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PI: Santosh KC

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering , SDSU, 2024-Affiliated faculty at Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), SDSU.
Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering , SJSU, 2019-2024Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, SJSU 2022-2023 (by Courtesy)

Professional Preparation

Post-doc, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Post-doc, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN
Ph. D. The University of Texas at Dallas, TX
M. S. The University of Texas at Dallas, TX
B. Sc/M. Sc. Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Curriculum -Vitae [CV] Links: Google Scholar, LinkedIn, Research Gate, ORCHID

Graduate Students (MS)

Benjamin Siers

BS (Materials Engineering)

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

MS ( Chemical Engineering)

San Jose State University (current)

Hometown: White Bear Lake, MN

Favorite element: Ar

Favorite materials: Perovskites

Research interests: Optical Materials, LEDs, Solar

Evan Smith
BS (Chemistry)UC Santa Barbara.MS (Materials Engineering)San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: Bakersfield, CAFavorite element: WFavorite materials: HEAs & compositesResearch interests: Computational structure analysis, Fission vessel materials

Ilias Mylonakos

BS (Materials Engineering)

San Jose State University

MS ( Materials Engineering)

San Jose State University (current)

Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA

Favorite Element: Si

Favorite Materials: Graphene, Semiconductors

Research Interests: 2D Materials and Heterostructures

Yousef Barati

BS (Materials Engineering)

San Jose State University

MS (Materials Engineering)

San Jose State University (current)

Hometown: Union City, CA

Favorite element: Oxygen

Favorite materials: LLZO

Research interests: Solid-state batteries

Graduate Students (PhD)

Jaedan Ford

PhD student (SDSU)

BS (Mechanical Engineering)

San Diego State University

MS (*In Progress*)

San Diego State University (current)

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Favorite element: Th (currently)

Favorite materials: Nitinol, Silicon, Composites

Research interests: Semiconductor, Solid-state batteries

Nathan Pumulo

PhD student (SDSMT/SDSU)

MS (Physics) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

MS (Physics) University of KwaZulu-Natal

BS (Physics) University of Zambia

Hometown: Lusaka, Zambia

Favorite element: Ti

Favorite materials: Ferroelectrics

Research interests: Ab-initio, multiferroics.

Undergraduate Students (BS)

Christian Luna

BS (Mechanical Engineering)

San Diego State University (current)

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Favorite Element: C

Favorite Materials: Natural Composites, Ceramics, Steel

Research Interests: Solid State Batteries, Propulsion systems, Lunar surface power systems

Aadi Sakurikar

BS (Mechanical Engineering)

San Diego State University (current)

Edgar Saldivar

BS (Mechanical Engineering)

San Diego State University (current)

Noah Fourby BS (Materials Engineering) San Jose State University
Hometown: Dublin, CAFavorite element: TiFavorite material: GrapheneResearch Interests: Nanomaterials, Solid-State Batteries, Decarbonization Technology

Interns at CMRL

Brandon Sung The Nueva School, San Mateo, CAHometown: CaliforniaFavorite element: CuFavorite material: GrapheneResearch Interests: 2D Materials and 2D Semiconductors

Samuel Vo

Gavillan CollegeProject Engineering Success Summer 2024

Mohammed Nassar

San Jose City CollegeProject Engineering Success Summer 2024

Visiting Faculty/Scientist, Research Assistant

Dr. Louay S. Yousuf Alroomi

Position/Role: Lecturer at SDSU/Mechanical Department

Ph.D. (University of Baghdad), Post-doc fellow (University of Auburn).

Research Interest: Battery, Nonlinear Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Mechanisms and Robotics, Bio-Mechanics, Material Science, Composite Material, Control and Vibration, thermal analysis, and mechatronics circuits.

Venkat Prasanna Kumar[ 2024-2025]BS (Mech. Engineering)
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IndiaMS (Mech. Engineering)
San Jose State University, CA, USA
Hometown: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFavorite element: Li Favorite materials: Graphene, Lithium-ion compositesResearch interests: Computational Materials, Energy Storage, ML, Optical Materials, Battery Management system

Jeongwoon Hwang, Chonnam National University, Korea- Summer 2021

CMRL Alumni

Sam Oliyai Current : Research Assistant and PhD student in Materials Engineering (UT Dallas)First position: Applied Materials Research duration 10/2019-08/2020Project: Electronic properties of complex oxideBS.(Engineering Physics), Santa Clara University MS.(Materials Engineering), San Jose State University (2020)Hometown: Burlingame, CaliforniaFavorite Element: FeFavorite Material: Bismuth FerriteResearch Interests: Solid state materials engineering for microelectronic applications.

Olga BlinovaCurrent Employment: Eurofins ScientificResearch duration 9/2020-6/2021Project: Electronic and optical properties of ZnWO4BS (Materials Engineering) San Jose State University (2021)
Hometown: Moscow,RussiaFavorite element: WFavorite material: ZnWO4Research Interests: Crystallography, Computational Materials Science, Optical Materials

Ipshita R. Sahoo Current Employment: DuracellResearch duration 05/2020-08/2021Project: Solid State Battery
B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), Manipal Institute of Technology, IndiaMS (Material Engineering) San Jose State University (2021)
Hometown: Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Favorite element: C (carbon) Favorite Material: Graphene Research Interests: Batteries, Computational Material Science

Joseph Mammoser Current Employment: Northrop Grumman CorporationResearch duration 5/2020-5/2021Project: 2D layered van der Waals Materials
BS (Cell & Molecular Bio., Biochem.) San Francisco State UniversityMS (Material Engineering) San Jose State University (2021)
Hometown: Novato California.Favorite Element: AgFavorite Material: GrapheneResearch Interests: Computational chemistry, Solid State Batteries, Semiconductors, Corrosion

