The talented researchers who make the Madhavan Lab what it is — past and present.
Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Researchers
Graduate Students















Undergraduates


| Name | Role | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Arjun Raghavan | PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow, Baldini Lab, UT Austin |
| Anuva Aishwarya | PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yacoby Lab, Harvard University |
| Michael Altvater | Postdoc | Research & Development Scientist, UES, Inc. |
| Jorge Olivares Rodriguez | PhD | Application Scientist, Bruker |
| Leena Aggarwal | Postdoc | Thin Film Process Engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Charlie Steiner | PhD | — |
| Guannan Chen | PhD | Senior Process Engineer, ASM |
| Davide Iaia | PhD | Application Engineer, Advanced Energy |
| Lin Jiao | Postdoc | Research Faculty, Zhejiang University / NHMFL |
| Sean Howard | PhD | Senior Principal Physicist, Northrop Grumman |
| Yulia Maximenko | PhD | Professor, Colorado State University / NIST |
| Zhenyu Wang | Postdoc | Professor, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) |
| Somesh Ganguli | Postdoc | Academy Research Fellow, Aalto University |
| Shichao Yan | Postdoc | Associate Professor, ShanghaiTech University |
| Yoshinori Okada | Postdoc | Associate Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
We are always looking for curious, driven researchers. Prospective graduate students should apply through the UIUC Physics PhD program. Prospective postdocs should send a CV and a brief description of research interests to Prof. Madhavan.