Claire Kang

Claire Y. Kang

Claire Y. Kang

Bachelors Candidate

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemistry

Research: Synthesis and Assembly of II–VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals


Education

  • 2024–Present: B.S.E. Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2024–Present: B.S. Candidate, Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

HanCheng Shi

Shihan He

Shihan He

Masters Candidate, M.S.

Research:


Education

  • 2024–Present: Master of Chemical Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2020–2024: Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of California San Diego

Bing An

Bing An

Bing An

Masters Candidate, M.S.

Research: Synthesis, characterization, and coating of magnetic nanoparticles


Education

  • 2024–Present: Master of Chemical Science, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2020–2024: B.S. in Applied Chemistry, University of Jinan

Saurabh Vyawahare

Saurabh Vyawahare

Masters Candidate , M.S.E.

emailvsaurabh@seas.upenn.edu

 

 

Research:  Synthesis and Characterization of CuInS2 Semiconductor Nanocrystals.


Education

2023-Present: Masters in Material Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
2019-2023: Bachelors in Material Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar(IIT GN), Gujarat

Ricky Ronquillo

Ricky Ronquillo

Ricky Ronquillo

PhD Student

Department of Chemistry

Research: Dilute Magnet Semiconductors, II–VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals


Education

  • 2024–Present: PhD student, Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2024: Postbach at UCLA (advisor: Justin Caram)
  • 2022–2023: B.S. in Chemistry, UCLA

Narcedalia Anaya Barbosa

Narcedalia Anaya Barbosa

LRSM Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU)

School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Science

email: narcedalia.anayabarbosa01@utrgv.edu

Research: Synthesis of semiconducting nanocrystals for optoelectronic and quantum information science applications.


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Chyanne Turner

Chyanne Turner

Masters Candidate, M.S.

email: chyannet@sas.upenn.edu

 

 

Research:  Lead chalcogenide CQDs for long-wave IR detection


Education

2023-Present: Master of Chemical Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
2019-2023: B.S. in Chemistry; B.A. in Writing, St. Lawrence University

Sai Spoorti Gattu

Sai Spoorti  Gattu

Masters Candidate, MSE

email: spoorti@seas.upenn.edu

 

 

Research:  Doped Semiconducting Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic and Quantum Information Science Applications.


Education

2023-Present: Masters in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
2019-2023: B.E. in Mechanical engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

Clive Cardoza

Clive Cardoza

Masters Candidate, MSE

email: cclive@seas.upenn.edu

 

 

Research:  Ligand design and synthesis. Fabrication and characterization of noble metal nanoparticles and their self assemblies.


Education

2023-Present: Masters in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
2019-2023: B.S. in Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology – Mumbai

Bo-Hyung Ryoo

Bo-Hyung Ryoo

Bo-Hyung Ryoo

PhD Student

Department of Chemistry

Research: Semiconductors, Magnetic Materials


Education

  • 2023–Present: Ph.D. Student, Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2019–2022: Senior Researcher, Sinotech Co. Ltd., South Korea
  • 2016–2019: Master of Science, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh (Advisor: Prof. Jill Millstone)
  • 2012–2016: Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh

Lucy Decker

Lucy Decker

Lucy Decker

Ph.D. Candidate, MSE

Research: Synthesis of magnetic alloy nanocrystals for power electronics and catalysis


Education

  • 2021–Present: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2017–2021: B.A. in Physics and Mathematics, Swarthmore College

Eli Gelblum

Eli Gelblum

Bachelors Candidate

Department of Material Science and Engineering

Department of Physics

email:gelblum@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Core/Shell Semiconducting Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic & Photocatalytic applications


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Claire Zhang

Claire Zhang

Bachelors Candidate

Department of Material Science and Engineering

Department of Biology

email:clairezh@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis of Magnetic Oxide Nanoparticles for Inductively Enhanced CO2 Sorption


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Kunyu Wang

Kunyu Wang

Kunyu Wang

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of MSE (Joint with Prof. Shu Yang)
VIEST Fellow

Research: Nanoscale Porous Materials for Mesoscale Smart Materials


Education

  • 2018–2023: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Texas A&M University
  • 2014–2018: B.S. in Chemistry, Nankai University

Cristian Gonzalez

Cristian Gonzalez

Cristian Gonzalez

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry

Research: Doped Semiconducting Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic and Quantum Information Science Applications.


Education

  • 2022–Present: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2018–2021: B.S. in Biochemistry, Florida International University
  • 2018–2021: B.A. in Natural Applied Sciences, Florida International University

Christine Huang

Christine Huang

Christine Huang

Ph.D. Candidate, MSE

Research: Ligand design and synthesis. Fabrication and characterization of liquid crystal–nanoparticles.


