
Principal Investigator

Status: Group Principal Investigator
Degrees: University of California, Berkeley - Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry
Princeton University - A.B., summa cum laude, in Chemistry, Certificate in Materials Science and Engineering
Email: milliron[aT]che.utexas.edu
Delia’s CV
Administrative Associate

Status: Senior Administrative Associate to Delia Milliron and Tom Truskett [Chemical Engineering], and Richard Crooks, Stephen Martin, Yi Lu, Graeme Henkelman [Department of Chemistry]
Previous Degrees: B.A. Merchandising
Email: angiem[aT]cm.utexas.edu
Interests: Crafts, coloring book designer, fashion design
Postdoctoral Researchers

Status: Postdoc, UT Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering
Previous Degrees: Ph.D. in Chemistry- Texas A&M University (2020); Bachelor’s in Chemistry - University of North Texas (2014)
Email: benjamin.j.roman[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in the unique photophysical and optoelectronic properties of nanoscale materials.
Benjamin's CV
Status: Postdoc, UT Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering
Previous Degrees: Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry- University of Pittsburgh (2021); Bachelor’s in Chemistry - University of Washington (2014)
Email: xingyee.gan[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in ways to utilize plasmonic properties of both nanocrystal dispersions and assemblies for downstream photocatalytic applications.
Xing Yee's CVGraduate Students
Status: 6th Year Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin
Previous Degrees: University of South Carolina Aiken – B.S. in Chemistry
Email: mndominguez[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in understanding and exploring the programmability of inorganic nanocrystal networks for their use in tunable inorganic assemblies.
Manuel's CV
Status: 5th Year Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
Previous Degrees: National Taiwan University – B.S.E. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering
Email: hclu[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: Understanding the synthesis, electrochemical, optical and physical properties of metal-oxide nanocrystals for electrochromism and developing smart windows based on them.
Hsin-Che's CV
Status: 5th Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
Previous Degrees: Sogang University - M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University - B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering / Integrated Biotechnology
Email: kkim0921[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: Extending my understanding on plasmonic semiconductor materials and their application to optics, electronics, and bio materials.
Kihoon's CV
Status: 5th Year Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
Previous Degrees: University of Kansas - B.S. in Engineering Physics
Email: vlakhanpal[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in investigating the conductivity properties of composite nanomaterials for their potential application in energy storage and distribution.
Vikram's CV
Status: 3rd Year Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
Previous Degrees: University of California, Berkeley – B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Email: allisongreen[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in exploring the structure and conductive properties of nanocrystal assemblies towards reconfigurable electrolytes.
Allison's CV
Status: 3rd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Virginia Tech – B.S. in Chemistry
Email: zydlewski[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in nanocrystal synthesis for the development of new materials with electronic and energy applications.
Benjamin's CV
Status: 3rd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
Previous Degrees: Seoul National University – B.S. and M.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Email: jihokang[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in understanding nanocrystal assembly and integration, and their application in functional assemblies.
Jiho's CV
Status: 3rd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: University of Texas at Austin - B.S. in Chemistry
Email: sofiashubert[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I’m interested in studying surface depletion in plasmonic metal oxide nanocrystals and what implications this can have for applications such as plasmon-driven catalysis.
Sofia's CV
Status: 2nd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Cornell University – B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: jay.bender[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: Using colloidal nanocrystals to develop next generation catalysts.
Jay's CV
Status: 2nd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Macalester College - B.A. in Chemistry
Email: kofosu[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I study the interactions between dispersed nanocrystals, with the goal of better understanding the factors that influence their assemblies and morphologies.
Kofi's CV
Status: 2nd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Brigham Young University – B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Email: tannerwilcoxson[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in understanding the phase behavior of polymer linked colloidal gels.

Status: 2nd Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Texas Wesleyan University – B.S. in Chemistry
Email: vseguibarragan[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in understanding and investigating the plasmonic properties of semiconductor doped nanocrystals to design new materials with unique properties.
Victor's CV
Status: 1st year Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Florida State University B.S. in Chemistry
Email: dianaconrad[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in using dynamic covalent chemistry to control reconfigurable networks made of nanocrystals, and will analyze their application as a functional network.
Diana's CV
Status: 1st Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: University of New Mexico – B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Email: rebeccat1[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in understanding electrochromic devices for manufacturing energy-saving smart windows.
Rebecca's CV

Status: 1st year Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: University of Mary Washington - B.S. in Chemistry
Email: mberry3[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in researching and utilizing the optical properties of nanocrystals for the investigation and understanding of other nanoscale materials.
Wren's CV