Current Group

Andrey F. Vilesov

Professor of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy at the University of Southern California

Email: vilesov@usc.edu

Andrey F. Vilesov obtained his Ph.D. in Physics at St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia in 1985. In 1990 he moved to the Max Planck Institute for Fluid Dynamics (Strömungsforschung), Göttingen, Germany, where he did research in groups of Prof. Christoph Ottinger and Prof. J. Peter Toennies. In 1999 He received his habilitation in physics from University of Göttingen for his works on helium nano-droplets. Since 2000 he has been a Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Zane Golpariani

Graduate Student 2023

Email: golparia@usc.edu

I’m Zane Golpariani, and I just finished the first year of my PhD in chemistry here at USC. I received my undergraduate degree in Chemistry (B.S.) from UC Santa Barbara and began grad school at USC the following year. I competed as part of the NCAA Division I cross country and track teams at UCSB for four years and have competed in DI track and field at USC for one year. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, running, playing video games, and watching TV series.

Tom Bernaards

Graduate Student 2023

Email: bernaard@usc.edu

I am Tom Bernaards and I obtained a bachelor's degree in chemical physics with a minor in geology at the University of California, Davis. I enjoy watching films, playing video games, and visiting museums

Prakashraj Nehrudass

Graduate Student 2023

Computer Science

Email: nehrudas@usc.edu

I’m Prakashraj Nehrudass, alias Raj. I am a graduate student in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at USC, currently working as a Lab Assistant in Professor Dr. Andrey Vilseov's laboratory. I earned my Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Anna University. As an AI enthusiast, I am dedicated to developing fair AI models that assist and benefit humanity. My passion for chemistry began in high school, and I continue to enjoy exploring the properties and reactions of chemical compounds as a hobby. In my free time, I enjoy playing esports games, exploring new places, and cooking.

Amandeep Singh

Graduate Student 2021

Email:asingh96@usc.edu

I am Amandeep Singh. I did my bachelors and Masters (chemistry major) at IISER Mohali. I love watching TV series and I'm a big TBBT fan. I love trekking, hiking, visiting new cities & historical places.

Former Group Members

Andrew Abishek Azhagesan

Graduate Student 2022-2023

Computer Science, USC

Cheol Joo Moon

Visiting Scientist 2021-2022

I am Cheol Joo Moon from South Korea. I obtained my Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Gyeongsang National University for works on gas-phase laser spectroscopy.

Landin Stein

Undergraduate Student 2021

Alexandra Feinberg

Graduate Student 2017-2022

Next position: post doc at LCLS, SLAC, Stanford.

Swetha Erukala

Graduate Student 2017-2022

Next position: ASML, San Diego

Sean O'Connell

Graduate Student 2016-2021

Next position: Aerospace Corp, Los Angeles

Deepak Verma

Graduate Student 2015-2019

Next position: Intel Co

Weiwu Pang

Undergraduate Student 2016-2018

Next position: Graduate School Computer Science at USC

Rico Mayro Tanyag

Graduate Student 2011-2018

Next positions: Post-doc in Max-Born-Institute, Technical University Berlin, Germany

Charles Bernando

Graduate Student 2011-2016

Next position: Chief Data Analyst in Yamaha, Indonesia

Curtis Jones

Graduate Student 2011-2016

Next position: Freelance Engineer in New York

Justin Kwok

Undergraduate Student 2011-2014

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2014

Next position: Graduate School, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Martin Seifrid

Undergraduate Student 2011-2012

B.S. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2014

Next position: Graduate School, UC Santa Barbara

Becklin Davis

Undergraduate student 2013-2014

Luis F. Gomez

Graduate Student 2006-2012

Next positions: post doctoral fellow at California Institute of Technology; New Focus, IPG Photonics

Russell Sliter

Graduate Student 2006-2011

Next positions: KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, CA

Evgeniy Loginov

Postdoctoral Fellow 2008-2010

Next position: SICPA SA , Switzerland

Melissa Gish

Undergraduate Student 2010-2011

B.S. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2011

Next position: Graduate school, UNC, Chapel Hill

Melody Sun

Undergraduate Student 2009-2010

B.S. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2010

Naichao Chiang

Undergraduate Student 2009-2010

B.S. in Chemistry and Physics, University of Southern California, 2010

Next position: Graduate School, Northwestern University

Myong Yong Choi

Postdoctoral Fellow 2007-2008

Next position: Professor, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea

Dmitry Skvortsov

Graduate Student 2002-2008

Next position: DCG Systems, CA

Kirill Prozument

Graduate Student 2000-2007

Next positions: post doctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Argonne National Laboratory

Mikhail Slipchenko

Graduate Student 2000-2005

Next position: Senior Scientist, Purdue University

Hiromichi Hoshina

Postdoctoral Fellow 2002-2003

Next position: RIKEN, Wako, Japan

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