Education

  • 2022–Present: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2018–2022: B.S. in Chemistry with Concentration in Materials, Carnegie Mellon University

Zhenhuan Wang

Zhenhuan Wang

Master Student

Department of Material Science and Engineering

email: zwang98@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis of Semiconductor nanoparticles


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Akshayaa Rajendran

Akshayaa Rajendran

 

M.S. Candidate, MSE

email: akshayaa@seas.upenn.edu

LinkedIn

Research: Nanoscale Magnetic Materials, Self-Assembly, Surface Chemistry, Switchable Materials


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Yifan Ning

Yifan Ning

 

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry

email: nyifan@sas.upenn.edu

 

 

Research: Synthesis and characterization of plasmonic noble metal nanocrystals, synthesis of liquid crystal ligands

Intern at Apple from Oct. 2023 to Aug. 2024


Education

2019-present: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
2017-2019: M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
2013-2017: B.S. in Materials Physics, University of Science and Technology of China

Diana Arndt

Diana Arndt

M.C.S., Chemistry

email: diarndt@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Characterizing the charge transfer across conducting ligands bridging quantum dots in inorganic-organic systems


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Harshit Bharti

Harshit Bharti

M.S. Student, MSE

email: hbharti@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Characterization of magneto-optical properties of binary supercrystals for optoelectronic applications


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Sjoerd van Dongen

Sjoerd van Dongen

Visiting Scholar

 Department of Chemistry

email: svdongen@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis and characterization of responsive hybrid supercrystals by constructing binary or ternary colloidal superstructures through emulsion templated assembly.


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Mark Edmundson

Mark Edmundson

Master’s Candidate, Nanotechnology

email: maaku@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis of core/shell quantum dots and superballs to study optical properties and interactions of nanocrystal assemblies


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Tianfan Jin

Tianfan Jin

Master’s Candidate, MSE

email: mikejtf@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Investigating highly selective intermetallic nanocrystal catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation reactions. Typical reactions include the reduction of HMF and 2-AF.


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Xiang Zhou

Xiang Zhou

Master’s Candidate, Chemistry

email: xzhoukkk@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis and characterization of Au-Ag plasmonic nanoparticles


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Di An

Di An

Master’s Candidate, Chemistry

email: andi1@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Nanoscale synthesis, fabrication, self-assembly, and characterization of inorganic nanomaterials for pattern transfer and plasmonic investigations


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Aditya Maan

Aditya Maan

Visiting Scholar

Department of Chemistry

email: admaan@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis of CdSe-CdS dot-in-rod system for luminescent solar cell concentrators


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Daniel Rosen

Daniel Rosen

Ph.D. Candidate, MSE

email: daniros@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis and characterization of intermetallic nanocrystals for catalysis, use of microwaves for crystalline phase changes


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Yupeng Wu

Yupeng Wu

Masters Candidate, Chemistry

email: wu5146@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Synthesis and optical properties of more efficient semiconductor sensitized rare earth metal materials


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Guillaume Gouget

Guillaume Gouget

Post-Doctoral Fellow

email: gougetg@sas.upenn.edu

Research:  Novel compositions for chalcogenide-based nanocrystals and their photophysical properties


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Haoyun Zhang

Haoyun Zhang

 

M.S. Candidate, Chemistry

email: haoyunz@sas.upenn.edu

 

Research: Catalysis and nanoparticle self-assembly by using selective hydrogen bonding


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Benjamin Hammel

Benjamin Hammel

  Dual Degree:

B.S.E. in MSE , B.A. in Chemistry

email: bfhammel@seas.upenn.edu

 

Research: Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic nanocrystalline catalysts


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Jungmi Park

Jungmi Park

M.S. Candidate, Chemistry

email: jmpark@sas.upenn.edu

 

Research: Organic synthesis of dendrimeric ligands tailored with molecular acceptors


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Prashant Ramesh

Prashant Ramesh

M.S. Candidate, MSE

email: rameshpr@seas.upenn.edu

 

Research: Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of CdTe nanocrystals for solar cell applications


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Chenjie Zeng

Chenjie Zeng

Post-doctoral Fellow, Chemistry

email: chenjiez@sas.upenn.edu

Research: Developing next generation solution-processable solar cells based on nanocrystal self-assembly

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Zhijian Sun

Zhijian Sun

Zhijian Sun

Masters Candidate, MSE

email: szhijian@seas.upenn.edu


Research: Addition of CdSe/CdS nanorods in ploymer composites for optical materials using electrospinning

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Austin W. Keller

Austin W.  Keller

 

Ph.D. Candidate, MSE

email: austinwe@seas.upenn.edu

Research: Nanoscale synthesis, fabrication, self-assembly, and characterization of inorganic nanomaterials for sub-5 nm  pattern transfer and plasmonic investigations


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