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 [Chemical Engineering], and Richard Crooks, Stephen Martin, Livia Eberlin, Graeme Henkelman [Department of Chemistry]
Previous Degrees: B.A. Merchandising
Email: angiem[aT]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 Chemical Engineering- Louisiana State University (2020); Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering- National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India (2015)
Email: varada.palakkal[aT]austin.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Studies of plasmonic semiconductor nanocrystals and optical properties of biological, bio-derived, and bio-inspired photonic structuresDesigning materials based on nanocomposites targeted for developing core hydrogen technologies. Specifically focused on synthesis of nano-ceramic based proton exchange membranes for elevated temperature operation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs).
Personal Homepage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varada-menon-palakkal-9288b178/
Varada's CV
Status: Postdoc, UT Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering
Previous Degrees: Ph.D. and M.S. in Physics (dissertation work performed with the Jain group in the Chemistry department), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.Tech. (Solid State Technology) and M.Sc. (Physics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Email: pbanerjee321[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: Studies of plasmonic semiconductor nanocrystals and optical properties of biological, bio-derived, and bio-inspired photonic structures
Personal Homepage: (1) https://prognabanerjee.wixsite.com/prognaphasespace
(2) https://mrsec.utexas.edu/progna-banerjee
(3) https://www.linkedin.com/in/progna-banerjee-physics
Progna's CV
Status: Postdoc, UT Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering
Previous Degrees: Ph.D. in Chemistry, IISER-Pune (2019); Masters in Chemistry, IISER-Pune (2015); Bachelor's in Chemistry, Delhi University (2013)
Email: bharat.tandon05[aT]gmail.com
Research Interests: Understanding the effects of surface depletion on the optical properties of doped metal oxide nanocrystals.
Bharat's CVGraduate Students
Status: 5th 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: University of Florida - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Email: sgibbs93[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: Much is still unknown about the interaction of the plasmon-induced near field of a single metal oxide nanocrystal and its surroundings. I am interested in investigating this area with the ultimate goal of producing novel properties in the bulk material.
Stephen's CV
Status: 2nd 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: 2nd 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: 4th 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: 4th 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: 4th 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: 2nd 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 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: 1st Year Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Rice University – B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: winston.wang[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in the synthesis and characterization of nanocrystals, and their application towards energy storage.
Winston's CV
Status: 1st 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 Chemical Engineering, UT Austin.
Previous Degrees: Cornell University – B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: jay.bender[aT]utexas.edu
Research Interests: Using nanocrystals as tunable conductive metal oxide supports for isolated metal atoms to develop next generation electrocatalysts.
Jay's CV
Status: 1st 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