About Us

Haixiang Han

Prior Degree: Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, SUNY Albany
Joined Group: December, 2018
Research: Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles and Clusters
Hometown: Zibo, China
Favorite Characterization Technique: Electron Diffraction

Talisi Meyer

Project: Development of a scalable synthesis method for monodisperse ternary metal sulfide nanoparticles for supercapacitor electrodes.
Prior Degree: B.S. in Biochemistry & Physics, Minor in Mathematics from Simmons University
Joined group: Oct. 2021
Research key words: Electrophoretic deposition (EPD), ternary metal nanoparticle.
Hometown: New Milford, NJ
Favorite technique: AFM

Jonathan Rowell

Project: I am currently working on the synthesis of cobalt manganese spinel oxide nanoparticles and plan to investigate their use in energy and catalysis applications. I am also working on project synthesizing nickel-cobalt shells on Fe3O4 core nanoparticles.
Prior Degree: BS Biochemistry, Minor in Biomolecular Engineering
Joined Group: May 2021
Research Key Words: Spinel oxide nanoparticles
Hometown: Plant City, Florida
Favorite Solvent: Ethanol

Hantao Li

Name: Hantao Li
Project: Synthesis and optical properties of nanoclusters
Prior Degree: B.Eng. Materials Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Joined Group: Fall 2024
Research Keywords: Magic-Sized Clusters, Circular Dichroism, Chiral Thin-Films, Chiroptical Properties, Synthesis
Hometown: Beijing, China
Favorite Temperature: Absolute Zero

Reilly Lynch

Project: Synthesis and characterization of CdS and CdSe and their thin films
Prior Degree: B.S. in Chemistry (2021), Western Washington University
Joined group: Dec. 2021
Research key words: thin films
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Favorite technique: XRD

Daniel Gracias

Project: Self-assembly and emergent optical properties of semiconductor nanoclusters
Prior degree: BTech in Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science + Minor in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Joined group: Fall 2024
Research key words: Magic-Sized Clusters, Circular Dichroism, Self-Assembly, Exciton-Polaritons
Hometown: Prune, India
Favorite constant: Fundamental constant – Planck’s constant

Thomas Ugras

Project: In the lab I'm synthesizing and characterizing CdS and CdSe magic-sized clusters and their self-assembled thin films. When I'm in the office I'm simulating absorption spectroscopy of chiral nanocrystal assemblies.
Prior Degree: B.S.E. Engineering Physics, Case Western Reserve University
Joined group: Dec. 2021
Research key words: magic-sized clusters, self-assembly, thin films, chiral nanocrystals and assemblies
Hometown: Bucks County, PA
Favorite technique: Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy

Ching Chun Peng (Vicky)

Project: NiCo2S4 Nanoparticles as Supercapacitor Applications
Prior Degree: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan
Joined group: Fall 2022
Research key words: Electrochemical characterization, Nickel–Cobalt Sulfide
Hometown: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Favorite scientist: Albert Hofmann

Cheng-Yin Lin (James)

Name: Cheng-Yin Lin (James)
Project: Colloidal synthesis of multi-metal sulfide nanocrystals for high electrochemical performance
Prior Degree: B.S. in Chemistry at National Sun Yat-Sen University
Joined Group: Fall 2023
Research Keywords: High Entropy Sulfides, Colloidal Synthesis, Nanocrystals, Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Electrochemistry
Hometown: Taichung, Taiwan
Favorite Equation: Nernst Equation

River Carson

Project: Untangling the structure/property relations of CdS magic size clusters with strong chiroptical properties related to a fibrous mesophase.
Prior Degree: B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering with Additional Major in Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Joined group: Oct 2022
Research key words: magic-sized clusters, self-assembly, thin films, chiral nanocrystals and assemblies, chiroptical properties
Hometown: Washington DC
Favorite way to calculate pi: Buffon's needle

Haotian Tan

Name: Haotian Tan
Project: Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of colloidal oxide nanoparticles with focus on high entropy and core-shell structural arrangements.
Prior Degree: B.S. in Electrical Engineering at SUNY Binghamton
Joined Group: Fall 2023
Research Keywords: High Entropy Oxides, Core-Shell, Colloidal Synthesis, Nanoparticles, Nanorods, Monodispersity
Hometown: Yunnan, China
Favorite Equations: Maxwell's Functions

Aditya Joshi

Name: Aditya Joshi
Project: Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of colloidal oxide nanoparticles with focus on high entropy and core-shell structural arrangements.
Prior Degree: BTech in Chemical Engineering and Textiles Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai, India
Joined Group: Fall 2023
Research Keywords: High Entropy Oxides, Core-Shell, Colloidal Synthesis, Nanoparticles, Nanorods, Monodispersity
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Favorite Electrochemical Characterization Technique: CV, EIS