Eskildsen Group

UNIVERSITY of NOTRE DAME

DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY

Eskildsen Group
Superconductivity and Vortices

People

Group Members

Morten Ring Eskildsen

Professor
Email: eskildsen@nd.edu
Phone: 574-631-4010

B.Sc. (1992) and M.Sc. (1994) from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ph.D. from Risø National Laboratory (Denmark) jointly with the University of Copenhagen, 1998
Postdoc. at Risø, 1998 - 1999; University of Geneva (Switzerland), 1999 - 2003
Assistant Professor of Physics at Notre Dame, 2003 - 2009; Associate Professor, 2009 - 2014; Professor, 2014 - present
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2014

Nate Chalus
Graduate student, SANS
Email: nchalus@nd.edu
Phone: 574-631-3949

B.S. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2020

Joined the group in September 2020

Grace Longbons
Graduate student, SANS
Email: glongbon@nd.edu
Phone: 574-631-3949

B.S. from DePaul University.

Joined the group in November 2019

Dan Minogue
Undergraduate student, Molecular dynamics simulations
Email: dminogue@nd.edu

Joined the group in September 2019

Nolan Powers
Undergraduate student, SANS
Email: npowers2@nd.edu

Joined the group in November 2022

Expected to graduate in 2025

Gaggia Classic
Java Fellow

Born in Italy. Specializes in preparing an exquisite shot of espresso with a delicious crema. Gaggia is a demanding associate, however, accepting only the finest Kimbo beans.

Joined the group in December 2021

Former Members & Visitors

Postdocs.	Prof. Dilip Pal (10/2004 - 06/2006) Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India.
Graduate students	Dr. Carlos Chaparro (01/2010 - 05/2013) Assistant Professor of Physics at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Dr. Pinaki Das (01/2008 - 08/2012) X-ray Scientist at Washington State University working at the Dynamic Compression Sector at the Advanced Photon Source (Argonne). Dr. Lisa DeBeer-Schmitt (11/2003 - 08/2008) GP-SANS lead instrument scientist at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. John Densmore (05/2005 - 06/2009) Research physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Tony Francisco (01/2018 - 04/2023) Dr. David Green (12/2012 - 07/2019) Principal Electrical Engineer at Daylight Solutions. Dr. Cornelius Griggs (01/2008 - 08/2012) Data scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton. Dr. Steve Kuhn (12/2012 - 05/2017) Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Allan Leishman (11/2015 - 10/2021) Data scientist at CreditNinja. Dr. Elizabeth Louden (02/2014 - 08/2018) Data scientist at USI. Dr. Cathy Rastovski (01/2010 - 06/2014) Patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Dr. Ruobing Xie (09/2004 - 12/2008) Associate Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics.
Notre Dame undergraduates	Nick Anderson (09/2008 - 05/2009) Matt Anthony (01/2011 - 05/2011) Tanu Bera (06/2004 - 01/2006) Craig Cahillane (09/2012 - 05/2014) Callaghan Commers (01/2016 - 12/2016) Michael Dimen (01/2016 - 12/2016) AJ Fleck (11/2012 - 05/2013) Matt Hogancamp (09/2004 - 06/2005) Helen Mahoney (02/2022 - 05/2022) Will Morgenlander (11/2014 - 12/2015) Tommy O'Brien (02/2009 - 05/2010) Maciej Olszewski (01/2016 - 08/2019) Ted Roe (08/2020 - 05/2023) Eric Saito (09/2006 - 05/2007) Jason Saroni (11/2014 - 12/2015) Kim Schlesinger (01/2010 - 05/2011) Kim Smith (11/2012 - 02/2014) Diana Spulber (09/2019 - 08/2020) Chris Steiner (10/2011 - 05/2014) Di Tian (01/2017 - 5/2018) Chris Torres (09/2012 - 5/2013) Judah Van Zandt (10/2017 - 5/2018) Dave Vidovich (11/2014 - 12/2015) Zach Weems (11/2012 - 05/2014) Ted Zinzer (01/2012 - 5/2012)
REU students	Joe Archer (Summer 2016) Tim Blasius (Summer 2008) Anna Czerepak (Summer 2011) Bridgette Davey (Summer 2017) Joe Hlevyack (Summer 2012) Allan Leishman (Summer 2014) William Martinez (Summer 2006) Kristian Rovira (Summer 2007) Antony Vydrin (Summer 2005)
High school students	Kevin Wu (Summer 2011)
Java fellows	Solis Master 5000 (10/2003 - 12/2021)