Graduate Students - UVa Physics

Andrew AbdelMalak

Graduate Student

jrw2hn@virginia.edu

Ali Ahmad

Graduate Student

mdk3qf@Virginia.EDU

Sid Ajith

Graduate Student

sa4fb@Virginia.EDU
Office: Astronomy Gilmer

M. Sifatul Alam

Graduate Student

abr2eu@Virginia.EDU

Malinda Amarakoon

Graduate Student

zjm4us@Virginia.EDU

Paul Anderson

Graduate Student

pca6rn@Virginia.EDU

Gabriel Lucas Andrade de Sousa

Graduate Student

hef8en@virginia.edu

Nisal Geemal Balasooriya Arachchige

Graduate Student

gsx3qz@Virginia.EDU

Sajeevan Baskaran

Graduate Student

ryg9qc@virginia.edu

Sujit Bati

Graduate Student

kpu8qx@virginia.edu

Harshana Gunaratne Battagodage

Graduate Student

dke8qv@Virginia.EDU

Joshua Bautista

Graduate Student
M.S. Physics, 2021, University of the Philippines Diliman
Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics

rzp9zf@virginia.edu

Tiberius Berndsen

Graduate Student

knc4cj@Virginia.EDU

Isiwara Boteju

Graduate Student

gtd6ks@Virginia.EDU

Christian Brandt

Graduate Student

wmh8vp@virginia.edu

Albert Bryant

Graduate Student

atb6em@virginia.edu

Lenakshi Anjalika Buthgama Ralalage

Graduate Student

ktn9mu@Virginia.EDU

Zola Bzdek

Graduate Student

jdm8vb@Virginia.EDU

Prena Chaudhary

Graduate Student

cmz2us@Virginia.EDU

Youjian Chen

Graduate Student

yc7cp@Virginia.EDU
Office: 490A Gilmer

Gene Chen

Graduate Student
B.S.Physics, 2021, University of Maryland

wkp5pp@virginia.edu

Jui-Lin Chin

Graduate Student

gaf9pa@Virginia.EDU

Zekun Chu

Graduate Student
Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

zc4hk@virginia.edu

Heewon Chung

Graduate Student
Experimental High Energy Physics

mqu4ue@virginia.edu

Taylor Colaizzi

Graduate Student

zxk4gs@Virginia.EDU

Cameron Cotton

Graduate Student
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

cwc3cg@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Dayne Coveyou

Graduate Student
B.S., 2020, Northern Illinois University
Experimental High Energy Physics

drc2p@virginia.edu

Itzal De Urisote Terrazas

Graduate Student

mgf3tf@Virginia.EDU

Kusal Sachithra Dharmasiri

Graduate Student

eas8rr@virginia.edu

Arwa Elhashash

Graduate Student

aze5tn@Virginia.EDU
Office: Astronomy Gilmer

Yunhao Fan

Graduate Student

vap7dc@virginia.edu

Limini Fonseka

Graduate Student

ggm2da@Virginia.EDU

Trevor Ford

Graduate Student
B.S. Physics and Chemistry, 2022, West Virginia University
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

hwf3vj@virginia.edu

Supriyo Ghosh

Graduate Student
MSc, 2016, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

sg4at@Virginia.EDU
Office: 490A Gilmer

Niko Giorgadze

Graduate Student

tax8du@virginia.edu

Joshua Greaves

Graduate Student

vve7nj@Virginia.EDU

Meng Gu

Graduate Student

awa6ut@virginia.edu

Victor Santos Guedes

Graduate Student

tpx5df@virginia.edu

Eranga Gunasekara

Graduate Student

ybz4er@virginia.edu

Nuwan Gunawardhana Waduge

Graduate Student

mra2mh@virginia.edu

Adrian Gutierrez

Graduate Student
BS, Physics and Mathematics. , 2019, University of Oregon
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

agg4hc@Virginia.EDU
Office: 142 JBL

Andrew Hagemeier

Graduate Student
B.S. Physics, 2021, University of California Davis
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

rkh8gf@virginia.edu

Seth Hall

Graduate Student

ckx5qj@Virginia.EDU

Gabriela Hamilton

Graduate Student

pna2yw@Virginia.EDU

Nimna Sandali Peiris Handapangodage

Graduate Student

dvu6aj@Virginia.EDU

Alison Haskin

Graduate Student

amh2vq@virginia.edu

Vimukthi Haththotuwa Gamage

Graduate Student
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

vph7xu@virginia.edu

Hayden Hollenbeck

Graduate Student
MSc, 2021, University of Edinburgh
Theoretical High Energy Physics

