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Graduate Program > Past Students & Post-Docs

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student/post-doc advisor information
Shengli An Worrell Postdoc, 2002
Pamela Beatrice Worrell DOE (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"The High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of MoSi2 and MoSi2-Baseed Composites"
Zdenek Benes Fischer IBM (2001 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2001
"Phonons In Ropes of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes"
Nicholas Benetatos Winey PhD - UPenn - December 2006
“Investigating Ionomer Morphologies With STEM and SAXS: Toward Rigorous Processing- Structure-Property Relationships"
FDA, Center For Devices & Radiological Health – October 1, 2006 -
Helen Van Benschoten Egami U Oxford, PhD Program (2001 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
Travis Boyer Fischer

MS - Univ. of Penn, December 2003

Michael Blackwell Pope IBM (2005 - present)
Dimension Data, Inc (2001 - 2005)
Carpenter Tech (1999 - 2001)
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Nanoidentation Behavior of TiAl Alloys"
Kelly Brown Bonnell ESPCI (1998 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Segregation in YAG and Applicatons To Interfacial Tailoring in Oxide-Oxide Composites"
Richard Brown
Bonnell M.S. Dec. 2003
“ Dielectrophoresis in Gold Colloids and CdSe Particles”
Albina Borisevich Davies Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. - Sept. 2002 -
"Investigation of Li-Containing Dielectric Oxices for Microwave Applications"
Marc Cawkwell Vitek

PhD - U Penn, December 2005
“Interatomic Bonding and Plastic Deformation in Iridium and Molybdenum Disilicide”
Los Alamos, NM Jan. - 20056-

Biswanath Chakravorty Vitek Dec. 2003
Returned to India - Industry
S. Charoenmechaikul Luzzi MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Microstructural Evolution of Co-Fired Ceramic Tapes for MEMS Applications"
Hao Chen
Egami Ph.D. Dec. May 2004
“Atomic Modeling and Molecular Dynamic Simulation on Binary Metallic Glasses”
- Cuntrywide Securities
Yali Chen Ph.D.
Pope Dec. May 2004
“ AFM Study of the Plastic Deformation Behavior of Polysynthetically_Twinned (PST) TiAl Crystals”
Satish Chikkannanavar Luzzi

Postdoc, August 2005
August 2005  Los Alamos National Lab

Andrew Chu Farrington Department Manager, Energy Technologies Department
HRL Laboratories (formerly Hughes Research Labs)(1999 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
"A Study of the Kinetics of Lithium Transport Through The "Solid Electrolyte Interphase" (SEI) That Forms On Carbons Used In Lithium-Ion Batteries"
achu@hrl.com
Phone: (310) 317-5325, Fax: (310) 317-5484
Jae-Ho Chung
Egami Ph.D. Dec. 2003
“Investigation of High-Energy Phonon Modes in HTSC Cuprates with Neutron Scattering”
Feb. 2004 - present: NIST Center for Neutron Research
Hyun-joong Chung Composto

PhD - Upenn, December 2005
“Phase Behavior of Confined Polymer Blends and Nanoparticle Composites”
Samsung SDI, South Korea - January 2006

Agnes Claye Fischer McKinsey (2000 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
"Exploring New Anode Materials For Lithium Ion Batteries: Electrochemical Doping of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes With Lithium"
Ana Costa
Composto Ph.D. May 2003
“Thin Film Property Modification Via Block Copolymer Adsorption”
Postdoc - HUP
Deanna L. DeHaas Fischer Merck Pharmac. (1997 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
Fangming Du Winey

