Graduate Student Biographic Information

 

Ahsanuzzaman

Year: 2nd
Undergraduate Institution: University of Dhaka
Graduate Institution: University of Dhaka
Southern Illinois University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: ahsanmi@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3121 ~ Ph. 231-4963
Fall 2009 Office Hours: By Appointment

 

Shahram Amini Moghadam

Year: 3rd
Undergraduate Institution: Sharif Univeristy (Iran)
Graduate Institution: Institute for Research in Planning (Iran)
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: shahram@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3057 ~ Ph. 231-3321
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 4:00-5:00pm

 

Prasun Bhattacharjee

Year: 7th
Undergraduate Institution: University of Calcutta
Graduate Institution: Delhi School of Economics
Major Field: Microeconomics
Research Area: Industrial Organization & Econometrics
Email: prasunb@vt.edu
Office: On Practical Training at East Tennessee State University

 

Kristen Capogrossi

Year: 2nd
Undergraduate Institution: Furman University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: kcapogrossi@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3119 ~ Ph. 231-5408
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Tuesday 4:00-5:00pm & Thursday 3:30-4:30pm

 

Hengheng Chen

Year: 3rd
Undergraduate Institution: Shanghai University of Finance & Economics (China)
Graduate Institution: Carlton University (Canada)
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: hchen07@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3057 ~ Ph. 231-3321
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 9:55-11:25am

 

Hoe Sang Chung

Year: 1st
Undergraduate Institution: Chonnam National University
Graduate Institution: Chonnam National University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: hschung@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3115/3117 ~ Ph. 231-5308
Fall 2009 Office Hours: ETC Tuesday & Thursday 6:00-8:00pm

 

Sanaz Fesharaki

Year: 3rd
Undergraduate Institution: Isfahan University of Technology (Iran)
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: sanaz@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3059 ~ Ph. 231-6733
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 3:30-5:00pm

 

Ellen Green

Year: 3rd
Undergraduate Institution: Virginia Tech
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: econglet@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3057 ~ Ph. 231-3321
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 1:30-3:00pm &
Wednesday 10:30am-12:00pm

 

Paul Hallmann

Year: 4th
Undergraduate Institution: Virginia Tech
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: phallman@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3120 ~ Ph. 231-7590
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10:30am -12:00pm &
By Appointment

 

Ali Hashemi

Year: 5th
Undergraduate Institution: Isfahan University of Technology
Graduate Institution: Allame Tabataba'ee University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: hashemi@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3120 ~ Ph. 231-7590
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 11:00am - 12:00pm

 

Zhijie "Jerry" Hou

Year: 2nd
Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: zhijie@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3121 ~ Ph. 231-4963
Fall 2009 Office Hours: No Office Hours

 

Shaojuan Liao

Year: 3rd
Undergraduate Institution: Xiamen University (China)
Major Field:
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Email: sliao85@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3059 ~ Ph. 231-6733
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30-3:30pm

 

Binh Nguyen

Year: 4th
Undergraduate Institution: Hanoi National Economics University (Vietnam)
Major Field: Development Economics
Research Area: Private Sector Development, Privatization, Small & Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs), Transition Economics (from central planned to market economy)
Email: ntbinh@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3025 ~ Ph. 231-7707
Fall 2009 Office Hours: By Appointment

 

Niraj Poudyal

Year: 2nd
Undergraduate Institution: Tribhuvan University
Graduate Institution: Tribhuvan University
Major Field:
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Email: nirajp6@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3121 ~ Ph. 231-54963
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 1:30-3:00pm & Friday 2:00-3:30pm

 

Tiefeng Qian


Year: 1st
Undergraduate Institution: Fudan University
Graduate Institution: Fudan UniversityUniversity
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: tiefqian@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3115/3117 ~ Ph. 231-5308
Fall 2009 Office Hours: ETC Tuesday 6:00-8:00pm & Wednesday 5:00-7:00pm

 

Ravishekhar Radhakrishnan

Year: 6th
Undergraduate Institution: University of Delhi
Graduate Institution: Delhi School of Economics
Major Field: Macroeconomics
Research Area: Economic Growth & Institutional Economics
Email: ravish@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3116 ~ Ph. 231-4069
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday & Friday 2:00-3:30pm & By Appointment

 

 

Atanu Rakshit

Year: 3rd
Undergraduate Institution: Burdwan University
Graduate Institution: Indian Institute of Forest Management
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: arakshit@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3059 ~ Ph. 231-6733
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday & Friday 2:30-4:00pm

 

Alfredo Romero-Aguirre

Year: 6th
Undergraduate Institution: University of the Americas
Graduate Institution: Texas Tech University
Major Field: Econometrics
Research Area: Speculative prices modeling and experimental economics
Email: aromeroa@vt.edu
Webpage: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/aromeroa/
Office: On Practical Training at College of William & Mary

 

Xin "Katherine" Shen

Year: 1st
Undergraduate Institution: Shanghai Jiaotong University
Graduate Institution: University of Illinois - Urbana
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: xinshen2@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3115/3117 ~ Ph. 231-5308
Fall 2009 Office Hours: No Office Hours

 

Jongwon Shin

Year: 4th
Undergraduate Institution: Hankook University of Foreign Studies
Graduate Institution: Yonsei University
Major Field:
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Email: jwshin@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3055 ~ Ph. 231-5120
Fall 2009 Office Hours: By Appointment

 

Golnaz Taghvatalab


Year: 4th
Undergraduate Institution: Tehran University
Graduate Institution: Alzahra University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: golnaz@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3055 ~ Ph. 231-5120
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 9:00-11:00am

 

Sara Taghvatalab

Year: 1st
Undergraduate Institution: University of Tehran
Graduate Institution: Allameh Tabatabai University
Major Field:
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Email: sarat9@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3115/3117 ~ Ph. 231-5308
Fall 2009 Office Hours: ETC Monday 6:00-8:00pm& Wednesday 5:00-7:00pm

 

Ming Yi

Year: 2nd
Undergraduate Institution: Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Graduate Institution: Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: yiming@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3119 ~ Ph. 231-5408
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Thursday 5:00-7:00pm

 

Zhiyuan "Jason" Zheng

Year: 4th
Undergraduate Institution: Zhejiang University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: zheng06@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3055 ~ Ph. 231-5120
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Friday 8:30-10:30am

 

Beibei Zhu

Year: 2nd
Undergraduate Institution: Zhejiang University
Major Field:
Research Area:
Email: ivyzhu@vt.edu
Office: Pamplin 3119 ~ Ph. 231-5408
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Thursday 2:00-3:00pm