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Staff Scientists

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Lei Wang
Associate Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate, 2020-2024.
Assistant Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate, 2018-2020.        
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stony Brook University, 2016-2018.                 
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2016.
B.S., Chemistry, Shandong University, 2011.
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David bock
Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate, 2021-2024.
Associate Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2019-2021.
Assistant Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate, 2017-2019.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Energy Sciences Directorate BNL, 2015-2017.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2015.
Chemist, INFICON, 2008-2010.
B.S.,  summa cum laude, Chemistry, SUNY Geneseo, 2008.
Lisa
lisa housel
Assistant Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate, 2020-2022.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, I:SEE, June-Oct 2020.
Ph.D. , Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2015-2020. 
B.S., cum laude, Chemistry and Economics,
Muhlenberg College, 2015.
Chavis
chavis stackhouse
 
National Science Foundation MPS Ascend Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2022-2023.
Assistant Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate, 2021-2022.
Poster Award, IRACDA Conference 2019.
IRACDA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stony Brook University, 2018-2021.
Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, University of South Florida, 2018.
B.S., Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 2012.
Alyson
Alyson abraham
Senior Research Scientist, I:SEE, 2020-2021.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, I:SEE, June-Dec 2020.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2015-2020.
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship recipient, 2017-2018. 
 B.A., magna cum laude, in Chemistry, SUNY College at Old Westbury, 2015.
A.A., Fine Art, Academy of Art University, 2007.

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Ryan Hill
Staff Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory, 2025-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, I:SEE, Stony Brook University, 2023-2025.
   Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2023. 
   B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 2018.
   ORCiD: 0000-0002-7330-3091
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Calvin Quilty
Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratory, 2024-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, I:SEE, Stony Brook University, 2022-2024.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2021.
M.S., Chemistry, Illinois State University, 2015.
B.S.,  summa cum laude, Chemistry , Illinois State University, 2013.
Garrett
Garrett Wheeler
Manager of Electrochemistry and Battery Analytics , Iontra LLC, 2024-present.
Electrochemical Researcher, Iontra LLC , 2021-2024.
Postdoctoral Research Associate,  Brookhaven National Laboratory , 2019-2021.
Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, University of  Wisconsin-Madison , 2018.
B.S., Chemistry, Colorado State University,   2013.
Qiyuan
Qiyuan Wu
Senior Researcher, Air Company, 2022-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2019-2022.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2017-2019.
Ph.D., Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2017.
B.E., magna cum laude, Engineering Science, Stony Brook University, 2012.
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, 2012.
Paul
Paul Smith
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Valparaiso University, 2018-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stony Brook University, 2016-2018.
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Rutgers University, 2015.
B.S., magna cum laude, Chemistry and Mathematics, Gettysburg College, 2010.
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Altug Poyraz
Principal Starlink Engineer, SpaceX, 2025-present.
Packaging R&D Engineer and Manager, Intel Corporation, 2022-2025.
Assistant Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Kennesaw State University, 2017-2021.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stony Brook University, 2015-2017.
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2014.
M.S. Bilkent University, 2009.
B.S. Bilkent University, 2007.
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Christopher Pelliccone
Senior Manager, Pratt & Whitney, 2024-present.
Senior Engineer, Pratt & Whitney, 2016-2024.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stony Brook University, 2015-2016.
Ph.D., Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2015.
B.S., Physics, University at Hartford, 2010.

Graduate Students

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Steven (Tyler) King
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2019-2024.
Chemistry Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student, 2024.
B.S., Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 2018.
 
