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Thesis Defense

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 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 Leslie Sigmon Defends Thesis

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!