Alumni in Academia

Dr. Swastik Kar

Dr. Swastik Kar

Professor
(Northeastern University, USA)

Pos doc

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2004-2008

Dr. Haleh Ardebili

Dr. Haleh Ardebili

Professor
(University of Houston, USA)

Pos doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. M.M. Rahman

Dr. M.M. Rahman

Assistant Professor
(University of Houston, USA)

Research Assistant Professor

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2019-2024.

Dr. Ana Laura Elías Arriaga

Dr. Ana Laura Elías Arriaga

Assistant Professor
(Binghamton University, USA)

Pos doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Yung Joon Jung

Dr. Yung Joon Jung

Professor
(Northeastern University, USA)

PhD Student

(Ajayan group, RPI)

Dr. Pei Dong

Dr. Pei Dong

 Assistant Professor
(George Mason University, USA)

PhD Student

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2019-2024.

Dr. Sidong Lei

Dr. Sidong Lei

Associate Professor
(University of Central Florida, USA)

PhD Student

(Ajayan group, Rice): 2015

Dr. Wei Gao

Dr. Wei Gao

Associate Professor
(NC State University, USA)

PhD Student

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Prabir K. Patra

Dr. Prabir K. Patra

 Professor
(Marshall University, USA)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, RPI)

Dr. Leela Mohana Reddy

Dr. Leela Mohana Reddy

Professor
(Wayne State University, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2008-2013

Dr. Bo Li

Dr. Bo Li

Associate Professor
(Villanova University, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2013-2016

Dr. Rick Geier

Dr. Rick Geier

 Professor
(Colgate University, USA)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, RPI):2014

Dr. Saikat Talapatra

Dr. Saikat Talapatra

Professor
(Southern Illinois University, USA)

Pos doc

(Ajayan group, RPI)

Dr. Aditya Mohite

Dr. Aditya Mohite

Professor
(Rice University, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2009

Dr. Jingjie Wu

Dr. Jingjie Wu

 Associate Professor
(University of Cincinnati, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University):2014-2017

Dr. Bingqing Wei

Dr. Bingqing Wei

Professor
(University of Delaware, USA)

Research Scientist

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2000-2003

Dr. Sandhya Susarla

Dr. Sandhya Susarla

Assistant Professor
(Rice University, USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2019

Dr. Seamus Curran

Dr. Seamus Curran

 Professor
(University of Cincinnati, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Deep Jariwala

Dr. Deep Jariwala

Assistant Professor
(University of Pennsylvania, USA)

Visiting student

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2008-2009

Dr. Sumanjeet Kaur

Dr. Sumanjeet Kaur

Scientist
(LBNL, USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2002-2008

Dr. Eric Lass

Dr. Eric Lass

Assistant Professor
(The University of Tennessee, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Dave H. Tsai

Dr. Dave H. Tsai

Assistant Professor
(The State Univ. of New York, USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2018

Dr. Kalathur Santhanam

Dr. Kalathur Santhanam

Professor
(Rochester Institute of Technology)

Senior visitor

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2015

Dr. Mai Kim Tran

Dr. Mai Kim Tran

Industry Analyst (NIST Office of 
Advanced Manufacturing, USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2016-2020

Dr. Sowmya Vinod

Dr. Sowmya Vinod

Executive Director (Rice Advanced
Materials Institute (RAMI), USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2012-2016

Dr. Alan Dalton

Dr. Alan Dalton

Professor 
(University of Sussex, UK)

Academic visitor

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Aravind Vijayaraghavan

Dr. Aravind Vijayaraghavan

Professor
(The University of Manchester, USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2002-2005

Dr. Susana Trasobares Llorente

Dr. Susana Trasobares Llorente

Senior Lecturer
(IMEYMAT, Spain)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Geza Toth

Dr. Geza Toth

Adjunct Professor 
(University of Oulu, Finland)

Academic visitor

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Caterina Soldano

Dr. Caterina Soldano

Assistant Professor
(Aalto University, Finland)

PhD

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2007

Dr. Alexandru Vlad

Dr. Alexandru Vlad

Professor (Università
 catholique de Louvain, Belgium)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2012

Dr. Tsanka Dikova

Dr. Tsanka Dikova

Professor (Medical
 University of Varna, Bulgaria)

Fulbright Visiting Professor

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2012

Dr. Eliezer F. Oliveira

Dr. Eliezer F. Oliveira

Assistant Professor (São Paulo
State University-UNESP, Brazil)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2002-2005

Dr. Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto

Dr. Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto

Professor 
(Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Glaura Goulart Silva

Dr. Glaura Goulart Silva

Professor (Universidade
  Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Josiane Dantas Viana Barbosa

Dr. Josiane Dantas Viana Barbosa

Professor (Academia
 Brasileira de Ciências, Brazil)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2023-2024

Dr. Leonardo D. Machado

Dr. Leonardo D. Machado

Professor (Federal University
 of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2015

Dr. Helio Ribeiro

Dr. Helio Ribeiro

Professor (Mackenzie
 Presbiterian University, Brazil)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2015-2016

Dr. Yusuke Nakanishi

Dr. Yusuke Nakanishi

Associate Professor
(University of Tokyo, Japan)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2016-2017

Dr. Mainak Majumder

Dr. Mainak Majumder

Professor 
(Monash University, Australia))

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. T. N. Narayanan

Dr. T. N. Narayanan

Professor
 (TIFR Hyderabad, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2013

Dr. Prasanth Raghavan

Dr. Prasanth Raghavan

Professor
(CUSAT, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Manikoth Shaijumon

Dr. Manikoth Shaijumon

Professor 
(IISER Thiruvananthapuram)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, RPI & Rice University): 2005-2009

Dr. Kuntal Chatterjee

Dr. Kuntal Chatterjee

Associate Professor
  (Vidyasagar University, India)

 Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2012

Dr. Chandkiram Gautam

Dr. Chandkiram Gautam

Associate Professor
(Lucknow University, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2002-2005

Dr. Bipin Kumar Gupta

Dr. Bipin Kumar Gupta

Professor (AcSIR & CSIR-
National Physical Laboratory, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Sujin P Jose

Dr. Sujin P Jose

Assistant Professor 
  (Madurai Kamaraj University, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2012

Dr. V. Sajith

Dr. V. Sajith

Professor
(NIT Calicut, Kerala, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2002-2005

Dr. G V Sastry

Dr. G V Sastry

Professor
(IIT Varanasi, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Manjusha V Sheke

Dr. Manjusha V Sheke

Senior Scientist  
  (National Chemical Laboratory, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2013-2014

Dr. Anchal Srivastava

Dr. Anchal Srivastava

Professor
(Banaras Hindu University, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, RP!): 2007-2008

Dr. Thanikaivelan Palanisamy

Dr. Thanikaivelan Palanisamy

Principal Scientist
(Central Leather Research Institute, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, RPI)

Dr. Ram Manohar Yadav

Dr. Ram Manohar Yadav

Professor 
  (University of Allahabad, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Thakur Prasad Yadav

Dr. Thakur Prasad Yadav

 Professor
(University of Delhi, India)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. ChandraSekhar Tiwary

Dr. ChandraSekhar Tiwary

Associate Professor
(IIT Kharagpur, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2017

Dr. Vidya Kochat

Dr. Vidya Kochat

Assistant Professor 
  (IIT Kharagpur, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2017

Dr. Pritam Deb

Dr. Pritam Deb

Professor
(Tezpur University, India)

Pos doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Om P Khatri

Dr. Om P Khatri

Principal Scientist
(CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Subhendu Kumar Panda

Dr. Subhendu Kumar Panda

Scientist
  (Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Sangeeta Sahoo

Dr. Sangeeta Sahoo

Principal Scientist
(CSIR-NPL, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2006-2009

Dr. Soumyabrata Roy

Dr. Soumyabrata Roy

Assistant Professor
(IIT Kanpur, India)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2019-2024

Dr. Jayashree Swaminathan

Dr. Jayashree Swaminathan

Scientist
  (National Chemical Laboratory, India)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2018

Dr. Zheng Liu

Dr. Zheng Liu

Professor
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 

Dr.  Seunghyun Lee

Dr. Seunghyun Lee

Associate Professor
(Hanyang University, South Korea)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Jonghwan Suhr

