Photonic Quantum Systems Group (PhoQuS) Led by Prof. Saikat Guha at the University of Maryland, College Park

Team

Our team consists of members from both the University of Maryland and the University of Arizona. Find out more about our research group here.

Principal Investigator

member portrait Saikat Guha Principal Investigator University of Maryland

Faculty

member portrait Aqil Sajjad Research Faculty University of Maryland
member portrait Chaohan Cui Research Faculty University of Maryland

Administration and Research Staff

member portrait Sakshi Malani Program Coordinator University of Maryland
member portrait Tiju Cherian John Research Scientist University of Arizona
member portrait Yu Shi Postdoctoral Researcher University of Maryland
member portrait Zihao Gong Postdoctoral Researcher University of Maryland

Students

member portrait Ali Cox PhD Student University of Arizona
member portrait Amit Jha PhD Student University of Arizona
member portrait Anjolie Tuazon Undergraduate Student University of Maryland
member portrait Corey Ferrier PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Declan Daly PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Emily Van Milligen PhD Student University of Arizona
member portrait Gabe Richardson PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Ian Tillman PhD Student University of Arizona
member portrait Itay Ozer PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Jack Postlewaite PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Joohyung Song PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Mushkan Sureka PhD Student University of Maryland
member portrait Prajit Dhara PhD Student University of Arizona (Visiting Scholar, University of Maryland)

We work with a wide range of outstanding groups from around the world, and we’re always on the lookout for new and unique perspectives. We want to push the frontier of photonic quantum information and train a new generation of researchers and engineers.

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Alumni

member portrait Allison Rubenok Former Postdoc, Research Scientist at UArizona
member portrait Andrew Pizzimenti Former PhD student (joint with Christos Gagatsos), now PhD student at University of Arizona (with Daniel Soh)
member portrait Ashlesha Patil Former PhD student, Scientist at PsiQuantum
member portrait Brianna Moreno Former Program Coordinator, CQN Senior Coordinator UArizona
member portrait Grace (Cat) Hathaway Former MS student, currently PhD Student (with Ewan Douglas) at Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
member portrait Christos Gagatsos Former Research Faculty, Assistant Professor ECE University of Arizona
member portrait Eneet Kaur Former Scientist, Quantum Research Scientist at Cisco
member portrait Evan Anderson Former PhD student (joint with Boulat Bash), University of Arizona
member portrait Isack Padilla Former PhD student, now PhD student at University of Arizona (with Prof. Kanu Sinha)
member portrait Kaushik Seshadreesan Former Research Scientist, Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh
member portrait Kayla Filipek Former UG Scientist, Electro-Optical Engineer Lockheed Martin, Arlington TX
member portrait Lyann Lau Former Executive Associate
member portrait Michael Grace Former PhD student, Scientist at Raytheon BBN
member portrait Orkhongua Batjargal Former PhD Scientist, Senior Laser Engineer, Seyond, California
member portrait Wenhua He Former PhD student, Postdoc (with Matt Eichenfield) at University of Arizona
member portrait Zacharie Van Herstraeten Former Postdoc, Currently Postdoctoral Scholar at INRIA, Paris

Our team thrives on collaboration across disciplines and institutions, bringing together innovative ideas and diverse perspectives to tackle the challenges of photonic quantum systems. Whether you’re interested in joining us or learning more about our research, we encourage you to explore the exciting work we’re doing.

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