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Dr. Anil K. Patnaik

Professor of Physics

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MS Thesis Advised

Current Students (as Advisor):

  • Lt Kyle Jacobsen - Extereme Light Lab
  • Lt Brian Zelt - Extreme Light Lab
  • Mr. Travis Morris - Li Isotopes with LIBS (Expt)

Current Student (as Committee Member):

  • Mr. Robert Lysinger - Quantum Storage (Expt)
  • Lt Jonathan Bizzano - Quantum Information (Expt)

 

ALUMNI:

Advisor and Chair of Committee:

  1. Mr. Robert von Holle (2025) - Quantum Information (Expt)
  2. 1Lt Madison Moran (2025) - LIBS and LIBRIS for Li Isotopes (Expt)
  3. Mr. Benjamin Knight (2024) - Extreme Light (Expt)
  4. Capt Jackson Piechowski (2024) - Synergistic Effects of Neutron and Gamma Radiations on the Electrical Properties of MOSFETs 
  5. 2nd Lt Noah Everett (2024) - Analyzing the Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence on Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs Using Quantum State Tomography
  6. 2nd Lt Colton Stoner (2023) - Simulation of Neutron Generation from Laser-Driven Fusion in a Liquid D2O Sheet Using Novel WARPX Module
  7. 2nd Lt Ryan Pinson (2022) - Characterization of Environmental Conditioning of Lithium Hydride Using Spectroscopy and Machine Learning
  8. 1st Lt Michael G Rynders (2021) - Characterization of the Spatial Distribution and Evolution of Cerium and Calcium in Laser Produced Plasma

As Committee Member:

  1. Lt Grant Ferry (2026) - Quantum Information (Expt)
  2. Capt David Stiles (2025) - Extreme Light Lab (Expt)
  3. Capt Zach Johnson (2025) - Quantum Storage (Expt) 
  4. 2d Mikaela Morris (2025) - Quantum Imaging (Expt)
  5. 2nd Lt Seth Hyra (2023) - Coupling to Quantum Topological Order in Superconducting Qubit Systems
  6. 2nd Casey Kowalski (2022) - Determination of Vortex Locations in a 2x2 Array of Josephson Junctions for Topological Quantum Computation
  7. Capt James Stoefel (2021) - Lithium Compound Characterization via Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy
  8. Lt Adrian Scheppe (2021) - Topological Realizations of Entangling Quantum Gates
  9. Capt Ashwin Rao (2020) - Rapid Analysis of Plutonium Surrogate Material via Hand-Held Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy