| Group Members |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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| 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. |
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(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. |
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(7) Gang Wang: B.Sc.
Zhengzhou University, P. R. China (2005)
Project: Multifunctional nanomaterials for controlled delivery of drugs and neurotransmitters at targeted cells |
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(8) Cole Duncan: B.S.,
Indiana University (2005)
Project: Synthesis of biomimetic multifunctional nanomaterials for CO2 remediation and conversion into fine chemicals |
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(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 |
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(10) Archana Biradar: M.Sc. National
Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune India
niversity of Delhi, India (2008).
Project: Developing novel bionanocatalysts
and investigating biocatalytic
transformations |
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| Undergraduate Students: |
(11) Amy Otuonye: Senior, Syracuse University, NY
Project: Synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials for drug delivery applications.
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(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. |
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(14) Nikki (Nicauris)
Batista: Senior, Syracuse
University
Project: Synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials for drug delivery applications. |
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(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. |
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(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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