Research: Chemical Transformations of Nanomaterials for Fuel Cell Catalysis, Battery Materials, Supercapacitors Joined Group: Summer 2013 Hometown: Watertown, NY Favorite Element: Platinum Characterization Technique: STM/AFM
Sanjaya Dulip Perera
Ph.D.: University of Texas at Dallas, 2012, Inorganic Chemistry Joined Group: Fall 2013 Research: Synthesis of nanomaterials and nanocomposites for energy applications, Design synthesis protocols for making colloidal nanomaterials from lab scale to large scale, Preparation of high power, high-energy density electrode materials for supercapacitors, Photocatalytic materials for environmental remediation. Hometown: Kandy, Sri Lanka Favorite Device: An ultimate supercapacitor that can replace Li ion battery
Joined Group: Fall 2009 Research Interests: high-precision mechanical measurement; phonon transport in nanostructured materials; nanofabrication of MEMS/NEMS mechanical resonators; superconducting circuits; Josephson-junction devices Home Town: Somewhere in New Jersey Professional Background
-B.A. in physics from Amherst College in 1998
-Research engineer at United Technologies Research Center
-PhD in physics from University of Maryland in 2009 Favorite Science Hobby: Phonon Spectrometry to quantitatively characterize low-dimensional heat transfer link to Jared's CV
Joined Group: Summer 2009 Research Interests: Colloidal synthesis of nanoparticles specifically for sustainable energy applications. Home Town: China Professional Background
-B.S. in Polymer Materials & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2000
-M.S. in Polymer Chemistry & Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2003
-Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, University at Albany-SUNY, 2010
Field: Ph.D. Student in MSE Joined Group: Fall 2008 Research Interests: Nanomanufacturing of 2D Crystals, Low Temperature E-field Induced Kinetic Demixing, Energy Applications of 2D Layered OxidesColloidal synthesis of nanoparticles specifically for sustainable energy applications. Home Town: Denizli, Turkey Prior degree: B.S. Sabanci University Favorite Ceramic: NaxCoO2
Field: Ph.D student MSE Joined Group: Summer 2009 Research interests: Synthesis and chemical transformation of nanoparticles, nanoparticles films for Li-ion battery and other energy applications. Prior position: M.S. University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Korea University Hometown: Seoul, Korea Favorite Ion: Li+
Field: Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering Joined Group: 2008 Research interests: Micro-Nanofabrication of Phonon Transport Devices. Prior position: B.S. Howard University Hometown: Nigeria Favorite Cleanroom technique: E-beam Lithography
Christian Ocier
Field: M.S. Student in MS&E Joined Group: Fall 2011 Research interests: Colloidal Synthesis of Nanoparticles. Prior position: Tsinghua University Hometown: Manila, Philippines Favorite Characterization Tool: UV-vis
Maria Ibáñez i Sabaté
Field: PhD candidate, Physics (University of Barcelona) Joined Group: Summer 2012 Research interests: Synthesis of nanoparticles for energy applications Professional Background: B.S., Physics Hometown: Catalonia Favorite Energy Applications: solar and thermoelectrics
Undergraduate Students
Denzel Bridges
Field: B.S. Student in MS&E Joined Group: Summer 2011 Research interests: Nanomaterials and lithium ion battery support materials. Prior position: None Hometown: Riverside, California Favorite Chemical: Liquid Nitrogen
Andrew Calwell
Field: B.S. Student in MS&E Joined Group: Fall 2011 Research interests: Nanoparticle synthesis techniques, nanoparticle films for Li-ion battery electrodes. Prior position: None Hometown: University Place, WA Favorite Bravais Lattice: simple orthorhombic
Diana Gooding
Field: Math and Physics at Transylvania University (KY) Joined Group: Summer 2012 Research interests: Nanomaterials and lithium ion battery support materials. Prior position: Whitesides Research Group, Harvard University Hometown: Frankfort, Kentucky Favorite Quark: charm
Ha Kim
Field: B.S. Candidate in Materials Science or Electrical Engineering Joined Group: Winter 2010 Research interests: Thermoelectric metal oxides, Solar Cell Semiconductor Nanomaterials Prior position: None Hometown: Connecticut Favorite 2-D Fractal Shape: Mandelbrot Set
Field: B.S. Candidate in MS&E Joined Group: Spring 2012 Research interests: Thermoelectric metal oxides, nanoscale structural studies using XAS Prior position: None Hometown: Highland Park, NJ Favorite Series: Fibonacci
Field: B.S. Candidate in MS&E Joined Group: Winter 2009 Research interests: Nanoparticle transformation, nanoscale structural studies using XAS, galvanic exchange Prior position: None Hometown: Elmhurst, IL Favorite Color: Cobalt Nitrate Favorite surfactant: anything that is not PVP
About Us
Richard Robinson and his lab group
Principal Investigator
Richard Robinson
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
214 Bard Hall, MSE Department, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Professional Background (CV)
- BS Tufts University, Mechanical Engineering
- PhD Columbia University, Applied Physics
- Postdoctoral Fellow University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry
- 2012 NSF CAREER award - DMR/CMP
- 2012-2014 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant
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Post Doctoral Associates
Matthew Fayette
Ph.D.: Binghamton University, Chemistry
Research: Chemical Transformations of Nanomaterials for Fuel Cell Catalysis, Battery Materials, Supercapacitors
Joined Group: Summer 2013
Hometown: Watertown, NY
Favorite Element: Platinum
Characterization Technique: STM/AFM
Sanjaya Dulip Perera
Ph.D.: University of Texas at Dallas, 2012, Inorganic Chemistry
Joined Group: Fall 2013
Research: Synthesis of nanomaterials and nanocomposites for energy applications, Design synthesis protocols for making colloidal nanomaterials from lab scale to large scale, Preparation of high power, high-energy density electrode materials for supercapacitors, Photocatalytic materials for environmental remediation.
