Graduate student Yinhan Wang defends thesis
Yinhan Wang (Hernandez group) successfully defended his thesis, entitled “Dissipative Particle Dynamics Models of Protein, Lipid, and Nanoparticle Interactions,” on December 10. Congratulations, Dr. Wang!
Thesis Defenses
Graduate student Andrew Northwick defends thesis
Andrew Northwick (Carlson group) successfully defended his thesis, entitled “Molecular Level Investigation of the Spatial and Temporal Nanoparticle-Corona Complex,” on September 11. Congratulations, Dr. Northwick!
Graduate Student Shreyasi Sengupta Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Shreyasi Sengupta (Rosenzweig group) successfully defended her thesis, entitled “Surface Modifications of InSe and MXene Two-Dimensional Materials and their Impact on the Chemical Stability and Interactions with Bacterial Models Relevant to the Environment,” in July. Congratulations, Dr. Sengupta!
Graduate Student Mahima Unnikrishnan Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Mahima Unnikrishnan (Murphy group), who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Implications of Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions on Protein Assembly and Conformation” on May 8th!
Graduate Student Connor Protter Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Connor Protter (Hamers group) for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Surface Interactions and Applications of Copper Sulfide” on May 3rd! He will be staying on with CSN as a postdoctoral researcher.
Graduate Student Alicia Tripp Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Alicia Tripp (Hamers group), who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Surface Functionalization of 2D Nanomaterials” on April 26th! Alicia will be moving on to a role at the Cornell Center for Materials Research.
Graduate Student Tana O’Keefe Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Tana O’Keefe (Haynes group) successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Silica Nanoparticles for Sustainable Agricultural Applications” on March 1st! She had already started a new position at Land O’ Lakes.
Graduate Student Katie Earl Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Katie Earl (Hamers group) successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Reciprocal Redox of Biomolecules on Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Surfaces” on October 19th! She has accepted a position at H2U, a start-up company near Los Angeles, CA.
Graduate Student Eric Ostovich Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Eric Ostovich who successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Using Novel Multiplexed Algal Cytological Imaging Assay and Machine Learning to Predict the Phytotoxic Mode of Action of LiCoO2 Nanomaterials to the Green Algae Raphidocelis subcapitata” on August 1st!
Graduate Student Nikki Hoang Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Nikki Hoang who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Protein Corona Formation and Analysis on Colloidal Inorganic Nanoparticles” on June 20th!