Group Members
Dr. Sang Bok Lee
Office: 301.405.7906 |
Dr. Sang Bok Lee is an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, MD. He received his BS in Chemistry and MS in physical chemistry (surface science and spectroscopy) and PhD in physical organic chemistry (molecular recognition) from Seoul National University, Korea. After finishing his PhD, he worked at a DRAM maker, LG Semicon (Hynix), for two years as senior research engineer and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Florida, before joining UMD in 2002. His research interests include ultrafast electrochromics, supercapacitor, and solar cell device based on the electrochemical synthesis of nanotube structure, and molecular transport, wetting, and diffusion properties of nanotubes and nanotube membranes.
Caleb Luvonga
Phone: 301-975-2127 Email: luvonga@terpmail.umd.edu |
Darrin Liau
Phone: 301-405-8068 |
Nam Kim
Phone: 301-405-8068 |
Hakeem Henry
Phone: 301-405-8068 |
Yang Wang
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Emily Sahadeo
Phone: 301-405-8068 |
I am a second-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. I received my BSc. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Egerton University, Kenya in 2001 and MSc. from the University of Sunderland in UK in 2007. I am currently on study leave from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), where I have worked for more than 15 years as a laboratory analyst, specializing in separation science and chemical metrology. My area of research interest is in food safety, especially environmental pollutants and other chemical contaminants in food. I previously did research work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA as a guest researcher in 2009-2010, where I worked on melamine in infant formula, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pesticides and fatty acids in food. My current research at NIST is in speciation of organoarsenicals in seafoods for the evaluation of human dietary exposure.
I am a fifth year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry. My research interests include using different meso-architectures to study ion and electron transport in different Li-ion battery materials, specifically using home-made anodized aluminum oxide templates. I received my B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland in 2013. 
I am a third year graduate student in the Chemistry Department. I received my B.S. in Chemistry from Binghamton University in New York in 2014. My research interests are in the area of materials for electrochemical energy storage, specifically, new high voltage cathodes for magnesium-ion batteries. 
I am a fourth year Ph.D graduate student in the department of chemistry at University of Maryland. My research interests include the design and development of energy storage systems with high energy density. I'm currently focusing on the study of Li-Sulfur and Li-Oxygen battery systems, and the design of their cathodes. I received my B.S. degree in chemistry at Xiamen University, China in 2014.
I am a fourth year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Maryland. My research interest include studying nanostructured energy storage materials for rechargeable Mg batteries. My current research involves studying the Mg anode/electrolyte interface and the effects of protection layers. I received my B.S. in Chemistry from Washington College in 2014.
Dr. Nicole SchneckI am a fifth year Ph.D graduate student in the department of chemistry at the University of Maryland. My research interests lie on the bio/nano interface of the group and I am apart of the UMD-NIST PREP Program. I am currently interested in developing methods to quantify clinically relevant protein biomarkers using magnetic-based immunoaffinity techniques and targeted mass spectrometry. I received my B.S. degree in chemistry and a minor in administrative business from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA in 2011Email:nikkischneck@gmail.com |
Dr. Jaehee Song
Office: 301-405-8068 |
Dr. Eleanor GilletteI am a third year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Maryland. My research involves both experiments and computation exploring electrochemical reactions in high aspect ratio nanostructures, especially focused on the mechanisms of charge storage in batteries and supercapacitors. I received my B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 2010. Office: 301-405-8068 |
Dr. Junkai HuI am a fourth year Ph.D. graduate student in the department of chemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park. My research interests include the design and develop of nanostructured materials for the applications in energy fields. I received my B.S. and M.S. degree in chemistry from Fudan University, China. Office: 301.405.8068 |
Dr. Zhe Gui
Office: 301.405.8068 |
Dr. Lauren Graham
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Jonathon Duay
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Dr. Thao Nguyen
Email: nguyent@umd.edu |
Dr. Stefanie Sherrill
Email: ssherril@umd.edu |
Dr. Ran Liu
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I am a second year Ph.D. graduate student in chemistry at the University of Maryland. My research interests include the design and development of electrical energy storage devices. I am currently focusing on developing high voltage cathode materials for Li-ion battery and investigating the charge storage mechanisms of supercapacitor materials. I received my B.S. in chemistry at the University of Maryland in 2010.
I am a fifth year graduate student in the department of chemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park. My research interests includes the design and synthesis of hybrids nanostructured materials for applications in energy storage devices with facilitated charge transfer processes. I received my B.S. degree in chemistry from Wuhan University, China, 2008.
I am a 5th year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Maryland. My research interests includes the development of a nanodetoxification system and the synthesis of transition metal nanotubes. My current work focuses on the surface-directed growth mechanism of metal nanotubes during template-assisted electrodeposition. I received my B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009.
I am a fifth year Ph.D. graduate student in the department of chemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park. My research interests include the synthesis of one-dimensional heterogeneous nanowire arrays for high power energy storage applications with an emphasis on the electrodeposition mechanism of these such nanocomposites. I received my B.S. degree in chemistry from Weber State University in Ogden, UT in 2008. 
I've designed and constructed a PEDOT nanotube patch that is capable of fast and controlled transdermal delivery. The theory behind the fast release is the electronic attraction and repulsion between the positive PEDOT backbone and negatively charged model drug molecules. We were able to achieve in vivo release within 10 minutes and drug saturation in the blood system within 30 minutes. The nanotube patch is ideal as a universal drug delivery system since we are able to fine tune the length and wall thickness of the nanotubes and functionalize the nanotubes accordingly, to upload and release drugs of interests.
I am a fouth year Ph.D. graduate student in chemistry at the University of Maryland. My research interests include the design and development of electrical energy storage devices. I am currently focusing on heterogeneous nanostructured devices for high energy and high power devices. I received my B.S. in chemistry at the University of Florida in 2007.
I am a Ph.D. Candidate (graduating in early 2009) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland. My research interests are in the template synthesis of nanomaterials and their applications, with an emphasis on developing new approaches to synthesize electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. For example, my recent publication in JACS develops a one-step method of fabricating coaxial MnO2-PEDOT nanowires. The nano-dimensions and synergic properties of MnO2 and PEDOT enable the coaxial nanowires to have high energy densities at high power densities. Email: