Group Alumni

Former Postdoctoral associates: 

1. Denis Spirin, 2003-2005.  Software developer at BOSSdev Inc., Ukraine.

2. Fabio Cinti, 2009-2011.  Associate Professor, Department of Physics,  Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy.

3. Piyush Jain, 2008-2011.  Permanent research staff at Canadian Forest Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Former graduate students:

M.Sc.

1. David Allison, M.S., Physics, San Diego State University (2001).

2. Mark O'Callaghan, M.S., Physics, San Diego State University (2001).  System Engineer Senior Staff at Lockheed-Martin.

3. Soon-Yong Chang, M.S., Physics, San Diego State University (2001).  Self-employed.

4. Saheed Idowu, M.S., Physics, University of Alberta (2015).  Business Intelligence developer at Canadian Western Bank, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

5. Phong H. Nguyen, M.Sc., Physics, University of Alberta (2023).  PhD candidate at Vietnam National University.

6. Siyuan Yu, M.Sc., Physics, University of Alberta (2023).  Software developer at Google.

7.  Kiril Kolewski,  MSc. , Physics, University of Alberta (2025). PhD candidate at CUNY and CCQ fellow

Ph. D.

1. Javier Cuervo,  PhD, Chemistry, University of Alberta (2008).  Managing Director Data Enablement and Human Insights, ATB Financial.

2. Fabio Mezzacapo, PhD, Physics, University of Alberta (2008).  Permanent research staff,  CNRS, Lyon, France.

3. Joseph Turnbull, PhD, Physics, University of Alberta (2008).  Associate professor at King's University College,  School of Management,  Economics and Mathematics.

4. Long Dinh Dang, PhD, Physics, University of Alberta (2009).  Lecturer, Vietnam National University, Faculty of Engineering Physics and Nanotechnology,  Hanoi, Vietnam.

5. Tokunbo Omiyinka, Ph.D., Physics, University of Alberta (2015). 

6. Youssef Kora,  Ph.D. , Physics, University of Alberta (2021). Assistant professor at University of New Brunswick.

Former  visiting graduate students:

1.  Jie-Ru Hu, 2021-2023.  PhD at East China Normal University (2025).  Assistant professor, Huinan University, China.

Former  undergraduate Summer research assistants:

1.  Marisa Dusseault (2016, 2017). Ph.D. candidate in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,  University of Alberta