Past Members
Ph.D. Students
1. Dr. Lu Sun, 08/2002-04/2007, Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Biodegradable Polylactide Containing Block Copolymers, currently in Praxair Electronics, Indianapolis, IN
2. Dr. Jianjun Miao, 09/2003-09/2009, Supramolecular Self-assembly of Discotic Liquid Crystals, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
3. Dr. Fangxiao Guan, 09/2006-08/2010, Nanoconfined Polymer Ferroelectricity and its Applications for High Energy Density Capacitors, Shocking Technologies, Inc., San Jos, CA
4. Dr. Weiqiang Cao, 09/2006-01/2011, ---
M.S. Students
1. Yuxiu Liu, 08/02~08/05, Organic/Inorganic Composite Membranes for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, currently in Chem. Eng. Dept. at Univ. of Rochester, NY
2. Brian Elolampi, 08/04~03/06, Design, Fabrication and Analysis of a Planarized Micro Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell, currently in Analog Devices, Cambridge, MA
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs
1. Prof. Qiaolong Yuan (03/2004 - 08/2004, East China University of Science and Technology, China)
2. Prof. Xiuling Zhu (08/2005 - 08/2006, Dalian University of Technology, China)
3. Dr. Li Cui (04/2005 - 03/2007, currently at Saint Gobain at Shanghai, China)
4. Dr. Zhongzhe Yuan (09/2006 - 11/2007, currently at Invista, SC)
5. Dr. Dunliang Jian (03/2007 - 12/2007, University of Connecticut, CT)
6. Dr. Jing Wang (09/2007-06/2009, University of Connecticut, CT)
7. Prof. Mingwang Pan, (08/2009-08/2010, Hebei University of Technology, China)
8. Dr. Lin Jin (08/2010-09/2010, Case Western Reserve University, OH)
9. Dr. Ganji Zhong (10/2008-11/2010), Sichuan University, China
10. Prof. Longxiang Tang (12/2009-12/2010), Hefei University of Technology, China
11. Prof. Fafu Yang (08/2010-01/2011), Fuzhou Normal Univeristy, China
12. Dr. Xiaoliang Wei (02/2010-03/2011), Currently at PNL, US
13. Dr. Run Su (08/2010-09/2011), Currently at Shichuan University, China
14. Dr. Bing Guan (10/2009-09/2011), Currently at Shanghai, China
High School Teachers
1. Dr. Richard Wilson (07/2005 - 08/2005, Somers High School, CT
2. Mr. Robert Pirrie (07/2006 - 08/2006, E. O. Smith High School, CT)
3. Mrs. Jeannette Martus (07/2007 - 08/2007, E. O. Smith High School, CT)
Undergraduate Students
1. Alyssa Wiley (06/2003 - 08/2003, REU, Laffette College)
2. Ethan Ertal (08/2003 - 12/2003, CHEG)
3. Phillip Baker (01/2004 - 05/2004, CHEG)
4. Adam Meyernick (06/2004 - 08/2004, REU, University of Rochester)
5. Henry Lau (06/2004 - 08/2004, REU, Columbia University)
6. Steven Viel (06/2004 - 08/2004, REU, Bucknell University)
7. Jeff Coley (08/2004 - 12/2004, CHEG)
8. Masarath Ghiasuddin (08/2004 - 12/2004, CHEG)
9. Janet Grezlik (01/2005 - 05/2005, CHEG)
10. Brian R. Fuller, Construction of a Preparative Scale GPC, 08/05-12/05
11. Josh Sherwood, Synthesis of Triphenylene-C60 Dyad Molecules, 08/05-12/05
12. Michael J. Heinzer, Jr, Silica-based High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells, 08/05-12/05
13. Michael Prevost (04/05 - 08/05, University of Rouen, France)
14. Jorge Ginorio (06/05 - 08/05, REU, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario Mayaguez)
15. Jennifer Cileli, 1) Single Crystals from Biodegradable Polylactide Stereocomplexes, 08/05-05/06; 2) Synthesis of C60-Triphenylene Dyad Molecules, 01/06-05/06
16. Amanda Feldman (06/06-08/06, REU, Western New England College)
17. Christine Ricci (06/06-07/06, REU, Smith College)
18. Matthew Morin, Micro Fuel Cells, 01/07-05/07
19. Rhiannon McCarthy (07/07/07-07/27/07, Tantasqua Regional High School, MA)
20. James Steffes, Asymmetric Heme molecules, 01/07-05/07
21. Jason White and Alison Chen, Grafting PET from Magdiite Nanoclays, 01/07-05/07
22. Jennifer Lucatino, Miscibility study of PEO, PLLA and PDLA Blends, 08/07-05/08
23. Nathan Barlow, DNA-POSS Bionanomaterials for Gene Delivery, 01/08-08/08
24. Chad Michael Houghton, the homogeneous crystallization of PEO, 06/09-09/09
25. Curtis Obert, Electrospinning of PVDF/PAN Blend Nanofibers, 09/09-12/09
26. Mao-Sheng (Allen) Lu, Seeded Emulsion Polymerization of PVDF/PS Core-Shell Latexes, 12/09-07/11
27. Shawn Rupp, Electrospinning of PVDF/PSF Blend Nanofibers, 01/10-04/10
28. Julia Lai, Dielectric Properties of PVDF/PSF Multilayer Films, 01/10-04/10
29. Neville Green, City College at New York, CUNY, NY, Synthesis of Polymer Brushes on BaTiO3 Nanoparticles and their Polymer Nanocomposites, 05/10-07/10
30. Gloria Boxell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN, Dielectric Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Polysulfone Multilayer Films, 05/10-07/10
31. Melanie Hutnick,
32. Andy Gong, High Temperature Dielectric Property Study of P(VDF-CTFE-TrFE)-g-PS, 06/11-08/11
High School Students
1. Jonathan Rodriguez,
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