Flatiron Institute Staff

Syma Khalid, Ph.D.

IDEA Scholar, 2023-2024

FI

Syma graduated with a first class degree in Chemistry from the University of Warwick in 2000. She remained at Warwick to read for a Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. P. Mark Rodger

Shivan Khullar, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Galaxy Formation

CCA

Shivan Khullar joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) as a Flatiron Research Fellow in September 2025.

Philip Kidd, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Neural Circuits and Algorithms, CCN

CCN

Phil is a Flatiron Research Fellow in the Neural Circuits and Algorithms group at the Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN).

Dominik Kiese, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, CCQ

CCQ

Dominik Kiese joined the Flatiron Institute in September of 2022 as a Flatiron Research fellow in the Center for Computational Quantum Physics.

Kevin Kleiner

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Predoctoral Researcher, CCQ (2022)

CCQ | Alumni

Kevin Kleiner is a PhD student in condensed matter physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign working with Professor Lucas Wagner.

Kushal Kolar

Predoctoral Researcher, Neural Circuits and Algorithms, CCN

CCN

Kushal Kolar is a Ph.D. student at NYU in Biomedical Engineering.

Aaravind Kotikelapudi

University of California, Davis
Research Analyst, CCN (2023)

CCN | Alumni

Aaravind Kotikelapudi is an undergraduate studying physics at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) with a minor in statistics, where she is currently conducting research with Mark Goldman’s lab.