{"id":83,"date":"2023-10-31T18:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nfdl\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:46:33","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nfdl\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"Dipendra<\/div>

Dipendra Singh Khatri<\/h3>
Post Doctoral Scholar
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James Drake<\/h3>
Optics Ph.D.
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Ryan Hechmer<\/h3>
Optics Ph.D.
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Joshua Palacios<\/h3>
Optics Ph.D.
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Saikat Saha<\/h3>
Optics Ph.D.
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Gabriel Skowronek<\/h3>
Optics Ph.D.
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Courtney De Tello<\/h3>
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Ariana Mihandoost<\/h3>
UG Student Volunteer
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