Graduate Students

 Allen Chaparazda (Ph.D.)

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Allen developed porous tin-oxide-based diodes for chlorine (low-cost WMD) sensing.  He is currently a professor of chemistry at the Austin Peay State University

 Ciro Di Meglio (Ph.D.)

Ciro Di Meglio performing benchwork

 Ciro developed the synthesis of bolalipids. He is currently a technical consultant in the pharmaceutical industry,

 Hoang Tran (Ph.D.)

Hoang Tran posing

Worked on CNT and SnOx Sensors.Currently, he is working as a research scientist at FormFactor Inc. a Semiconductor Test and Measurements Company

 Joo Chan (Ph.D.)

Joo Chan in front of camera

 Ph.D.Work focused on electroless silver deposition and SiNW synthesis. Currently a group leader at Intel

Mitra Gobadi (MA)

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 As a MA student, Mitra worked on the synthesis and characterization of copper nanostructures. Currently, she works at Lam Research

Nabil Mistkawi (Ph.D.)

Nabil meeting with President Obama and Secretary Chu

 

Ph.D thesis work of Nabil Mistkawi explored cleaning solution for copper interconnects, and Ti selective chemical etch formulation.  This work was hailed as a technological breakthrough by President Obama and Energy Secretay Chu.

 Ryan Lerud (Ph.D.)

Ryan Lerud pointing to his poster presentation

Received his Ph.D. degree working on electrochemical and optical ethylene gas sensors. Currently working at Guided Wave Inc. as the Product Manager. He develops novel optical sensors for the oil and gas industry.

Ryan Carns (MS)

Ryan Carns

 

 Received MS degree working on solubility properties of CNTs and discovered LC phases. Currently a Product Manager at 3M Abrasives Systems Division.

 Srikar Rao Darmakkolla (Ph.D)

 

Srikar during a three minute thesis

 

His Ph.D. work focused on Novel magnetically aligned Copper Nanowires. This work has led patent, multiple publications, and the establishment of PSU-sponsored startup MagWire.

Emmanuel Abdul (Ph.D. Student)

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Emmanuel's work focuses on atmospheric CO2 sequestration using electrochemical methods.

Benjamin Landers-Sherer

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Ben's work focuses on plasmonic welding of nanowires. He also works with New Startup MagWire.

Matthew Hubbard

Matthew smiling

Matthew worked on microfluidics to study mucin in reference
to lung diseases. He currently works in the biopharmaceutical industry.