{"id":1260,"date":"2023-05-30T17:19:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T17:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qnp.creol.ucf.edu\/?page_id=1260"},"modified":"2025-10-03T21:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:04:18","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/qnp\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1260\" class=\"elementor elementor-1260\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1434e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1434e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d382f3e\" data-id=\"d382f3e\" 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elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e35675b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a34479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5a34479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/Original\/23525.jpg\" width=\"200\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"graduate-students\" data-section-link-title=\"Graduate Students\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf9065 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cdf9065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cafb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0cafb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/Original\/22805.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Debasmita Banerjee\">   <strong>Debasmita Banerjee<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">Optics Ph.D.<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/Original\/23553.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Julian Orozco\">   <strong>Julian Orozco<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">Optics Ph.D.<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:ju564963@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/200x300Portrait\/NoImage.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Michael Rizk\">   <strong>Michael Rizk<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">Optics Ph.D.<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:mi612461@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/Original\/23539.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Rom Simovitch\">   <strong>Rom Simovitch<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">Optics Ph.D.<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:ro395404@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751153e auto-section elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"751153e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"undergrad-assistants\" data-section-link-title=\"Undergraduate Research Assistants\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44813be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"44813be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cbdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b0cbdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/200x300Portrait\/NoImage.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Brian Corchuelo\">   <strong>Brian Corchuelo<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">UG Research Assistant<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:br270839@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/200x300Portrait\/NoImage.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Jeremy Goodenough\">   <strong>Jeremy Goodenough<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">UG Research Assistant (Volunteer)<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:je661406@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/Original\/23602.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Joshua Hendry\">   <strong>Joshua Hendry<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">UG Research Assistant<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:jo072840@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/200x300Portrait\/NoImage.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Israel Herrera\">   <strong>Israel Herrera<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span class=\"font-italic\">NSF Prem Scholars<br><\/span>      <a href=\"mailto:is588396@ucf.edu\">Email<\/a>   <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-6 pb-5 text-center line-height-1\">   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/People\/images\/200x300Portrait\/NoImage.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"pb-2\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" alt=\"Zack Mears\">   <strong>Zack Mears<\/strong>   <p class=\"font-size-sm\">      <span 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