Dr. Jonghwan Suhr

Professor 
  (Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea)

PhD Scholar

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2005

Dr. Bon-Cheol Ku

Dr. Bon-Cheol Ku

Principal Researcher
(KIST, South Korea)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Niramol Punbusayakul

Dr. Niramol Punbusayakul

Professor
(Burapha University, Thailand)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Suppanat Kosolwattana

Dr. Suppanat Kosolwattana

Lecturer
  (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)

PhD scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2021

Dr. Yongji Gong

Dr. Yongji Gong

Professor
(Beihang University, China)

PhD Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Myung Gwan Hahm

Dr. Myung Gwan Hahm

Associate Professor
(Inha University, South Korea)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2012

Dr. Xuesong Li

Dr. Xuesong Li

Professor
  (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China)

PhD scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Anyuan Cao

Dr. Anyuan Cao

Professor
(Peking University, China)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University, RPI)

Dr. Lijie Ci

Dr. Lijie Ci

Professor
(Harbin Institute of Technology, China)

Post doc/PhD

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Guowen Meng

Dr. Guowen Meng

Professor
  (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Li Song

Dr. Li Song

Professor
(University of Science and Technology of China)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Shubin Yang

Dr. Shubin Yang

Professor
(Beihang University, China)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Zhengjun Zhang

Dr. Zhengjun Zhang

Professor
  (Tsinghua University, China)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Hanyang Gao

Dr. Hanyang Gao

Associate Professor
(Hangzhou Dianzi University, China)

Post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Hui Gao

Dr. Hui Gao

Associate Professor
(Jiangnan University, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Zhongrong Geng

Dr. Zhongrong Geng

Professor
  (Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Yuhong Man

Dr. Yuhong Man

Associate Professor
(Southwest University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Lulu Qu

Dr. Lulu Qu

Professor
(Jiangsu Normal University, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Lidong Wang

Dr. Lidong Wang

Professor
  (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. WEI Jinquan

Dr. WEI Jinquan

Associate Professor
(Tsinghua University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2011

Dr. Keyu Xie

Dr. Keyu Xie

Professor
(Northwestern Polytechnical University)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Hui Xu

Dr. Hui Xu

Professor
  (Jiangsu University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. You Zeng

Dr. You Zeng

Professor
(Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Chang Yu

Dr. Chang Yu

Professor
(Dalian University of Technology, , Thailand)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Liang Zhan

Dr. Liang Zhan

Associate Profeesor
  (East China University of Science and Technology)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Jixin Zhu

Dr. Jixin Zhu

Professor
(Nanjing Technical University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Yan Wang

Dr. Yan Wang

Professor
(Hefei University of Technology, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Jianfeng Shen

Dr. Jianfeng Shen

Professor
  (Fudan University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Juan Peng

Dr. Juan Peng

Associate Professor
(Ningxia University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Gonglan Ye

Dr. Gonglan Ye

Associate Professor
(Hunan University, China)

PhD Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2017

Dr. Yongmin He

Dr. Yongmin He

Professor
  (Hunan University, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2013-2015

Dr. Huajie Huang

Dr. Huajie Huang

Associate Professor
(Hohai University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2012-2013

Dr. Yang Liu

Dr. Yang Liu

Professor
(Fujian University of Technology, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Chenglu Liang

Dr. Chenglu Liang

Professor
  (Fujian University of Technology, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Weipeng Wang

Dr. Weipeng Wang

Associate Professor
(Tsinghua University, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Jiaqi Huang

Dr. Jiaqi Huang

Professor
(Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Xiaozhan Yang

Dr. Xiaozhan Yang

Associate Professor
  (Chongqing University of Technology, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Mengmeng Fan

Dr. Mengmeng Fan

Associate Professor
(Nanjing Forestry University, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2016-2018

Dr. Liujun Cao

Dr. Liujun Cao

Associate Professor
(Chengdu University of Technology)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Jiewu Cui

Dr. Jiewu Cui

Associate Professor
  (Hefei University of Technology, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Xiewen Wen

Dr. Xiewen Wen

Associate Professor
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China)

PhD Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Liang Wang

Dr. Liang Wang

Professor
(Shanghai University,, China)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Guangmei Hou

