Members

Front row (L-R): Sravya Nuguri, Hyemin Kim, MaryAnn Mish, Takumi Uchiyama, Prateek, Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu

Back row (L-R): Dipankar Saha, Dan Jung, Fatemah Andami, Vince Einck, Ayush Bhardwaj, Lucas Verrastro, Brad Mish, Jim Watkins, Varun Pande, Davoud Mashhadijafarlou

(Summer 2022)

 

Graduate Students

 
Ayush BhardwajAyush Bhardwaj
PhD Student | Linkedin | Google Scholar
Education: B.Tech, Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee, 2018
Research Interests: Mesoporous nanocomposite, Nanoimprint Lithography, Brush Block copolymer for electrochemical energy storage application.
Office: A231 
 
Takumi UchiyamaTakumi Uchiyama
PhD Student | Linkedin | Google Scholar
Education: B.Eng, Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2018
Research Interests: Bottlebrush polymers 
Contact: tuchiyama@mail.pse.umass.edu 
Office: A232
 
 
Hyemin KimHyemin Kim
PhD Student
Education: BS, Material Science, Seoul National University, 2002; MS, Material Science, Seoul National University, 2004
Research Interests: Mechanical Studies on Dynamic Covalent Networks
Contact: hyeminkim@mail.pse.umass.edu
Office: A231 
 
 
 
 
Fatemah Andami
Master’s Student | linkedin
Education: B.Sc. in Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, 2011
M.Sc. in of Printing Science & Engineering, Institute of Color Science and Technology, Iran, 2013
Research Interests: Engineering of polymer composites, printing inks and surface coatings 
Office: A233
 
 
Varun Pande 
PhD Student
Education: B Tech. Surface Coating Technology, ICT Mumbai, 2018; M Tech. Polymer Science and Technology, IIT-Delhi, 2020
Research Interests: Si/C composite anodes for high energy density Li-ion batteries
Contact: vpande@umass.edu             
Office: A232
 
Lucas Verrastro
PhD Student
Education: BA, Chemistry, Grinnell College
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, nanoimprint lithography, 2D optical materials, energy generation storage
Office: A236

 

Postdocs

Vincent Einck
Postdoc | LinkedIn | Google Scholar
Education: Ph.D, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2022
Research Interests: Nanoimprint lithography of inorganic and composite materials for optical applications including metalenses, gratings and waveguides.
Office: A220
 
Daeeon (Dan) Jung
Postdoc 
Education: Ph.D, Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 2020
Research Interests: Fabrication of optical elements using nanoimprint lithography including metalenses, gratings and waveguides
Office: A234
 
 
 
Dipankar Saha 
Postdoc | LinkedIn | Google Scholar
Education: Ph.D., Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 2021.   
Research Interests: Brush block copolymer for electrocatalytic applications, Surface science, Roll-to-roll fabrication process, sensors and Nanoimprint lithography. 
Contact:  dsaha@umass.edu
Office: Conte A233

 

Prateek
Postdoc | LinkedIn | Google Scholar
Education: B. Tech, Bio-Chemical Engineering, HBTI Kanpur, 2011; M. Tech, Chemical Engineering, IIT Roorkee, 2013; Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2020; India
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Polymer Nanocomposites, and Dielectrics for Printed Electronics and Photonics Applications
Office: Conte A234
 

Research Staff

Uzodinma OkoroanyanwuUzodinma Okoroanyanwu
Research Associate Professor 
Education: Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1997.
Research Interests: Printed, flexible, & wearable electronics; lithographic patterning; electrochemical sensors; electrochemical energy storage
 Office: A237
 
Davoud Mashhadijafarlou
Senior Research Fellow
Education: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 2016.
Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Solid Mechanics
Office: A236

Brad Mish
Business and Administrative Manager
Office: A610

 

Alumni

Sravya Nuguri, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2022, Dow
Hsin-Jung Yu, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2022, Applied Materials
Vincent Einck, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2022
Xiyu Hu, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2021, Intel Corporation
Wenhao Li, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2019, Intel Corporation
Gayathri Kopanati, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2019 Intel Corporation
Benjamin Yavitt, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018, Stony Brook University
Yiliang Zhou, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018, Apple Inc.
Aditi Naik, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018, Saint Gobain
Feyza Dundar, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018, Facebook laboratories
Irene Howell, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018, Merck Electrochromics
Shengkai Li, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017, Lam Research
Yue Gai, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017, Apple Inc.
Cheng Li, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2016, 3M Company
Rohit Kothari, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2016, Micron Technology, Inc.
Nicholas Colella, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2016, Harvard University
Li Yao, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014, Facebook laboratories
Xinyu Wang, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014, Benjamin Moore and Co.
Michael Beaulieu, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2013, Cabot Corp.
Christopher Ziegler, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, SABIC Innovative Plastics
Eunyoung You, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, Samsung SDI
Alvin Romang, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, Intel Corporation
Daniel Miranda, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, Penn State University
Xue Cai, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012
Nicholas Hendricks, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, CSEM
Yuanlong Zhao, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2011, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Vikram Daga, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2011, SABIC Innovative Plastics
Curran Chandler, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2011, Intel Corporation
Christos Karanikas, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2009, Nike
Sivakumar Nagarajan, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2008, Intel Corporation
Eric Anderson, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2008, Intel
David Hess, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2007, InnoSense LLC
Katherine Best, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2007, Spirit AeroSystems
James Sievert, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2006, Syngenta Crop Protection
Xiaoying Shan, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2006, BASF Polyurethane Specialties (China) Ltd.
Yinfeng Zong, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2005, Phenomenex
Pai Rajaram, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2005, Intel
Timothy Francis, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2005, BASF SE Germany
Ephrem Hunde, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2004, FDA
Scott Fisher, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2004, SABIC Innovative Plastics
Ravi Gupta, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2003, W.L. Gore & Associates
Bryan Vogt, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2003, The University of Akron
Garth Brown, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2002, Columbian Chemicals Company
Vijay Ramachandra Rao, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2001, Lam Research
Jason Blackburn, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2001, Emerson Electric Co.
 

Postdoc Alumni

Yong-Guen Yu, Postdoc (2020-2022)
Hua-Feng Fei, Postdoc (2016-2020)
Jacobo Morere Rodriguez, Postdoc (2015-2020)
Janghoon Park, Postdoc (2017 - 2019), National Renewable Energy Laboratory
David Leonardo Gonzales-Arellano, Postdoc (2014 - 2018), PPG Industries
Dong-Po Song, Postdoc (2012 - 2017), Tianjin University
Ozlem Usluer, Postdoc (2015 - 2016), Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi
Gang Qian, Postdoc (2012 - 2014), University of Minnesota
Adam O'neil, Postdoc (2013 - 2017), Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Guanghao Lu, Postdoc (2013 - 2014), Xi'an Jiaotong University
Hongtao Zhang, Postdoc (2012 - 2014), Frank Zhang Media Lab
Ying Lin, Postdoc (2009 - 2014), 3M
Jayanta Baral, Postdoc (2012 - 2014)
Qingshuo Wei, Postdoc (2010 - 2012), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Daniel Miranda, Postdoc (2012 - 2012), Penn State University
Hao Zhang, Postdoc (2011 - 2011, Apple Inc.
David Mesguich, Postdoc (2010 - 2011), Université Toulouse III
John Ell, Postdoc (2008 - 2010), The Dow Chemical Company
Radha Rani Vippagunta, Postdoc (2005-2007)
 

Previous Group Members

MaryAnn Mish, Business and Administrative Manager
Yuying Tang, Senior Research Fellow 
Atsushi Ikoma, Visitor (2018-2019)

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