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Staff Scientists
 Lei WangAssociate Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory,
Energy Sciences Directorate, 2020- present.
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.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6348-8344 |
 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.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-2387-7791
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 Lisa Housel
Assistant Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Directorate,
2020-2022.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Energy Sustainability and Equity, June-Oct 2020.
Ph.D. , Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2015-2020.
B.S., cum laude, Chemistry and Economics,
Muhlenberg College, 2015.
ORCiD: 0000-0001-8429-5480 |
 Chavis Stackhouse
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.
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 Alyson Abraham
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Energy Sustainability and Equity, 2020-2021.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Energy Sustainability and Equity, 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.
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Postdoctoral Researchers
 Garrett Wheeler
Electrochemical Researcher, Iontra LLC , 2021-present.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory , 2019-2021.
Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 2018.
B.S., Chemistry, Colorado State University, 2013.
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 Qiyuan Wu
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2019-present
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.
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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
Packaging R&D Engineer, Intel Corporation, 2022-present.
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 Pelliccione
Senior Engineer. Pratt & Whitney, 2016-present.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stony Brook University, 2015-2016.
Ph.D., Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2015.
B.S., Physics, University at Hartford, 2010.
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Graduate Students
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Gurpreet Singh
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Jason Kuang
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2019-2023.
B.S./M.S., magna cum laude, Chemistry, St. John's University , 2019.
ORCiD: 0000-0001-7751-7698
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Daren Wu
Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton Universtiy, 2023-present
Ph.D., Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, 2018-2023.
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Harbin University, 2018.
ORCiD: 0000-0001-7947-9066
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Mallory Vila
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2018-2023.
B.S., Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville, 2018.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-8745-1159
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Patrick West
Postdoctoral Researcher, Naval Research Lab, 2022-present
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.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-8717-9538
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Nahian Sadique
Staff Scientist, Next Gen Lithium, 2023-2024
Staff Scientist, Urban Electric Power, 2024-present
Ph.D.,Chemistry, 2018-2023.
B.S., Chemistry, Fordham University, 2018.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6830-9237
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Alison McCarthy
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Pennsylvania, 2022-present.
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.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-1552-9797
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Mikaela Dunkin
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.
ORCiD: 0000-0003-0328-0020
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Genesis Renderos
Postdoctoral researcher, Lehigh University, 2022-present.
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.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6237-3625
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Wenzao Li
Postdoctoral researcher, Brown University, 2022-present.
Ph.D. , Chemistry, 2017-2022.
B.S.E., Materials Science & Engineering, Shandong University, 2017.
ORCiD: 0000-0003-3098-6870
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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.
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6512-7104
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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. |
 Chris Kern
Ionic Materials, 2021 - present
M.S., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2019-2021
B.S., magna cum laude, Chemistry, Stockton University, 2019
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 Killian Tallman
Abermarle Corporation, 2021-present.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stony Brook University 2016-2021.
B.S., cum laude, Chemistry, Hartwick College, 2016
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Andrea Bruck
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
Behr Paint, 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
Applications Engineer, Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology, 2021-present
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. |
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. |
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Jiefu Yin
Manager, Cornell Energy Systems Institute, 2018-present.
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.
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Jianping Huang
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2018-present.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Ph.D Researcher, BETTERGY CORP., 2017-present.
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.
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Jessica Durham
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.
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Rachel DeMayo
High School Science Teacher, NYC Department of Education, 2019-present.
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.
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Undergraduate Researchers
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
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)
Nick Stavinski
SUNY at Buffalo, Ph. D. student, Chemistry (2019-present)
Muhlenberg College B.S. Chemistry (2019)
