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              Jannick Rolland, PhD 
                 Brian J. Thompson Professor of Optical Engineering  
                  Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Visual Science 
                  Director, NSF/IUCRC Center for Freeform
                    Optics  
                  Director, R.E. Hopkins Center for
                    Optical Design and Engineering 
                  Editorial Board Member of the Journal Technology 
                 
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                Rolland[at]optics.rochester.edu  
                  Goergen 505  
                
                The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester 
                  Rochester, NY
                 14627, USA  
                  585-276-4562
               
              
                  Curriculum vitae 
                 
              
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              Staff  
                 
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                  Clara Bocchini, BTM 
                  University of Rochester  Center Coordinator, NSF/IUCRC Center for Freeform Optics (CeFO) 
                   
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                  Adrienne Snopkowski, BS 
                  University of Rochester  Financial Analyst Optics and NSF/IUCRC Center for Freeform Optics (CeFO) 
                   
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              Senior Scientists  
                 
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                  Aaron Bauer, PhD 
                  Res. Assistant Professor 
                    
                        Curriculum vitae 
                       
                     
                     
                 
                
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                    Daniel K. Nikolov, PhD 
                    Research Engineer 
                        
  
                    
                 
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                  Hamidreza Asemani, PhD 
                  Postdoctoral Fellow 
                      
  
                  
               
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                  Kevin Thompson, PhD  
                  In Memoriam  
                  
                 
                  
                   
                   
                     
                   
                
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              Active Collaborators  
                 
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                Fernando Zvietcovich, PhD 
                Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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                Kai Xin, PhD 
                Precision Manufacturing and Equipment Inc 
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        Nick Vamivakas, PhD  
        Professor of Optics  
        University of Rochester 
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        Anand Santhanam, PhD  
        ViewRay Systems
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        Panomsak Meemon, PhD  
        Professor of Optics, School of Laser   
        Technology and Photonics  
        Suranaree University of  
        Technology, Thailand
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        Virgil-Florin Duma, PhD  
        Professor of Mechanical  
        Engineering Aurel Vlaicu  
        University of Arad, Romania  
        Fulbright Senior Research  
        Fellow  2009-2010
        
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        Holly Hindman, MD Ophthalmology
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        Francisco A. Tausk, MD 
        Professor of Dermatology  
          
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        Amy Kiernan, PhD 
        Professor of Ophthalmology  
          
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        Sherrif Ibrahim, PhD 
        Professor of Dermatology 
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              Consortia  
                 
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          Center for Freeform Optics 
         
          
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          Extended Reality Research and Application (EXTRRA) 
         
          
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      Visiting Scientists  
         
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        Ibrahim Akkaya, PhD  
        
          Assistant Professor   
          The Dept. of Electrical Electronics Engineering  
          Ege University, Turkey  
          Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow  
          2023-2024 
        
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        Ozgur Karci, PhD  
        
          Chief Researcher 
          TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute 
          Fulbright Fellow 
          2019-2021 
        
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        Virgil-Florin Duma, PhD  
        Professor of Mechanical Engineering 
          Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania 
          Fulbright Senior Research Fellow 2009 - 2010 
        
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        Jun Zhu, PhD  
         Associate Professor  
          Department of Precision Instruments  
          Tsinghua University, China 
          2015 - 2016 
           
           
        
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        Yong Song, PhD  
         Associate Professor  
          School of Opto-electronic,  
          Beijing Institute of Technology, China  
          2009 - 2010 
           
           
        
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        Zhouping Su, PhD  
         Associate Professor  
          School of Science,  
          Jiangnan University, China  
          2013-2014   
           
           
        
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      Graduate
            Students  
         
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          Jade Barret  
           
        
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        Yiwen Fan  
         
      
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        Matthew Ferguson 
         
      
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        Anis Idrizovic 
         
      
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          Anes Macic  
           
        
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        Renuka Manjula Narayanan 
         
      
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        Niko Romer 
         
      
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          Jessica Steidle  
           
        
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        Chi Zhang  
      
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        Hangyue (Eric) Zou 
         
      
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       Visiting Graduate Students  
         
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          Charlotte Pachot    
          2009 
         
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          Patricio Fluxa  
          2010-2011 
         
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          Saroj Kumar Mahalik 
          2010-2011 
         
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          Johan Thivollet 
          2011-2012 
         
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          Fanny Keller-Lussier
            
          2012 
         
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          Huimin Zhao 
          2011-2013 
         
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          Qun Yuan 
          2013-2014 
         
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          Nan Zhao    
          2014-2016 
         
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          Edith Hartmann    
          2022 
         
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          Antoine Piélot    
          2025 
         
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        Graduate Student Alumni  
         
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            | Wooyoun Kim | 
            Ph.D. Optics (in progress) | 
            ASML | 
             
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            | Jeremy Goodsell | 
            Ph.D. Optics (2025) | 
            Synopsys | 
             
