Research Scientists & Postdocs

Contact information for research scientists, postdocs, and visitors

  • Research Scientists

    Mikhail Alexandrov
    Associate Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    Phone: 1-212-678-5548
    Email: [email protected]

    Alexander Battey
    Associate Research Scientist
    Applied Physics
    General Atomics, MS 15/133G
    3483 Dunhill Street
    San Diego CA 92121
    Email: [email protected]

    Bustos Ramirez,Guillermo
    Associate Research Scientist
    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory 
    100 Stellarator Road Mail, Code: EWA 244, Box 451 
    Princeton NJ 08543
    Email: [email protected]

    Gabriel Chiodo
    Adjunct Associate Research Scientist
    Applied Mathematics / Polvani Group
    ETH Zurich 8092
    Zurich, Switzerland
    Ramstrasse 101
    Email: [email protected]

    Adrian Chitu
    Staff Associate
    Materials Science & Engineering
    171 Engineering Terrace, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Jacek Chowdhary
    Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    Email: [email protected]

    Shengyu Cong
    Associate Research Scientist
    200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Bithi De
    Associate Research Scientist
    Email: [email protected]

    Gregory Elsaesser
    Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    Email: [email protected]

    Robert Field
    Associate Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    Email: [email protected]

    Igor Geogdzhayev
    Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    Email: [email protected]

    Christopher Hansen
    Research Scientist
    (office) 289 Engineering Terrace
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Jeremy Hanson
    Associate Research Scientist
    General Atomics, MS 13/409
    Mail Code: 3483 Dunhill St
    San Diego, CA 92121-1215
    Email: [email protected]

    Paul Lerner
    Associate Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    (office) 536 Armstrong Hall
    (mail) 2880 Broadway, Mail Code: 0201
    New York, NY 10025
    Email: [email protected]

    Nils Leuthold
    Associate Research Scientist
    Applied Physics / Paz-Soldan Group
    General Atomics
    San Diego, CA 92121
    Email: [email protected]

    Jeffrey Levesque
    Research Scientist
    (office) 289 Engineering Terrace
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Phone: 1-212-851-5937
    Email: [email protected]

    Nikolas Logan
    Research Scientist
    Applied Physics / Paz-Soldan Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    John C. Marshall
    Adjunct Senior Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    New York, NY 10025
    Email: [email protected]

    Catherine Naud
    Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    Email: [email protected]

    Oak Nelson
    Research Scientist
    General Atomics, MS 13/409
    Mail Code: 3483 Dunhill St
    San Diego, CA 92121-1215
    Email: [email protected]

    Steven A. Sabbagh
    Senior Research Scientist / Adjunct Professor
    Applied Physics / Princeton Plasma Phys Lab
    (office) Rm Ewa 244
    (mail) P.O. Box 451
    Princeton, NJ 08543
    Phone: 1-609-243-2645
    Email: [email protected]

    Ian Stewart
    Associate Research Scientist
    Plasma Physics
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd
    Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Veronika Zamkovska
    Associate Research Scientist
    Applied Physics / Sabbagh Group
    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
    100 Stellarator Road
    EWA 244 Box 451
    Princeton NJ 08543
    Email: [email protected]

  • Postdocs

    Kossi Pierre Amenoagbadji
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Applied Mathematics / Weinstein Group
    (office) 287A ET
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Antoine Baillod
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Applied Physics / Paul Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd
    Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Zhengqian Cheng
    Materials Science & Engineering / Yang Group
    (office) 1144 S.W. Mudd
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Sai Kanth Dacha
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist 
    Applied Physics / Gaeta Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Joseph Jepson
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory / Sabbagh Group
    100 Stellarator Road
    Mail Code: EWA 244 BOX 541
    Princeton NJ 08543
    Email: [email protected]


    Alexey Knyazev
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Applied Physics / Paul Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Hankyu Lee
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory / Sabbagh Group
    100 Stellarator Road, EWA 244, Box 451
    Princeton NJ 08543
    Email: [email protected]

    Kelsey Mallow
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Email: [email protected]

    Zachary McGraw
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Applied Mathematics / Polvani Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    James Scott
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Applied Mathematics / Du Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd
    Mail Code: 4701, New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Natasha Trencham
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

    Yun Zhao
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist
    Applied Physics / Gaeta Group
    (mail) 200 S.W. Mudd. Mail Code: 4701
    New York, NY 10027
    Email: [email protected]

  • Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA)

    The OPA supports and assists Columbia Postdocs in their professional training and development as well as offers in depth guidance and resources to the Columbia University community on all matters pertaining to postdoctoral affairs.

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