Prof. Nazir P. Kherani
Professor and Director
AP²D Labs
Advanced Photonic & Photovoltaic Devices
Our Team
People
Researchers, students, and collaborators advancing photonic, energy, and functional-material technologies at the University of Toronto.
Current Members
The laboratory today
Leadership
Research Scientists & Staff
Dr. Navid Soheilnia
Research Scientist
Davit Yeghikyan
Technical Specialist
Jan Kowlaski
Technical Specialist
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Rajiv Prinja
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Narendra Chaulagain
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yibo Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Erfanah Shaygannia
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Researchers
Saba Ale Ebrahim
PhD Student
Manuchehr Ebrahimi
PhD Student
Haozhe Wang
PhD Student
Samira Mehrabi
PhD Student
Amir Hossein Ashtari
PhD Student
Richard Hao Yu Zhang
PhD Student
Maria P. Garcia Garcia
PhD Student
Carly Shea
Master’s Student
Carlos Segovia Bustamante
MSc Student
Shayaan K. Auqil
MSc Student
Athena N. Hughes
MSc Student
Research Assistants & Undergraduates
Jiabao Shen
Research Assistant
Gloria Vytas
Research Assistant
Thomas Hafner
Undergraduate Student
Alumni
Former members
Researchers and students who have contributed to AP²D Labs over the years.
Dr. Katelyn Dixon
Former Member
Mahdi Safari
Former Member
Dr. Nastaran Kazemi-Zanjani
Former Member
Dr. Andrew Flood
Former Member
Dr. Arthur Montazeri
Former Member
Dr. Laleh Mokhtarpour
Former Member
Steven Nesmith
Former Member
Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin
Former Member
Sai Balakrishnan
Former Member
David Barchet
Former Member
Dr. Partish Mahtani
Former Member
Dr. Parham Sadoogi
Former Member
Brett Ramautarsingh
Former Member
Dr. Kenji J. Clark
Former Member
Dr. Paul O’Brien
Former Member
Dr. Hui-Lin Hsu
Former Member
Dr. Kitty Kumar
Former Member
Dr. Basia Halliop
Former Member
Aaron Barajasaguilar
Former Member
Dr. Zahid Chowdhury
Former Member
Dr. Geetu Sharma
Former Member
Remy Ko
Former Member
Govind Nanda
Former Member
Dr. Ananda Jain
Former Member
Dr. Sidra Farid
Former Member
Dr. Joel Loh
Former Member
Dr. Moein Shaygannia
Former Member
Dr. Ali Zeinelddin
Former Member
Tara Tafreshi
Former Member
Robin Goh
Former Member
Dr. Sara Magdi
Former Member
Interested in joining AP²D?
We welcome inquiries from prospective students, postdocs, and collaborators.
Contact the Lab
Email: nazir.kherani “at” utoronto.ca