kcr8wx@virginia.edu

Tyler Horoho

Graduate Student
B.S., 2018, Indiana University Bloomington
Experimental High Energy Physics

tgh7hx@virginia.edu

Amr Hossameldin

Graduate Student

ah6sr@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Diego Ibarra Hoyos

Graduate Student
B.S., 2020, Universidad de Colima
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

di8pd@virginia.edu

Kavindu Sathsara Igala Withanage

zpe9gj@Virginia.EDU

Jason Jang

Graduate Student

sgv2ew@Virginia.EDU

Sean Jeffas

Graduate Student
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

sj9ry@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Maria Jose

Graduate Student

wcv8bu@virginia.edu

Nazmun Sadat Khan, Md.

Graduate Student

qqb5dg@virginia.edu

Adil Khawaja

Graduate Student

taz8sp@virginia.edu

Brian Khor

Graduate Student

bk8wj@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Jacob Koenemann

Graduate Student
B.S. Physics and Astrophysics, 2022, College of Charleston
Nuclear and Particle Physics,High Energy Physics

bxy3zr@virginia.edu

Konrad Koenigsmann

Graduate Student

kk2abc@Virginia.EDU

Thomas Krahulik

Graduate Student

ttt5kq@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Kiribathgodage Nithya Kularatne

Graduate Student

nne3ft@Virginia.EDU

Mia Kyler

Graduate Student

yzv2ra@Virginia.EDU

Claire Landgraf

Graduate Student

guv2gx@virginia.edu

Liz Larson

Graduate Student
B.S., 2017, University of Virginia
Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

eal2ne@Virginia.EDU

Liyu Liu

Graduate Student

ll4pv@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Cuishan Liu

Graduate Student

ktk4sz@virginia.edu

Tristen Lowrey

Graduate Student

tcl8udx@virginia.edu

Michael Lowry

Graduate Student

mjl9ka@Virginia.EDU

Jacob McMurtry

Graduate Student
B.S., 2022, University of Michigan
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

rby2vw@virginia.edu

Braian Mederos

Physics Bridge Student

bam2tf@virginia.edu

Reshma Menon Raghunandanan

Graduate Student

pct3kd@virginia.edu

Joshua Milford

Graduate Student

msz6qn@Virginia.EDU

Cam Nguyen

Graduate Student
B.S., 2018, University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City
Experimental Biological and Medical Physics

cmn5kz@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Vidhura Nishshanka Arachchillage

vrm7fj@Virginia.EDU

Zaki Panjsheeri

Graduate Student
Physics, B.S., 2022, University of Virginia
Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics

zap2nd@virginia.edu

Radwan Parvez

Graduate Student

cyv4sm@Virginia.EDU

Jessica Pascadlo

Graduate Student
B.S. Physics , 2020, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Experimental High Energy Physics

jlp4td@virginia.edu

Santiago Pinto

Graduate Student
B.S., 2019, Illinois State University
Experimental Quantum Information

zay8gu@virginia.edu

Jason Pioquinto

Graduate Student
B.S. Physics, 2020, University of Florida
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

jap7bd@virginia.edu

Yadhav Poudel

Graduate Student

eeq9yr@Virginia.EDU

Ritapriya Pradhan

Graduate Student

rxu9em@Virginia.EDU

Hunter Presley

Graduate Student

hp4xz@virginia.edu

Bhashitha Thuthimal Dharmasena Purijjala Lindagawa Gedara

Graduate Student

bp2sq@virginia.edu

Gary Quaresima

Graduate Student

giq5ej@virginia.edu

Mohhamed Rafi

Graduate Student

fxc7ss@Virginia.EDU

Ravi Rajagopal

Graduate Student

rr2yj@virginia.edu

Riya Rajpurohit

Graduate Student

nrn7at@Virginia.EDU

Valeria Ramirez Cruz

Graduate Student

pag7xh@Virginia.EDU

Srimal Rathnayaka

Graduate Student
B.Sc., 2018, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

rkr2hu@virginia.edu

Anuruddha Rathnayake

Graduate Student
B.S, 2015, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics

adr4zs@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Ali Rayat

Graduate Student

yup3jw@Virginia.EDU

Nur Rifat

Graduate Student

qtp7dc@virginia.edu

Rocio Rivera

Graduate Student
B.S., 0, University of Miami

rer2mr@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Jose Santaolalla Delgado

