Welcome to the group!  

Current Members:

Nurul Muttakin - 5th year graduate student; nanomaterials/photocatalysis

Mahfuz Swadhen - 2nd year graduate student; nanomaterials/photocatalysis

Nihan Amin, 1st year graduate student; nanomaterials

DaGyn Williams - undergraduate REU student; nanomaterials/photocatalysis

Lara Haack - 3rd year undergraduate student; nanomaterials/photocatalysis

Group Alumni

(if your information is not up to date, please send a note!)

Postdocs

Dr. Bo Zhao (2013), Electron Microscopist at The Imaging Center, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech. University

Dr. Jung-Ho Son (2007-2011), associate specialist at UC Davis

Graduate Students

Paschal Akubuiro (2024-2025; MS candidate), graduate student at U. Idaho

Pranab Nandy (2019-2023; PhD Chemistry), Kentucky Dept. of Transportation 

Rashed Mia (2020-2023; MS Chemistry), graduate student at Louisiana State University

Arjun Bhowmick (2019-2022; PhD Chemistry), Lecturer at U. Houston Clearlake

Brojo Dhali (2020-2021; MS Chemistry), graduate student at North Carolina State U.

Pramod Dhungana (2015-2020; PhD Chemistry), Telomeron LLC

Shahzahan Mia (2015-2020; PhD Chemistry), Nitto Denko Technical Corp.

Chandra Karki (2017-2019; MS Chemistry), Chemical Hygiene Officer at the University of Chicago

Rayhan Hossain (2017-2019; MS Chemistry)

Shelton Varapragasam (2013-2018; PhD Chemistry), GlobalFoundries

Sem Tamang (2012-2016; PhD Chemistry), Bridgestone

Ben Onserio (2015-2016; MS Chemistry)

Choumini Balasanthiran (2009-2014; PhD Chemistry), Syngenta

Rachel Wilkerson (2012-2014; MS Chemistry), Chemistry Teacher, Coon Rapids High School

Wonjun Kang (2008-2013; PhD Chemistry), KOLON Plastics, Inc.

Nga Nguyen (2010-2012; MS Chemistry), Western Iowa Tech Community College, Instructor

Mark S. Jastram (2009-2012)

Saravanakumar T. Pillai (2006-2008; MS Chemistry)

Undergraduate Students

Sable Schulz (2023), U. South Dakota

Rheannon Loth (REU, 2023), Washington and Lee U.

Alex Castillo (REU, 2022), U. Connecticut, graduate student

Nathan Loutsch (2022), U. Iowa, graduate student

Elizabeth Speck (REU, 2021), Hillsdale College, undergraduate student

John Cerritelli (REU, 2021), Boston University, graduate student

Joe Lincoln (2021)

Kylie Christiansen (2019)

Jon Beck (REU, 2019)

Hope Juntunen (REU, 2018)

Alex McNally (2018)

Jade Fostvedt (2014-2017), U. North Carolina, Teaching Assistant Professor

Carly Wieting (REU, 2016), Zeus Industrial Products

Audrey Burnim (REU, 2015), Postdoc, NIH

Olivia Sowinksi (2013)

Theresa Elder (REU, 2013), PhD Materials and Nanotechnology, North Dakota State U.

Brian Dalke (2011-2012), Department of Veterans Affairs

Tanner Willard (2011)

Aaron Clem (2010)

Tyler Clikeman (2009), Lonza

Heather Rohwer (2008-2010), Crime Scene Investigator

Tom Fischer (2009), MD

Brent Armstrong (2009)

Miranda (VandenBrink) Floen (2006-2009), U. Nebraska Medical Center, Pediatrics, Nephrology, Children's Nebraska

Catherine (Patrick) Berdanier (2008), Pennsylvania State U., Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Assistant Professor

Jennifer Esbenshade (REU, 2008)

Matthea Peck (2006-2008)

Michael Pudenz (REU, 2006-2007), MD

Rob Lynde (2006)

Brett Myers (2006), MD

Research Apprentice Program

Connor Richards, Red Cloud Indian School (2016)