Group Members

Postdoc Fellows

Dr. Ke (Coco) Ma (2019; Gilbreth Fellow joint with Prof. Jianguo Mei)

• Ph.D.: University of Colorado Boulder, Chemical Engineering
• Email: ma636@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskite Solar Cells, Bioelectronics

Dr. Kang Wang  (since Sept 2019)

• Ph.D.: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Physical Chemistry
• Email: wang4604@purdue.edu
• Project: Hybrid Perovskite LEDs and Photonics

Dr. Shuchen Zhang  (since Sept 2020)

• Ph.D.: Peking University, Physical Chemistry
• Postdoc (2019-2020): UC Berkeley with Prof. Gabor Somorjai
• Email: zhan4170@purdue.edu
• Project: Hybrid Perovskite Nanomaterials and Heterostructures

Dr. Yoon Ho Lee  (since Sept 2021),  jointly with Prof. Jianguo Mei

• Ph.D.: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH); Chemical Engineering
• Email: lee4136@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskite solar cells, mini-modules

Dr. Jiaonan Sun  (since Oct 2021)

• Ph.D.: Ohio State University, Materials Chemistry
• Email: sun1070@purdue.edu
• Project: Novel OSiPs; Solar Cells

Dr. Hanjun Yang  (2022; Gilbreth Fellow joint with Prof. Libai Huang)

• Ph.D.: Brown University, Inorganic Chemistry
• Email: yang2285@purdue.edu
• Project: Hybrid Perovskite Nanomaterials and Heterostructures

Dr. Seok Joo Yang  (since Jan 2022)

• Ph.D.: POSTECH, Chemical Engineering
• Email: yang2224@purdue.edu
• Project: Hybrid Perovskite LEDs and Solar Cells

Dr. Hyojung Kim  (Feb 2022; Korea National Research Foundation Postdoc Fellow)

• Ph.D.: Seoul National University, Materials Science and Engineering
• Email: 
• Project: Hybrid Perovskite Electronics

Dr. Xuyi Luo (04/2021 – 06/2022 as joint student; 07/2022-present as postdoc)

• Ph.D.: Purdue University, Organic Chemistry
• Email: luo241@purdue.edu
• Project: Polymer Single Crystals, Sustainable Polymers

Dr. Wenhao Shao (since 07/2022)

• Ph.D.: University of Michigan, Physical Organic Chemistry
• Email: shao177@purdue.edu
• Project: Novel OSiPs; LEDs

Graduate Students

Zitang Wei  (since Nov 2018)

• Undergrad: UC Santa Barbara, Chemistry
• Email: wei0616@purdue.edu
• Project: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Organic Synthesis

Sheng-Ning Hsu  (since Nov 2018; co-advised with Prof. Bryan Boudouris)

• Undergrad: National Taiwan University, Chemical Engineering
• Email: hsu172@purdue.edu
• Project: Organic and Hybrid Materials for Bio-sensors

Jee Yung Park  (since Nov 2019)

• Undergrad: Korea University, Chemical Engineering
• Email: park1176@purdue.edu
• Project: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Single Crystals

Qixuan Hu  (since Dec 2020)

• Undergrad: University of Maryland, Chemical Engineering
• Email: hu739@purdue.edu
• Project: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Polymers

Dharini Varadharrajan (since April 2021; co-advised with Prof. Bryan Boudouris)

• Undergrad: Anna University, Chemical Engineering
• Email: dvaradha@purdue.edu
• Project: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

Jisung Seo (since August 2021; PMP student)

• Undergrad: University of Florida, Chemical Engineering
• Email: seo108@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskite LEDs

Yuanhao Tang (since Nov 2021)

• Undergrad: Zhejiang University, Materials Science
• Email: tang571@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskite Solar Cells

Visiting Scholars

Ajeet Singh (since Oct 2021; SERB-OVDF fellow, visiting PhD student)

• Home institute: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• Major: Chemistry
• Email: singh815@purdue.edu 

 Leonardo Franquilino  (since Feb 2022; UG)

• Home institute: Federal Institute of Science and Technology of Sao Paulo
• Major: Mechanical Engineering
• Email:  ldossan@purdue.edu

Xinan Wu  (since July 2022; UG)

• Home institute: Peking University
• Major: Physics
• Email:  

Peiran Niu  (since July 2022; UG)

• Home institute: Peking University
• Major: Physics
• Email:  

Undergraduate Students

Brandon Hamel (since Jan 2020)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: hamel0@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskites Solar Cells

Leticia (Wyat) Cervantes (since Jan 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: cervan26@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskites Solar Cells

Jake C. Schulz (since Jan 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: schulz20@purdue.edu
• Project: Perovskites Solar Cells

Lucas Martin Sy (since Feb 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: lsy@purdue.edu
• Project: 

Anika Bhoopalam (since Feb 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: bharga17@purdue.edu
• Project:

Jack Jones (since May 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: jone1510@purdue.edu
• Project:

Joseph Farrell (since May 2021)

• Major: Mechanical Engineering
• Email: farrel28@purdue.edu
• Project:

Coleman B. Jennewein (since August 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: cjennewe@purdue.edu
• Project:

Ian N. Burch (since August 2021)

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Email: burchi@purdue.edu
• Project: