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

Srivathsan Poyyapakkam Sundar

Postdoctoral researcher

PhD: University of Melbourne (ChemE), 2023
MS: IIT Madras (ChemE), 2019
BE: Anna University (MechE), 2015
Email: s.poyyapakkam@und.edu

Mushir Thodika

Postdoctoral researcher

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

Prince Frederick Kwao

Graduate student

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

Adan Abdihakim

Undergraduate researcher

Email: abdihakim.o.adan@und.edu

Open positions

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

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

Alumni

Sean Glaholt

Undergraduate student (with Prof. Yen Lee Loh)

Email: sean.glaholt@und.edu