911³Ô¹Ï

Kavanagh Lab Location:
South Campus Dr. West Wing,
TASC II Rm 7040

Lab Phone: 778-782-4082

Mail Address:
Dept. Physics
911³Ô¹Ï
8888 University Dr.
Burnaby, BC
V5A 1S6 Canada

Alumni

Name Group Role Where are they now (if known) Email
Mirette Fawzy 2025 PhD Authentix, Burnaby BC mirette_fawzy@sfu.ca
Anitha Jose 2025 PhD Ìý anitha_jose@sfu.ca
Michael Paulgaard Research Assistant Ìý michael_paulgaard@sfu.ca
Mikey Baker
UG Researcher
UG McGill U Physics

michael.baker5@mail.mcgill.ca

Guneet Malhotra UG Researcher
UG 911³Ô¹Ï Physics guneet_malhotra@sfu.ca
Hannah Herdin
UG Researcher Graduate Student 911³Ô¹Ï Physics
hannah_herdin@sfu.ca
Joshua Yu UG Researcher Graduate Student 911³Ô¹Ï Chemistry joshua_yu@sfu.ca
Diego Lopez Silva Postdoctoral Fellow PDFÌýUniversidade de São Paulo lopez.silva.diego@gmail.com
Alex Delong
UG Thesis
TMC Manufacturing, North Vancouver adelong@sfu.ca
Jordan Bischoff UG Thesis D-Wave Inc.
jbischof@sfu.ca
Junwwo Jung UG Thesis Emcrafts SEM Company, Korea Junwoo_Jung@sfu.ca
Mingze (Alex) Yang 2021 PhD
TMC Manufacturing, North Vancouver mingzey@sfu.ca
VladÌýNadtochii Ìý UG Research Assistant 911³Ô¹Ï undergraduate computer science vnadtoch@sfu.ca
Carlo Clores Physics Adoptee 911³Ô¹Ï undergraduate cclores@sfu.ca
Dr. Mpumelelo Matse Post-Doctoral Fellow heading to Germany
mpumelelo_matse@sfu.ca
Christoph Herrmann 2020 PhD
Systems for Research
cherrman@sfu.ca
Jason Ding UG Research Assistant Undergraduates, 911³Ô¹Ï Physics jason_ding_3@sfu.ca
Cristina Cordoba 2020 PhD PDF, Advanced Microscopy Facility, U. Victoria
ccordoba@sfu.ca
Farzah Nasiripouri Visiting Professor Professor, Sahand University, Tabriz, Iran f_nasirpouri@yahoo.com
William Xue
Adoptee Undergraduate, 911³Ô¹Ï Physics xue.william@yahoo.com
Tess King
Undergraduate Research Asst.
Co-op Student Teck Resources
tesskking@gmail.com
Shima Alagha 2017 PhD Solaires Entreprises Inc. shima@solaires.net
Milica Nicolic Exchange Student
U. of Belgrade
milican@sfu.ca
Dong Chul
Korean Intern Ìý hmyoon93@kunsan.ac.kr
Symphony Huang
Undergraduate Research Asst. Graduate Student, McMaster U. huanh35@mcmaster.ca
Jerry Jiaming Wang
Undergraduate Research Asst. McMaster U., MSc. Physics jiaming.wang@mail.utoronto.ca
Karin Leistner Visiting Scientist
Professor, Technical University Chemnitz
karin.leistner@tuchemnitz.de
Pramodh Yapa Undergraduate Research Asst.
U. Alberta, PhD. Physics pramodh.sy@gmail.ca
Adrien Michel
Visiting Student
adrien_valentin_michel@hotmail.fr U. Bourgogne, Dijon
Xiaodan Liu
Visiting Scientist
Ìý Hangzhou Aerospace
Yule Wang M.Sc. 2015 PhD. 911³Ô¹Ï
yulew@sfu.ca
Aline Rodrigues Visiting Student Spring 2015 Brazil novaisaline12@gmail.com
Donna Hohertz 2014 PhD. Senior Staff Engineer, Stryker, Burnaby
donna.hohertz@stryker.com
Azadeh Akhtari-Zavareh 2014 PhD. Data Analysis, Toronto
Ìý
Etienne Dreyer Summer 2014 RA PhD. 911³Ô¹Ï
etienne.dreyer@sfu.ca
Jesse Velay-Vitow Summer 2014 RA Graduate student Ìý
Alex Sachkov Summer 2014 RA 911³Ô¹Ï UG Computer Eng Ìý Ìý
Charlotte Mangin Visiting Student Diplome U. Bourgogne cha.mangin@gmail.com
Brent Stoeckel Fall 2013 RA deceased
Ìý
Sarmita Majumder 2013 PhD. Sheetak, Austin, Texas
sarmita.majumder@gmail.com
Gianmarco Spiga 2012 BASc. Eng. Physics Lumerical, Vancouver Ìý
Bijun Wang 2012 IAESTE Trainee Shanghai Johnson & Johnson Pharma
cutejoey@
Van Stonehouse 2012 UG Research Assistant 911³Ô¹Ï UG Mechatronics Electrical Engineer, IEDAC USA LLC, Nevada
James McNeil 2012 UG Research Assistant Graduate Student, UBC Physics
jmcneil@triumf.ca
Teresa Cheung 2012 PhD.
Research Prof. 911³Ô¹Ï Surrey
tpc5@sfu.ca
Chao Liu 2011 MSc.
HiNeon, Vancouver
luyfco@gmail.com
Dichen Li 2011 MSc.
Graduate student US Ìý
Thomas Wintschel
2011 UG RA 911³Ô¹Ï Physics UG Ìý
Jin Anderson 2010 IAESTE Trainee Denmark
Graduate student, Danish Technical U. Ìý
Romain_Dellemme 2010 UG RA
Engineering Student France Ìý
Allison Radich
2010 UG RA
PhD U. Guelph Ìý
Wenjie Li 2009 PhD.
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Integration Technology Ìý
Sean Lee 2009 UG RA Display Engineer, Samsung, Korea
Ìý
Florian Abbet 2009 UG RA Master of engeneering, EPFL (Switzerland) florian.abbet@gmail.com
Jon Bratvold 2008 IAESTE Trainee Norway PhD 2019 U. Oslo Ìý
Andrew Inwood 2008 UG RA
911³Ô¹Ï Economics UG
Ìý
Gianmarco Spiga 2008 UG Co-op
Lumerical Inc., Vancouver
Ìý
Dr. Darija Susac 2007-8 PDF
Prof. U. Cape Town, South Africa
Ìý
Mateusz Maciejewski 2007 IAESTE Trainee Scotland
Associate Director, Pfizer Inc., MA matt@mattmaciejewski.com
Kyle Huffman 2007 UG RA
911³Ô¹Ï Eng. Science Ìý
Savanna Shaw 2007 UG RA PDF Assoc. U. Manchester, UK
savanna.marie.shaw@cern.ch
Nauman Methani 2007 UG RA 911³Ô¹Ï Chemistry Ìý
Samantha Grist 2007 UG RA PDF UC Berkeley
samantha.m.grist@gmail.com
Mark Xu 2007 UG RA Medical Physicist
Ìý
Dr. Ruijin Hong PDF 2006-7 Assoc. Prof. Jiangxi U. of Science and Technology rjhoncn@163.com
Bob Z. L. Bao 2006 PhD. Grakon LLC, Seattle
zlbaoy@gmail.com
Eric Jensen 2006 IAESTE Trainee Denmark Engineer, Knowles Corp, Denmark
ericjensen1@gmail.com
John Berring 2006 UG RA Cell Design Eng, Unilia, Vancouver
Ìý
Louis Cheng 2006 UG RA 911³Ô¹Ï Phys. Ìý
Pawan Sandhu 2006 UG RA Quantitative Analyst, GMP Securities Ìý
Francois Castonguey 2006 UG RA McGill Physics Ìý
Yan Zhang 2006 MASc. HiNeon, Vancouver Ìý
Dr. Yiqian Wang PDF 2005 Prof. Qingdao University, China yqwang1013@yahoo.com.cn
Dr. Li Yang PDF 2003-04 U. Sask Microscopy Facility
liy@sfu.ca
Wenhui Sui 2003-04 PhD student Ìý Ìý
Dr. Jun-Ho Choy PDF 2004-06 Staff Engineer, Mentor Graphics, CA
Jun-Ho.Choy@ponte.com
Henry Lamen 2002-03 PhD student Ìý Ìý
Mahshid Karimi 2005 MSc. Ph.D.Ìý ECE UBC mahshid50@gmail.com
Jason Riordon 2004 UG RA Research Assoc. U. Toronto

