Personal_Zarin Tasnim
Zarin Tasnim Graduate Research Assistant Education: B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering (2022) – Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Areas of Interest: 2D Materials, Electrochemistry, Quantum Computing Experience: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Texas at Austin – Wang Materials Group (2026-Present) Undergraduate Research Assistant – Khulna University of Engineering and Technology – The Photonics Research Group (2020-2022) Professional Affiliations: Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin (2025- Present) Publications: Zarin Tasnim, Md Jahirul Islam, Md Rejvi Kaysir (2021). Effect of Interlayers on the Performance of Organic Photovoltaic Cells. Published in: 2021 5th International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), 17-19 December 2021, INSPEC Accession Number: 21682837, Electronic ISBN: 978-1-6654-0906-3, DOI: 10.1109/EICT54103.2021.9733519 Email: zarintasnimpurnata@utexas.edu Link to CV
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Suk Gyu Lim Graduate Research Assitant Education: B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering (2024) – Seoul National University Areas of Interest: Electrochemistry, Amorphous Systems Experience: Undergraduate Research Assitant – Seoul National University, Multi-Dimensional Materials Chemistry Laboratory (2020 – 2022) Undergraduate Research Assitant – Seoul National University, Theoretical and Computational Soft Matters Laboratory (2022 – 2024) Graduate Research Assistant – University of Texas at Austin, Wang Materials Group (2024 – present) Professional Affiliations: McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2024 – Present) Publications: Jang, I.; Jeon, A.; Lim, S. G.; Hong, D. K.; Kim, M. S.; Jo, J. H.; Lee, S. T.; Moon, B.; Oh, H. B. Free radical–initiated peptide sequencing mass spectrometry for phosphopeptide post-translational modification analysis. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2019, 30, 538– 547, DOI: 10.1007/s13361-018-2100-1 Chang, H.; Kim, B. H.; Lim, S. G.; Baek, H.; Park, J.; Hyeon, T. Role of the…
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Xin Chang PostDoc Research Assistant Education: PhD. Physical Chemistry at Temple University, 2023 M.D. Physical Chemistry at Xiamen University, 2011 B.S. Chemistry at Nankai University, 2008 Areas of Interest: Electrochemistry, Water Splitting, Solid-Liquid Interface Experience: PostDoc research assistant in Wang’s Lab at University of Texas at Austin (2024-current) Graduate research assitant in Spano’s Lab at Temple University(2020-2023) Graduate teacing assistant in Spano’s Lab at Temple University(2018-2020) Graduate fellowship in Wu’s Lab at Xiamen University (2009-2012) Undergraduate at Nankai University(2003-2008) Professional Affiliations: McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2024 – Present) Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Temple University (2018-2023) State Key Labortary of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, Xiamen University (2009-2012) Chemistry Department, Nankai University (2003-2008) Publications: Chang, X.; Balooch Qarai, M.; Spano, F. C. Absorption and Photoluminescence in π-Stacks of Donor–Acceptor–Donor Chromophores: Effective Frenkel–Holstein Hamiltonian Approach. Chemistry of Materials 2023, 35 (23),…
Mia Son
Mia(Youngju) Son Graduate Research Assistant Education: M.S. Chemical Engineering (2019) – Seoul National University B.S. Chemical Engineering (2017) – Seoul National University Areas of Interest: 2D Materials, Neuromorphic Computing, Defects in Alloys, Nonlinear Optics Experience: Teaching Assistant – University of Texas at Austin, CHE348, CHE253M (Spring 2025) Process Engineer – Samsung Electronics (2019 – 2024) Research assistant – Seoul National University, Hyeon Research Group (2017 – 2019) Professional Affiliations: McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering (2024 – Present) Publications: Son, Y., Kim, BH., BK, Choi., et al. “In Situ Liquid Phase TEM of Nanoparticle Formation and Diffusion in a Phase-Separated Medium.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14(20), 22810–22817 (2022) Email: young.s[at]utexas.edu Link to Full CV
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Roozbeh Anvari Research Fellow Education: Ph.D, University of Western Australia, Areas of Interest: ultrafast dynamics, sensors, memory devices, quantum computing Publications: R Anvari, W Wang. “Role of sulfur vacancy in the switching mechanism of MoS2-based memristors” J. Appl. Phys. 135, 174304 (2024) A Seidl, R Anvari, MM Dignam, P Richter, T Seyller, H Schneider, M Helm. “Pump-induced terahertz anisotropy in bilayer graphene.” Physical Review B 105 (8), 085404, (2022) R Anvari, E Zaremba, MM Dignam. “Impact of nitrogen doping on the linear and nonlinear terahertz response of graphene.” Phys. Rev. B 104 (15), 155402, (2021) R Anvari, D Spagnoli, GA Umana-Membreno, G Parish, B Nener. “Theoretical study of the influence of surface effects on GaN-based chemical sensors.” Applied Surface Science 452, 75-86, (2018) R Anvari, D Spagnoli, GA Umana-Membreno, G Parish, B Nener. “Effect of pH and structure on the channel conductivity of AlGaN/GaN heterostructure based sensors.” Sensors and Actuators…
JingLianNg
Jing Lian Ng Graduate Research Assistant Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering Areas of Interest: Electrochemistry, Solid-Liquid Interface, Amorphous System, Computational Spectroscopy Experience: ChE 264 Teaching Assistant (Sp 2023) ChE 350 Teaching Assistant (Fa 2023) Professional Affiliations: McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering (2022 – Present) Publications: Chen R, Sheehan T, Ng JL, Brucks M, Su X. “Capacitive Deionization and Electrosorption for Heavy Metal Removal.” Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2020, 6, 258-282 Kim, K., Zagalskaya, A., Ng, J.L. et al. Coupling nitrate capture with ammonia production through bifunctional redox-electrodes. Nat Commun 14, 823 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36318-1 Email: jinglian[at]utexas.edu Link to full CV
Brian Lee
Brian Lee Graduate Research Assistant Education: B.S. Chemistry (2021) – Texas A&M University Areas of Interest: 2D materials, resistive switching, neuromorphic computing Experience: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Texas at Austin, Wang Materials Group (2022 – present) Chemist – American Biochemicals (2021-2022) Undergraduate Research Assistant – Texas A&M University, Fang Group (2020-2021) Professional Affiliations: Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin (2022 – present) Publications: Li, C.; Jiangli, B.; Lee, B.; Yu, G.; Zhang, W.; Chen, H.; Sanders, S.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Banerjee, S.; Fang, L. Versatile and Efficient Photopolymerization Approach to Zinc Oxide-Composed Dual Functional Membranes for Sustainable Water Treatment. Matter 2024, 7 (3), 1146–1160. Li, C.; Lee, B.; Wang, C.; Bajpayee, A.; Douglas, L. D.; Phillips, B. K.; Yu, G.; Rivera-Gonzalez, N.; Peng, B.; Jiang, Z.; Sue, H.-J.; Banerjee, S.; Fang, L. Photopolymerized Superhydrophobic Hybrid Coating Enabled by Dual-Purpose Tetrapodal ZnO for Liquid/Liquid Separation. Mater. Horiz. 2022, 9 (1), 452–461.…
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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 ScholarVictor P. Piana Endowed ScholarWilliam Balfour and Geraldine Franklin Endowed Presidential ScholarUniversity Honors awarded 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to full CV Physical Address:200 E Dean Keeton St, Austin, TX 78712 Phone: Email: beniam1@utexas.edu Personal website: https://github.com/beniam-kumela