FRIB Charge Exchange Group
Exchanging Charge Since 2003
The Charge-Exchange Group started in 2003 when Remco Zegers joined NSCL (now FRIB) as an assistant professor. Many undergraduate and graduate students, research associates, and staff perform fore-front science in experimental nuclear (astro) physics. Former group members have pursued impactful careers in academia, industry, research and national laboratories, government and governmental contractors, and more.
Current Members
Remco Zegers - Professor
Jorge Pereira - FRIB Senior Scientist
Shumpei Noji - FRIB Staff Scientist
Juan Zamora - FRIB Scientist
Felix Ndayisabye - FRIB Safety Technologist
Sk Mustak Ali - Research Associate
Cavan Maher - Graduate Student
Neshad Deva Pathirana - Graduate Student
Vanessa Jones - Graduate Student
Sabrina Duden - Professorial Assistant
Former Members
Research Associates with Departure Year
Arthur Cole - 2005
Cedric Simenel - 2005
Y. Shimbara - 2007
George Perdikakis - 2009
Masaki Sasano -2011
Shumpei Noji - 2014
Kenjiro Miki - 2016
Juan Carlos Zamora - 2018
Bingshui Gao - 2018
Simon Giraud - 2023
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PhD Students with Graduation Year
Meredith Howard - 2008
Wes Hitt – 2009
Carol Guess – 2010
Rhiannon Hutton – 2011
Amanda Prinke – 2012
Mike Scott – 2015
Chris Sullivan – 2018
Sam Lipschutz – 2018
Rachel Titus – 2019
Jaclyn Schmitt – 2022
Zarif Rahman - 2025
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MS Students with Graduation Year
Jenna Deaven – December 2010
LeShawna Valdez – January 2011
Joseph Doster – June 2013
Alexander Carls – December 2019
Miles DeNudt – Spring 2022
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Undergraduate Students with Last Year of Activity in the Group
Janet Dietrich - 2003
Rifat Kahn - 2006
Kurtis Geerling - 2006
Konstantin Mihaylov Kostov - 2007
Katie Thorne - 2007.
Du Nguyen - 2010
LeShawna Valdez - 2008
Christoph Caesar -2008
Sreeker Reddy - 2009
Stephen Cannon - 2010
Nicklas Kulczycki - 2011
Nicholas Ferrante - 2010
Jessica Palardy - 2010
Derik Peterman - 2011
Matthew Solt - 2012
Dana Koeppe - 2013
Thomas Grupp - 2014
Jasper Hill - 2015
Katie Foss - 2016
Devon Thompson - 2016
Evan Litch - 2017
Panashe Mayangamutse - 2017
Jonathan Shaheen – 2017
Andrew Mizer - 2018
Charlie Hultquist – 2022
Jon Droste – 2019
Jeremy Rebenstock – 2022
Jason-Michael Gabler – 2021
Jordan Lesniak – 2022
Cedric Emmanuel – 2024
Jackson Hacias – 2025
Subhroja Roy – 2025
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High School Students
Jonathan Marks – 2008
Evan Dunmon – 2009
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