Gurpreet
Gurpreet Singh
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2018-2023. 
B.S., Chemistry, Fordham University, 2018.
Jason K
Jason Kuang
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2019-2023. 
B.S./M.S., magna cum laude, Chemistry, St. John's University , 2019.
Daren
Daren Wu
Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University, 2023-present
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2018-2023. 
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Harbin University, 2018.
Mallory
Mallory Vila
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2018-2023. 
B.S., Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville, 2018.
Patrick
Patrick West
Materials Research Engineer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 2023-2025.
Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 2023-2025.
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2018-2022. 
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award recipient 2018, 2020.
B.S./M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, 2018.
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Nahian Sadique
Staff Scientist, Urban Electric Power, 2024-present.
Staff Scientist, Next Gen Lithium, 2023-2024.
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2018-2023. 
B.S., Chemistry, Fordham University, 2018.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6830-9237
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Alison McCarthy
National Research Council Research Fellow, US Naval Research Laboratory, 2024-present.
Penn's Provost Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 2022-2024.
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2017-2022. 
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship recipient, 2018-2020.
B.S., cum laude, Mechanical Engineering , The College of New Jersey, 2017.
Mikaela
Mikaela Dunkin
Principal Materials and Process Engineer, Northrup Grumman, 2023-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stony Brook University, 2022-2023. 
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2017-2022. 
Renate Chasman Award recipient 2021.
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship recipient, 2018-2020.
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award recipient 2017-2019.
B.A., summa cum laude, Physics and Biochemistry ,
Central College, 2016.
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Genesis Renderos
Document Compliance Specialist, Independent Chemical Corporation, 2024-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lehigh University, 2022-2023.
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2017-2022. 
Turner Dissertation Fellow 2020-2021.
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship recipient, 2018-2019.
Ferguson Merit Award recipient 2017-2018.
B.S., magna cum laude, Chemistry, St. Peter's University, 2017.
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Wenzao Li
Research Scientist, Freudenberg e-Power Systems, 2023-present.
Hibbit Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brown University, 2022-2023.
Ph.D. , Chemistry, 2017-2022. 
B.S.E., Materials Science & Engineering, Shandong University, 2017.
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Chris Tang
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Maryland, 2022-present.
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2017-2022. 
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship  (NSF GRF) recipient 2019.
B.S., magna cum laude, Materials Science & Engineering, University of Arizona, 2017.
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Diana Lutz
Battery Scientist II, Ion Storage Systems, 2022-present.
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2017-2022. 
BNL Joanna Fowler Award recipient 2021.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship  (NSF GRF) recipient 2019.
B.S., summa cum laude, Chemistry, Elmira College, 2017.
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Chris Kern
Scientist, ActNano, 2024-present.
Scientist and Engineer, Ionic Materials, 2021-2024.
M.S., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2019-2021.
B.S., magna cum laude, Chemistry, Stockton University, 2019.
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Killian Tallman
Battery Engineer and Team Lead, Abermarle Corporation, 2021-present.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University 2016-2021. 
B.S., cum laude, Chemistry, Hartwick College, 2016.
Andrea
Andrea Bruck
Senior Scientist, DuPont, 2021-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Northeastern University, 2019- 2020.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2014-2019.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient.
American Crystallography Association Etter Student Lecturer award recipient.
American Crystallography Association Student Travel award recipient.
Electrochemical Society Student Travel award recipient.
B.S., Chemistry, Illinois State University, 2014.
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Bingjie Zhang
Senior Chemist, Behr Paint Company, 2022-present.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Chapman University, 2019-2022.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2014-2019.
Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship recipient.
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering , Donghua University, 2014. 
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Alexander (Sandy) Brady
Application Development Engineer, Applied Materials, 2022-present.
Applications Engineer, Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology, 2021-2022.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2018-2021.
Ph.D., Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 2013-2018.
Graduate Council Fellowship recipient.
B.S., magna cum laude, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, 2013.
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Matthew Huie
Process Engineer, LAM Research, 2018-present.
Ph.D., Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 2013-2018.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient.
B.S., summa cum laude, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2013.
Jiefu
Jiefu Yin
Radiation Safety Officer, Cornell University, 2022-present.
Manager, Cornell Energy Systems Institute, 2018-2022.
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2013-2018.
Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship recipient.
K.M. Abraham Travel Grant recipient, The Electrochemical Society.
Sigma Xi Travel Award recipient. 
M.S., Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 2013.
B.S., Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 2010.
Jianping
Jianping Huang
Battery Materials Scientist, Apple, 2022-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2018-2022.
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2013-2018.
SBU Presidential Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students recipient.
Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship recipient. 
B.S., Materials Chemistry, Nankai University, 2013.
Yiman
Yiman Zhang
Scientist, Honda Research Institute USA, 2020-present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2017-2020.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2017.
M.S., Organic Chemistry,  University of Science and Technology of China, 2012.
B.S., Chemistry, Henan Normal University, 2009.
Christina
Christina Cama
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. Cloud State University, 2017-present.
Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2017.
B.S., Chemistry, Hofstra University, 2012.
Qing
Qing Zhang
Postdoctoral Associate, Kostas Research Institute, LLC (KRI) of Northeastern University, 2018-present.
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2017.
B.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 2012.
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YueRu (Norton) Li
Software Engineer, JP Morgan and Chase, 2020-present.
Ph.D Researcher, BETTERGY CORP., 2017-2020.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2017.
B.S., Chemistry, The City College of New York (CUNY), 2011.
A.S., Math and Science, LaGuardia Community College, 2008.
Jessica
Jessica Durham Macholz
Materials Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, 2019-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory, 2017-2019.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2017.
M.S., Chemistry, Illinois State University, 2012.
B.S., Chemistry, Illinois State University, 2010.
Rachel
Rachel DeMayo
Process Engineer, Lam Research, 2021-present.
High School Science Teacher, NYC Department of Education, 2019-2021.
M.Ed., Education, Pace University, 2017-2019.
M.S., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2016.
B.S. and B.A., Chemistry and Biology, University of Buffalo, 2013.