Dr. Guangmei Hou

Lecturer
  (Qilu University of Technology, China)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Jianyu Yao

Dr. Jianyu Yao

Lecturer
(Chongqing Technology and Business University)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Changyu Tang

Dr. Changyu Tang

Professor
(China Academy of Engineering Physics)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Esam A. M. Husain

Dr. Esam A. M. Husain

Associate professor
  (Marine Engineering College of Technological Studies)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Guanhui Gao

Dr. Guanhui Gao

Research manager
(University of Houston)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Farheen Sayed

Dr. Farheen Sayed

Postdoctoral Research Associate
(University of Cambridge)

Fulbright post doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2015-2017

Dr. Tia Gray

Dr. Tia Gray

NRC Postdoctoral Fellow
  (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)

PhD scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2021-2025

Dr. Bijun Tang

Dr. Bijun Tang

Presidential Postdoc Fellow
(Nanyang Technological University)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Henrik Haspel

Dr. Henrik Haspel

Senior Research Fellow
(University of Szeged, Hungary)

Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2015

Dr. Xingli Wang

Dr. Xingli Wang

Senior research Fellow
  (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Visiting scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2013-2014

Dr. Vijay Harikrishnan

Dr. Vijay Harikrishnan

Postdoctoral Associate
(SLAC, Stanford University)

PhD Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2020-2024

Dr. Gagan Kumar Sharma

Dr. Gagan Kumar Sharma

Postdoctoral Research Associate
(Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics)

Fulbright Visiting Scholar

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Industry

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Dr. Rebeca Romero Aburto

Director Clinical Development, Interventional Oncology

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2014.

Dr. Elisabeth Bianco

Thin Films Process Development Engineer (Micron Technology, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2013-2018.

Dr. Justin Bult

Sr. Manager – Cathode Advanced Manufacturing (Tesla, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2003-2007.

Dr. Brent Carey

Science & Engineering Technical Advisor (MACH-20, LLC, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2006-2012.

Dr. Nirupama "Niru" Chakrapani

Senior Director of Substrate Technology Development & Integration (Arizona, USA)

Graduate Research Assistant

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2000-2004.

Dr. Charudatta Galande

Yield Engineering Systems (Chandler, Arizona, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2008-2014.

Dr. Sanketh Gowda

  Staff Engineer at Tesla ( Lemont, Illinois, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2007-2012.

Dr. Anubha Goyal

.Process Safety Engineer, HF Sinclair (USA)

PhD

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2007-2010.

Dr. Hemtej Gullapalli

Battery Technologist at Analog Devices (Boston, USA)

Post doc.

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2018.

Dr. Anand Puthirath

Process and Product Development | ADV DRAM (Micron Technology, Idaho, USA)

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2017-2024.

Dr. Babu Ganguli

Senior Manager, (Lyten, San Jose, California, USA)

Post Doc. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2016-2021.

Dr. Devashish Salpekar

Research Scientist III, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (Houston, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2017-2021.

Dr. Jo Zhou

Corporate Strategy at Intel, (Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Nachiket Raravikar

Principal Engineer at Stealth Startup (Bay Area, California, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2004.

Dr. Trevor Simmons

Group Leader (Fusion Optix Woburn, MA)

Post Doc. 

(Ajayan group, RPI)

Dr. Alin Cristian Chipara

Engineer at Intel Corporation, Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2012-2017.

Dr. Sehmus Ozden

Scientist in Aramco Americans, Houston

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Srividya Sridhar

President, Sreevee Americas, Houston, USA

Visiting Scholar 

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Yoon Young Choi

Principal Designer Samsung SDI, Korea

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Paris Cox

Piping Field Engineer at Bechtel Corporation, USA

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2005.

Dr. Tarek Suwwan de Filipe

Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Raxium, California, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 1995-1999.

Dr. Ken Hackenberg

Engineering TD Manager at Intel Corporation, Portland

– 

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Amelia Hart

R&D Manager at Entegris, Decatur, Texas, USA

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2017.

Dr. Daniel Hashim

Chief Science Officer, Omega Power Batteries Corp, Houston, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2009-2014.

Dr. Zehua (Arthur) Jin

Sr. Product Manager at Lam Research, San Francisco, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2018.

