Advancing materials characterization for energy, technology, health and environment

Our group's research is focused on understanding structure-processing-stability-property relationships in materials of technological importance. Specific research areas include energy, sustainability, catalysis, health and environmental materials.

Current members

• Neethu Thomas 

• Henry Kantrow (visiting scholar from Steingelin and Silva-Acuña groups, GeorgiaTech)

• Braulio Reyes-Suárez

• Saphia Moussaoui

• Dina Bergadi

Past members

• Dr. Parth Raval (now in Durham University, GSK, AstraZeneca, UK)

• Margot Dhennin (now in Douvrin, Hauts-de-France, France)

• Claire welton (University of Lille, France)

• Itzel Alejandra (University of Lille, France)

• Lama Hamdouna (CNRS, France)

Co-mentored past members with UCSB, CA, USA

• Dr. Sangcheol Yoon (LG Electronics, SK)

• Dr. Zhifang Du (Dow Chemicals, USA)

• Dr. Ben Luginbuhl (Enthought, Austin, TX, USA)

• Dr. Akchheta Karki (Holst Centre, Netherlands) 

• Dr. Martin Seifrid (NC State University, NC, USA)

 Our research benefits from close collaborations with other groups:

International Collaborations

Professor Aditya Mohite, Rice University, Texas, USA

Professor Anders Hagfeldt, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden

Professor Brad Chmelka, UCSB, CA, USA

Professor David Mitzi, Duke University, NC, USA

Professor Debangshu Chaudhuri, IISER Kolkata, India

Professor Gui Bazan, UCSB, USA

Professor Ioannis Spanopoulos, University of South Florida, FL, USA

Professor Jean-Luc Brédas, University of Arizona, USA

Professor John Reynolds, Georgia Tech, USA

Professor Mercouri Kanatzidis, Northwestern University, IL, USA

Professor Michael Chabinyc, UCSB, CA, USA

Professor Seth Marder, University of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA

Professor Sebastian Peter, JNCASR, India

Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, UCSB, CA, USA

National Collaborations

Dr. Fred Sauvage, CNRS, France

Dr. Herve Vezin, CNRS, France

Dr. Claudine Katan, CNRS, France

Professor Jacky Even, INSA Rennes, France