PhD Graduates (2024 onwards)
Willa Mihalyi-Koch
Credentials: Willa studies 2D halide perovskites and the dislocation-driven growth of materials.
Position title: Graduate Student, Materials Chemistry
Email:
mihalyikoch
PhD Graduates!!
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Rui worked on materials for energy conversion and storage. | Katelyn worked on developing materials for electrochemical organic synthesis. |
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Dominic worked on the synthesis and characterization of non-precious metal electrocatalysts. | Chris collaborated with the Wright Group, studying the optoelectronic properties of perovskite materials. He started his career as a researcher at PPG. |
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David was a joint student with the Ge group working on the nanoproteomics project. | Dongxu worked on the synthesis and application of perovskite materials.
He is now a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. |
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Hongyuan worked on earth-abundant electrocatalysts for the electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide and other high-value chemicals. | Tim was a joint student with the Ge group working on the nanoproteomics project. |
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Natalia was a joint student with the Wright group, studying the excited-state dynamics of perovskites through photoluminescence and multidimensional spectroscopy. | Matt worked on the synthesis and characterization of novel materials for photovoltaic applications. |
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Yuzhou worked on 2D transition metal chalcogenides materials. | Nitish worked on Magnetic Skyrmions Project. |
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Wenjie worked on materials for energy conversion and storage. | Lianna worked on screw dislocation-driven nanostructured material growth. She is now a Process Engineer at Intel. |
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Lichen worked on the synthesis and applications of porous materials.
He started his career as a researcher at PPD |
Yongping worked on the metal halide perovskite materials.
Yongping is now an Assistant Professor at Peking University. |
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Matt worked on magnetic skyrmions in confined systems
He started his career as a researcher at Intel |
Melinda worked on solar cell projects.
She started her career as a researcher at PPG |
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Leith worked on pyrite heterostructures for photovoltaic applications.
Leith is now a lecturer at UW-Madison |
Qi worked on the synthesis of heterostructures of colloidal nanocrystals on semiconductor and its application in HER.
Qi started her career as a researcher at PPG |
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Audrey’s project dealt with hard inorganic nanomaterial architectures.
Audrey started her career as a researcher at 3M. Along with research, she is very interested in pursuing the artistic side of science and nanoscience. |
Linsen studied iron based nanomaterials for Li batteries applications.
Linsen started a Post-Doc at MIT. |
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Miguel worked on pyrite nanomaterials properties for solar energy conversion.
Miguel has moved on to a Post-Doc with the Nate Lewis group at Cal-Tech. |
Ankit worked with bulk nanostructured HMS for thermoelectrics.
Ankit has begun to work as a researcher for Advanced Materials. |
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Matt’s project investigated low-cost alternative materials for photovoltaic applications
Matt is now working at PPG Industries in Pittsburgh, PA. |
Fei’s project focused on the dislocation driven growth of nanowires
Fei is now working for ChemEOR in Covina, CA. |
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Jack focused on transition metal silicide nanowires for spintronics.
Jack is now working for Advanced Research Systems, Inc. in PA. |
Mark studied MoS2 and other MX2 nanosheets for photocatalysis.
Mark is now working for 3M in St Paul, MN. |
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Rachel synthesized nanocrystals for device applications and fundamental study. Rachel is currently teaching. | Steve developed bottom up synthesis and assembly strategies for functional nanomaterials. Steve is now Assitant Professor at the University of Lincoln – Nebraska after a postdoc in Harvard for George Whitesides. |
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Matt studied the dislocation-driven growth of nanowires by VLS and validated the Elsheby twist theory.
Matt is now working for DOW in Texas after a postdoc at Caltech for Nate Lewis. |
Jeremy worked on nanowires growth in CVD and metal silicide for thermoelectrics applications.
Jeremy is now working for 3M in Saint Paul, MN. |
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Andy’s PhD involved the synthesis of various nanowires with the CVD set up.
Andy was a postodc in the Mahesh group and is now working for Brady Corporation in Milwaukee! |
Jeannine focused on the synthesis of metal silicides nanostructures for thermoelectrics applications.
Jeannine is now teaching analytical sciences at UW! |
Former graduate students (2024 onwards)
Yareslie Cruz Rivera
Credentials: Yareslie is a joining student with the Ge groups studying nanoproteomics.
Position title: Graduate Student, Materials Chemistry
Email:
cruzrivera