People

Rakib G.S.

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Gabriela Baez Zaldivar

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Matthew Herbst

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Primary advisor: Prof. R. Mohan Sankaran

Barbara Allen

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Gavin Baird

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Kiernan Schumacher

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Nathan Gannon

Ph.D. Student | Chemistry

Colton Bruni

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Rohan Bhatt

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Joshua Miao

Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Multiple research opportunities are available for new and continuing graduate students.  
Applications to NPRE graduate programs are open! Apply by December 15th to join our department in the following Fall. Learn more about graduate applications to NPRE here.
Reach out to vergari@illinois.edu to discuss potential research projects.

If you are a current student at UIUC and would like to be involved in research, fill-in the Interest Form.

Yuxuan Zhu

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Class of 2027

James Liu

Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027

Hannah Rosenhen

Engineering Physics | Class of 2027

Michael Kerker

Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027

Oliver Stehlik

Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027

Danny Goldman

Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027

Colleen Milos

Mechanical Science and Engineering | Class of 2028

Aditya Arunachalam

Astrophysics | Class of 2028

Graduate Alumni

• Harsha Pandey | M.S. in Aerospace Engineering | Class of 2025 | Thesis Title: “Phase Field Model to Study Corrosion of Structural Alloys in Harsh Environments”
• Aryaman Srivastav | M.S. in Aerospace Engineering | Class of 2025 | Thesis Title: “ECFoam: A Finite Volume Electrochemistry Solver,
  with Applications for Molten Salt Systems”
• Damiano Bagnati | M.S. in Nuclear Engineering (Politecnico di Milano) | Class of 2026 | Thesis Title: ” Electrochemical Measurements of Halobasicity in Molten Chloride Salts”

Undergraduate Alumni

• Erdem Yelmenoglu | Mechanical Science and Engineering | Class of 2025
• Morgan Anderson | Engineering Physics / Mathematics | Class of 2025
• Cristian Herard | Materials Science and Engineering | Class of 2025
• Olivia Hunsberger | Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2025
• Gabe Walton | Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2026
• Michael Furlin | Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2026
• AJ Bernardo | Mechanical Science and Engineering | Class of 2026
• Yahya Ahmedjeelani | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Class of 2027
• Owen Strong | Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering | Class of 2027
• Charlotte Damewood | Aerospace Engineering | Class of 2028