Graduate Student

zrw9cn@Virginia.EDU

Devin Seay

Graduate Student

das5pzq@virginia.edu

Brannon Semp

Graduate Student

hhu8ne@Virginia.EDU

Niraj Shah

Graduate Student

dkv7nz@virginia.edu

Siddhant Siddhant

Graduate Student

sbp4ab@virginia.edu

Haritha Sindhu Rajeev

Graduate Student

hs8bp@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Diana Sokhashvili

Graduate Student

bkq5jz@virginia.edu

Mikheil Sokhashvili

Graduate Student
B.S., 2019, Free University of Tbilisi
Theoretical High Energy Physics

ms2guc@virginia.edu

Joshua Striano

Graduate Student

jct3er@Virginia.EDU

Sujan Subedi

Graduate Student

fcy3xc@Virginia.EDU

Sarah Taffe

Graduate Student

rzx8hv@Virginia.EDU

Pratik Thakur

Graduate Student

zzk4kv@Virginia.EDU

Asiri Thennakoon Mudiyanselage

Graduate Student
B.Sc. , 2019, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

kmg9eq@virginia.edu

Joachim Tsakanikas

Graduate Student

ske6uw@Virginia.EDU

Kevin Vu

Graduate Student
BS Physics, Mathematics, 2014, UCI
Experimental Biological and Medical Physics

kv6xh@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Benjamin Wade

Graduate Student

baw8td@virginia.edu

Matthew Walker

Graduate Student
B.S. Physics, 2018, University of Virginia
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

mrw3te@virginia.edu
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Ziyuan Wang

Graduate Student

zw7jyb@virginia.edu

Dima Watkins

Graduate Student

bem8mq@virginia.edu

Drew Wilkers

Graduate Student
B.S., 2020, University of Virginia
Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

arw8tc@virginia.edu

Zhenyu Wu

Graduate Student

rkx2xq@virginia.edu

Jianguang Yang

Graduate Student

jy2ff@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Sheng Zhang

Graduate Student
B.S., 2016, Sun Yat-sen University
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

sz8ea@Virginia.EDU
924-6592
Office: 107 JBL

Xiang Zhang

Graduate Student
B.S., 2022, the Ohio State University
Experimental High Energy Physics