PhD - Chem. Eng., December 2005
GE, Cleveland, Ohio - January 2006

Joyce Espiritu Winey Bentley-Harris, Inc. (1997 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Dewetting In A PBrxS/PS Bilayer System"
Ronald Fisch Egami Unknown
Robert Folk Pope DOE (2000 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"The Brittle To Ductile Transition in Silicon: Evidence of A Critical Yield Event"
Asa Frye Bonnell IBM (1999 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
Shelton Fu Egami Intel (1998 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Field Effect Study On TiO2"
Alexander Girshick Vitek Oliver Wyman (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Atomistic Studies of Dislocation in Titanium and Titanium-Aluminum Compound
Alexander Goldberg Luzzi Cercon (1997 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Physical and Mechanical Properties of Two-Phase Zr-Cr-Mn Alloys"
Reto Haggenmueller
Winey PhD - UPenn, August 2005
“Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites: Fabrication, Processing, Morphology, and Properties”
NIST - August 2005
Miroslav Hodak
Girifalco Ph.D. Dec. 2002
“Statistical Mechanics and Structural Properties of C60 Molecules Inside Carbon Nanotubes”
North Carolina State Univ.
Marcus Hsu Winey M.S. Dec. 2003 “Processing of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Systems and the Characterization of their Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Properties”
Intel
Fuqiang Huang Chen Post-doc
Jiu-qi Huang Worrell IBM (1995-
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
"Characterization of Mixed Conducting Praseodymia-Yttria-Zirconia, and a New Method for Detecting Electronic Leakage in the Blocking Technique"
Brian Huey Bonnell Oxford (1999 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
"In-Situ Measurement of Spatial Variations in Electronic Properties of Individual Oxide Interfaces"
Mohammad Jameel Laird Allied Signal (1998 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Method For Cumulative Damage Summation Through an Understanding of the Kinetics of Stage-1 Crack Propagation Under Stress Controlled Fatigue of Copper Single Crystals"
Pavol Juhas Davies Aug. 2003
“ Structure-Property Relations in Lead Tungsten Based Perovskite Relaxor Ferroelectrics”
Dept. of Physics, Univ. Michigan
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
Wotjek Kalata Egami Triology Co. (1997 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
William Kane McMahon PhD - December 2005 “Dynamic Embrittlement of Nickel-Based Alloys”
Exponent, Phila, PA
Sergei Kalinin Bonnell Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. Sept. 2002 -
"Nanoscale Electric Phenomena Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces by Scanning Probe Microscopy"
Brian Kirkmeyer
Winey Ph.D. Dec. 2003
“Morphologies in Styrenic Ionomers: Effects of Neutralization, Processing and Cations”
Int. Flavor & Fragances
Krzysztof Kniaz Fischer kris@kniaz.net
Sapient 1997-2002
Ulrich Krupp McMahon Sept. 2002 Univ. of Siegen,Germany
Steven Labovitz Pope

steven.labovitz@kla-tencor.com
KLA-Tencor (2004-present)
Intel (1996-)
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1996
"Dislocation Nucleation in Strained Epitaxial Layers"

Roland Lee Fischer ONERA - (The French National Aerospace Research Establishment) (2000 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
"Structure and Electronic Properties of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes"
Chang-Jr. LI Bonnell MS, May 2005
“Electrical Contact Property Study of Platinum Nano Dots on N-Type Nb Doped Strontium Titanate Prepared by Electron Beam Induced Deposition”
Wen Liu Farrington W. L. Gore (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"The LiMn2O4-Based Spinel Phases As Cathode Materials
For Rechargeable Lithium Batteries"
Marc Llaguno Fischer Ph.D. Aug. 2004
“Electrical & Thermal Transport in Carbon Nanotubes: Improved Nanotube-Based Materials Thermoelectric Power in the Coulomb Blockade Regime”
Univ. of California, Berkley
Chi-Wei Lo Yang

MS, May 200
“Fabrication of Polymeric High-Aspect-Ratio Micro-and Nanostructures with High Fidelity”

