{"id":1783,"date":"2026-09-21T11:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/?page_id=1783"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:31:53","slug":"past-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/people\/past-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/people\/\">go back to present members: http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/people\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb\">Postdoctoral Scholars<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));gap: 28px;max-width: 10000px;margin: 0 auto\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/10\/2020_10_Mitsu-Haseagwa_grad.jpg\" alt=\"Mitsugu Hasegawa\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong> Mitsugu Hasegawa<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor at Kanagawa University<br \/>\nPh.D.,2020<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/10\/2020_10_Tatsu-Hayashi_PD.jpg\" alt=\"Tatsunori Hayashi\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong> Tatsunori Hayashi<\/strong><br \/>\nMGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc<br \/>\nPh.D.,2020<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thayashi-107015173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yuichi\u00a0 Hirai: <\/strong>NIMS-Tsukuba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ph.D. Students<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px,1fr));gap: 28px\">\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/10\/2017_01_2020_10_Joe-Gonzales_grad.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Gonzales\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Joseph Gonzales<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoctoral scholar at Virginia Tech<br \/>\nPh.D.,2024<br \/>\nB.S, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2015_06_2019_01_Steve-Claucherty_grad.png\" alt=\"Steven Claucherty\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Steven Claucherty<\/strong><br \/>\nAir Force Research Laboratory<br \/>\nPh.D.,2020<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steven-claucherty-7a1615b4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rongnan Yao: Ph.D., 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Master Students<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap: 24px\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2025\/09\/2024_08_2025_08_Sydney-Brown_grad-scaled-e1757900713995-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney Brown\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Sydney Brown<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Weather Service Forecast Office<br \/>\nM.S.,2026<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2019_01_2019_01_Andrew-Chen_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Yi-Chung Chen\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Yi-Chung Chen<\/strong><br \/>\nLucid Motors<br \/>\nM.S.,2023<br \/>\nB.S., 2021<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 227px;object-fit: cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2016_06_2019_01_Wes-Patterson_grad.png\" alt=\"Wesley Patterson\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Wesley Patterson<\/strong><br \/>\nMcKinley Climate Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base<br \/>\nM.S.,2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tobey McDonough<\/strong>: Booz Allen Hamilton, M.S., 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));gap: 28px;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2025\/09\/2025_01_2025_08_Wes_junior-scaled-e1757900828429-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wes Roeder\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Wes Roeder<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2025 \u2013 Dec. 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/02\/2023_02_Dylan_sophomore-e1757902024553.png\" alt=\"Dylan Wachula\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Dylan Wachula<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2023 \u2013 May 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/09\/2023_08_Oscar_junior-e1757902135229.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Pontiff\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Oscar Pontiff<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>William Family Fellowship (Nov. 2024)<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2023 \u2013 May 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2024\/08\/2024_08_Russ_senior-scaled-e1757902249295-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Henggeler\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Russell Henggeler<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>William Family Fellowship (Nov. 2024)<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2023 \u2013 Dec. 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/09\/2023_08_Jonah_sophomore.jpg\" alt=\"Jonah Ikeda\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Jonah Ikeda<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2023 \u2013 May 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/02\/2023_02_Tomi_freshman.png\" alt=\"Oluwatomi Ogunleye\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Oluwatomi Ogunleye<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2023 \u2013 May 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/09\/2023_08_Sam_junior.jpg\" alt=\"Samuel Carnogursky\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Samuel Carnogursky<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2023 \u2013 Dec. 