Meet the group

People

Current members, alumni, and opportunities to join the Asthana Group.

Current members

Ayush Asthana

PI (since Fall 2023)

Postdoc: Virginia Tech
PhD: Johns Hopkins University, 2021
BS-MS: IIT Kanpur, 2016
Email: ayush.asthana@und.edu

CV Google Scholar

Mushir Thodika

Postdoctoral researcher

Joined: Spring 2026
Postdoc: NREL (with Dr. Mark Schilfgaarde)
PhD: Temple University, 2022
BS-MS: IISER Mohali
Email: mushir.kolathingal@und.edu

Google Scholar

Prince Frederick Kwao

PhD student

Joined: Fall 2023
BSc: Industrial Chemistry, Ekiti State University
Email: prince.kwao@und.edu

Sonal Jain

PhD student

Joined: Spring 2026
MS: Chemistry, IIT Delhi
BS: Chemistry, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Agra
Email: sonal.jain@und.edu

Tanya Keshari

PhD student

Joined: Fall 2026
MS: Physics, IIT Roorkee
BS: Physics, Banaras Hindu University
Email: tanya.keshari@und.edu

Edward Tortorelli

Undergraduate student researcher

Joined: Summer 2026
Senior
BS: Chemistry, University of North Dakota

Alumni

Postdoctoral researchers

Srivathsan Poyyapakkam Sundar

Postdoctoral researcher

In group: 2024–2026
Now: Postdoctoral researcher at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin with Prof. Annika Bande
PhD: University of Melbourne (ChemE), 2023
MS: IIT Madras (ChemE), 2019

Undergraduate students

Adan Abdihakim (Concordia College)
Sean Glaholt (with Prof. Yen Lee Loh)

Open positions

We are always interested in motivated students and postdocs who enjoy theoretical or computational research and think deeply about quantum chemistry and quantum computing.

If you are interested in joining the group, please see the join page and reach out to Ayush with a short email and CV.