Current Group Members
Postdoctoral Associates
Graduate Students (Ph.D. and Masters)
Undergraduate Students
Group Alumni
Postdoctoral Associates
- Sanjaya Dulip Perera (2015-2017); Now: Senior Research Scientist, Axium Nano
Ph.D. Students (graduated)
- Yuanfang Ying, Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (graduation date: August 2020); Dissertation Title: “Hydrous Cobalt-Iridum Oxide Two-dimensional Nanoframes as High Activity and Stability Oxygen Evolution Catalysts”
- Sibo Niu, Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (graduation date: Dec. 2019); Dissertation Title: “Investigation of Iron Hydroxide and Oxide-Based Nanomaterials as Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries”; Now: Battery Cell Engineer at EnergyX
Masters Students (graduated)
- Samuel Kimmel (M.S. Chemistry; graduation date: August 2020); Thesis Title: “Metal Substitution within Nanostructured Nickel Hydroxides for Aqueous Rechargeable Nickel–Zinc Batteries”; Now: Ph.D. Student at Texas State University
- Luis Albiter (M.S. Chemistry, graduation date: Aug. 2020); Thesis title: “Effect of Thermal Treatment on Structure and Properties of Niobium Oxide Aerogels as Electrolyzer Catalyst Supports”; Now: Ph.D. Student at Texas State University
- Lupita Aguirre (M.S. Chemistry, graduation date: Aug. 2020); Thesis title: “Effects of Magnesium Reduction on the Structure and Electrical Properties of Tantalum Oxide Aerogels”; Now: Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University
- Randall Archer (M.S. Chemistry; graduation date: Aug. 2018); Thesis Title: “Nanostructured Titanium Oxynitride-Supported Iridium Oxide Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting”; Now: Analytical Chemist / Lab Manager at Chemicals, Inc.
- Yuanfang Ying (M.S. Chemistry; graduation date: Aug. 2017); Thesis Title: “Two-Dimensional Cobalt-Platinum Nanoframes: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Activity”
- Sibo Niu (M.S. Chemistry; research advisor, graduation date: Dec. 2016); Thesis Title: “Maghemite Nanosheets as High Performance Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries”; Now: Battery Cell Engineer at EnergyX
Undergraduate Students (graduated)
- Noel Mireles Villegas (2017-2018), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2018, Now: PhD. Student, Texas A&M University
- Samuel Kimmel (2017-2018), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2018, Now: Ph.D. Student, Texas State University
- Luis Albiter (2014-2018), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2018, Now: Ph.D. Student, Texas State University
- Robert Meyer, Summer REU Student (2018), Now: Undergraduate student at Georgetown University
- Shraddha Acharya (2016-2017), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2017
- Randall Archer (2015-2016), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2016, Now: M.S. Student, Texas State University
- Carol Ly (2014-2016), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2016, Now: PhD. Student, Texas A&M University
- Audrey Zaleski (2014-2016), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2016; Now: Technician, Tokyo Electron
- David Jaime (2014-2015), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2018
- Nicole Lambdin (2014-2015), Graduated B.S. Chemistry, 2015; Now: Associate Chemist, Blueshift International Materials
- Benito Resendiz, Physics Undergraduate (2015), Graduated B.S. Physics, 2015; Now: Laboratory Assistant at Oregon Health & Science University
- Ryan McFeron (2015), Graduated B.S. Biology, 2015; Now: Engineering Technician, Entegris
- Campbell Saint-Vincent (Summer REU Student, 2015); Now: Undergraduate student at Texas Lutheran University