Graduates
Dr. Alma P. Hernandez Gonzalez – 2026
Leveraging confinement effects in electrochemical processes: Effects of a Cr2O3-Ga2O3 layer in electron-proton transfer reactions
Dr. Josef Lawrence – 2026
Coordination Chemistry Strategies for Low-Temperature Synthesis of Inorganic Materials
Dr. Stephanie R. Dulovic – 2025 Synthesis of Porous Materials and Applications toward CO2 Electrochemical Reduction
Dr. Rebecca Evans – 2024 Mechanistic Studies of Organometallic Compounds Using Density Functional Theory
Dr. Kailyn Y. Cohen – 2024
Mechanistic Insights into CO2 Photo- and Electroreduction Using Manganese Complexes
Dr. Danrui Ni – 2021
High-Pressure Synthesis of Solid State Inorganic Lead-containing Compounds and Quaternary Chalcopyrite Semiconductors with Improved Hydrogen Evolution
Dr. Steven E. Tignor – 2020
Mechanistic Studies of Manganese Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Dr. Jessica J. Frick – 2019
Connecting the Physical Properties of Chalcopyrites to Their Performance in Solar Energy Applications
Dr. Hsin-ya Kuo – 2019
Electro- and Photochemical Activities of Manganese-Based Complexes for CO2 Reduction
Dr. Tao Zhang – 2019
Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Zinc Antimonide and Developing of Catalytic Conductance for Benchmarking Electrocatalysts
Dr. Aubrey R. Paris – 2019
Discovery, Tuning, and Mechanistic Evaluation of Transition Metal/Group 13 Metal Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Dr. James Eujin Park – 2018
Photoelectrochemical Fuel Production on Delafossite AgRhO2 and AgFeO2 and Electrochemical Oxidative Etching of Sn-doped Bi2Te2Se
Dr. James E. Pander III – 2016
Applications of In Situ Spectroscopy Towards the Mechanistic Elucidation of Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Dr. Ivy C. Fortmeyer-2016
Characterization of the Fluid and Solid Components of Cyanogel Systems During the Gelation Process
Dr. Maor F. Baruch-2016
Mechanistic Insights into the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Tin and Bismuth Electrodes using in situ Infrared Spectroscopy and Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry
Dr. James L. White-2016
Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Post-Transition Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
Dr. Yuan Hu-2015
Solar Fuel Generation on Semiconductors: Photo-Assisted H2 Evolution on a Novel Delafossite AgRhO2 and a p-GaP (111) Surface with {110} Faces Revealed by Etching for CO2 Reduction
Dr. Kuo Liao-2015
A View on the Imidazolium Electrochemical Reduction on Platinum and Gold Electrodes in Aqueous Solution: Implications for Imidazolium Assisted CO2 Reduction
Dr. Travis W. Shaw-2015
Utilizing Mechanistic Insight for the Improved Design of Homogeneous Manganese Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction
Dr. Zachary M. Detweiler-2014
A View of Aqueous Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formate at Indium Electrodes, and the Reversible Electrodeposition of Silver in Ionic Liquids Through the Lens of Fundamental Surface Science
Dr. Elizabeth L. Zeitler-2014
Mechanism of Acid Reduction at Low and High Overpotential Metal Electrodes in the Presence and Absence of CO2 Reduction by N-Heterocycles
Dr. Meghan Lieb-2011
Toward an effective direct ethanol fuel cell through the use of cation exchanged Nafion membranes
Dr. Kate A. Keets-2011
Part I: Photoactivatable platinum(IV) pro-drugs as novel delivery vehicles for chemotherapeutics.
Part II: Pyridinium-catalyzed photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to multi-carbon products on P-gallium arsenide electrodes
Dr. Ellazar V. Niangar-2011
Multiphase anode catalysts for ethanol oxidation in direct ethanol PEM fuel cells (DEFCs)
Dr. Amanda Tricarico-2011
Increasing Water Solubility of Photoactivatable Pt(IV) Anticancer Drugs
Dr. Emily Barton Cole-2009
Pyridinium-Catalyzed Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Fuels
Dr. Christine Burgess-2009
Versatile Methods for the Formation of Porous Metal and Nanoparticles from Cyanometalate Coordination Polymers
Dr. Brent Kirby-2008
Proton Conducting β”-Alumina via Microwave Assisted Synthesis and Mechanism
Dr. Paul Majsztrik-2007
Mechanical and Transport Properties of Nafion for PEM Fuel Cells; Temperature and Hydration Effects
Dr. Martina Vondrova-2007
Thermal Autoreduction of Cyanogels: Mechanism and Application to the Synthesis of Transition Metal Alloys and Nanoalloys
Dr. Jonathan Mann-2006
Synthesis, Characterization and Analysis of Platinum-Based Multiphase Catalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
Dr. Tao Zhang-2006
Composite Polymer Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Operating at Elevated Temperatures and Reduced Humidities
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan-2004
Composite Membranes for High Temperature and Low Relative Humidity Operation in PEMFCs
Dr. Carolyn J. Mordas-2004
A Spectroscopic Study and Synthesis of Novel Iron-Platinum Mixed-Valence Charge Transfer Complexes
Dr. Rahul Deshpande-2003
1) Gas Adsorption Properties and Porosity of Transition Metal-based Cyanogels.
2) Novel Energy Transfer Processes in Organic Light-Emitting Devices.
