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Past Asefa Group – Summer 2006, (from left to right): Teddy Asefa, Semonti Sinharoy,
Elizabeth Blair, Johanna Wiesbauer, Yan-Li Shi, Richard Fuller, Dhanesh Gadre, and Yang Wang
Past Post-Doctoral Fellows

(1) Dr. Randy S. Rarig: Ph.D. Syracuse University. Now at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Project: Chemical vapor deposition synthesis of chalcogenide semiconducting nanomaterials having novel structures and investigation of their properties.

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(2) Dr. Yanli Shi: Ph.D. 2004, Lanzhou University, P.R. China, 2004; Postdoc, University of New Brunswick, Canada 2004-2005

Project: Electrodeposition and solution phase synthesis of functionalized core-shell nanomaterials and investigation of their electronic and optical properties.

Past Graduate and Undergraduate Students

(3) Dhanesh Gadre: B.Sc., University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai University, India (2004)

Project: Seed-mediated synthesis of shaped nanoparticles and nanowires in solutions and on various substrates.

(4) Yang Wang: Lanzhou University, China, 2004
Now: Graduate student at SUNY - ESF

Project: Synthesis of organofunctionalized nanoporous adsorbents and photocatalysts for environmental remediation of soluble wastes in Onondaga Lake.

Past Undergraduate Students

(5) Elizabeth Blair: Graduated from Syracuse University (2006)

Project: Multifunctional nanomaterials for targeted delivery of drugs

(6) Semonti Sinharoy: Now at Pittsburgh State University, KS (REU)

Project: Multifunctional catalysts: Development of synthesis methods and investigation of catalysis.

(7) Johanna Wiesbauer: Now at Technical University of Graz, Austria (REU)

Project: Synthesis and investigation of properties of new core-shell nanomaterials

(8) Chauncey Brown: Syracuse University

Project: Synthesis and investigation of properties of new core-shell nanomaterials

(9) Kelley Denton: Syracuse University
Currently: Teacher in Teach America in Baltimore, Maryland

Project: Synthesis of functionalized nanostructured drug delivery vehicles.

(10) Duncan Dam: Wabash College, IN

Project: Solvent Effects of post-synthesis grafting functionalization of mesoporous materials and synthesis of functionalized core- shell nanoparticles

(11) Tobias Abel: Technical University of Graz, Austria

Project: Synthesis of Core-Shell-Shell Nanomaterials

(12) Robert Buckley: Honor’s student, Syracuse University, NY
Currently: Dental School University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

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

(13) David Brown: From Rice University (REU Student)

Project: Synthesis of shaped quantum dots.

(14) Luke (Muzhi) Liu: From University of Mississippi

Project: Synthesis of novel core-Shell-Shell nanomaterials

(15) Stephanie Flitsch: From Technical University of Graz, Austria.

Mike Gruenauer from GenTechScientific working on our GC-MS spectrometer. We constantly get service from GenTechScientific for our GC-MS.

Our Labs

Student-Office: We have spacious and beautiful student office space that has nice scenery to relax in between and after work.


Denice Buchanan with Libby
and Johanna taking pictures of our labs


Richard and Yan-Li reading in our offices

Semonti, Johanna, and Elizabeth in our brand-new labs