People
Principal Investigator
Paul Braun
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Email pbraun@nospam662a85a147a52.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@nospam662a85a1497b8.illinois.edu
Title Research Assistant Professor
Office 104 MRL
Research Group Administrator
Karyn A Traum
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Email traum@nospam662a85a14b15b.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@nospam662a85a14d9d8.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 274 ESB
Michael Caple
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Email mcaple2@nospam662a85a14e518.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Chen Chen
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Email chenc12@nospam662a85a14f013.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 274 ESB
Yunkyu Choi
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Email yunkyuc2@nospam662a85a14fb0f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Sujan Dewanjee
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Email sujand2@nospam662a85a150bae.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@nospam662a85a151701.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@nospam662a85a152218.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Rosy Huang
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Email yujujh2@nospam662a85a152d3e.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office Co-advised w/ D. Cahill
Hyewon Jeong
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Email hyewonj2@nospam662a85a15387f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Imani Jones
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Email imanij2@nospam662a85a154372.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 140 ESB
Carlos Juarez-Yescas
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Email carlosj3@nospam662a85a154e74.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 140 ESB
Mingyo Jung
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Email mingyoj2@nospam662a85a15595a.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Patrick Kwon
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Email pjkwon4@nospam662a85a156403.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 164 ESB
Youngbum Lee
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Email yblee3@nospam662a85a156e86.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 274 ESB
Brian (Jr Wen) Lin
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Email jrwenwl2@nospam662a85a1579a2.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Alex Littlefield
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Email ajl8@nospam662a85a158563.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@nospam662a85a159039.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemistry
Office 274 ESB
Peilin Lu
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Email peilin2@nospam662a85a159be8.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Saeed Moradi
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Email moradi3@nospam662a85a15a746.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Mayur Prabhudesai
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Email mayursp2@nospam662a85a15b216.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@nospam662a85a15c1fb.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Falak Sher
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Email falaks2@nospam662a85a15ccb8.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 245 ESB
Jack Sun
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Email shijies6@nospam662a85a15d7c8.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Huy Tran
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Email huyt2@nospam662a85a15e2bf.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Baichuan Wang
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Email bw10@nospam662a85a15ed76.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Fu Wu
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Email fwu26@nospam662a85a15f83f.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Office 140 ESB
Dajie Xie
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Email dajiex2@nospam662a85a1607bf.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 247 ESB
Jingyi Zhou
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Email jz77@nospam662a85a161305.illinois.edu
Title Graduate Student
Department Materials Science and Engineering
Office 247 ESB
Postdoctoral Researchers & Visiting Scientists
Dr. Sung Bum Kang
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Email kang135@nospam662a85a163d51.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 140 ESB
Dr. Lihong Lao
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Email ll27@nospam662a85a164a96.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 276 ESB
Dr. Changyong Park
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Email cypark22@nospam662a85a1655c3.illinois.edu
Title Visiting Scientist
Office 140 ESB
Dr. Arghya Patra
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Email arghyap2@nospam662a85a166107.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 164 ESB
Dr. Abigail Serrano
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Email avserran@nospam662a85a166efa.illinois.edu
Title Visiting Scientist
Office 276 ESB
Dr. Jay Taylor
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Email jmt22@nospam662a85a167ee4.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office 140 ESB
Dr. Jonathan Turnley
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Email jturnley@nospam662a85a1689c9.illinois.edu
Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Undergraduate Students
Alexander Ahmari
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Email aahmari2@nospam662a85a16af6b.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Daniel Brudniak
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Email danielb9@nospam662a85a16bd9a.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Jac Copeland
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Email jacobac6@nospam662a85a16c951.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Daniel Cudzich
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Email dcudzi2@nospam662a85a16d91a.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Joshua Garcia
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Email jgarc372@nospam662a85a16f10c.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
Vishwa Patel
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Email vmpatel2@nospam662a85a1713a9.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
August Sasaki
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Email asasaki2@nospam662a85a171efe.illinois.edu
Title Undergraduate Researcher
