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Principal Investigator:

(1) Teddy Asefa (PI)

Teddy is analyzing experimental results on his group's GC-MS to determine the efficiency of a typical reaction catalyzed by one of the group’s new multifunctional nanocatalyst.

Post-doctoral Fellows:

(2) Dr. Zhimin Tao: Ph.D. 2007, Syracuse University

Project: Synthesis of biomolecule-metal nanoconjugates, nanomaterials drug delivery vehicles, nanocytotoxicity studies, nanobiotechnology, and catalysis.

(3) Dr. Yanfei Wang: Ph.D. 2007, Jilin University, China; Post-Doc: University of California at Merced (2007-2008).

Project: Shaped Controlled Synthesis of II-VI Semiconductors, Quantum Dots, Nanostructured Ceramics and Spectroscopy.

(4) Dr. Ankush Biradar: Ph.D. 2008, Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India; Research Associate, Leibniz Institute of Catalysis, Berlin, Germany

Project: Nanocatalysis – Synthesis and catalytic properties of multifunctional nanostructured materials.

Graduate Students and Research Assistants:

(5) Richard E. Mishler: B.Sc. University of Oregon, OR (2005)

Project: Novel inorganic semiconductor nanocluster/polymer nanocomposite materials for efficient solar cells and photovolataics devices.

(6) Krishna Sharma: B.Sc. University of Delhi, India (2004); M.Sc. Syracuse University (2006)

Project: Multifunctional cooperative nanocatalysts: Synthesis and investigations of their catalysis.

(7) Gang Wang: B.Sc. Zhengzhou University, P. R. China (2005)

Project: Multifunctional nanomaterials for controlled delivery of drugs and neurotransmitters at targeted cells

(8) Cole Duncan: B.S., Indiana University (2005)

Project: Synthesis of biomimetic multifunctional nanomaterials for CO2 remediation and conversion into fine chemicals

(9) Rajilakshmi Vathyam: B.Tech., Anna University, India (2006); M.Sc. Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University (2008).

Project: Nanomaterials thin films for solar cells and functionalized nanomaterials for catalysis

(10) Archana Biradar: M.Sc. National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune India niversity of Delhi, India (2008).

Project: Developing novel bionanocatalysts and investigating biocatalytic transformations

Undergraduate Students:

(11) Amy Otuonye: Senior, Syracuse University, NY

Project: Synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials for drug delivery applications.

(12) Cassidy Henneman: Sophomore, Syracuse University

Project: Synthesis of shaped quantum dots and nanocatalysts.

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(13) Sean Quinlivan: Senior, Syracuse University, NY

Project: Synthesis of nanostructured photocatalysts and functionalized nanoporous ceramics.

(14) Nikki (Nicauris) Batista: Senior, Syracuse University

Project: Synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials for drug delivery applications.

(15) Ridhima Oberai: Sophomore, Syracuse University, NY

Project:Synthesis of multifunctional nanoporous adsorbents for heavy metal ions extraction and synthesi of multifunctional nanocatalysts for tandem reactions.

(16) Chao Zhang: Sophomore, Syracuse University, NY

Project:Synthesis of dendrimer-silica core-shell nanomaterials for drug delivery application.

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(17) Yuliya V. Yevgenyeva: Sophomore, Syracuse University, NY

Project:Developing functionalized nanomaterials targeting mitochondria in cancer cells.

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