Previous Members
![Dr. Rishi P Gurnani : Graduate Student](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-28-at-2.56.27-PM.png)
![Dr. rer. nat. Christopher Kuenneth : Postdoctoral and Alexander von Humboldt fellow](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chris_website.jpg)
Dr. rer. nat. Christopher Kuenneth
Postdoctoral and Alexander von Humboldt fellow
christopher.kuenneth@mse.gatech.edu
https://kuenneth.dev
Postdoctoral and Alexander von Humboldt fellow
christopher.kuenneth@mse.gatech.edu
https://kuenneth.dev
![Dr. Rohit Batra : Postdoctoral fellow](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Rohit.jpg)
Dr. Rohit Batra
Postdoctoral fellow
rohitbatra1989@gmail.com
Presently at: Argonne National Laboratory
<!--Research interest: Data-driven methods to accelerate first-principles computations for materials discovery and design Proposal document and Presentation -->
Postdoctoral fellow
rohitbatra1989@gmail.com
Presently at: Argonne National Laboratory
<!--Research interest: Data-driven methods to accelerate first-principles computations for materials discovery and design Proposal document and Presentation -->
![Dr. Arun Kumar Mannodi Kanakkithodi : Graduated: May 2017Presently at: Argonne National Laboratory](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Arun.jpg)
Dr. Arun Kumar Mannodi Kanakkithodi
Graduated: May 2017Presently at: Argonne National Laboratory
Doctoral Thesis: "Rational Design of Polymer Dielectrics: An Application of Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning" Current status: Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory Proposal document and Presentation mannodiarun@gmail.com
Graduated: May 2017Presently at: Argonne National Laboratory
Doctoral Thesis: "Rational Design of Polymer Dielectrics: An Application of Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning" Current status: Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory Proposal document and Presentation mannodiarun@gmail.com
![Dr. Venkatesh Botu : Graduated: May 2016Presently at: Corning Incorporated](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/venkadesh-e1524839772591.png)
Dr. Venkatesh Botu
Graduated: May 2016Presently at: Corning Incorporated
Doctoral Thesis: "Surface Chemistry with Machine Learning and Quantum Mechanics" Current status: Senior Research Scientist at Corning Incorporated Proposal document botuvenkatesh@gmail.com
Graduated: May 2016Presently at: Corning Incorporated
Doctoral Thesis: "Surface Chemistry with Machine Learning and Quantum Mechanics" Current status: Senior Research Scientist at Corning Incorporated Proposal document botuvenkatesh@gmail.com
![Dr. Hom Sharma : Graduated: May 2015Presently at: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Hom-e1524839852876.jpg)
Dr. Hom Sharma
Graduated: May 2015Presently at: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Doctoral Thesis: "Investigation of Diesel Engine Emissions Oxidation and Sulfation Mechanisms" Current status: Research Scientist, Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Proposal document sharma@llnl.gov
Graduated: May 2015Presently at: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Doctoral Thesis: "Investigation of Diesel Engine Emissions Oxidation and Sulfation Mechanisms" Current status: Research Scientist, Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Proposal document sharma@llnl.gov
![Dr. ChenChen Wang : Graduated: January 2015Presently at:](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chenchen-e1524840356878.jpg)
Dr. ChenChen Wang
Graduated: January 2015Presently at:
Doctoral Thesis: "Polymer dielectrics design using first principles computations and machine learning" Proposal document and PhD Defense dvdcwangcc@gmail.com
Graduated: January 2015Presently at:
Doctoral Thesis: "Polymer dielectrics design using first principles computations and machine learning" Proposal document and PhD Defense dvdcwangcc@gmail.com
![Dr. Yenny P. Cardona Quintero : Graduated: August 2014](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Yenny-e1524840527281.jpg)
Dr. Yenny P. Cardona Quintero
Graduated: August 2014
<!-- Doctoral Thesis: "Self-assembled Monolayers on Surfaces and at Interfaces" Proposal document yenny.cardonaq@gmail.com -->
Graduated: August 2014
<!-- Doctoral Thesis: "Self-assembled Monolayers on Surfaces and at Interfaces" Proposal document yenny.cardonaq@gmail.com -->
![Dr. Ghanshyam Pilania : Graduated: March 2012Presently at: Los Alamos National Laboratory](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ghanshyam-e1524840846260.jpg)
Dr. Ghanshyam Pilania
Graduated: March 2012Presently at: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Doctoral Thesis: "First Principles Studies of ABO3 Perovskite Surfaces and Nanostructures" Current status: Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory Proposal document gpilania@gmail.com
Graduated: March 2012Presently at: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Doctoral Thesis: "First Principles Studies of ABO3 Perovskite Surfaces and Nanostructures" Current status: Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory Proposal document gpilania@gmail.com
![Dr. Hong Zhu : Graduated: April 2012Presently at: UM-SJTU Joint Institute](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hong-e1524840982562.jpg)
Dr. Hong Zhu
Graduated: April 2012Presently at: UM-SJTU Joint Institute
Doctoral Thesis: "First principles studies of HfO2-based gate stacks" Current status: Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute Proposal document hong.zhu@sjtu.edu.cn
Graduated: April 2012Presently at: UM-SJTU Joint Institute
Doctoral Thesis: "First principles studies of HfO2-based gate stacks" Current status: Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute Proposal document hong.zhu@sjtu.edu.cn
![Dr. Chunguang Tang : Graduated: September 2009<br>Presently at: University of New South Wales](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tang-e1524841699264.jpg)
Dr. Chunguang Tang
Graduated: September 2009<br>Presently at: University of New South Wales
<!-- Doctoral Thesis: "First principles studies of point defects in HfO2 and Si-HfO2 interfaces" Current status: University of New South Wales Proposal document 0123.tang@gmail.com -->
Graduated: September 2009<br>Presently at: University of New South Wales
<!-- Doctoral Thesis: "First principles studies of point defects in HfO2 and Si-HfO2 interfaces" Current status: University of New South Wales Proposal document 0123.tang@gmail.com -->
![Dr. Ning Shi : Graduated: December 2007Presently at: Seagate Technology](https://ramprasad.mse.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ning-e1524841754675.jpg)
Dr. Ning Shi
Graduated: December 2007Presently at: Seagate Technology
Doctoral Thesis: "Properties of nanoscale dielectrics from first principles computations" Current status: Seagate Technology Proposal document shining518@gmail.com
Graduated: December 2007Presently at: Seagate Technology
Doctoral Thesis: "Properties of nanoscale dielectrics from first principles computations" Current status: Seagate Technology Proposal document shining518@gmail.com