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            | Yuxuan Liu | 
            Ph.D. Optics (2024) | 
            Apple | 
             
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            | Benjamin Moon | 
            Ph.D. Optics (2024) | 
            Bausch & Lomb | 
             
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            | Gary Ge | 
            Ph.D. Optics (2023)  | 
            M.D./Ph.D. at URMC  | 
             
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            | Jonathan Papa | 
            Ph.D. Optics (2023)  | 
            NASA | 
             
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            | Romita Chaudhuri | 
            Ph.D. Optics (2022)  | 
            ASML | 
             
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            | Chi Zhang | 
            M.S. Optics (2022)  | 
            PhD student Univ. of Rochester | 
             
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            | Alen Philip | 
            M.S. Optics (2021)  | 
            Carl Zeiss AG | 
             
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            | Nick Takaki | 
            PhD Optics (2020)  | 
            Synopsys | 
             
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            | Di Xu | 
            PhD Optics (2020)  | 
            Independent | 
             
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            | Eric Kwasniewski | 
            M.S. Optics (2020)  | 
            Teledyne FLIR | 
             
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            | Daniel K. Nikolov | 
            PhD Optics (2020)  | 
            University of Rochester | 
             
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            | Eric Schiesser | 
            PhD Optics (2019)  | 
            Synopsys | 
             
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            | Changsik Yoon | 
            PhD Optics (2019)  | 
            ASML | 
             
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            | Fernando Zvietcovich | 
            PhD Optics (2019)  | 
            Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | 
             
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            | Jacob Reimers | 
            M.S. Optics (in progress) | 
            Harris | 
             
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            | Aaron Bauer | 
            PhD Optics (2016) | 
            University of Rochester | 
             
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            | Jinxin Huang | 
            PhD Optics (2016) | 
            Meta | 
             
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            | Jianing Yao | 
            PhD Optics (2016) | 
            Meta | 
             
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            | Robert Gray | 
            PhD Optics (2016) | 
            Vuzix | 
             
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            | A. Ceyun Akcay | 
            PhD Optics (2005) | 
            Johnson & Johnson | 
             
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            | Yohan Baillot | 
            M.S. CS (1999) | 
            ARCortex | 
              
      
       
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      | Claire Balgeman | 
      M.S. Human Factors & Ergonomics (2015) | 
      Google | 
       
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      | Norbou Buchler  | 
      PhD Psychology | 
      U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) | 
       
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      | Ozan Cakmakci  | 
      PhD Optics (2008) | 
      Google X | 
       
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    Ilhan Kaya | 
    PhD Optics (2013) | 
    VESTEL | 
     
      
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        | George Chen | 
        MS Optics (2015) | 
        AMETEK | 
         
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        | Kit-Iu Cheong | 
        PhD Optics (2007) | 
        Optical Systems Design, LLC | 
         
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        | Ying-Ju(Lucy) Chu | 
        MS, Biomedical Engineering (2015) | 
        MLOptic | 
         
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        | Jeff Covelli | 
        PhD IEMS (2008) | 
        Northrop Grumman 
          DSCI 
          CSRA
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        | Larry Davis | 
        PhD EE (2004) | 
        Aixora.ai | 
         
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        | Cali Fidopiastis | 
        PhD IEMS (2006) | 
        Independent | 
         
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        | Florian Fournier | 
        PhD Optics (2010) | 
        Apple | 
         
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        | Kyle Fuerschbach | 
        PhD Optics (2014) | 
        Sandia Labs | 
         
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        | Felix G. Hamza-Lup | 
        PhD CA (2004) | 
        Armstrong Atlantic State University, GA | 
         
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        | Charmaine O. Harris | 
        M.S. Optics (1999) | 
        Life Touch | 
         
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        | Anantha Kancherla | 
        M.S. CS (1995) | 
        Microsoft | 
         
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        | Kye-Sung Lee | 
        PhD Optics (2008) | 
        KBSI | 
         
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        | Supraja Murali | 
        M.S. Optics (2005) 
          PhD Optics (2009) | 
        Meta | 
         
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        | Long Nguyen | 
        PhD IEMS (2009) | 
        NAVAIR | 
         
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        | Mohammed Salem | 
        PhD Optics (2007) | 
        Independent | 
         
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        | Anand Santhanam | 
        PhD CS (2006) | 
        ViewRay Systems | 
         
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        | Tobias Schmid | 
        PhD Optics (2010) | 
        Synopsys | 
         
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        | Vesselin Shaoulov | 
        PhD Optics (2005) | 
        Independent | 
         
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        | Sophie Vo | 
        M.S. Optics (2009) | 
        Independent European Patent Attorney | 
         
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        | Bin Yang | 
        M.S. Optics (2010) | 
        Duquesne University | 
         
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        | Weiyao Zou | 
        PhD Optics (2007) | 
        Zygo 
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      Undergraduate Students  
         
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        Nathan Hart 
        2025 -  
         
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        Ethan Hundley  
        2024 -  
         