Dr. Mohammad Kabbani

Materials Engineer Project Lead at Shell, Houston, TX

 

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Kaushik Kalaga

Senior Battery Integration Engineer Amazon Lab126, San Francisco, USA

 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2016.

Dr. Kunttal Keyshar

Process Engineer, Applied Materials, Sunnyvale, California, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2012-2016.

Dr. Sarah Lastella

VP of MEMS Process Engineering at Formfactor, California, USA

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2006-2007.

Dr. Lulu Ma

Senior Associate Editor at Wiley, China

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2015.

Dr. Akshay Mathkar

Director, Materials Process Engineering at Lyten, San Francisco Bay Area

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2014.

Dr. John Nugent

Development Engineer at Intel Corporation (Corrales, New Mexico, USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 1997-2002.

Dr. Liehui (Larry) Ge

Co-Founder & President, Tirevium LLC (Houston, USA)

Post doc. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2016.

Dr. Fung Suong Ou

General Manager at Lam Research, San Francisco Bay Area

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Peter Owuor

Materials Scientist Morgan Advanced Materials State College, Pennsylvania

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2018.

Dr. Sunil Pal

Global Sourcing & Procurement Executive, AMD, Texas, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI)

Dr. Ashok Kumar Meiyazhagan

Senior Research Scientist, Brimrose, Maryland, USA

Post Doc.

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2015-2022.

Dr. Sruthi Radhakrishnan

Engineering Manager Intel, Hillsboro, OR

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2017.

Dr. Pavan Raja

Senior Process Engineering Manager, Zeta Energy, Houston USA

(Ajayan group): 2015.

Dr. Marco Tulio Fonseca Rodrigues

Battery Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2013-2018.

Dr. Sandeep Razdan

Director, NVIDIA, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2004-2008.

Dr. Arshad Sayyad

Process Development Staff Engineer Stryker Corporation, Tempe, AZ

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2005-2010.

Dr. Gang Shi

Entrepreneur CAUSIS, Houston, TX

(Ajayan group, Rice University).

Dr. Neelam Singh

Senior Staff, ENOVIX Corporation

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2009-2014.

Dr. Guna Viswanathan

Engineering Leader, Intel Corporation, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2001-2004.

Dr. Abhijit Baburaj

Senior Process Engineer at Intel (Oregon USA)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2016-2020.

Dr. Jaime Taha-Tijerina

Future Materials Design for Manufacturing, Metalsa (Monterrey, Mexico)

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2013.

Dr. Jonathan Ward

Research Scientist Principal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, CA, USA

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 1997-2002.

Dr. Aasha Zinke

Materials Engineer, Boeing, Seattle, USA

Research Assistant

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2020-2024.

Dr. Seohui (Sylvia) Jung

Product Design Engineer, Meta, California, USA

Research Assistant 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2017-2020.

Dr. Kaushik Balakrishnan

Program Manager, OKED Arizona State University

Post doc

(Ajayan group, ): 2008-2011.

Dr. Antony George

Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Microsan Consultancy Services/NanoMatter, Berlin

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2012-2015.

Dr. Huma Jafry

Founder and CEO at NanoInnovations

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2011-2013.

Dr. Ashavani Kumar

Director of Research & Development at ITW Rippey

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2007-2009.

Dr. Victor L. Pushparaj

Vice President – Corporate, Head of Engineering, Worldwide PCB operations

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, RPI): 2004-2007.

Dr. Joubin Reif

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Salesforce

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(Ajayan group)

Dr. Gustavo Brunetto

Software Engineer, EarthDaily Analytics

Post Doc

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2014-2015.

Dr. Emer Lahiff

Technology Group Lead at Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)

(Ajayan group, Rice University)

Dr. Melinda Mohl

Development Engineer at Canatu Oy, Finland

Visiting Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2008.

Dr. Sudeep Parambath

F11x-ThinFilms, Intel Corporation

– 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2016-2017.

Dr. Tiva Sharifi

Technology leader for Electrification, Scania R&D

(Ajayan group, Rice University).

Dr. Changyu Tang

Material Researcher Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Center CAEP, China

Ph. D. 

(Ajayan group, Rice University): 2010-2014.