Alumni & Past Visitors
DOCTORAL ALUMNI
Basanta Ghimire
(PhD 2025)
Senior Process Engineer
Microchip Technology Inc.
Peshal Karki
(PhD 2025)
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Fayetteville State University
Nawraj Sapkota
(PhD 2024)
R&D Battery Engineer
EGI Battery
Allen Benton III
(PhD 2024)
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Clemson University
Pan Adhikari (PhD 2022)
Research Scientist
Intel Corporation
Kanishka Kobbekaduwa (PhD 2022)
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Michigan State University
Prakash Parajuli
(PhD 2021)
Data Scientist
Cardinal Health
Fengjiao Liu
(PhD 2019)
Battery Cell Engineer
Atlis Motor Vehicles
Lakshman Ventrapragada
(PhD 2019)
Sr. Staff Process Integration Engineer
Intel Corporation
Sai Sunil Mallineni
(PhD 2018)
Process Engineer
Intel Corporation
Anthony Childress
(PhD 2018)
Materials Scientist in Energy Storage Technologies
Form Energy
Yongchang Dong
(PhD 2018)
Research Scientist
Microsoft
Longyu Hu
(PhD 2017)
Jingyi Zhu
(PhD2016)
Sr. Director of Performance and Reliability
EnerVenue
Mehmet Karakaya
(PhD 2015)
Assistant Professor
Gazi University, Türkiye
Deepika Saini
(PhD 2014)
Technology Portfolio & Innovation Leader
Eastman
Pooja Puneet
(PhD 2013)
Principal Lecturer
Clemson University
Kiran Lingam
(PhD 2012)
General Manager – Materials Design
Michelin
Doyl Dickel
(PhD 2011)
Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University
Ramakrishna Podila
(PhD 2011)
Associate Professor
Clemson University
Jason Reppert
(PhD 2009)
Manager, R&D Science and Engineering
Sandia National Labs
Keqin Yang
(PhD 2009)
Associate Professor
Wenzhou University
Gayatri Keskar
(PhD 2008)
Material Scientist, VP of Research
Green Seal
Bevan Elliott
(PhD 2008)
Co-Founder Director of Research & Development
MoreMito
Rahul Rao
(PhD 2007)
Senior Researcher
United States Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Jay Gaillard
(PhD 2006)
Senior Fellow Research Professor
University of South Carolina
Kristopher McGuire
(PhD 2003)
Applications Engineer
Analog Devices
Ph.D. STUDENTS AT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Sai Muthukumar V
Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India
Abilash Gangula
Department of Chemistry, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India
Pradyumna Mulpur
Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India
Aleksandr Käkinen
Department of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonia
MASTERS GRADUATES
Poonam Choudhary
2014
Luciana Oliveir
2012
Ismail Bilgin
2012
Damien Howard
2012
Mehmet Karakaya
2011
D. Taylor
2007
Jason Reppert
2007
Wei Wang
2004
Rahul Rao
2004
Gayatri Keskar
2004
Nick Gothard
2003
Bindu Sadanadan
2003
Saurabh Chopra
2002
Traig Savage
2002
Ulrich Schlecht
2000
William Lee
1998
BS DEGREE GRADUATES\UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS (THESIS)\SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNS
Katelynn Hughes
Summer 2024
Joshua McCarty
Summer 2024
Michael Medina
Summer 2024
Johnathan Harris
Summer 2024
Steven Walters
Summer 2023
Valentine Mohaugen
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
Brooke Henry
Summer 2021
Matthew Everette
Summer 2021
David Thomas
Summer 2012
John Spear
Fall 2011
Matt Craps
Fall 2005
D. Taylor
Fall 2005
Caroline Yount
2005
Colin Harris
Fall 2002
Jay Gaillard
Fall 2001
Tara Morgan
Fall 2001
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Devvia Ravichandran
(Summers 2024, 2025)
Chetan Bodduluri
(Summers 2023, 2024)
Eshwar Chavali
(Summers 2023, 2024)
Isabel Rancu
Summers 2021
Oliver Rancu
Summers 2020
Patricio Ortiz
Summers 2019
Nikhita Patel
Summers 2013
Nila Veerabagu
Summers 2014
Balu Pillai
Summers 2011
Siddhart Mohan
Summers 2004
CREATIVE INQUIRY STUDENTS
Paul Welsh
- Sophomore MS&E
Hunter Lee
- Freshman ME
Ben Shealy
- Sophomore MS&E
Olivia Layman
- Sophomore Chem E
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