Current group members
PhD students
Zhong Li, PhD student, Physics
Education:
Research Interest:
Education:
- 2013-Present The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa USA
- 2008-2012 Central China Normal University, Wuhan China (B.S.)
Research Interest:
- Spintronics, spin Seebeck effect
Sudhir Regmi, PhD student, Physics
Education or Research experience:
Research interest:
Education or Research experience:
- 2015-present The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. USA
- 2011-2013 Tribhuvan University, Nepal (M.Sc)
Research interest:
- Magnetic materials for spintronics, Heusler Alloys.
Farhad Akbari Afkhami, PhD student, Chemistry
Educational experience
Educational experience
- 2015-present The University of Alabama
- 2009-2014 The University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
- Metal Chalcogenides, Transmission Electron Microscopy
Post-doctoral Scholars
Ankur Rastogi
Education:
Research interest:
Education:
- 2005 Kamla Nehru PG College, CSJM University, Kanpur, India. (B.S.)
- 2007 Department of Physics Christ Church College, CSJM University, Kanpur, India. (M.S.)
- 2014 Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. (Ph.D.)
Research interest:
- Complex oxide heterostructure and Interfaces
- Interface engineering
- Spin current generation at ferri/ferromagnetic insulator and metal interface
Visiting scholars
Soundarrajan Palanivel, PhD Student, Physics
Education or Research experience:
Research Interest:
Education or Research experience:
- Aug 2016 - Jan 2017 Visiting Scholar, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
- 2012 - Present Ph.D., Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai,Tamilnadu, India,
- 2010 - 2011 M.Phil, Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
- 2008-2010 M.Sc, Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Research Interest:
- One- Dimensional Nanostructured Metal Oxide Thin Films towards Water Splitting and Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications
Dr. Ashish Yengantiwar
Education or Research experience:
Education or Research experience:
- Present: Raman Post-Doctoral Fellow, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Fergusson College, Pune, India.
- Ph.D., Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune.
- Photoelectrochemical solar water splitting
- Study of nanomaterials for optoelectronics devices, Nanomaterials for energy and environment
- Wetting characteristics of thin films
Dr. Ramesh kataria
PROFESSIONAL/ TEACHING/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Area of Interest in Research
- Present: Raman Postdoc Fellow, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
PROFESSIONAL/ TEACHING/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor (2009 to 2013) Department of Chemistry, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences (University of Delhi), New Delhi-India
- Assistant Professor (2013 to till date) Department of Chemistry & center of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University Chandigarh, India
- Visiting Scholar (March 2013 to July 2013) Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute , South Korea
Area of Interest in Research
- Colorimetric/fluorometric sensors for the detection of toxic metal.
- Design and synthesis of new heterocycles-based Schiff base receptors and their biological & thermodynamic studies.
Mohua Chakraborty, Ph.D Student, Physics
Education or Research Experience
Research Interest
Education or Research Experience
- July 2016 – November 2016 Visiting Scholar, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
- 2013-Present Ph.D; Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
- 2010-2012 M.Sc, Applied Physics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Research Interest
- Synthesis of Nanostructured Material based Thin Film Photoelectrodes for Solar Cell Device and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Applications.
Dr. K. Sethuraman
Education or Research Experience
Research Interest
Education or Research Experience
- Present: Raman Postdoc Fellow, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Assistant Professor (2010 to till date) Department of Physics, School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India
- Ph.D, Department of Physics, Anna University, Chennai , India
- M.Phil, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
- M.Sc, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
Research Interest
- Metal Oxide and Chalcogenides Nanostructured thin films
- Organic electronic – Organic field effect transistors, Organic Light Emitting Diodes and Organic Solar cells
- 2D Layers – Graphene Oxide –Metal Oxide composites
Dr. Bo Wang, Visiting Scholar, Chemistry
Education or Research experience:
Research Interest:
Education or Research experience:
- Mar. 2016–Present Department of Chemistry, the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa USA (Visiting Scholar)
- July 2009–Present College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, China (Associate Professor)
- Mar. 2007–Nov. 2008 Shanghai R&D Center of Wisdom Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., China (Senior Chemist)
- Nov. 2005–Oct. 2006 Chemistry Institute of Natural Substances, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, France (Post-doc)
- Sept. 2000–Jun. 2005 Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Ph.D)
Research Interest:
- Catalytic conversion of biomass including lignocellulosic materials and carbohydrates to platform chemicals;
- Conversion of bio-based platform chemical to value-added products in catalytic process;
- Organic methodology and catalysis over green chemistry (ionic liquids and solid acids).
Former group members
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Dr. Matthias Althammer, Post-doctoral Scholar
Dr. Mustafa Ozdemir, Visiting Scholar - Profesor at Marmara University, Turkey Dr. Jeremiah Abiade, Visiting Scholar - Professor at Virginia Tech Dr. Vilas Shelke, Visiting Scholar Dr. Manju L. Rao, Post-doctoral Scholar Dr. Haizhong Guo, Post-doctoral Scholar Dr. Guoxing Miao Dr. Prahallad Padhan Dr. Ningzhong Bao, Post-doctoral Scholar Dr. Dipanjan Mazumdar, Post-doctoral Scholar Dr. Vijay Sankar, Post-doctoral Scholar Dr. Jianxing Ma, Post-doctoral Scholar Dr. Anup Kale, Post-doctoral Scholar |
Dr. Krishna Chetry, Ph.D. Student
Dr. Ning Li, Ph.D. Student Dr. Yu-Hsiang A. Wang, Ph.D. Student Dr. Liming Shen, Ph.D. Student Dr. Xiaoyan Zhang, Exchange Graduate Student Dr. Cihat Boyraz, Exchange Graduate Student Mr. Xinmin Qiu, Exchange Graduate Student Mr. Hamza Dunya, Graduate Student Mr. Muhammed E. Gulduren, Graduate Student Mr. Changqing Pan, Master Student Ms. Tsu-Mei Chen, Master Student Mr. Brandon C. Landers Ms. CharLe' R. Guyton Mr. John A Sherrill, Undergraduate Student Dr. Nariman Naghibolashrafi |
