Principal Investigator
Lois Pollack
Professor and Director, Applied and Engineering Physics
E-mail: lp26@cornell.edu
Office: (607)255-8695
Education
Ph.D. Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Physics Brandeis University
Favorite Technique
The latest one we’re working on!
Favorite Molecule
The ribosome
Research Associates
Suzette Pabit
E-mail: sap73@cornell.edu
Education
Ph.D. Physics University of Florida
B.S. Physics University of the Phillipines
Favorite Technique
Anomalous small angle X-ray scattering
Favorite Molecule
A186U mutant of p5abc
Postdoctoral Associates
Yujie Chen
E-mail: yc864@cornell.edu
Education
Ph.D. Physics Michigan State University
B.S. Physics Fudan University
Favorite Technique
Time-Resolved SAXS
Contrast Matching
Favorite Molecule
pRNA and cns2
Graduate Students
Joshua Tokuda
Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: jmt326@cornell.edu
Education
B.S. Biophysics University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite Technique
Time-Resolved SAXS
Favorite Molecule
Cryptochrome (when it doesn’t aggregate!)
Andrea Katz
Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: amk362@cornell.edu
Education
B.S. Physics Trinity University
Favorite Technique
Circular Dichroism
Favorite Molecule
DNA/RNA Hybrid
George Calvey
Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: gdc66@cornell.edu
Education
B.S. Physics Clarkson University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Clarkson University
Favorite Technique
Machining
Favorite Molecule
Aluminum
Alexander Plumridge
Field: Physics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: ap866@cornell.edu
Education
M. Physics University of Sheffield
Favourite Technique
Alternating-Laser EXcitation (ALEX)
Favourite Molecules
dT30 and dA30
Alexander Mauney
Field: Physics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: mathmauney@gmail.com
Education
B.S. Physics North Carolina State University
Favorite Technique
Favorite Molecules
Alumni
Julie Sutton
Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: jls535@cornell.edu
Education
B.A.Sc. Engineering Science University of Toronto
Favorite Technique
Single-Molecule FRET
Favorite Molecule
dT30
Yunsheng Wang
Field: Master of Science (M.S.)
E-mail: yw658@cornell.edu
Education
B.S. Physics Hefei University of Technology
Favorite Technique
PDMS Microfluidics
Favorite Molecules
PDMS
Abhijit Lavania
Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
E-mail: jls535@cornell.edu
Major
B.S. Engineering Physics
Favorite Technique
Computational Approaches
Favorite Molecule
dT30 and dA30
Seong Ha Park
Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.) Rotation Student
E-mail: sp2274@cornell.edu
Education
B.S. Physics KAIST
Favorite Technique
SAXS
Favorite Molecules
phiX174 and ST-1
Next Position: Graduate Student in Michelle Wang’s Lab.
Steve Meisburger
E-mail: spm82@cornell.edu
Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Education
B.A. Physics Carleton College
Favorite Technique
Time resolved small angle X-ray scattering
Next Position: Post Doctorate Associate in Nozomi Ando’s Lab at Princeton University.
Huimin Chen
E-mail: hc236@cornell.edu
Education
Ph.D. Applied Physics Cornell University
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
Favorite Molecule
ATP synthase
Next Position: Research Assistant at Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York
Peter Gu
E-mail: psg46@cornell.edu
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
Postdoctoral Associate
Next Position: Senior Staff Scientist at Advanced Reconnaissance Corp, Principal Scientist at MakerBot
Josh Blose
Postdoctoral Associate
Next Position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Brockport
Yizui Yu
Graduate Student
Master of Science in Applied Physics
Natalie Paquette
Undergraduate Student
Next Position: Theoretical Physics Ph.D. Student at Stanford University
Jiecheng Zhang
Undergraduate Student
Next Position: Theoretical Physics Ph.D. Student at Stanford University
Li Li
Graduate Student
Biophysics Ph.D.
Next Position: Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Jessica Lamb
Graduate Student
Applied Physics Ph.D.
Next Positions: Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH → Staff Fellow at FDA
Kurt Andresen
Graduate Student
Applied Physics Ph.D.
Next Positions: Postdoctoral Fellow at Colgate University → Visiting Professor at Colgate University → Assistant Professor of Physics at Gettysburg College
Hye Yoon Park
Graduate Student
Applied Physics Ph.D.
Next Positions: 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
Graduate Student
Applied Physics Ph.D.
Next Positions: Senior Scientist at US Genomics → Senior Scientist, Chemistry Development at Illumina
Silena Paik
Graduate Student
Master of Engineering
Xiangyun Qiu
Postdoctoral Associate
Next Positions: Research Fellow at NIH → Visiting Scientist at UMass Amherst → Assistant Professor at George Washington University
