People
Principal Investigator
Paul Braun
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Email pbraun@nospam62c598c43d68e.illinois.edu
Title Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Chemistry; Director of the Materials Research Laboratory
Office 2016 MRL
Phone (217) 244-7293
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Beniamin Zahiri
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Email bzahiri@nospam62c598c4400de.illinois.edu
Title Research Assistant Professor
Office 140 ESB
Research Group Administrator
Karyn A Traum
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Email traum@nospam62c598c442a13.illinois.edu
Title Coordinator of Research Programs
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 312H MSEB
Phone (217) 300-8704
Graduate Students
Pushan Bal
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Email ppbal2@nospam62c598c447c01.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 3614 BI
Michael Caple
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Email mcaple2@nospam62c598c449e94.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Chen Chen
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Email chenc12@nospam62c598c44bbe6.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 3614 BI
Sujan Dewanjee
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Email sujand2@nospam62c598c44d394.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Mechanical Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Nathan Fritz
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Email njfritz2@nospam62c598c44eb1e.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Junrou Huang
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Email junrouh2@nospam62c598c44feee.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 3016 Supercon
Hyewon Jeong
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Email hyewonj2@nospam62c598c45125b.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Carlos Juarez-Yescas
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Email carlosj3@nospam62c598c45255b.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 140 ESB
Patrick Kwon
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Email pjkwon4@nospam62c598c453970.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Youngbum Lee
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Email yblee3@nospam62c598c454d40.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 3614 BI
Jr Wen Lin
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Email jrwenwl2@nospam62c598c4560e2.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Alex Littlefield
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Email ajl8@nospam62c598c4575f3.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Office 2251 MNTL
Jiayu Liu
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Email jiayul8@nospam62c598c458c53.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 3614 BI
Peilin Lu
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Email peilin2@nospam62c598c45a1c9.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Saeed Moradi
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Email moradi3@nospam62c598c45b541.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Arghya Patra
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Email arghyap2@nospam62c598c45c8b7.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Mayur Prabhudesai
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Email mayursp2@nospam62c598c45dbae.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 3614 BI
Corey Richards
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Email coreyar2@nospam62c598c45eafc.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 3614 BI
Jarom Sederholm
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Email jaromgs2@nospam62c598c45fdc8.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Gaurav Singhal
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Email gauravs3@nospam62c598c461144.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Maxwell Walde
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Email walde2@nospam62c598c4624ce.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 470 MRL
Shen Xiaoling
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Email xshen32@nospam62c598c463c1e.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Office 3614 BI
Dajie Xie
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Email dajiex2@nospam62c598c46505c.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 3614 BI
Jingyi Zhou
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Email jz77@nospam62c598c465fec.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Postdoctoral Researchers & Visiting Scientists
Dr. Sung Bum Kang
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Email kang135@nospam62c598c468a63.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 140 ESB
Dr. Lihong Lao
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Email ll27@nospam62c598c468bf4.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 3614 BI
Dr. Yuting Luo
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Email yutingl@nospam62c598c469f1a.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 140 ESB
Dr. Jay Taylor
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Email jmt22@nospam62c598c46af68.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 3325 BI
Undergraduate Students
Alexander Ahmari
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Email aahmari2@nospam62c598c46d9a0.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Ryan Bushell
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Email rbushell@nospam62c598c46db6f.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Daniel Cudzich
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Email dcudzi2@nospam62c598c47004f.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Derek DeJong
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Email ddejong2@nospam62c598c471081.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Yoonjae Hwang
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Email yoonjae3@nospam62c598c473eaa.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Dylan Mendez
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Email dmende24@nospam62c598c475a5e.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Jaehong Park
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Email jaehong3@nospam62c598c478087.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Evan Saebeler
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Email evants2@nospam62c598c4794df.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Manushi Shah
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Email mshah212@nospam62c598c47a49e.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
