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

Phone: +1 (212) 650-8204
Fax: +1 (212) 650-8013

The City College of New York
Grove School of Engineering
Steinman Hall, Room 327
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New York, NY 10031

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