InfraRed Raiders 2024
(left) Russell, Mansi, Ruben, Yejin, Imtiaz, Kim, Zach, Sabrina (right)
Myoung-Hwan Kim
Principal Investigator
Ph.D. The State University of New York at Buffalo
M.S. POSTECH, South Korea
B.S. Hanyang University, South Korea
myounghwan.kim@ttu.edu
Zachary Brown
Ph.D. Candidacy
M.S. Texas Tech University
B.S. Texas Tech University
ONR NREIP Recipient
zachary.brown@ttu.edu
Imtiaz Ahmad
Ph.D. Candidacy
M.S. (Nanotechnology) University of the Punjab, Pakistan, (Physics) Texas Tech University
M.Sc (Applied Physics) University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
Texas Tech Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship Recipient
APS DCMP Graduate Student Travel Award 2024
Summer Thesis/Dissertation Research Award & Graduate Student Research Support Recipient
Imtiaz.Ahmad@ttu.edu
Yejin Kwon
Ph.D. Candidacy
M.S. Texas Tech University
B.S. Hanyang University, South Korea
Yejin.Kwon@ttu.edu
Mansi Sharma
Ph.D. Graduate Student
M.S. Panjab University, India
B.S. Panjab University, India
mansshar@ttu.edu
Russell Coker
Ph.D. Graduate Student
M.S. Texas Tech University
B.S. Texas A&M Commerce
ruscoker@ttu.edu
Sabrina DeBreau
Undergraduate Student
McNair Scholar, ONR NREIP Recipient
sdebreau@ttu.edu
Ruben Martinez
Undergraduate Student
A&S-TTU TrUE Undergraduate Research Experience Program Recipient
mar36200@ttu.edu
Elizabeth Veraa
Undergraduate Student
Project Spectroscopy in Astronight
everaa@ttu.edu
George Murphy
(B.S. 2023, Undergraduate Research)
Mauricio Cerda
(B.S. 2021 - 2023, A&S-TTU TrUE Undergraduate Research Experience Program Recipient)
Dr. Satya Kachiraju
(Ph.D. 2017 - 2022, Thesis: Silicon Carbide Phonon Polaritonic Metasurfaces for an Active Control of Mid-infrared Light): Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Lecturer III
Jacob Slocum
(M.S. 2020 - 2022, ONR NREIP Recipient, Thesis: One-Dimensional Topological Nanostructures Utilizing Surface Phonon Polaritons on Silicon Carbide): Oxford Instrument
Bryan Valdes
(B.S. 2020 - 2022): Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Hira Farooq
(Post-doctoral Researcher, 2020 - 2021): Full-time instructor at PHAS, TTU.
Michael Totedo (Undergraduate research participation 2020)
Eric Mansington (Undergraduate research participation 2020)
Jose Hermosillo (Undergraduate research participation 2020)
Rosa Vilescaz (Undergraduate research participation 2020)
Sadman Ahmed Shanto (Undergraduate research participation 2019)
Cristobal Monero (Undergraduate research participation 2019)
Litan Ali (M.S. 2019, Thesis: A Search for a high-order excitation of surface phonon polaritons on silicon carbide metasurfaces): Florida Institute of Technology, graduate student.
Diego Garcia (NSF REU 2018, Undergraduate): UT Rio Grande Valley, graduate student.
Jacob Sharkansky (NSF REU 2018, Undergradaute)
Moldir Baimurat (Master 2018, MSIS program)
Eric Contreras (Undergraduate research participation 2018)
Keyhla Rodriguez (High school senior internship 2018, 2nd place in final poster competition): Texas A&M Univ. College Station, undergraduate student.
Elena Arroyo (NSF REU 2016, Undergraduate, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship winner): Univ. of Washington, graduate student.
Rachel Maizel (NSF REU 2016, Undergraduate): Virginia Tech, graduate student.
Juan Perez-Chanes (High school senior internship 2016): UT Rio Grande Valley, undergraduate student.
Leonardo Daniel Ramos (High school senior internship 2016)