{"id":59,"date":"2023-04-13T19:04:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T23:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/khondaker\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:54:05","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/khondaker\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-principal-investigator\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card card-block col-12 col-md-6  mb-4 mb-lg-5 p-3 p-lg-4 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large bordered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/khondaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/04\/Saiful-e1694099792613-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Saiful Khondaker, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor, NanoScience Technology Center, Department of Physics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>University of Central Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. (Condensed Matter Physics), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1999<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n  <li class=\"list-group-item\">\n    <i class=\"fa fa-phone\"><\/i>\n    <a class=\"pl-2\" href=\"tel:+4078822844\">407-882-2844<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n  <li class=\"list-group-item\">\n    <i class=\"fa fa-envelope-square\"><\/i> \n    <a class=\"pl-2\" href=\"mailto:Saiful@ucf.edu\">Saiful@ucf.edu<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n  <li class=\"list-group-item\">\n    <i class=\"fa fa-building\"><\/i> \n    <span class=\"pl-2\">PVL 432<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/khondaker\/people\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"59\">Our group members can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-current-members\">Current Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"hr=1\">\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ph-d-students\">Ph.D. students:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan Jeff, Physics Ph.D. student, 2021 \u2013 present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hypolitus Onyema, Physics Ph.D. student, 2025 \u2013 present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidney Osae-Asante, Physics Ph.D. student, 2025 \u2013 present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Favian Gonzalez, Physics Ph.D. student, 2025 \u2013 present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"hr=1\">\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-undergraduate-students\">Undergraduate students:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlos Caro, physics undergraduate student, Spring 2025 \u2013 present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson Alvarez, ECE undergraduate student, Fall 2024 \u2013 &nbsp;present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francisco Gonzalez, MAE undergraduate student, Fall 2025 \u2013 &nbsp;present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Jackson, Physics undergraduate student, Fall 2025 \u2013 &nbsp;present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melissa Bonilla Alvarez. 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