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023_03_Connor-Mangan_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Connor Mangan\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Connor Mangan<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2023 \u2013 May 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2021\/06\/2021_01_2021_06_Vinve-DiFilippo_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Vincent DiFilippo\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Vincent DiFilippo<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Slatt Fellowship (Jan. 2022 \u2013 May 2023)<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2021 \u2013 May 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2021\/06\/2021_01_2021_06_Nick-Slusher_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Nicholas Slusher\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Nicholas Slusher<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NURF Fellowship (May \u2013 Jul. 2021)<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2021 \u2013 Apr. 2021<br \/>\nMay 2021 \u2013 Jul. 2021<br \/>\nJan. 2022 \u2013 May 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2022\/02\/2021_09_2022_02_Korey-Walters_junior.png\" alt=\"Korey Walters\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Korey Walters<\/strong><br \/>\nSep. 2021 \u2013 May 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2022\/02\/2022_01_2022_02_Christopher-Peterson_junior.png\" alt=\"Christopher Peterson\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Christopher Peterson<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2022 \u2013 May 2022<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">Oct. 2022 \u2013 Dec. 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2022\/02\/2021_09_2022_02_Owen-Duffy_junior.png\" alt=\"Owen Duffy\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Owen Duffy<\/strong><br \/>\nSep. 2021 \u2013 Dec. 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2022\/02\/2021_02_2022_02_James-Kutufaris_junior.png\" alt=\"James Kutufaris\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>James Kutufaris<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2021 \u2013 May 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/10\/2020_08_2020_10_Brendan-Kane_senior.jpg\" alt=\"Brendan Kane\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Brendan Kane<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vincent P. Slatt Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2020 \u2013 Nov. 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">Feb. 2021 \u2013 May 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/08\/2020_08_Allison-Taylor.png\" alt=\"Allison Taylor\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Allison Taylor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Slatt Fellowship (Aug. \u2013 Nov. 2020)<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2020 \u2013 Nov. 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">Jan. 2021 \u2013 May 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2019_01_2019_01_Andrew-Chen_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Joseph Sutton\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Yi-Chung Chen<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Slatt Fellowship (Jan. \u2013 Dec. 2020)<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2019 \u2013 May 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/08\/2020_08_Gabrielle-Beach1.png\" alt=\"Gabrielle Beach\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Gabrielle Beach<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2020 \u2013 Nov. 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2019_01_2019_01_Marta-Kernan_junior.png\" alt=\"Marta Kernan\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Marta Kernan<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2019 \u2013 May 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2019_01_2019_01_Neil-Niere_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Neil Niere\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Neil Niere<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2019 \u2013 May 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/M_Rogers_2-225x300.png\" alt=\"Michael Rogers\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Michael Rogers<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2018 \u2013 Dec. 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2018_01_2019_01_Jack-Gorman_junior.png\" alt=\"Jack Gorman\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Jack Gorman<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Slatt Fellowship (Jan. \u2013 May 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2018 \u2013 May 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">Jun. 2018 \u2013 Dec. 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">Jan. 2019 \u2013 May 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2019_01_2019_01_Joe-Sutton_sophomore.png\" alt=\"Joseph Sutton\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Joseph Sutton<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2019 \u2013 May 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/10\/2017_01_2020_10_Joe-Gonzales_grad.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Gonzales\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Joseph Gonzales<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Slatt Fellowship (May 2018 \u2013 Apr. 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2017 \u2013 May 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/06\/2017spg_2019sprg_Alfredo_Gomez_undergradsAlfredo.jpg\" alt=\"Alfredo Duarte Gomez\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Alfredo Duarte Gomez<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NURF Fellowship (May \u2013 Jul. 2017)<\/strong><br \/>\nMay 2017 \u2013 Jul. 2017<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">Aug. 2017 \u2013 May 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anders Butsch<\/strong>: Jan. 2026 \u2013 May 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Josh Urban<\/strong>: Jan. 2026 \u2013 May 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph Broderick<\/strong>: Feb. 2025 \u2013 May 2025, Aug. 2025 \u2013 May 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabrielle Rodriguez<\/strong>: Aug. 2025 \u2013 Dec. 