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Arvind Murugan
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CV
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​Kabir Husain​
Postdoc​ (2018-)
James McDonnell fellow
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Martin Falk
Postdoc (2019-)

MRSEC postdoc
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Riccardo Ravasio
Postdoc (2020-)
​Yen fellow
joint w/ Prof. Ranganathan 
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LaNijah Flagg
Grad student (2022-)
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Milena Chakraverti-Wuerthwein
Grad student (2022-)
Hertz fellow
(joint w/  Allesina)
Eric Rouviere
Grad student (2018-)

(joint w/  Ranganathan )
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Chris Russo
Grad student (2020-)

(joint w/  Cobey)
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Rudy Mendez Reina
Grad student (2020-)

(joint w/  Kuehn)
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Sophia Chiang
Undergrad (2020-)

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Finn Roach
Undergrad (2022-)
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Past
Postdocs
​Matthew Pinson 
JFI Postdoc (2015-16)

Currently (2022):

Jesuit Novitiate,
Australia
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Zhiyue Lu
Postdoc (2017-19)

Currently (2022):
Asst. Prof., Chemistry
UNC, Chapel Hill
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Graduate students
Menachem Stern
Grad student ​(2016-19)
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APS GSNP Award + Bloomenthal prize 
Currently (2020):
Postdoc - U Penn
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Weerapat Pittayakanchit
Grad student (2016-21)
Currently (2021):
Krungthai Bank, Thailand
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Jackson O'Brien 
Graduate student

(2016-21)
Currently (2021):
Lincoln Park Capital
(biotech VC)
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Vedant Sachdeva
Grad student (2017-22)
(w/ Prof. Palmer) ​
Harper Dissertation Fellow 
Currently (2022):
Evozyne (biotech startup)
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Chukwunonso 
(Chooki) Arinze
Grad student (2018-22)​
Currently (2022):
Kaoshi (founder)
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Undergraduates

​Ryan Thiermann
Undergrad (2015-17)

​Currently
(2022):
UC San Diego 
Physics
(grad student)
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​Ambre Bourdier​
​Undergrad (2017)

Currently (2019):

​ESILV, Paris
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​Viraaj Jayaram
Undergrad (2017-19)

Currently (2022):
Yale Physics
​(grad student)
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Leron Perez​
Undergrad (2018-19)

Currently (2022):
Stanford
​ (grad student)
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Alexandra Carruthers Ferrero
REU Student 2016

Currently (2018):
U. Puerto Rico 
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Weishun Zhong
(2016 - 17)

Currently (2022):
 MIT Physics
​(grad student)
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Sophia Smith
Undergrad (2020-21)
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Currently
(2021):
UT Austin (applied math) (grad student)
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Jon Kutasov
REU Student 2019

Currently (2021):
Optiver (fintech)

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Arvind Murugan - Professional History

Assistant Professor

Postdoc 


Member

Visiting Researcher
 

PhD (Physics) 


B.S. (Mathematics)


University of Chicago, Physics+JFI

Harvard University
(w/ Michael Brenner)  

Institute for Advanced Study, NJ
Simons Center for Systems Biology
Rockefeller University, NYC
(w/ Stanislas Leibler)

Princeton University
(w/ Igor Klebanov) 
                               
California Institute of Technology

 Jul 15 – present

Sep 12 – May 15   


Aug 09 – Aug 12 

Aug 09 – Aug 12   


Sep 04 – Jul 09


Sep 00 – Jun 04