Professor, Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, MSU
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Oslo
1310A BPS
(517) 884-5657
Personal Site · caballero@pa.msu.edu
Rachel Henderson
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Assistant Professor, CREATE for STEM Institute, MSU
2173 BPS
(517) 884-5611
hende473@msu.edu
Clausell Mathis
Assistant Professor, Lyman Briggs College, MSU
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, MSU
1310C BPS
mathisc8@msu.edu
Daryl McPadden
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
1310B BPS
mcpadden@msu.edu
Vashti Sawtelle
PERL Co-director
Associate Professor, Lyman Briggs College, MSU
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
1310E BPS
(517) 884-5177
vashtis@msu.edu
Researchers
Dena Izadi
Research Specialist/Faculty, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
1310D BPS
izadiden@msu.edu
Research Associates
Vicky Phun
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
1310D BPS
phunvick@msu.edu
Missy Cosby
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
Personal Site · mcosby@msu.edu
Graduate Students
Basma AlMahmood
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
1310C BPS
almahm10@msu.edu
Theodore Bott
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
botttheo@msu.edu
Frank Dachille
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
dachille@msu.edu
Sage Foster
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
1310C BPS
foste328@msu.edu
Jessi Randolph
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
randol98@msu.edu
Alex Reynolds
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
reyno650@msu.edu · wooleya2@msu.edu
Undergraduate Students
TODO: add current members.
Affiliates and Collaborators
Alicia Alonzo
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, MSU
alonzo@msu.edu
Brian O’Shea
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Associate Professor, Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, MSU
oshea@msu.edu
David Stroupe
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, MSU
dstroupe@msu.edu
Stuart Tessmer
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Associate Chair for the Undergraduate Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
(517) 884-5660
tessmer@pa.msu.edu
Alumni
Cami Monsalve Avendaño
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
monsalv2@msu.edu
Alyssa Waterson
Graduate Research Assistant, Office of Institutional Research, Department of Physics and Astronomy
MSU
2171 BPS
waterso8@msu.edu
John Byrd
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
Amber Hazel
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Byrdjoh1@msu.edu · hazelamb@msu.edu · dixonde3@msu.edu
Carissa Myers
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
myersca6@msu.edu
Bryan Stanley
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
stanl142@msu.edu
Xandria Quichocho
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Und ergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
(No w graduate student at Cornell University)
Und ergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
(No w graduate student at Oregon State University)
quichoch@msu.edu · Personal Site
Jesica Trucks
Research Associate, Abrahms Planetarium, MSU
trucksje@msu.edu
Paul Bergeron
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
berger82@msu.edu
Grant Allen
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Astrophyiscs
allengr4@msu.edu
Brennan Arnold
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
arnol123@msu.edu
Sarah Boyer
Undergraduate research student 2016 from Spring Arbor University (now, high school chemistry and math teacher)
Jacqueline Bumler
Undergraduate Student, Department of Mathematics, MSU
Majoring in Mathematics
bumlerja@msu.edu
Emma Curd
Undergraduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MSU
Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
curdemma@msu.edu
Austin Czyzewski
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Astrophysics
czyzews3@msu.edu
Matthew Dew
REU Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics and Mathematics
matt_dew98@tamu.edu
Leanne Doughty
Postdoctoral Researcher (now, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Colorado Denver)
Tom Finzell
Collaborating graduate student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU (FAST Fellow mentee, now postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan)
Trevor Franklin
Researcher, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
frank201@msu.edu
Adam Fritsch
Graduate student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU (FAST Fellow mentee, now Assistant Professor at Gonzaga University)
Kelsey Funkhouser
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
kfunkh@msu.edu
Justin Gambrell
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majored in Physics (now PhD student at Drexel University)
gambre11@msu.edu
Abby Green
Undergraduate Student, Department of Chemistry, MSU
Majoring in Chemistry
greenab3@msu.edu
Kristy Griswold
Undergraduate Student, Department of Environmental Science, MSU
Majoring in Environmental Studies & Sustainability
Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Oregon State University
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
griswo36@msu.edu · hamerskp@oregonstate.edu
Brian Hancock
Collaborating graduate student, Department of Teacher Education, MSU
Nat Hawkins
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majored in Physics (now CMSE PhD student at MSU)
hawki235@msu.edu
Bridget Humphrey
Undergraduate Student, Department of Neuroscience, MSU
Majored in Neuroscience (now at Planned Parenthood)
humph139@msu.edu
Laura Hunter
Undergraduate research student 2015 from Mt. Holyoke College
Mashood KK
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
mashoodk@msu.edu
Madelyn Klinkoski
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU
Majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
klinkos1@msu.edu
J.T. Laverty
Postdoctoral Researcher (now, Assistant Professor of Physics at Kansas State University)
Ashleigh Leary
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
learyash@msu.edu
May Lee
Graduate Student, Department of Teacher Education, MSU
leemay1@msu.edu
Angie Little
Researcher, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
angie.little@gmail.com
Sonny Ly
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
lyson@msu.edu
Bill Martinez
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
marti790@msu.edu
Cami Monsalve Avendaño
Undergraduate Student, Florida International University
Majoring in Physics (Now graduate student at Michigan State University)
cami.monsa19@gmail.com
Abhilash Nair
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
nairabhi@msu.edu
Helena Narowski
Undergraduate Student, Department of Computer Science, MSU
Majoring in Computer Science
narowsk4@msu.edu
D’Mario Northington
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physiology, MSU
Majoring in Physiology
northin4@msu.edu
Michael Obsniuk
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
obsniukm@msu.edu
Dan Oleynik
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics (now graduate student at UCF)
oleynikd@msu.edu
Alanna Pawlak
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
(Now postdoc at University of Colorado Boulder)
pawlakal@msu.edu
Brean Prefontaine
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
prefont4@msu.edu
Tony Renzaglia
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
renzagli@msu.edu
Callie Rethman
REU Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University
Majoring in Physics
callierethman@tamu.edu
Matt Ring
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
ringmatt@msu.edu
Joey Seitz
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Astrophysics
Alec Shrode
Undergraduate Student, Department of Chemistry, MSU
Majoring in Chemistry (pursuing teaching certificate in chemistry)
Ray Smith
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
smit3029@msu.edu
Stephanie Taylor
Undergraduate student, Department of Neuroscience, MSU
Majoring in Neuroscience
Tayll1181@msu.edu
Anna Turnbull
Undergradaute research student at Michigan State University
Alex Voetberg
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Mathematics, MSU
Majoring in Physics and Mathematics
voetber2@msu.edu
Savannah Wear
Undergraduate Student, Department of Mathematics, MSU
Majoring in Mathematics
wearsava@msu.edu
Dan Weller
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
2171 BPS
Personal Site · wellerd2@msu.edu
Julia Willison
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
Majoring in Physics
willis51@msu.edu
Steve Wolf
Postdoctoral Researcher (now, Assistant Professor of Physics at Eastern Carolina University)
Laura Wood
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSU
woodlau5@msu.edu
Nick Young
Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering MSU
Personal Site · youngn18@msu.edu
Mike Zwartz
Undergraduate Student, Lewis University
Majoring in Physics and Secondary Education
michaelzwartz@lewisu.edu