Despo A. Louca Egami Los Alamos (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Lattice Effects in Magnetoresistive La1-xSrxMnO3
Manganites"
Chun Lu Worrell Ph.D. May 2004
“Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Cu-Ceria-Sm0.2Ce0.801.9 Anodes For Direct Utilization of Dry Hydrocarbon Fuels”
Lawrence Berkely Natl. Lab, Califonria
Alexander Mamchik
Chen Ph.D. Dec. 2003
“Doped Perovskite-Based Ruthenates: Structure, Electrical, Magnetic Properties and Magnetoresistance”
NYSE
Eugeny Mamotov Egami PhD. Dec. 1999
“Lattice Defects in Cerium Oxide Catalyst Support”
Oak Ridge National Lab
Apostolos Marinopoulos Vitek Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics
Since July 2006
Ph.D. - Univ. of Penn. - 1996
apostolos.marinopoulos@vanderbilt.edu
C. Roger Miao Davies DuPont (1997 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"X-Ray and Ultraviolet Luminescence of Lithium Orthotantalate/Orthoniobate (Li3Ta1-xNbxO4)
Chris Minnican Laird MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
"An Archaeometallurgical Study of Copper-Base Alloys from The Site of Harappa, Situated in the Indus Valley, Pakistan"
Matous Mrovec   Ph.D. Aug. 2002
“Bond Order Potentials for Bcc Transition Metals and Molybdenum Silicides”
Fraunhofer Inst., Frieburg, Germany
R. Mukundan Worrell Los Alamos (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Characterization of Mixed-Conducting Barium Cerate-
Based Perovskites For Potential Fuel Cell Applications"
Ranjani Muthiah McMahon Lucent Tech. (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Diffusion-Controlled Brittle Intergranular Fracture In
Cu-Alloy Bicrystals and Polycrystals"
Sanjiv Naidu Laird Hershey Medical Center (1999 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
"Experimental and Failure Analysis of the Prosthetic Finger Joint Implants"
Norbert Nemes Fischer Ph.D. Dec. 2004
“Structural and Electronic Properties of Alkali-doped Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes”
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid January 2005 -
Robert Oslanec Composto U Wollongong (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Adsorption of Copolymers At Polymer/Air and Polymer/Solid Interfaces"
Michaela Ombelli Composto Postdoc
New Mexico
Ling Pan Pope The Pennsylvania State University - Nov. 2002
"Diffusion and Phase Transformation Behavior in Polysynthetically Twinned (PST) Ti-Al/Ti Diffusion Couple"
Philip Panackal Laird Northrop Grumman (1998 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
Grekos Panas Pope

PhD (1997 -
M. S. – University of Penn – Mat'ls. Sci. & Eng

Sunita Parasuraman Worrell

sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com
Apple Computer
M. S. 1996 – University of Penn – Mat'ls. Sci. & Eng
"Solid Oxide Fuel Cells"

Kuan-Yuan Peng Bonnell MS, May 2006
“Produce the Carbon Nanotube AFM Tips by Chemical Vapor Deposition”
Jeffrey Pfaendtner McMahon jeff.pfaendtner@ae.ge.com
GE Aircraft Eng. (1998 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Oxygen-Induced Diffusion-Controlle Intergranular
Cracking of Structural Alloys"
Przemyslaw Pierkarz Egami Jan. 2003 Returned to Poland
Daniel Polis Winey GE (1999 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Shear-Induced Kink Bands, Lamelar Rotation, and
Lamellar Contraction Observed in Block Copolymers"
Radoslav Porizek Vitek Jan. 2003 Returned to Slovakia
Lei Qiao Winey DuPont (2001 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2001
BS - Northeastern Univ.- Physics
MS - Beijing Inst. Of Tech - Matls. Sci.
"Non -Equilibrium Structures in Block Co-polymers: Kink Bands, Lamellar Contraction, and Solvent Induced Morphologies"
Shafi Rahman Fischer MS - Univ. of Penn. - 2001
Eric Ramberg Worrell EDF/DER/EMA (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"High Temperature Oxidation Studies of Silicon-Based Systems"
Chris Rankin Bonnell crankin@seas
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2007
B.S. - Rutgers Cer.& Mat'ls. Eng.
Rodolfo Reyes Gaskell Rodolfo.Reyes@BHPBilliton.com
Compania Minera Cerro Colorado (1998 - ) Chile
Ph.D. University of Penn. 1982
Rui Shao Bonnell PhD - UPenn, December 2005
“Atomic Structure and Electronic Properties of Perovskite Surfaces and Interfaces”
January 2006 - Oak Ridge National Lab.
Roman Shuba Chen PhD - UPenn, May 2005
“Relationship Betwen Chemisry, Microtructure and Mechanical Properties of Alpha-SiAlON”
June 2005 - GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
Svetlana Shuba Chen M.S. May 2003
“Magnetic and Transport Properties of A-site Doped SrRuO3”
New York
Roman Siegl Vitek roman.siegl@trema.com
Trema 1999 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1996
"Atomistic Simulations of Mechanical Properties in Intermetallic Alloys"
Marcus Simon Pope ms49simon@hotmail.com
Patent Attorney - Olympic Patent Works, Seattle, WA (2006-
Patent Attorney - Dorsey & Whitney LLP Seattle, WA (2004-
TraskBritt, P.C. as a patent agent (2003 -
Thiokol Co (1998 - 2003)
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
Sunil Kumar Singh Bonnell Post-doc 200_
PhD student - Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology
Brian Smith Luzzi