Undergraduate Students

 
Adora Goodluck
Xavier University of Louisiana 
 
Sarah Hill
Valparaiso University, Chemistry and History
 
Linda Liu
Stony Brook University, Chemical and Molecular Engineering
 
Anthony Notartomaso
Stony Brook University, Chemical and Molecular Engineering
 
Samantha Chauvert
Farmingdale State College, Mechanical Engineering Technologies (2020 - present)
 
Riley Hershberger
The College of Wooster, Chemistry (2020 - present)
 
Hafsa Mohamed
University of Rochester, Chemistry (2020 - present)
 
Ciara O'Connor
The College of Wooster, Chemistry (2020 - present)
 
James Pousson
SUNY New Paltz, Mechanical Engineering (2020 - present)
 
Melanie Brito
Analog Devices, Process Sustaining Engineer (2023-present)
Stony Brook University, M.S. Chemical and Molecular Engineering (2023)
Stony Brook University, B.S. Chemical and Molecular Engineering (2022)
 
Olivia Bennett
Northwestern University, Ph.D. Student, Chemistry (2023-present)
Tufts University, Chemistry with a Minor in Physics (2023)
 
Katherine Thompson 
Pennslyvania State University, Ph.D. Student, Chemistry (2020-present)
Mansfield University, Chemistry (2020)
 
Liana Gerhardt
Solvoy Specialty Polymers (2019-present)
Kennesaw State University, Chemistry (2019)
 
Brianna Hoff
Princeton University, Ph.D. student, Chemistry (2020-present)
UMass Lowell B.S. Chemistry student (2020)
 
Nick Stavinski
SUNY at Buffalo, Ph. D. student, Chemistry (2019-present)
Muhlenberg College B.S. Chemistry (2019)
 
Karen Li
University of Washington Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering (2020-present)
City College of New York B.S. Chemical Engineering (2020)
 
Cara Gannett
Du Pont, Senior Scientist (2022-present)
Cornell University Ph.D. Chemistry  (2022)
SUC Geneseo B.S. Chemistry (2017)
 
Hannah Kline
Muhlenberg College B.S. Chemistry (2019)
 
Julia Reilly
LeMoyne College B.S. Chemistry  (2020)
 
Luke Holtzman
Columbia University Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering (2020-present)
SUNY College at Geneseo B.S. Chemistry (2019)
 
Veronica Burnett
Hewlett Packard, MEMS Processing and Integration Engineering (2021-present)
University of Chicago M.S. Molecular Engineering (2019)
Stony Brook University B.S. Chemical Engineering (2017)