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yaritza Padilla<\/strong>: Aug. 2025 \u2013 Dec. 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Will White<\/strong>: Jan. 2025 \u2013 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelly Antosiewicz<\/strong>: Jan. 2025 \u2013 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Lauerman<\/strong>: Jan. 2025 \u2013 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabella Field<\/strong>: Jan. 2025 \u2013 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demi Olawoyin<\/strong>: Jan. 2024 \u2013 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Sanchez<\/strong>: <strong>William Family Fellowship (Nov. 2024)<\/strong>; Jan. 2024 \u2013 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ray Sierra<\/strong>: Sep. 2023 \u2013 Dec. 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ian Martin<\/strong>: Jan. 2024 \u2013 May 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Katie Fiacco<\/strong>: Jan. 2024 \u2013 May 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philip Lombardi<\/strong>: Oct. 2022 \u2013 May 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Forkey<\/strong>: Oct. 2022 \u2013 May 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Kwon<\/strong>: <strong>Building Bridges Program<\/strong>; Aug. 2020 \u2013 May 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ashlyn McDonald<\/strong>: Oct. 2022 \u2013 May 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quinn Gallagher<\/strong>: Feb. 2021 \u2013 May 2021<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diana Linares Mendes<\/strong>: <strong>Building Bridges Program<\/strong>; Aug. 2016 \u2013 May 2020<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frank Byrd<\/strong>: Feb. 2020 \u2013 May 2020<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Shapiro<\/strong>: Sep. 2019 \u2013 May 2020<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexandre Boueri Alvarez<\/strong>: Sep. 2017 \u2013 Dec. 2017, Jan. 2018 \u2013 May 2018, Aug. 2018 \u2013 Dec. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Matteson<\/strong>: Aug. 2017 \u2013 Nov. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthew Hennessy<\/strong>: Oct. 2017 \u2013 May 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Mallette<\/strong>: Aug. 2017 \u2013 Dec. 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jens Rataczak<\/strong>: Sep. 2017 \u2013 Dec. 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelly Prussack<\/strong>: Aug. 2017 \u2013 Dec. 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Combs<\/strong>: Jan. 2017 \u2013 Aug. 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Dixon<\/strong>: Jan. 2017 \u2013 Aug. 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Warten<\/strong>: Aug. 2016 \u2013 May 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Senay Argaw Tilahun<\/strong>: Feb. 2016 \u2013 May 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Visiting Scholars\/Visiting Students<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));gap: 28px;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2025\/09\/visiting-student_2025_08_Toro-Sasakura_MS-Toyota-Tech-Inst-scaled-e1757900939843-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Taro Sasakura\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Taro Sasakura<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2025\/09\/visiting-student_2025_08_Yui-Takashima_MS-Toyota-Tech-Inst-scaled-e1757900968411-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yuinosuke Takashima\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Yuinosuke Takashima<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2024\/08\/visiting-student_2024_08_yusuke-kojima_BS-Japan-scaled-e1724703462785-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yusuke Kojima\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Yusuke Kojima<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2024\/08\/visiting-student_2024_08_thorsten-klaas_MS-germany-scaled-e1724703071891-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Thorsten Klaas\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Thorsten Klaas<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/10\/visiting-student_2022_09_arnaud-carboni_MS-belgium.png\" alt=\"Arnaud Carboni\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Arnaud Carboni<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2023 \u2013 Dec. 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2023\/02\/visiting-scholar_2023_01_sathya-national-aerospace-lab-india.png\" alt=\"Sathya Narayanan\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Sathya Narayanan<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 2023 \u2013 May 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2022\/07\/visiting-student_2022_07_tsubasa-ikami_PhD-tohoku-u.png\" alt=\"Tsubasa Ikami\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Tsubasa Ikami<\/strong><br \/>\nJul. 2022 \u2013 Sep. 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2022\/07\/visiting-student_2022_06_duong-gwen_PhD-national-defense-academy-japan.png\" alt=\"Thai Duong Nguyen\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Thai Duong Nguyen<\/strong><br \/>\nJun. 2022 \u2013 Jul. 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/06\/2019_04_2019_07_Yusuke-Hirose_visiting-student_chiba-u_.jpg\" alt=\"Yusuke Hirose\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Yusuke Hirose<\/strong><br \/>\nApr. 2019 \u2013 Jul. 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2018_08_2019_01_Henrique-Leite_visiting-student_ITA.png\" alt=\"Henrique Fanini Leite\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Henrique Fanini Leite<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CAPES Award, Brazil<\/strong><br \/>\nAug. 2018 \u2013 Jul. 