Boston U (2001 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2001
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
"Carbon Nanotube Supramolecular Assemblies Discovery, Characterization and High-Yield Synthesis of C60@SWNT"
Sept. 20004 - Fox Chase Cancer Center

Jack Smith Bonnell European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) (2001 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2001
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"The Relationship Between Bonding, Structure and Optical Properties In Reactive Sputter Deposited CrOCN"
Donaji Suarez Davies Sept. 2003 - Returned to Industry
Steven Szewczyk Pope Unclasified, Fall 2004
January 2006 - University of Pennsyvania
Andreas Taubert Winey University of Basel, Switzerland (2003 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2003
Srdjan Teslic Egami Argonne Natl. Labs (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Atomic Structure and Ferroelectricity of Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3"
Douglas Tham Fischer MS - UPenn, 2005
“Defects, Structure and Properteis of GaN Nanowires andB-PT/GaN Nanowire Contacts: A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study”
Hong Kong
Erik Thiele Davies PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1998
"Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation By Complex Microstructures in the Resonant Regime"
Michael Tran   Dec. 2003 Unknown
Stan Trout C. Graham M.S. - Lafayette College - 1976
Ph.D - Univ. of Penn. - 1979
Owner, Spontaneous Materials
strout@ieee.org
Kang Tong Bonnell MS, December 2005
“Studies on Metal Oxide Surfaces nad Interfaces by Scanning Probe Microscopy”
Juraj Vavro
Fischer Ph.D. Aug. 2004
“Transport Properties of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes”
August 2004 - Brataslavia
Russell Walters
Composto Ph.D. Aug. 2004
“Counterion Surface Segregation in Ionomers”
Johnson & Johnson
Howard Wang
Composto Ph-D UPenn, December 1999
“Wetting and Phase Separation in Thin film Polymer Blends ma”
Michigan Technological University
Clifford Warner Laird L. Gore (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Mechanisms of Strain Localization in Plane Strain Compression of Aluminum and AluminumAlloys"
Seamus Woods McMahon Lucent Technology (2000 -
MS - Univ. of Penn. - 2000
Suzanne Wright Pope MS - Univ. of Penn. - 1999
Hui Wu Davies PhD-Upenn, December 2005
“Investigation of the Nonstoichiometric Ordered Perovskites for Microwave Applications”
Christopher Yonkers   Dec. 2003 Unknown
Jieping Zhang Laird Intel (1997 -
PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 1997
"Cyclic Deformation and Fracture of Metal Matrix Composites: Monofilamentary Specimens With Mono- and Multi-Crystalline Matrices"
Wei Zhou Fischer PhD - Upenn, August 2005
"Structural Characterization of Macroscopic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Materials"
September 2005 - Instituto de Ciencia de Materials de Matride (CSIC)
Ming Zhu Egami Dec. 2002 Returned to China
Stefan Znam Vitek PhD - Univ. of Penn. - 2001
"Bond Order Potentials For Atomistic Simulations in TiAl"
William Znidarsic Chen PhD - UPenn, August 2006
“Biomolecular Localization: Applications in Tissue Engineering”
August 2006 - W. L. Gore, MD
 
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