People
Fares Abu-Dakka, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: fa2656@nyu.edu
Education: PhD, Polytechnic University of Valencia
Research Interests: Robot Learning; Geometric Control; Learning from Demonstration; Physical Interactions
Francesco Arneodo, Professor of Physics; Global Network Professor of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: francesco.arneodo@nyu.edu
Education: MA University of Torino, PhD University of Rome
Research Interests: Astrophysics, Particle Physics
Milan Bogosavljevic, Senior Lecturer of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: milanb@nyu.edu
Education: BSc University of Belgrade; PhD California Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Automated Optical Imaging Surveys in Astronomy
Kevin Coffey, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Global Network Associate Professor of Philosophy
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: kevin.coffey@nyu.edu
Education: BA, University of Virginia; PhD, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language
Ian Dobbs-Dixon, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: idd1@nyu.edu
Education: BS and PhD University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Interests: Planetary Interiors, Atmospheric Dynamics
Mohamad Eid, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Global Network Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: mae8@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of Ottawa
Research Interests: Haptics, Multi-modal Human-Computer Interaction, Gaming, Biofeedback Technologies
Joseph Gelfand, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: jg168@nyu.edu
Education: PhD and AM Astronomy, Harvard University
Research Interests: Supernovae, Stars, Pulsar Wind Nebulae
Sunil Kumar, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: sunil.kumar@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests: Transport of Light and Thermal Radiation
Andrea Valerio Macciò, Professor of Physics; Global Network Professor of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: maccio@nyu.edu
Education: MB in Physics, University of Milano; PhD in Astrophysics, University of Milano-Bicocca
Research Interests: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Black Holes
Panče Naumov, Professor of Chemistry, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Chemistry, NYU
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: pance.naumov@nyu.edu
Education: PhD, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Materials Science
Mahmoud Rasras, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: mr5098@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Catholic University of Leuven
Research Interests: Photonic Components for Next-generation Optical and Microwave Photonic Networks
David Russell, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: dr124@nyu.edu
Education: BSc, MSc, University of Hertfordshire; PhD, University of Southampton
Research Interests: Black Holes, Neutron Stars
Je Ir Ryu, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: jryu@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests: Aerospace Propulsion; Energy Science; Reactive Flows; Combustion; Detonation; Hypersonics; High-Performance Computing; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Multi-Physics Computation
Hisham Sati, Director, Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (CQTS); Associate Dean for Student Success and Curricular Affairs; Professor of Mathematics; Global Network Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: hsati@nyu.edu
Education: BS American University of Beirut; PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research Interests: Mathematical Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Differential Geometry, Algebraic Topology, Geometric and Topological Aspects of Physics
Anthony Tzes, Alan Howard Distinguished Professor in Artificial Intelligence; Program Head, Electrical Engineering; Professor of Electrical Engineering
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: anthony.tzes@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Ohio State University
Research Interests: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Surgical Robots, Mechatronics, Control Engineering
Ingyin Zaw, Program Head, Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: ingyin.zaw@nyu.edu
Education: AB, AM, and PhD in Physics from Harvard University
Research Interests: Particle Physics, Astronomy
Katepalli Sreenivasan, Principal Investigator, Center for Space Science, Professor of Physics, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Affiliation: NYU New York
Email: katepalli.sreenivasan@nyu.edu
Research Interests: Primary Expertise: Fluid Mechanics and Turbulence. Other Interests: Complex Fluids, Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonequilibrium Phenomena, and Cryogenic Helium. Emerging Interests: Mathematical Modeling of Global Change and Biomechanical Phenomena