People
Principal Investigator
Paul Braun
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Email pbraun@nospam66e6607b9681f.illinois.edu
Title Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering; Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; 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@nospam66e6607b988a7.illinois.edu
Title Research Assistant Professor
Office 104 MRL
Research Group Administrator
Karyn A Traum
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Email traum@nospam66e6607b9b060.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@nospam66e6607b9f0d7.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 274 ESB
Ziyi Che
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Email ziyiche2@nospam66e6607b9ffb2.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Chen Chen
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Email chenc12@nospam66e6607ba1075.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 274 ESB
Yunkyu Choi
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Email yunkyuc2@nospam66e6607ba1c6f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Sujan Dewanjee
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Email sujand2@nospam66e6607ba2893.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Mechanical Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Co-advised w/ N. Miljkovic
Co-advised w/ N. Miljkovic
Nikita Duggar
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Email nduggar2@nospam66e6607ba3799.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Micro & Nanotechnology Lab
Office 2251 MNTL
Co-advised w/ L. Goddard
Co-advised w/ L. Goddard
Alexandru Grindeanu
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Email agrind2@nospam66e6607ba46e1.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Bill Huang
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Email yifeih4@nospam66e6607ba75a8.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Studnet
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Rosy Huang
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Email yujujh2@nospam66e6607ba83a9.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office Co-advised w/ D. Cahill
Hyewon Jeong
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Email hyewonj2@nospam66e6607ba90fe.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Imani Jones
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Email imanij2@nospam66e6607ba9ecb.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 140 ESB
Carlos Juarez-Yescas
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Email carlosj3@nospam66e6607baad1f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 140 ESB
Mingyo Jung
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Email mingyoj2@nospam66e6607bab930.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Brian (Jr Wen) Lin
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Email jrwenwl2@nospam66e6607bac506.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Alex Littlefield
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Email ajl8@nospam66e6607bad2ae.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Office 2251 MNTL
Co-advised w/ L. Goddard
Co-advised w/ L. Goddard
Jiayu Liu
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Email jiayul8@nospam66e6607bae15d.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 274 ESB
Peilin Lu
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Email peilin2@nospam66e6607baef0b.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Saeed Moradi
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Email moradi3@nospam66e6607baf16f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Mayur Prabhudesai
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Email mayursp2@nospam66e6607baff85.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 247 ESB
Co-advised w/ S. Sinha
Co-advised w/ S. Sinha
Jarom Sederholm
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Email jaromgs2@nospam66e6607bb0d6f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Falak Sher
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Email falaks2@nospam66e6607bb1bb5.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 245 ESB
Jack Sun
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Email shijies6@nospam66e6607bb2a19.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Huy Tran
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Email huyt2@nospam66e6607bb365a.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Baichuan Wang
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Email bw10@nospam66e6607bb4271.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Fu Wu
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Email fwu26@nospam66e6607bb4feb.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Dajie Xie
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Email dajiex2@nospam66e6607bb5e18.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 247 ESB
Yicheng Yang
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Email yy74@nospam66e6607bb5f89.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Jingyi Zhou
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Email jz77@nospam66e6607bb6ceb.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 247 ESB
Postdoctoral Researchers & Visiting Scientists
Dr. Thomas Leonard
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Email thomasal@nospam66e6607bb9398.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr. Changyong Park
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Email cypark22@nospam66e6607bba071.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 140 ESB
Dr. Arghya Patra
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Email arghyap2@nospam66e6607bbae2a.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 164 ESB
Dr. Abigail Serrano
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Email avserran@nospam66e6607bbbb28.illinois.edu
Title Visiting Scientist
Office 276 ESB
Dr. Jonathan Turnley
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Email jturnley@nospam66e6607bbc7a9.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Undergraduate Students
Alexander Ahmari
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Email aahmari2@nospam66e6607bbec6c.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Jac Copeland
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Email jacobac6@nospam66e6607bbfb55.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Joshua Garcia
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Email jgarc372@nospam66e6607bc16f9.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