Ìý

Antoine Letendre 2004 UG RA

Geotechnical Engineer, Thurber Engineering Ltd, Victoria

Ìý
Dr. Alexey Koveshnikov PDF 2001-03 Scientist, TRIUMF akovesh@triumf.ca
Brian Leathem 2004 MSc. Software Eng., Red Hat
Ìý
Dr. Jinqiang Liu PDF 2002-04 TEM Specialist, TechInsights, Ottawa
Ìý
Victoria Chen 2002 UG RA 911³Ô¹Ï UG Eng. Sci. Ìý
Aron Mckinnon 2001-03 UG RA BASc. 2014 911³Ô¹Ï
Ìý
Dr. Victoria Fink PDF 2000-02 moved to Waterloo Sept 2016
Ìý
Nick Cowan 2002 UG RA Asst. Prof. McGill Ìý
Robin Prest 2002 UG RA Project Manager, AMBiT Consulting Inc Ìý
Nasim Morawej 2002 UG RA Project Engineer, Natl. Oilwell Varco nasimmon@gmail.com
Eric Chen 2001 UG RA Science and Math Teacher Ìý
Dr. Adil Chahboun 2001-02 Prof. Physics, FST Tangiers, Morocco Ìý
Ryan Lu 2002 PhD. Manager Internal R&D Programs
SPAWARSYSCEN Pacific
Ìý
Donna Hohertz 2001 UG RA Photonics Eng. Novadaq
Ìý
Rob Eakin 2001 UG RA Math and Science Teacher Ìý
Yasaman Mohammadi 2001 UG RA Singapore Ìý
Erica Chevalier 2001 UG RA Ìý Ìý
Mike Fleischauer 2001 UG RA Res. Officer NRC-NINT Michael.Fleischauer@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Marlene Jeffries 2001 UG RA Oceanographer, C. Hydrigraphic Service
Ìý
Brent Morgan 1999 PhD. Scientist Aerospace Corp. brent.a.morgan@aero.org
Ken Ring 1999 PhD. First Solar, Ohio

kring_3@hotmail.com

Warren McArthur 1999 PhD. Towerjazz, Newport Beach, CA
Ìý
Wadad Dubbelday 1998 PhD. SSC-SD Coordinator, US Navy, San Diego Ìý
Phil Larrabure PhD. student N2 Imaging Systems, Irvine, CA
Ìý
Mike Smith 1999 MSc.
Micron, Idaho masmith@micron.com
Rachel Goldman 1995 PhD.
Prof. U. Michigan rsgold@umich.edu
Jessica Chang 1993 PhD.
Ìý Ìý
Patrick M. Sullivan 1991 MSc. Executive Director
Program Executive Office for Command, SSC-Pacific, San Diego
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