qkb5up@virginia.edu

Yu Zhi

Graduate Student

yz9hy@Virginia.EDU

	Andrew AbdelMalak Graduate Student	jrw2hn@virginia.edu
	Ali Ahmad Graduate Student	mdk3qf@Virginia.EDU
	Sid Ajith Graduate Student	sa4fb@Virginia.EDU Office: Astronomy Gilmer
	M. Sifatul Alam Graduate Student	abr2eu@Virginia.EDU
	Malinda Amarakoon Graduate Student	zjm4us@Virginia.EDU
	Paul Anderson Graduate Student	pca6rn@Virginia.EDU
	Gabriel Lucas Andrade de Sousa Graduate Student	hef8en@virginia.edu
	Nisal Geemal Balasooriya Arachchige Graduate Student	gsx3qz@Virginia.EDU
	Sajeevan Baskaran Graduate Student	ryg9qc@virginia.edu
	Sujit Bati Graduate Student	kpu8qx@virginia.edu
	Harshana Gunaratne Battagodage Graduate Student	dke8qv@Virginia.EDU
	Joshua Bautista Graduate Student M.S. Physics, 2021, University of the Philippines Diliman Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics	rzp9zf@virginia.edu
	Tiberius Berndsen Graduate Student	knc4cj@Virginia.EDU
	Isiwara Boteju Graduate Student	gtd6ks@Virginia.EDU
	Christian Brandt Graduate Student	wmh8vp@virginia.edu
	Albert Bryant Graduate Student	atb6em@virginia.edu
	Lenakshi Anjalika Buthgama Ralalage Graduate Student	ktn9mu@Virginia.EDU
	Zola Bzdek Graduate Student	jdm8vb@Virginia.EDU
	Prena Chaudhary Graduate Student	cmz2us@Virginia.EDU
	Youjian Chen Graduate Student	yc7cp@Virginia.EDU Office: 490A Gilmer
	Gene Chen Graduate Student B.S.Physics, 2021, University of Maryland	wkp5pp@virginia.edu
	Jui-Lin Chin Graduate Student	gaf9pa@Virginia.EDU
	Zekun Chu Graduate Student Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	zc4hk@virginia.edu
	Heewon Chung Graduate Student Experimental High Energy Physics	mqu4ue@virginia.edu
	Taylor Colaizzi Graduate Student	zxk4gs@Virginia.EDU
	Cameron Cotton Graduate Student Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	cwc3cg@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Dayne Coveyou Graduate Student B.S., 2020, Northern Illinois University Experimental High Energy Physics	drc2p@virginia.edu
	Itzal De Urisote Terrazas Graduate Student	mgf3tf@Virginia.EDU
	Kusal Sachithra Dharmasiri Graduate Student	eas8rr@virginia.edu
	Arwa Elhashash Graduate Student	aze5tn@Virginia.EDU Office: Astronomy Gilmer
	Yunhao Fan Graduate Student	vap7dc@virginia.edu
	Limini Fonseka Graduate Student	ggm2da@Virginia.EDU
	Trevor Ford Graduate Student B.S. Physics and Chemistry, 2022, West Virginia University Experimental Condensed Matter Physics	hwf3vj@virginia.edu
	Supriyo Ghosh Graduate Student MSc, 2016, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics	sg4at@Virginia.EDU Office: 490A Gilmer
	Niko Giorgadze Graduate Student	tax8du@virginia.edu
	Joshua Greaves Graduate Student	vve7nj@Virginia.EDU
	Meng Gu Graduate Student	awa6ut@virginia.edu
	Victor Santos Guedes Graduate Student	tpx5df@virginia.edu
	Eranga Gunasekara Graduate Student	ybz4er@virginia.edu
	Nuwan Gunawardhana Waduge Graduate Student	mra2mh@virginia.edu
	Adrian Gutierrez Graduate Student BS, Physics and Mathematics. , 2019, University of Oregon Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	agg4hc@Virginia.EDU Office: 142 JBL
	Andrew Hagemeier Graduate Student B.S. Physics, 2021, University of California Davis Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	rkh8gf@virginia.edu
	Seth Hall Graduate Student	ckx5qj@Virginia.EDU
	Gabriela Hamilton Graduate Student	pna2yw@Virginia.EDU
	Nimna Sandali Peiris Handapangodage Graduate Student	dvu6aj@Virginia.EDU
	Alison Haskin Graduate Student	amh2vq@virginia.edu
	Vimukthi Haththotuwa Gamage Graduate Student Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	vph7xu@virginia.edu
	Hayden Hollenbeck Graduate Student MSc, 2021, University of Edinburgh Theoretical High Energy Physics	kcr8wx@virginia.edu
	Tyler Horoho Graduate Student B.S., 2018, Indiana University Bloomington Experimental High Energy Physics	tgh7hx@virginia.edu
	Amr Hossameldin Graduate Student	ah6sr@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Diego Ibarra Hoyos Graduate Student B.S., 2020, Universidad de Colima Experimental Condensed Matter Physics	di8pd@virginia.edu
	Kavindu Sathsara Igala Withanage	zpe9gj@Virginia.EDU
	Jason Jang Graduate Student	sgv2ew@Virginia.EDU
	Sean Jeffas Graduate Student Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	sj9ry@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Maria Jose Graduate Student	wcv8bu@virginia.edu
	Nazmun Sadat Khan, Md. Graduate Student	qqb5dg@virginia.edu
	Adil Khawaja Graduate Student	taz8sp@virginia.edu
	Brian Khor Graduate Student	bk8wj@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Jacob Koenemann Graduate Student B.S. Physics and Astrophysics, 2022, College of Charleston Nuclear and Particle Physics,High Energy Physics	bxy3zr@virginia.edu
	Konrad Koenigsmann Graduate Student	kk2abc@Virginia.EDU
	Thomas Krahulik Graduate Student	ttt5kq@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Kiribathgodage Nithya Kularatne Graduate Student	nne3ft@Virginia.EDU