Jia PelpaBS (Materials Engineering) San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: San Francisco, CaliforniaFavorite element: CFavorite material: Hafnium DioxideResearch Interests: Monolayer MoS2, 2D materials, HfO2, semiconductor, DRAM & RRAM, Computational Materials Science

Simran Singh
Research duration 5/2020-5/2023Project: Transparent conducting oxides
BS (Materials Engineering) San Jose State UniversityMS (Material Engineering)San Jose State University (current)

Hometown: Santa Rosa, CaliforniaFavorite element: OxygenFavorite material: Nitinol Research Interests: Lithium Ion Batteries and Theory of Semiconductors

Dirar Mashaleh Current Employment: AppleResearch duration 03/2020-08/2021Project: Solid State Battery BS (Chemistry) University of California RiversideMS (Material Engineering)San Jose State University (2021)
Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaFavorite element: Li Favorite material: SuperalloysResearch Interests: (Li-ion) batteries, machine learning

Vinh Nguyen Current Employment: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Research duration 02/2020-09/2020Project: Lithium titanate battery materialsBS (Chemical Engineering) University of California DavisMS (Chemical Engineering)San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: San Jose, CaliforniaFavorite element: LiFavorite material: SuperalloysResearch Interests: Li-ion batteries, biosensor fluids, enzyme kinetics

Gustavo Isarraras Current Employment: IBMResearch duration 06/2020-08/2021Project: Solid State Battery BS (Chemical Engineering) San Jose State University, San JoseMS (Chemical Engineering) San Jose State University (2021)
Hometown: San Jose, CaliforniaFavorite element: HFavorite material: Water Research Interests: Solid State Batteries and Water Purification Processes

Javier TepiaBS (Chemical Engineering)San Jose State (Class of 2020)MS (Chemical Engineering)San Jose State University (Current)
Hometown: San Jose, CaliforniaFavorite element: LiFavorite material: Solid State ElectrolyteResearch Interests: Lithium-Ion / Solid State Batteries

Joshua HazeghazamBS (Material Science and Engineering) University of California, DavisMS (Material Engineering)San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: Granite Bay, CaliforniaFavorite element: LaFavorite Material: Perovskite Research Interests: Magnetic Materials, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Piezoelectric materials.

Martin YauB S (Chemistry) California State , Long Beach , Honors: Cum LaudeMS (Material Engineering) San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: Dublin, CAFavorite Element: WFavorite Material: Memory shaped alloys, polylactic acid, transistorsResearch Interests: Solid State Batteries, failure investigation and mechanisms

Ahmed KailanyCurrent EmploymentTexas Instruments
BS (Chemical Engineering) New Mexico State UniversityMS ( Chemical Engineering) San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: Las Cruces, New MexicoFavorite element: CarbonFavorite materials: 2D Materials (Molybdenum Disulfide)Research interests: Hydrocarbons, 2D materials

Paridhi Bisht BS (Physics) Amity UniversityMS (Applied Physics) Amity UniversityMS ( Materials Engineering) San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: Delhi, IndiaFavorite element: Nickel(Ni)Favorite materials: 2D Materials (Graphene & Molybdenum Disulfide)Research interests: Optoelectronic Nano, Energy Storage Materials

Nitalie BiswalFolsom High School, Folsom, CA
High School Intern
Hometown: Folsom, CaliforniaFavorite Element: CFavorite Material: grapheneResearch Interests: Material Sciences, Drug delivery systems.

Henry Kam Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA

High School Intern
Hometown: Cupertino, CaliforniaFavorite element: GaFavorite material: HydrogelResearch Interests: semiconductors, energy systems

Anh Clerkin
Employment: QuantumScape BS (Chemical Engineering) San Jose State University
Hometown: Saigon, VietnamFavorite element: HFavorite material: 2D MaterialsResearch Interests: Alternative Energies (Li-ion Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel, Solar), Semiconductors, Computational Material Science, Data Science

Michael Chee
BS (Industrial & Systems Engineering,San Jose State University, San JoseMS (Material Engineering) San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: CaliforniaFavorite element: Favorite Material: Research Interests: Magnetic Materials Layered materials.

Nguyet Nguyen

BS University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: San Jose City & Evergreen Valley College

MS Chemical Engineering)

San Jose State University (2024)

Hometown: VietnamFavorite element: Favorite Material: Research Interests

Memory devices

Tung DangBS (Chemistry)California Polytechnic State University, San luis ObispoMS (Materials Engineering)San Jose State University (Current)
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFavorite element: TiFavorite materials: Sapphire, Carbon Fiber, Proteins, PolynucleotidesResearch interests: Batteries, Biomaterials.

Josh LaguioBS (Materials Engineering)California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoMS ( Materials Eng.)San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: Union City, CAFavorite element: SiFavorite materials: MgO MTJ, superconductorsResearch interests: High-T superconductor, data storage, organic semiconductors

Laura Diaz

BS (Physics minor in Mathematics)

CSU Sacramento

MS (Materials Engineering)

San Jose State University (current)

Hometown: Watsonville, CA

Favorite element: Uranium

Favorite materials: Nuclear materials

Research interests: Computational Materials Engineering, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, Data Science

Sofia Malmhall

BS (Materials Engineering)

San Jose State University (Current)

Hometown: San Jose, California

Favorite Element: Hg

Favorite Materials: Molybdenum Disulfide

Research Interests: Sustainable materials, 2D materials

Hung ChiuBS (Chemical Engineering)California State Polytechnic University, PomonaMS (Chemical Engineering)San Jose State University (current)
Hometown: TaiwanFavorite element: NFavorite materials: Bismuth vanadateResearch interests: Semiconductor

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