{"id":18,"date":"2010-08-23T16:03:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T21:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevenson.cm.utexas.edu\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2015-10-22T15:23:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T20:23:38","slug":"group-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stevenson.cm.utexas.edu\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stevenson Group Members\"\"<\/a>
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Research Director<\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Dr. Keith Stevenson<\/h3>\n

BA, University of Puget Sound, 1989\"\"<\/a>
\nPhD, University of Utah, 1997
\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, 1997-2000<\/p>\n

Office: WEL 3.416
\nPhone: (512) 232-9160
\nFAX: (512) 471-8696<\/p>\n

Email: stevenson@cm.utexas.edu<\/p>\n

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Postdoctoral Fellows<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Dr. Jonathon Duay<\/h3>\n

B.S. Chemistry,\u00a0Weber State University (2008)
\nPh.D Chemistry, University of Maryland (2013)<\/p>\n

Jonathon received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland where he \"\"<\/a>worked with Professor Sang Bok lee on the synthesis of one-dimensional heterogeneous nanowire arrays for high power energy storage applications.\u00a0 \u00a0His current\u00a0\u00a0research\u00a0in\u00a0Stevenson\u2019s Lab includes the assembly of controlled ordered arrays of energy storage nanomaterials for in situ <\/em>spectro-electrochemical characterization.\u00a0 In his spare time, he enjoys visiting and learning about historically and culturally significant places with his wife, Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Dr. Anthony Dylla<\/h3>\n

B.S. Chemistry, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2004)
\nPh.D. Chemistry, University of Maryland (2009)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: adylla@mail.utexas.edu<\/p>\n

Tony did his PhD work on the synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of bimetallic nanoparticles with Professors Walker and Eichhorn at the University of Maryland. In his spare time he reads, cooks, plays guitar terribly, runs distances in the 5k-10 mile range and tries to avoid disgruntled motorists on his bike.<\/p>\n

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Graduate St<\/span><\/span>udents<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Donald Robinson<\/h3>\n

B.S.\/M.S. Chemistry, Georgia State University (2011)<\/p>\n

Email: donnyrobinson@utexas.edu<\/p>\n

Donald, a.k.a.<\/em> \u201cDonny,\u201d grew up in Jacksonville, FL. He attended Georgia State University\"\"<\/a> in Atlanta, GA, where he joined the research group of Dr. Gangli Wang. As an undergraduate, his research\u00a0involved the synthesis and characterization of monolayer-protected metal nanoclusters stabilized by dithiolate ligands. Donny is currently working on the synthesis and characterization of water dispersible core@shell Fe3<\/sub>O4<\/sub>@Pt nanoparticles for improving the detection limits of ultrasensitive electrochemical sensors. His outside interests include live music, playing drums and percussion, and showing off his beautiful wife.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Redman<\/h3>\n

B.S. Chemistry, University of Maryland College Park (2010)<\/p>\n

Email: dredman@utexas.edu\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Daniel was born in Silver Spring, MD. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland. While at UMD he worked in Dr. Lawrence Sita\u2019s lab on the development and design of organometallic catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins. In addition, he worked on scaling up the polymerization process with the catalysts he designed. Daniel\u2019s research interests at UT include the electrodepositon of various materials from ionic liquids for applications including the detection of radiation and data storage devices. Some of the things he enjoys outside the lab are biking, playing guitar, music, and movies.<\/p>\n

Tyler Mefford<\/h3>\n

B.S. Chemistry, Stanford University (2012)<\/p>\n

Email: tmefford@utexas.edu<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tyler is originally from Sugar Land, TX. He received his B.S. in\u00a0chemistry from Stanford University in 2012.\u00a0 While at Stanford, he
\nworked in the the lab of Dr. Hongjie Dai on metal oxide\/carbon composite nanomaterials, primarily focusing on\u00a0MnO2, Fe3O4, and Ni(OH)2 \u00a0as potential pseudocapacitor materials. In addition,\u00a0he investigated the role of Proton Pump Inhibitors on pancreatic beta-cell neogenesis as a treatment for Type II Diabetes with Dr. Ivan N. Mefford. His research investigates the surface chemistry of metal oxides and their role in energy\u00a0conversion and storage for fuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors.\u00a0When he’s not in the lab, he enjoys skateboarding, playing music, and cooking.<\/p>\n

