Josue San Emeterio
- E-mail: js3262@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Applied Physics, RPI
Josue worked on viral ssRNA packaging and assembly.
Brady Sites
- E-mail: bas339@cornell.edu
- Education: B.S. Engineering Physics, Cornell University
Brady applied the method of contrast variation SAXS to study the formation of biomolecular complexes, such as viruses.
Next position: Internship at NASA
Shuo Sui
- E-mail: ss4257@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
- Education: Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shuo developed innovative methods to investigate structural dynamics of biomolecules (proteins and nucleic acids) using advanced X-ray sources and microfluidic devices.
Next position: Senior Scientist at Pfizer
Elisa Kelly
- E-mail: eck92@cornell.edu
- Field: College of Engineering (B.S.)
Elisa worked with mix-and-inject serial crystallography devices.
Yen-Lin Chen
- E-mail: yc2253@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics National Taiwan University
Yen’s research focused on studying RNA conformations using single-molecule techniques and SAXS, high-throughput forward modeling of solution X-ray scattering profiles with explicit ions and solvent molecules, wide-angle X-ray scattering, and statistical modeling of experimental observables.
Next position: Computational biologist / data scientist at ReviveMed Technologies
Derrick Lin
- E-mail: drl222@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
- Education: B.S. Applied Physics & B.S. Computer Science, Cornell University
Derrick worked on discovering the structure of RNA through techniques like electron microscopy and computational analysis.
Next position: Data scientist
Alex Mauney
- E-mail: awm88@cornell.edu
- Field: Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics, North Carolina State University
Alex analyzed the structural dynamics of nucleosomes using novel computational modeling methods.
Next position: Senior system engineer at Raytheon
Alex Plumridge
- E-mail: ap866@cornell.edu
- Field: Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: M. Physics, University of Sheffield
Alex developed experimental tools and technologies to address challenging problems in RNA-directed therapeutics, including microfluidic platforms for high-throughput screening of small molecule inhibitors to functional RNA elements such as riboswitches.
Next position: Systems integration scientist at PacBio
George Calvey
- E-mail: gdc66@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics & Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
George developed methods and instrumentation for time-resolved structural studies on XFEL and synchrotron beamlines.
Next position: Physicist at Kimball Physics
Andrea Katz
- E-mail: amk362@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D., Postdoc)
- Education: B.S. Physics, Trinity University
Andrea designed and built technology for time-resolved studies at XFELs and synchrotrons.
Next position: Physicist at Kimball Physics
Luke Meyer
- E-mail: lcm227@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Luke developed agarose electrophoresis methods for analyzing RNA-protein complexes.
Joyce Liu
- E-mail: jll332@cornell.edu
- Field: Biomedical Engineering (B.S)
Xiaowen Wang
- E-mail: xw453@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
Favorite technique: Molecular biology
Favorite Molecule: NCPs
Next position: Software engineer at Amazon Lab126
Jeffrey Huang
- E-mail: jh2279@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite technique: Ensemble modelling of SAXS data
Favorite molecule: SAM2, mixed sequence ssRNAs
Next position: Material Science and Engineering Ph.D. student at UIUC
Joshua Tokuda
- E-mail: jmt326@cornell.edu
- Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Biophysics, UCLA
Favorite technique: Time-resolved SAXS
Favorite molecule: Cryptochrome (when it doesn’t aggregate!)
Next position: Scientist at Amgen
Yujie Chen
- E-mail: yc864@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
- Education: Ph.D. Physics, Michigan State University; B.S. Physics, Fudan University
Favorite technique: Time-resolved SAXS, contrast matching
Favorite molecule: pRNA and cns2
Next position: Engineer at ASML
Julie Sutton
- E-mail: jls535@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.A.Sc. Engineering Science, University of Toronto
Favorite technique: Single-molecule FRET
Favorite molecule: dT30
Next position: Research scientist at MIT
Yunsheng Wang
- E-mail: yw658@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
- Education: B.S. Physics, Hefei University of Technology
Favorite technique: PDMS microfluidics
Favorite molecule: PDMS
Next position: Graduate research assistant at Villanova University
Abhijit Lavania
- E-mail: jls535@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite technique: Computational approaches
Favorite molecule: dT30 and dA30
Next position: Applied physics Ph.D. student at Stanford
Seong Ha Park
- E-mail: sp2274@cornell.edu
- Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.) rotation student
- Education: B.S. Physics, KAIST
Favorite technique: SAXS
Favorite molecule: phyX174 and ST-1
Next position: Graduate student in Michelle Wang’s lab at Cornell
Steve Meisburger
- E-mail: spm82@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.A. Physics, Carleton College
Favorite technique: Time-resolved SAXS
Next position: Postdoctoral associate in Nozomi Ando’s lab at Princeton (then back to Cornell down the hall)
Huimin Chen
- E-mail: hc236@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics, Cornell University
Favorite technique: Pointillism
Favorite molecule: Mouse acetylcholinesterase-TZ2PA6 anti complex
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow (visiting) in Daniel Larson Lab at NIH
Mark Landy
- E-mail: mal289@cornell.edu
Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite molecule: ATP synthase
Next position: Research assistant at Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York
Peter Gu
- E-mail: psg46@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite technique: ICP-AES
Favorite molecule: Biotin
Next position: Intern at MITRE → Translational Sciences Intern at Medimmune → Engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Christopher Jones
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
Next position: Senior Staff Scientist at Advanced Reconnaissance Corp, Principal Scientist at MakerBot
Josh Blose
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
- Education: B.S. Applied Physics & B.S. Computer Science, Cornell University
Next position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Brockport
Yizui Yu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
Natalie Paquette
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Next position: Theoretical Physics Ph.D. student at Stanford
Jiecheng Zhang
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Next position: Theoretical Physics Ph.D. student at Stanford
Li Li
- Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Jessica Lamb
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH → Staff Fellow at FDA
Kurt Andresen
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Colgate University → Visiting Professor at Colgate University → Assistant Professor of Physics at Gettysburg College
Hye Yoon Park
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Research Fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine → Visiting Scientist at Janelia Farms Research Campus of HHMI → Associate at Albert Einstein College of Medicine → Assistant Professor at Seoul National University
Lisa Kwok
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Senior Scientist at US Genomics → Senior Scientist, Chemistry Development at Illumina
Silena Paik
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
Xiangyun Qiu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
Next position: Research Fellow at NIH → Visiting Scientist at UMass Amherst → Assistant Professor at George Washington University