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        Cameron Lowe 
        2024 -  
         
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        Anjeli Estrada Alvarez 
        2024 - 2025 
         
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        Alyssa Almekinder 
        2024 
         
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        Joshua Clement 
        2023 - 2024 
         
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        Angelina Yang  
        2022 -2024  
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        Luke Park 
        2022 - 2024 
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      Glory Linebach 
      2022 - 2024
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        Chanseung Lee 
        2022 - 2024 
         
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        Jason Lau 
        2022 - 2024 
         
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        Francis Bahk 
        2023 
         
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        Chang Liu  2022
         
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        Yiqing Jin 
        2022
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        Soh Hang Liu 
        2022 
         
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        Madeleine LaChance 
        2022 
         
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      Angelica Persaud 
      2022 
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        Yuning (Lisa) Xia   2021
         
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        Alexander Wansha 
        2020-2021
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        Doran Teverovsky 
        2019-2020
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        Tian Yaocheng (Sparrow)  2019
         
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        Samara Levy 
        2018-2019 
         
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        Eleanor J. Haase 
        2018
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        Nicole Naselaris 
        2018
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        Li Zhang 
        2017-2018 
         
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        Wen Zhou 2016-2018
         
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        Alyson Fritzmann 
        2018
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        Andres Garcia Coleto 
        2018
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        Ann Ngo 
        2018 
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        Yue Qi 
        2018 
         
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        Alex Anderson 
        2015
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        Vasanthi Balaji 
        2012-2014  
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        Jessica Bernstein 
        2015 
         
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        Krysta Boccuzzi  
        2012  
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        Sarah Carlus 
        2011   | 
        
        Jean-Inard Chardin    
        2011
        
         
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        Nick Cirucci  2014-2015
         
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        Johana Coyoc Escudero 
        2015-2017 
         
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        Eric Dongmo  2014
         
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        Brandon Dube   2015-
         
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        Amy Entin  2015
         
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        Dennis Fantone   
        2010 | 
         
        Pierre-Marie Le Gloahec    
        2011
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        Trevor Ivanov  2014
         
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        Pai-Fong Kao 
        2009-2010 
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        Tom Karo 
        2010
         
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        Mara Lanis  2014-2017
         
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        Edward LaVilla 2013 
         
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        Tianyu Li 
        2012-2013
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        Kang Liu  
        2010  | 
        
        Alex Marty 
        2010 
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        David Oles  2012-2013 | 
     
    
        
        Rebecca Pettenski  2014-2015
         
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        Michaela Piel  2015
         
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        Racha Pongchalee  2014
         
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        Frank Rodriguez  
        2011 | 
     
    
         
        Yvan Scher 
        2010-2011 | 
         
        Katelynn Sharma  
        2010-2011 | 
         
        Mallory Smith  
        2011
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        Rebecca Stabile  
        2011 | 
     
    
         
        P. I-lean T. 
        2009
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        John Tamkin  
        2010
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        Nicole Tjota 
        2012-2013 | 
         
        Joseph Tocha  
        2012-2013 
         
        
        
         
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        Isaac Trumper 
        2012-2014 | 
        
        Stephen Weikel  2015
         
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        Jungeun Won 
        2013-2015 | 
         
        Joyce Wu 
        2012 | 
     
    
         
        Ke Xu 
        2012-2014 | 
          
          Zirui Ray Zang  2014-2017
           
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        Aurelie Besse 
        2010 
         
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        Erin Thompson 
        2005-2006 
         
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        Alexa Sider 
        2002-2006 | 
               
        Neha Hippalgaonkar 
        2002-2006 
         
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      Alumni - Postdoctoral
          Fellows 
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            | Fei Cheng, PhD | 
            2017-2018 | 
            University of Notre Dame  | 
             
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            | Patrice Tankam, PhD | 
            2012-2018 | 
            Indiana University | 
             
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            | Christina Dunn, PhD | 
            2009-2010 | 
            Montana University | 
             
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            | Yonggang Ha, PhD | 
            2000-2005 | 
            LightPath Technologies 
              FARO  | 
             
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            | Felix Hamza-Lup, PhD | 
            2004-2005 | 
            Armstrong Atlantic State University  | 
             
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            | Hong Hua, PhD | 
            1999 | 
            University of Arizona | 
             
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            | Martín Huarte-Espinosa, PhD | 
            2013-2014 | 
            University of Houston | 
             
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            | Bin Ma, PhD | 
            2010-2013 | 
            Rocky Aerospace Beijing | 
             
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            | Pascale Parrein, PhD | 
            2001-2003 | 
            Freelance | 
             
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            | Anand Santhanam, PhD | 
            2006-2008 | 
            ViewRay Systems | 
             
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            | Liyun Yu, PhD | 
            1996-1997 | 
            UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill | 
             
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            | Haocheng Zheng, PhD | 
            1999-2001 | 
            OpVista 
              Opnext | 
             
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