OUR STORY
The Team
Ph. D. Students
Debayon Dutta
Chemical Engineering
Water-in-salt electrolyte systems for high-voltage zinc batteries
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Stony Brook University
M.S. Chemical Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Co-advisor: Professor Sanjoy Banerjee
Jungsang Cho
Chemical Engineering
Polymer gel electrolyte development for Zn|MnO2 rechargeable batteries
B.S., M.S. Industrial Chemistry
Sangmyung University
South Korea
Co-advisor: Professor Sanjoy Banerjee
Harrison Asare
Chemistry
Synthesis of novel organic electrodes for multivalent-Ion batteries
B.S. Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MPhil Chemistry
CUNY Graduate Center
Co-advisor: Prof. George John
Loleth Robinson
Chemical Engineering
Molecular-scale understanding of electrochemical materials and interfaces by advanced characterization methods.
Licentiate Degree of Chemical Engineering
University of Costa Rica
Jonah Wang
Chemical Engineering
Development of novel rechargeable aluminum-ionic liquid batteries for planetary space exploration.
B.S. Applied Science, Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Brian Chen
Chemical Engineering
Understanding the metal plating from non-aqueous environment. An interfacial engineering approach to the controlling mechanism.
B.S. Chemical Engineering
The City College of New York
Co-advisor: Professor Alexander Couzis
Surabh KT
Chemical Engineering
(Electro)chemical intercalation of molecular and atomic ions into assembled and functionalized 2D materials for electrochemical energy storage.
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Institute of Chemical Technology
Mumbai, India
Michael Keating
Chemical Engineering
Ionic liquid electrolytes for low-temperature lithium batteries.
B.S. Chemistry
SUNY Plattsburgh
Co-advisor: Professor Elizabeth Biddinger
Snehal Bhalekar
Chemical Engineering
Design and understanding of rechargeable aluminum-chalcogen batteries for low-cost energy storage
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Institute of Chemical Technology
Mumbai, India
Colleen Jackson
Chemical Engineering
Novel Aluminum-Based Chemistries for Low-Cost Li-ion Battery Recycling
B.S. Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Erfan Mohebolkhames
Chemical Engineering
High-energy density aqueous zinc batteries for grid-scale energy storage
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran, Iran
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering/Catalysis
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran, Iran
Co-advisor: Professor Sanjoy Banerjee
Undergraduate Students
Blerina Sehitej
Chemical Engineering
Christopher Ilkow
Chemical Engineering
Sara Avraham
Chemical Engineering
Zachary Monard
Chemical Engineering
Tricia Marchese
Chemical Engineering
Support Staff
Sumer Mishue
Project & Educational Coordinator
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The City College of New York
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New York, NY 10031
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