	Mia Kyler Graduate Student	yzv2ra@Virginia.EDU
	Claire Landgraf Graduate Student	guv2gx@virginia.edu
	Liz Larson Graduate Student B.S., 2017, University of Virginia Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	eal2ne@Virginia.EDU
	Liyu Liu Graduate Student	ll4pv@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Cuishan Liu Graduate Student	ktk4sz@virginia.edu
	Tristen Lowrey Graduate Student	tcl8udx@virginia.edu
	Michael Lowry Graduate Student	mjl9ka@Virginia.EDU
	Jacob McMurtry Graduate Student B.S., 2022, University of Michigan Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	rby2vw@virginia.edu
	Braian Mederos Physics Bridge Student	bam2tf@virginia.edu
	Reshma Menon Raghunandanan Graduate Student	pct3kd@virginia.edu
	Joshua Milford Graduate Student	msz6qn@Virginia.EDU
	Cam Nguyen Graduate Student B.S., 2018, University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City Experimental Biological and Medical Physics	cmn5kz@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Vidhura Nishshanka Arachchillage	vrm7fj@Virginia.EDU
	Zaki Panjsheeri Graduate Student Physics, B.S., 2022, University of Virginia Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics	zap2nd@virginia.edu
	Radwan Parvez Graduate Student	cyv4sm@Virginia.EDU
	Jessica Pascadlo Graduate Student B.S. Physics , 2020, University of Alabama in Huntsville Experimental High Energy Physics	jlp4td@virginia.edu
	Santiago Pinto Graduate Student B.S., 2019, Illinois State University Experimental Quantum Information	zay8gu@virginia.edu
	Jason Pioquinto Graduate Student B.S. Physics, 2020, University of Florida Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	jap7bd@virginia.edu
	Yadhav Poudel Graduate Student	eeq9yr@Virginia.EDU
	Ritapriya Pradhan Graduate Student	rxu9em@Virginia.EDU
	Hunter Presley Graduate Student	hp4xz@virginia.edu
	Bhashitha Thuthimal Dharmasena Purijjala Lindagawa Gedara Graduate Student	bp2sq@virginia.edu
	Gary Quaresima Graduate Student	giq5ej@virginia.edu
	Mohhamed Rafi Graduate Student	fxc7ss@Virginia.EDU
	Ravi Rajagopal Graduate Student	rr2yj@virginia.edu
	Riya Rajpurohit Graduate Student	nrn7at@Virginia.EDU
	Valeria Ramirez Cruz Graduate Student	pag7xh@Virginia.EDU
	Srimal Rathnayaka Graduate Student B.Sc., 2018, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Experimental Condensed Matter Physics	rkr2hu@virginia.edu
	Anuruddha Rathnayake Graduate Student B.S, 2015, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics	adr4zs@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Ali Rayat Graduate Student	yup3jw@Virginia.EDU
	Nur Rifat Graduate Student	qtp7dc@virginia.edu
	Rocio Rivera Graduate Student B.S., 0, University of Miami	rer2mr@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Jose Santaolalla Delgado Graduate Student	zrw9cn@Virginia.EDU
	Devin Seay Graduate Student	das5pzq@virginia.edu
	Brannon Semp Graduate Student	hhu8ne@Virginia.EDU
	Niraj Shah Graduate Student	dkv7nz@virginia.edu
	Siddhant Siddhant Graduate Student	sbp4ab@virginia.edu
	Haritha Sindhu Rajeev Graduate Student	hs8bp@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Diana Sokhashvili Graduate Student	bkq5jz@virginia.edu
	Mikheil Sokhashvili Graduate Student B.S., 2019, Free University of Tbilisi Theoretical High Energy Physics	ms2guc@virginia.edu
	Joshua Striano Graduate Student	jct3er@Virginia.EDU
	Sujan Subedi Graduate Student	fcy3xc@Virginia.EDU
	Sarah Taffe Graduate Student	rzx8hv@Virginia.EDU
	Pratik Thakur Graduate Student	zzk4kv@Virginia.EDU
	Asiri Thennakoon Mudiyanselage Graduate Student B.Sc. , 2019, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Experimental Condensed Matter Physics	kmg9eq@virginia.edu
	Joachim Tsakanikas Graduate Student	ske6uw@Virginia.EDU
	Kevin Vu Graduate Student BS Physics, Mathematics, 2014, UCI Experimental Biological and Medical Physics	kv6xh@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Benjamin Wade Graduate Student	baw8td@virginia.edu
	Matthew Walker Graduate Student B.S. Physics, 2018, University of Virginia Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics	mrw3te@virginia.edu 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Ziyuan Wang Graduate Student	zw7jyb@virginia.edu
	Dima Watkins Graduate Student	bem8mq@virginia.edu
	Drew Wilkers Graduate Student B.S., 2020, University of Virginia Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	arw8tc@virginia.edu
	Zhenyu Wu Graduate Student	rkx2xq@virginia.edu
	Jianguang Yang Graduate Student	jy2ff@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Sheng Zhang Graduate Student B.S., 2016, Sun Yat-sen University Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics	sz8ea@Virginia.EDU 924-6592 Office: 107 JBL
	Xiang Zhang Graduate Student B.S., 2022, the Ohio State University Experimental High Energy Physics	qkb5up@virginia.edu
	Yu Zhi Graduate Student	yz9hy@Virginia.EDU