Ph.D. Student
Dr. Sneha Akhade
Co-advised by Mike Janik
Duration: 2012-2016 (PhD)
Research: Multiscale modeling of electrolyte/electrode interface in fuel cells, Molecular Dynamics, Density Functional Theory.
Currently: Research Associate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Keran Lu
Co-advised by Scott Milner
Duration: 2011-2016 (PhD)
Research: Coarse-grained modeling of single ion conductors.
Currently: Dow Chemical
Dr. Bingxin Fan
Duration: 2010-2015 (PhD)
Research: Coarse-grained modeling of plant cell wall polysaccharides.
Currently: TSMC
Dr. Shih-Chun Huang
Duration: 2010-2015 (PhD)
Research: Nanoscale structure of plant cell walls.
Currently: TSMC
Dr. Lalitha Ganapatibhotla
Duration: 2010-2014 (PhD)
Research: Nanoparticle filled solid polymer electrolytes for lithium ion batteries.
Currently: The Dow Chemical Company
Duration: 2007-2012 (PhD)
Research: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of single ion conductors
Currently: TSMC
Co-advised by Mike Janik
Duration: 2007-2012 (PhD)
Research: Atomistic simulations of electrolyte/electrode interface in fuel cells.
Currently: National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Post Doctoral Studies
Duration: 2006-2011 (PhD)
Research: Studying polymer dynamics using Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering
Currently: Intel
Dr. Susan Fullerton Shirey
Duration: 2003-2009 (PhD)
Thesis topic: Unified approach to understanding conductivity enhancement in nanoparticle filled solid polymer electrolytes for Li-ion batteries [More details]
Currently: Faculty member at University of Notre Dame, IN
Dr. Praveen Depa
Duration: 2003 – 2007 (PhD)
Research: Multiscale Modeling of Polymeric Materials [More details]
Currently: Procter and Gamble
Dr. Chunxia Chen
Duration:2001 – 2007 (PhD)
Research: Intermolecular Packing and Segmental Dynamics in Poly(ethylene oxide)/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blends [More details]
Currently:
M.S. Student
Michael Glasspool
Co-advised by Mike Janik
Duration: 2009-2011 (MS)
Research: Multiscale modeling of reactive electrochemical interfacesCurrently: DuPont, Delaware
Sandra Schlexer
Duration: 2009-2011
Research: Coarse-grained simulation of diblock copolymers in solvent: polymersomes for drug delivery
Currently: Procter & Gamble, Brussels
Wenjin Shi
Duration: 2007-2010 (MS)
Research: Synthesizing polymer nanocomposites with controlled dispersion [More details]
Erin Boland
Duration: 2005-2010 (MS)
Research:
Sudarshan Natarajan
Duration: June 2001 – July 2002 (MS)
Research: A photochemical process to fabricate thin films and patterns of unsubstituted polythiophene
Currently: Lam Research Corporation
Post-doc Scholar
Dr. Amitava Moitra
Duration: 2011-2012
Research: Develop and analyze the PEO-PCL diblock copolymer for drug dilivery kinetics.
Dr. Tanuj Motwani
Duration: 2009-2010
Research: Elucidating the Nanoscale Structure of Cellulose and Cellulose-Water Interactions using Neutron Scattering, Dielectric Spectroscopy, NMR and Thermal Analysis Methods
Currently: Applications Scientist at National Starch
Dr. Ana Vila Verde
Duration: 2005-2007
Research: Modeling of adsorption of proteins to solid surfaces.
Dr. Jiahong Liu
Duration: 2003-2006
Research:
Currently: Center for Uncertain Systems: Tools for Optimization and Management (CUSTOM) Vishwamitra Research Institute, Westmont, IL
Dr. Javier Sacristan Bermejo
Duration: 2005-2007
Research: The segmental dynamics on polymer blends as a function of effective concentration; The nature of the self-assemblies. [More details]
Currently: Polymer Science and Technology Institute, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Dr. Victoria Garcia Sakai
Duration: 2002-2005
Research: Study of dynamical behavior in PMMA/PEO blends using neutron scattering techniques. [More details]
Currently: ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, UK
Undergraduate Student
Xinren Yu
Duration: Spring 2012 – 2014
Research: Thermo response of water in a plant cell wall.
Currently: Grad student at UPenn
Peter Dudenas
Duration: Summer 2012 – present
Research: Effect of nano-wisker additives on solid polymer electrolytes.
Yuri Gloumakov
Duration: Summer 2013 [REU Student]
Research: Molecular Dynamic simulations of solid polymer electroltes
Joel Slaem
Duration: Spring 2012 – Summer 2012
Research: Ab initio and MD simulations at the fuel cell interface
Derek Sturm
Duration: Summer 2012 [REU Student]
Research: Molecular Dynamic simulations of solid polymer electroltes
Stephanie Roebelen
Duration: Summer 2011
Research: Coarse-grained modeling of ions in solid electrolytes
Tiffany Senkow
Duration: Spring 2011 to Spring 2012
Research: Long-range interaction networks of poliovirus RNA polymerase
Patrick Jones
Duration: 2010 Summer to 2011 Spring
Research: Thermal analysis of cellulose-water interactions
Katherine Li
Duration: 2010 Summer
Research: Molecular dynamics simulation of cation transport in poly(ethylene oxide)
Christopher Sokolowski
Duration: 2009-2010
Research: Investigating the Effects of Intramolecular Interactions on the Dynamics of Glassy Liquids
Collin Bonnett
Duration: 2009-2011
Research: Synthesizing polymer nanocomposites with controlled dispersion
Ryan Bradley
Duration: 2008-2009
Research: Structure and dynamics of alpha-synuclein, the protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease [More details]
Currently: Grad student at UPenn
Onajite Shemi
Duration: 2008
Research:
Currently:
Peter Beltramo
Duration: 2007
Research: Evaluating the mobility and adsorption of homopolypeptides onto gold(001) surfaces using molecular dynamics simulations
Andrew May
Duration:
Research: High-temperature thermoelectric materials
Jackie Gogolski
Duration: 2006
Jason Clark
Duration: 2003
William Schaeffer
Duration: 2002
Amanda Greer
Duration: 2001
John Longbach
Duration: 2000