Hometown: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Favorite Device: An ultimate supercapacitor that can replace Li ion battery
Jared Hertzberg
Joined Group: Fall 2009
Research Interests: high-precision mechanical measurement; phonon transport in nanostructured materials; nanofabrication of MEMS/NEMS mechanical resonators; superconducting circuits; Josephson-junction devices
Home Town: Somewhere in New Jersey
Professional Background
-B.A. in physics from Amherst College in 1998
-Research engineer at United Technologies Research Center
-PhD in physics from University of Maryland in 2009
Favorite Science Hobby: Phonon Spectrometry to quantitatively characterize low-dimensional heat transfer
link to Jared's CV
Haitao Zhang
Joined Group: Summer 2009
Research Interests: Colloidal synthesis of nanoparticles specifically for sustainable energy applications.
Home Town: China
Professional Background
-B.S. in Polymer Materials & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2000
-M.S. in Polymer Chemistry & Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2003
-Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, University at Albany-SUNY, 2010
Graduate Students
Mahmut Aksit
Field: Ph.D. Student in MSE
Joined Group: Fall 2008
Research Interests: Nanomanufacturing of 2D Crystals, Low Temperature E-field Induced Kinetic Demixing, Energy Applications of 2D Layered OxidesColloidal synthesis of nanoparticles specifically for sustainable energy applications.
Home Town: Denizli, Turkey
Prior degree: B.S. Sabanci University
Favorite Ceramic: NaxCoO2
Don-Hyung Ha
Field: Ph.D student MSE
Joined Group: Summer 2009
Research interests: Synthesis and chemical transformation of nanoparticles, nanoparticles films for Li-ion battery and other energy applications.
Prior position: M.S. University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Korea University
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Favorite Ion: Li+
Obafemi Otelaja
Field: Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering
Joined Group: 2008
Research interests: Micro-Nanofabrication of Phonon Transport Devices.
Prior position: B.S. Howard University
Hometown: Nigeria
Favorite Cleanroom technique: E-beam Lithography
Christian Ocier
Field: M.S. Student in MS&E
Joined Group: Fall 2011
Research interests: Colloidal Synthesis of Nanoparticles.
Prior position: Tsinghua University
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Favorite Characterization Tool: UV-vis
Maria Ibáñez i Sabaté
Field: PhD candidate, Physics (University of Barcelona)
Joined Group: Summer 2012
Research interests: Synthesis of nanoparticles for energy applications
Professional Background: B.S., Physics
Hometown: Catalonia
Favorite Energy Applications: solar and thermoelectrics
Undergraduate Students
Denzel Bridges
Field: B.S. Student in MS&E
Joined Group: Summer 2011
Research interests: Nanomaterials and lithium ion battery support materials.
Prior position: None
Hometown: Riverside, California
Favorite Chemical: Liquid Nitrogen
Andrew Calwell
Field: B.S. Student in MS&E
Joined Group: Fall 2011
Research interests: Nanoparticle synthesis techniques, nanoparticle films for Li-ion battery electrodes.
Prior position: None
Hometown: University Place, WA
Favorite Bravais Lattice: simple orthorhombic
Diana Gooding
Field: Math and Physics at Transylvania University (KY)
Joined Group: Summer 2012
Research interests: Nanomaterials and lithium ion battery support materials.
Prior position: Whitesides Research Group, Harvard University
Hometown: Frankfort, Kentucky
Favorite Quark: charm
Ha Kim
Field: B.S. Candidate in Materials Science or Electrical Engineering
Joined Group: Winter 2010
Research interests: Thermoelectric metal oxides, Solar Cell Semiconductor Nanomaterials
Prior position: None
Hometown: Connecticut
Favorite 2-D Fractal Shape: Mandelbrot Set
Alexander Montelione
Field: B.S. Candidate in MS&E
Joined Group: Spring 2012
Research interests: Thermoelectric metal oxides, nanoscale structural studies using XAS
Prior position: None
Hometown: Highland Park, NJ
Favorite Series: Fibonacci
Liane Moreau
Field: B.S. Candidate in MS&E
Joined Group: Winter 2009
Research interests: Nanoparticle transformation, nanoscale structural studies using XAS, galvanic exchange
Prior position: None
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
Favorite Color: Cobalt Nitrate
Favorite surfactant: anything that is not PVP