Janine Elliott<\/h3>\n

B.S. Chemistry, Idaho State University (2012)<\/p>\n

Email: janineelliott@utexas.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Janine is from Milwaukee, WI.\u00a0 She attended Idaho State University where she\"\"<\/a> was\u00a0advised by Dr. Andrew Holland.\u00a0 Her previous research bimetallic single source precursors (SSPs) using a multistep synthesis, and decomposing them rendering I-III-VI2<\/sub> nanoparticles for photovoltaic applications.\u00a0 The step-wise synthetic design of I-III-VI bimetallic SSPs is modular, which enables the assembly of a diverse series of I-III-VI SSPs accessing a wide range of I-III SSPs including: Cu\/In, Cu\/Ga, Cu\/Al, Ag\/In, Ag\/Ga, and Ag\/Al systems bearing a variety of thiolate and phosphine ligands.\u00a0 Subsequent decomposition of I-III-VI SSPs into I-III-VI2<\/sub> nanoparticles via microwave heating affords a varied series of nanoparticles in high yield. Her primary focus was designing and optimizing a synthesis for Fe(III) incorporation in I-III-VI2<\/sub> nanoparticles.\u00a0 Fe(III) inclusion affords these materials unique magnetic properties.\u00a0\u00a0 Chalcopyrite, CuFeS2<\/sub>, part of the I-III-VI2<\/sub> family, is a paramagnetic semiconductor with a very small band gap (0.5-0.6eV).\u00a0 The advantages of which include electronic transport and magnetic properties allowing materials stemming from such systems suitable materials for spintronic applications.\u00a0 Upon coming to UT Austin Janine\u2019s research interests consist of using multiphoton photolithographic (MPL or 3D printing) techniques to photocrosslink arbitrary 3 dimensional biocompatible hydrogel architectures around cells, and developing nanoprobes to electrochemically investigate molecular communication between cells as they proliferate in the hydrogel structures. Her interests outside of research include, running with her dog, hanging out with friends, Austin Social Ride, and flying out West to visit friends and go snowboarding.<\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Students <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Brandon Walther, Chemistry (BS)
\nCaroline Kusmierz, Chemistry (BS)
\nSarah McCarthy, Chemistry (BS)
\nCarlos Favela, Chemistry (BS)
\nLogan Bishop, Computational Chemistry (BS); Computer Science (BS)
\nEthan Phan, Chemistry (BS); Mathematics (BS)<\/span><\/p>\n


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Former Group Members<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n
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Visiting Professors:<\/h3>\n

Dr. Dean Campbell<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellows:<\/h3>\n

Dr. Aoife O’Mahony
\nDr. Radhika Dasari
\nDr. Alexander Veneman
\nDr. Sankaran Murugesan
\nDr. Jing Wu
\nDr. Marisa Sheffer
\nDr. Hugo Celio
\nDr. Lei Lin<\/p>\n

Graduate Students:<\/h3>\n

Dr. Matthew Charlton
\nDr. Nellymar Membreno
\nDr. Kjell Schroder
\nDr. Jacob Goran
\nDr. E. Kate Walker
\nDr. Jaclyn Wiggins-Camacho
\nDr. R. Alan May
\nDr. Lilia Kondrachova
\nDr. Ben Hahn
\nDr. Ryan Williams
\nDr. Jennifer Lyon
\nDr. Ganesh Vijayaraghavan
\nDr. Stephen Maldonado
\nDr. Todd McEvoy
\nAmanda Davidson
\nNick Delone
\nGene Hanson
\nSarah E. Hopkins
\nCatherine Meeks
\nTimothy Smith
\nBrian M. Wendelburg
\nSalome Ngatia
\nCori Atkinson
\nIan Rust
\nMi Chen<\/p>\n

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Welch Summer Scholars:<\/h3>\n

Souvik Banerjee
\nBrett Gu
\nKevin Tai
\nAkul Arora
\nKaren Li
\nBrendan Chou
\nOliver Quintero
\nKishore Bharadwaj
\nKevin Cheng
\nKim Yeh
\nArathi Ramachandran
\nJustin Peek
\nMichael Arsers
\nRoberto Pena
\nArash Shirvani
\nIan Walker
\nFei Yang<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Undergraduate Students:<\/h3>\n

Emily Barton
\nChristopher G. Burke
\nKenneth M. Cattles
\nCurtis A. Collier
\nSawyer Croley
\nNicola J. Delvaille
\nBrandon Durant
\nSally Ho
\nStefan Ionescu
\nMiles Javes
\nJonathan Lee
\nRichard Lenderman
\nKelvin Lo
\nMonique Makos
\nJoe Martini
\nMatt Scooter McCarley
\nAllison Moore
\nStephen Morin
\nR. Clayton Shallcross
\nJenni Soliz
\nNicol Zabak
\nPatrick Kearns
\nYang Zhou
\nPaola Quijano
\nMeng Zhang
\nArunkumar Akkineni
\nBao Nguyen<\/p>\n

Summer Students:<\/h3>\n

Sandra Mantilla
\nAlex Barksdale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Will Hardin<\/h3>\n

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech (2010)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: willhardin@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Will grew up in southeast Georgia on St. Simons Island before attending Georgia Tech in Atlanta where he received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2010. While at Tech he worked in Dr. Richard Neu\u2019s lab, investigating the failure mechanisms and material response of a Ni-based super alloy exposed to thermomechanical fatigue. Prior to that, he worked with Dr. Nils Kroger on the protein-directed formation of wurtzite ZnO. Will is interested in the intersection of materials synthesis, characterization and theoretical modeling as applied to energy generation and storage and currently is developing rare-earth oxide electrocatalysts and pseudocapacitors.<\/p>\n