Visiting Faculty
Postdoctoral Scholars
Dileka Abeysinghe
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate
- Last known position: Process Engineer, Intel, Portland OR
- Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry) University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- B.S. Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardanepura, Sri Lanka
Kallum Koczkur
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate
- Last known position: Assistant Research Professor, Louisiana Tech
- Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) University of Guelph, Canada
- MSc. (Electrochemistry) Lakehead University, Canada
- HBSc. (Organic Chemistry) Lakehead University, Canada
Hamed Ataee-Esfahani
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Last known positions:Product Specialist, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments; Post-doctoral Scholar, Georgetown University
- Ph.D. (Nano-science and Nano-engineering): Waseda University, Japan
- M.S. (Materials Science and Engineering): Sharif University of Technology, Iran
- B.S. (Materials Science and Engineering): Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Nathan Motl
- Last Known Position: Huber Engineered Materials
- Post-doctoral Scholar - Department of Chemistry
- Ph.D. (Chemistry): The Pennsylvania State University (with Raymond Schaak), 2012
- B.S. (Chemistry): Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 2007
Solomon Gizaw
- Last Known Position: Assistant Professor Addis Ababa University
- October, 2015 - 2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, IU
- Ph. D (Life Sciences), Hokkaido University, Japan
- M.Sc. (Biochemistry), Andhra University, India
- B.Sc. (Applied Chemistry), Debub (now Hawassa) University, Ethiopia
Ellen Steinmiller
- Last known position: Assistant Professor, University of Dallas Department of Chemistry
- Post-doctoral Scholar - Department of Chemistry
- Ph.D. (Chemistry): Purdue University, Kyoung-Shin Choi
- B.S. (Chemistry): University of Arkansas, Ingrid Fritsch
Chenyu (Walter) Wang
- Last known position(s): Postdoctoral Scholar - Los Alamos National Laboratory; Postdoctoral Scholar - University of Wisconsin
- Postdoctoral Scholar - Department of Chemistry
- Ph.D. (Chemistry): Binghamton University
- B.S. (Polymer Materials and Engineering): Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Lin Xu
- Last known position(s): Associate Professor - Nanjing Normal University; Post-doctoral Scholar in Can Xue's Laboratory at NTU, Singapore
- Post-doctoral Scholar - Department of Chemistry
- Ph.D. (Chemistry): Nanjing University, Wenhua Hou
- B.S. (Chemistry): Nantong University
Graduate Students (PhD)
Jack Googasian
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Matt Gordon
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- Last Known Position: Savannah River National Laboratory
- B.S. (Chemistry): The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Kaustav Chatterjee
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- Last Known Position: Merck
- M.S. (Chemistry; thesis research with Prof. Ujjal K. Gautam) - Indian Institute of Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Mohali, India
- B.S. (Chemistry) - St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India
Zach Woessner
- Last Known Position: Scientist at STA Technologies
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. degree in Chemistry: B.A. degree in Music from Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
Kelly Rudman
- Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, John Hopkins (Dr. Shoji Hall)
- Graduate Student- Department of Chemistry (Peters/Skrabalak Group)
- B.S. (Chemistry): University of Virginia
Sandra Atehortua Bueno
- Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Molecular Foundry (Dr. Emory Chan)
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): University of Antioquia, Colombia
Hannah Ashberry
- Last Known Position: Research Associateship, Naval Research Laboratory (Dr. Albert Epshteyn)
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Millersville University
Alex Chen
- Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, EPFL, Raffaella Buonsanti
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Biological Chemistry): University of Chicago
Joshua Smith
- Last Known Position: Luna, Inc.
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry A.C.S.): Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Josie Legere Gamler
- Last Known Position: W.L. Gore and Associates
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S Chemistry with a concentration in Nanotechnology
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Josh Santana
- Last Known Position: Intel
- Graduate Student- Department of Chemistry
- BA (Chemistry) - Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN
Alison Smith
- Last Known Position: Materials Chemist: NSWC CRANE
- Graduate Student (2012-2016) - Department of Chemistry
- Materials Chemist: Naval Surface Warefare Center, Crane Division
- M.S. (Materials Engineering): University of Florida
- B.S. (Chemistry and Mathematics): Southeastern Louisiana University
Jie Fu
- Last Known Position: Intertek, Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Xiamen University, China
Dennis Chen
- Last known position(s): Advanced Potash Technologies; Postdoctoral Scholar - MIT
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- M.S. (Envirionmental, Energy, Water, and Sustainability Engineering): Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - 2012
- Research Chemist: AquaNano Technologies - 2009-2010
- B.S. (Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology): University of California, Los Angeles - 2008
Rebecca Weiner
- Last Known Position(s): Mars Global Services - Senior Scientist; FDA - Postdoctoral Scholar
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry and Spanish): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moitree Laskar
- Last Known Position: GGDSD College - Assistant Professor
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- M.S. (Chemistry): IIT Guwahati, India
- B.S. (Chemistry): Calcutta University, India
Chris DeSantis
- Last known positions: Managing Editor, ACS Nano; Postdoctoral Scholar, Rice University (Halas Group)
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Penn State University
Nancy Ortiz
- Last Known Positions: Quaker Chemicals; Exxon-Mobil, New Jersey
- Graduate Student Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry and Criminal Justice): Sam Houston University
Amanda (Peterson) Mann
- Last Known Position: Merck & Co. New Jersey (2014 -); Post-doctoral Scholar Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Steve Overbury Group
- Graduate Student – Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry and Biology): University of Indianapolis
Graduate Students (MS)
Ibrahim Shafei
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Indiana University - Bloomington (undergrad research with Xingchen Ye)
Mattea Scanlan
- Graduate Student- Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Western Illinois University
Nick Daanen
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry and Biological and Physical Sciences): Indiana University - Kokomo - 2015
Evan Rugen
- Last Known Position: Battery Innovation Center
- Graduate Student- Department of Chemistry
- BS (Chemistry A.C.S.) - Hope College
Ethan Harak
- Last Known Position: MRI Global
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Rockhurst University
Meredith (Hartley) Kunz
- Last Known Position: Park Tudor, Indianapolis
- Graduate Student- Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): North Park University, Chicago, IL
Kun ha Park
- Last known position: LG Chem Research Park, South Korea
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- M.S. Hanyang University (Chemical Engineering)
- B.S. Hanyang University (Chemical Engineering)
Graduate Students (Other)
Yuda Li
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): University of Sci & Tech of China, Hefei, China
Skylar Wappes
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- M.Sc. (Chemistry) - Texas Woman's University
- B.Sc. (Chemistry) - Texas Woman's University
- Research with Dr. Nasrin Miraleh-Kohan
Abbey McMahon
- Last Known Position: C. C. Jarrold Research Group, Indiana University
- Summer Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S Chemistry with a minor in Environmental Studies
- Binghamton University (SUNY)
William Bowers
- Last Known Position: R&D Manager, Diamond Wire Materials Technology
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Indiana University, 1991
- B.A. (Mathematics): Indiana University, 1991
- M.S. (Chemical Engineering): University of Houston, 1994
Corinne Weinel
- Last known position: Indiana University MAT Program
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Thomas More College
- B.S. (Marine Science and Biology; Minor: Chemistry): Coastal Carolina University
Craig Girten
- Last known position: Q.A. Technician, Ashland, Inc.
- Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- B.S. (Chemistry): Northern Kentucky University
Visiting Graduate Students
Philipp Ulmen
- Visiting PhD Student
- University of Hamburg (advisor: Dorota Koziej)
Hongxiao Xiang
- Visiting PhD Student
- University of Hamburg (advisor: Eric Hill)
Youngtae Park
- Visiting Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- Graduate Student (Materials Science and Technology) - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- M.S. (Materials Science and Engineering) - KAIST
- B.S. (Materials Science and Engineering) - Pusan National University, Korea
Yifan Chen
- Visiting Ph.D. Researcher
- Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry)-Nanjing Normal University, China
- B.S. (Applied Chemistry)-East China Jiaotong University, China
Jette Katja Mathiesen
- Visiting Ph.D. Researcher
- Ph.D. (Chemistry and Nanoscience), Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- M.Sc. (Applied and Advanced Chemistry), Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark.
- B.Sc. (Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Susanne Wicker
- Last known position: finishing degree at University of Tuebingen, Germany
- Visiting C500 Chemistry Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry
- University of Tuebingen, Germany
Undergraduate Researchers
Joshua Wolfe
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Majors: Biochemistry and English
- Minor: Spanish
Jared Stanley
- Last Known Position: UC-Irvine Graduate School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Majors: Chemistry and Mathematics
Emma Endres
- Last Known Position: Vanderbilt Graduate School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry (BS)
Nate Smith
- Last Known Position: Penn State Graduate School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry, Minor: Criminal Justice
Sophie McClain
- Last Known Position: UIUC Graduate School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry
- Minor: Spanish
Cari Rice
- Last Known Position: NYU Gradaute School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Biochemistry and Italian
- Minor: Mathematics
Connor Bunch
- Last Known Position: IU Medical School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Majors: Biochemistry & Neuroscience
- Minor: Biology
Michael Glennon
- Last Known Position: IU Law School
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry
Samantha Harvey
- Last Known Position: Graduate School – Northwestern
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry, Minor: Math
Andjela Radmilovic
- Last Known Position: Graduate School – University of Wisconsin
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Majors: Chemistry and Spanish
Matthew Bower
- Last Known Position: UC-Irvine Medical School
- Research Associate
- Indiana University Graduate: Biochemistry
Aaron Sue
- Last known position: Northwestern University (graduate school)
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry
Adam Richter
- Last known position: Graduate student, University College London
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry
Rohit Patel
- Last known position: Graduate student, NEOMED PharmaD Program
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Biochemistry Minor: Psychology
Patrick McChesney
- Last known position: graduate student, Indiana University Department of Physics
- Undergraduate Student – Departments of Physics and Math
Visiting Undergraduate Researchers
Ayanna Culmer-Gilbert
- Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry; Minor: Biology- Morgan State University
Eunji Kim
- Visiting Undergraduate Student
- Ewha Womens University - Korea
Minjoo Kim
- Visiting Undergraduate Researcher
- Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea) - Chemistry
Sarah Severson
- REU Student- Department of Chemistry
- Undergraduate Student - University of Minnesota, Morris
Yuda Li
- University: USTC (University of science and technology of China)
- Lab in USTC: Prof. Shuhong Yu
- 3rd year undergraduate
Mattea Scanlan
- Undergraduate student-Western Illinois University
- Major: Chemistry
- Minors: Math and Spanish
Jingyao Wang
- Visiting undergraduate researcher
- University of Science & Technology China
Mariana B. T. Cardoso
- Visting Undergraduate Researcher from Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Bachelo's degree in Chemistry
Haoming Liu
- Last known position: finishing degree at Tsinghua University, China
- Visiting Undergraduate Researcher from Tsinghua University, China
Ji Chen
- Last known position: Postdoc (2016-) Prof. Chunsheng Wang at University of Maryland
- Previous position: Graduate Student Tsinghua University, China
- Visiting Undergradaute Research from Tsinghua University, China
Long Sun
- Last known position: finishing degree at Tsinghua University, China
- Visiting Undergraduate Researcher
- Major: Chemistry