Abdelrahman Haridy, Ph.D. 2025 –> Project Engineer, Advanced Technology Center, S&C Electric Company, Chicago
Benjamin Kamerin, Ph.D. 2023 –> Senior Scientist, ASML, San Diego
John Niman, Ph.D. 2023 –> Quantitative Analytics Specialist, Wells Fargo, Charlotte, North Carolina
Patrick Edwards, Ph.D. 2021 –> Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, Virginia
Malak Khojasteh, Ph.D. 2019 –> Process Engineer, Lam Research, Tualatin, Oregon
Daniel Merthe, Ph.D. 2017 –> now R&D Scientist, Avalanche Energy, Seattle
Chuanfu Huang, Ph.D. 2016 –> Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou
Avik Halder, Ph.D. 2015 (recipient of the 2015 USC Ph.D. Achievement Award) –> now Yield Analysis Engineer, Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon
Nicholas Guggemos, Ph.D. 2014 –> Principal AI Data Scientist, Anthem
Chunlei Xia, Ph.D. 2009 –> now Director of Research, Cloudwall, New York
Roman Rabinovich, Ph.D. 2008 –> Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Los Angeles
Yanfei Ren, Ph.D. 2007 –> Director of Research, JCL Worldwide Investment&Trading Co., Shanghai
Sascha Vongehr, Ph.D. 2005 –> Faculty research fellow, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Nanjing University
Kin Wong, Ph.D. 2002 –> now Lead Microfabrication Process Engineer, UC San Diego
George Tikhonov, Ph.D. 2001 –> now at LECO Corp., St. Joseph, Michigan
Vitaly Kasperovich, Ph.D. 2001 –> Senior Engineer, Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon

 

Bruno Bellina, postdoc (2013) –> now Lead Scientist, Medicines Discovery Catapult, UK
Anthony Liang, postdoc (2010-2012)
Chunrong Yin, postdoc (2007-2010) –> now Senior Process Engineer, Applied Materials
Ramiro Moro, postdoc (2004-2006) –> now Professor, Cameron University, Lawton, OK 
Peter Brockhaus, postdoc (1997-1998) –> now Integration Expert, Bosch, Dresden, Germany

 

Angel Isaac Pena Dominguez, undergraduate student (2022-2024) –> AI STEM Training, Mercor
Derrick Korponay, undergraduate student (2021-2023) –> Dept. of Physics, UCLA
Elizabeth Zhou, undergraduate student (2018-2021) –> Dept. of Applied Physics, Caltech
Jiahao (Will) Liang, undergraduate student (2017-2021) –> Dept.of Physics, Johns Hopkins University
Diego Hernandez, undergraduate student (2017-2019) –> MS  from Johns Hopkins University, then Chief, Optical Subsystem Branch, National Reconnaissance Office, now at Department of Applied Physics, University of South Florida
Akash Shah, undergraduate student (2014-2017) –> PhD from University of Michigan, now at Zap Energy, Seattle
Kayla Mendel (Robinson), undergraduate student (2013-2014) –> PhD in Medical Physics from University of Chicago, now Data Scientist at American Family Insurance
Matt Orr, undegraduate student (2013-2014) –> PhD from Caltech, now Research Fellow at the Flatiron Institute
Abhinav Prem, undergraduate student (2010-2013) –> PhD from CU Boulder, then Research Scholar at Princeton and the Institute for Advanced Study, now Professor at Bard College
Daniel Ben-Zion, undergraduate student (2011-2013) –> PhD from UC San Diego, now Data Science  Fellow at Insight Data Science
Benjamin Beamer, undergraduate student (2012-2013) –> Dept. of Physics, University of Arizona
Paul David, undergraduate student (2010-2011) –> PhD in Mathematics from Claremont Graduate University, now Data Scientist at Viking
Casey Stark, undergraduate student (2008-2010) –> PhD from UC Berkeley, now at Google
Jonathon Heinrich, undergraduate student (2006-2007) –> PhD from University of Iowa, now Plasma Physicist, Verus Research (Albuquerque,NM)
Michael Johnson, undergraduate student (2005-2007) –> PhD from UC Santa Barbara, now Astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Lecturer at Harvard University
David Boettger, undergraduate student (2002-2004) –> PhD ifrom UC San Diego, now Research & Development Engineer, UCSD Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences / Simons Observatory
Kyler Kuehn, undergraduate student (1996-1998) –> PhD from UC Irvine, now Director of Technology at the Lowell Observatory (Flagstaff, AZ)