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/03\/2017_07_2017_08_Tatsuya-Yamada_visiting-student_National-Defense-Academy-of-Japan-170px-227px.jpg\" alt=\"Tatsuya Yamada\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Tatsuya Yamada<\/strong><br \/>\nJul. 2017 \u2013 Aug. 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2020\/10\/2020_10_Tatsu-Hayashi_PD.jpg\" alt=\"Tatsunori Hayashi\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Tatsunori Hayashi<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2015 \u2013 Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yushi Matsumura<\/strong>: Aug. 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Matteson<\/strong>: Aug. 2018 \u2013 Oct. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teppei Kuwata<\/strong>: Aug. 2018 \u2013 Oct. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Takeshi Fujimoto<\/strong>: Mar. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yusaku Nishio<\/strong>: Sep. 2017 \u2013 Mar. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Akira Kotani<\/strong>: Jun. 2017 \u2013 Feb. 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daiki Kurihara<\/strong>: Mar. 2017 \u2013 Dec. 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mio Tanaka<\/strong>: Oct. 2015 \u2013 Dec. 2015<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miki Nishimura<\/strong>: Oct. 2015 \u2013 Dec. 2015<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kazunobu Kobayashi<\/strong>: Jan. 2015 \u2013 Nov. 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Internship Students<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));gap: 28px;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2024\/08\/NURF-student_2024_08_lyon-burns_purdue-scaled-e1724703333801-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lyon Burns\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Lyon Burns<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NURF Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nMay 2024 \u2013 Aug. 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2021\/06\/2021_06_2021_08_Xinchen-Xia_iSure.png\" alt=\"Xinchen Xia\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Xinchen Xia<\/strong><br \/>\nSummer 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/06\/2019_05_2019_07_Dawn-Kelly_visiting-student_trinity-c-dublin_.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn Kelly\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Dawn Kelly<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Naughton Fellowship (REU)<\/strong><br \/>\nMay 2019 \u2013 Jul. 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/07\/2019_07_2019_08_Wenxi-Chen_iSure-student_-Huazhong-Univ_Scie_Tech-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wenxi Chen\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Wenxi Chen<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>iSURE\u00a0 program<\/strong><br \/>\nJul. 2019 \u2013 Aug. 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/01\/2018_09_2019_01_Anthony-Garatoni_Marian-High-School.png\" alt=\"Anthony Garatoni\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Anthony Garatoni<\/strong><br \/>\nFall 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/04\/2018_07_201808_Will_Gothard.png\" alt=\"William Gothard\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>William Gothard<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NURF Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nJun. 2018 \u2013 Aug. 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/03\/2017_07_2017_08_Qiaochu-Wang_iSURE_Zhejiang-U-170px-227px.jpg\" alt=\"Qiaochu Wang\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Qiaochu Wang<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>iSURE program<\/strong><br \/>\nJul. 2017 \u2013 Aug. 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/03\/2016_06_2016_08_Arnau-Rodr\u00edguez_NURF_URV-170px-227px.jpg\" alt=\"Arnau Rodr\u00edguez Rubio\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Arnau Rodr\u00edguez Rubio<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NURF Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nJun. 2016 \u2013 Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/03\/2016_06_2016_07_Miew-Ruengthong_iSURE_Chulalongkorn-U-170px-227px.jpg\" alt=\"Kamolthita Ruengthong\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Kamolthita Ruengthong<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>iSURE\u00a0 program<\/strong><br \/>\nJun. 2016 \u2013 Jul. 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2019\/03\/2016_07_2016_08_Hengfei-Wang_iSURE_Tsinghua-U-170px-227px.jpg\" alt=\"Hengfei Wang\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Hengfei Wang<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>iSURE\u00a0 program<\/strong><br \/>\nJul. 2016 \u2013 Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;width: 170px;max-width: 100%;height: 227px;object-fit: cover;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/files\/2021\/06\/2017_03_2020_05_Daiki-Kurihara_grad.png\" alt=\"Daiki Kurihara\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Daiki Kurihara<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NURF Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nMay 2015 \u2013 Jul. 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hanbin Qiu<\/strong>: <strong>iSURE program<\/strong>; Jul. 2018 \u2013 Aug. 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>go back to present members: http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sakaue-lab\/people\/ Postdoctoral Scholars Mitsugu Hasegawa Assistant Professor at Kanagawa University Ph.D.,2020 Tatsunori Hayashi MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc Ph.D.,2020 Linkedin &nbsp; Yuichi\u00a0 Hirai: NIMS-Tsukuba Ph.D. Students Joseph Gonzales Postdoctoral scholar at Virginia Tech Ph.D.,2024 B.S, 2019 Steven Claucherty Air Force Research Laboratory Ph.D.,2020 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