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.
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!
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!
Congratulations to Dr. Leslie Sigmon who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future:Investigating Photoluminescence in Carbon Dots and Agricultural Phosphorus Delivery” on February 3rd!
Congratulations to Dr. Blake Hudson who successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Electronic Structure & Thermodynamics Modeling of Complex Metal Oxides in the Environment” at the University of Iowa November 28th!
Congratulations to Dr. Levi Hogan who successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Single Nanoparticle Absorption Spectroscopy: Chemical Dynamics Using Optical Microresonators.” on September 22nd! Levi recently accepted a Senior Scientist position at PPD.
Congratulations to Dr. Xiaoxiao Yao who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Photoluminescence Mechanism and Agricultural Application of Carbon Dots.” on July 28th. Xiaoxiao will start work at Eat Just in San Francisco and will be an incredible training opportunity for Xiaoxiao as she enters the science field!
Congratulations to Dr. Curtis Green who successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Material and Medium Composition Influence on Nanomaterial Transformations in the Environment,” on July 12! He has accepted a position with MilliporeSigma.
Jaya Borgatta successfully defended her thesis on June 22nd, 2021. She is a part of the Hamers group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The title of her thesis is “Understanding the influence of Cu-based nanoparticle properties on interactions with plant systems and disease suppression.” Jaya has accepted a postdoc position in Jason White’s group at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Congratulations, Dr. Borgatta!
Liz Laudadio (Hamers group, University of Wisconsin-Madison) defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Chemical Transformations of Lithium Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles in Model Environmental Systems” on May 11. Her doctoral thesis includes a chapter written to communicate her work to non-scientists, as part of the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) Award for Communicating Ph.D. Research to the Public. Liz will soon be joining Argonne National Laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher. Congratulations, Dr. Laudadio!
