Beniam Kumela

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:
 
B.S. Chemical Engineering (2025)
 
Areas of Interest: Surface chemistry, photocatalysis, renewable energy 
 
Experience: 
  • UT Austin, Wang Materials Group | Undergraduate Researcher (January 2024 – Present)
  • Rice University, Halas Labs | Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2021 – August 2022)
 
Professional Affiliations: 
McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
 
Publications: 
“Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: from the Few-Analyte Limit to Hot-Spot Saturation”, Journal of Physical Chemistry
C (2024).
 
Awards/Honors: 
Samsung Scholar
Victor P. Piana Endowed Scholar
William Balfour and Geraldine Franklin Endowed Presidential Scholar
University Honors awarded 2022, 2023, 2024
 
Physical Address:
200 E Dean Keeton St, Austin, TX 78712

Phone:

Email: beniam1@utexas.edu

Personal website: https://github.com/beniam-kumela