Dr. Shu Zhu-2003
Cyanosol Thin Films and Their Application in Nanoalloy Synthesis
Dr. Chris Yang-2003
Composite Nafion/Zirconium Phosphate Fuel Cell Membranes: Operation at Elevated Temperature and Reduced Relative Humidity
Dr. Kevork T. Adjemian-2002
Investigation of High Temperature Operation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Dr. David Watson-2001
Photochemistry and Spectroscopy of Trinuclear Transition Metal Mixed-Valence Complexes
Dr. Jennifer Wilson-2001
Cyanogels: An Investigation into their Fractal Nature, Syneresis Proceses and their Sol-Gel Processing into Solid-State Materials
Dr. Stephanie Sharp-Goldman-2000
The Physical Characterization and Sol-gel Chemistry of the Cyanogel System
Dr. Clark Chang-1999
Characterization of Photochemically Active Hexacynometalate Coordination Polymers and Their Applications for Energy Conversion
Dr. Susan VanderKam-1999
Zirconium Alkoxide Interfaces for Adhesion Enhancement and Electrocatalysis
Dr. Michael T. Kelly-1997
The Effects of Molecule-Surface Interactions on the Photoemission from Porous Silicon
Dr. Marija Heibel-1996
Sol-Gel Processing of Inorganic Hydrogels (Cyanogels) Based on a Coordinate Covalent Polymer Network
Dr. Ying Wu-1996
Multielectron Charge Transfer in Cyano-Bridged Trinuclear Complexes Containing Group-8 Metal and??Platinum??Centers
Dr. Guoqiong Du-1996
Chemically Modified Electrodes as Electron Mediators in Enzyme Reactions and Their Application in Biosensors
Dr. Longchun Cheng-1995
The Interaction of Model Corrosion Inhibitors with Clean and Modified Iron Surfaces
Dr. Christopher J. Warren-1994
Electrochemical Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Zintl Anion Clusters Produced via the Cathodic Dissolution of Telluride Electrodes
Dr. David Ludwig-1994
The Preparation and Characterization of Cyanide-bridged Coordination of Platinum and Iron
Dr. David R. Coon-1994
Microstructural Changes in Nickel Ferricyanide Thin Films Deposited on Nickel Electrodes: Models and Applications
Dr. Gayatri Seshadri-1994
1) Electrocatalysis at Modified Semiconductor and Metal Electrodes. 2) Electrochemistry of Nickel and Cadmium Hexacyanoferrates.
Dr. Jonathan Kong Mun Chun-1993
Analysis of the Surface Reactivity of Selected Modified Electrodes and their Potential Environmental Applications
Dr. Chao Lin-1992
Electrode Surface Modification and its Application to Electrocatalysis
Dr. Brian W. Pfennig-1992
1) Room Temperature Luminescence and Photophysics of Permethylscandocene Chloride in Fluid Solution
2) Intervalent Charge Transfer Processes Occurring in Multinuclear Mixed-Valence Coordination Compounds
Dr. Carmela Hidalgo Luangdilok-1990
Synthesis and the Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Cyanometallate Derivatized Electrodes
Dr. Meisheng Zhou-1990
1) Photochemical Studies of Transition Metal Complexes with Low-Lying Excited States and Their Applications.
2) Photopyroelectric Spectroscopy of Some Electrochemically Active Condensed Materials.
Dr. Linda Amos-1988
Powder X-ray Diffraction Microstructure Characterization and Sensor Applications of the Nickel Electrode Chemically Modified with Ferricyanide
Dr. Douglas J. Arent-1987
Interfacial Charge Transfer Properties of the n-CdX (X=S,Se,Te) Semiconductor in Contact With MxFe(CN)64-/3-(M=Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs) and AC Impedance Studies of the NiFe(CN)62-/1- Modified Electrode
Dr. Alexandra P. Norton-1987
Proving the Water Photo-Oxidation Reaction at the n-Titanium Dioxide/Aqueous Interface with Electrochemical and Surface Science Techniques
Dr. Randy E. Cameron-1986
Photochemical Studies of Inorganic Complexes with Low-Lying Charge-Transfer Excited States:
1) Photoinduced Multielectron Redox Reactivity of Chloroplatinum Salts with Alcohol.
2) Photophysics and Photochemistry of Tungsten Alkylidyne Complexes.
Dr. Holly-Dee Rubin-1986
1) Stabilzation of n-Cdx (X:S,Se) Via Surface Modification.
2) Characterization of Covalently-Linked Porphyrin-Bipyridine Molecules.
Dr. Brian D. Humphrey-1984
A Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Investigation of Chemically Modified Nickel and Related Surfaces
Dr. Sujit Sinha-1984
Surface Modification of Nickel Electrodes with Metallocyanide
Dr. Denise E. Bisson-1984
Chromium and Tungsten Tetracarbonyl Bipyridine Complexes and Selected Analogues: Electrochemically Polymerisation and Substitution Behavior; Synthesis and Analysis of a Novel Chromium Compound
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Steven Cronin 2021-2022
Ph.D. from University of Louisville
Dr. Kai Filsinger 2019-2021
Ph.D. from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Dr. Waldemar Nieweglowski 2019-2021
Ph.D. from Stony Brook University with Prof. Andreas Mayr
Dr. Yong Yan-2012-2014
Ph.D. from Tulane University with Prof. James Donohue
Dr. Jing Gu-2011-2013
Ph.D. from Tulane University with Prof. Russell Schmehl
Dr. John D. Watkins-2012-2013
Ph.D. from University of Bath with Prof. Frank Marken
Dr. Amanda Morris-2009-2011
Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University with Prof. Gerald Meyer