danakachman2029@u.northwestern.edu
Dana graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in May 2024. She carried out her undergraduate research in Professor Susanna M. Thon’s lab, where she focused on optimizing the performance of colloidal quantum dot solar cells. Dana is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern, and she joined the Sargent group in Fall 2024. Her current research focus is on improving the stability of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.
hongmin.an@northwestern.edu
Hongmin An received his B.S. degree in February 2023 from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). In July 2024, he joined the Sargent group Ph.D. student (under the supervision of Prof. Dong Young Chung at KAIST) as a Visiting Scholar. His research focuses on the design of electrocatalytic systems and the application of in situ analytical techniques to electrochemical reaction systems.
teerapat.itsoponpan@northwestern.edu
Teerapat (Palm) Itsoponpan is a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering at the Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand, under the supervision of Prof. Vinich Promarak. His research focuses on the development of optoelectronic devices, particularly organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), with the goal of enhancing their performance. Currently a Visiting Pre-doctoral Fellow in the Sargent Lab at Northwestern University, Teerapat (Palm) is working on the development of perovskite hybrid tandem solar cells, aiming to advance next-generation solar energy technologies.
chiunghan.chen@northwestern.edu
Chiung-Han received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan, in 2019. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at NTU, Taiwan, under the supervision of Prof. Chu-Chen Chueh. His research primarily focuses on perovskite light-emitting diodes and optoelectronic properties of different dimensions of perovskites. Presently, he joined Sargent group as a visiting scholar with a specialized interest in all-perovskite tandem solar cells and perovskite hybrid tandem solar cells.
peihao.li@northwestern.edu
Peihao received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Peking University, China, where he conducted research on Na-ion batteries under the supervision of Prof. Shaojun Guo. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Sargent group, with a focus on CO2 reduction, biomass oxidation, and direct air capture.
haoyue.wan@northwestern.edu
Haoyue received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Peking University, China in 2021. He joined Sargent group in Toronto, where his research primarily focused on light-emitting diodes and perovskites. Presently, he is a visiting scholar with a specialized interest in optical spectroscopy and perovskite solar cells.
xubiaoli2028@u.northwestern.edu
Xubiao Li graduated from Tsinghua University in 2023 with a master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering. There, his research focuses on the application of optical resonators in optoelectronic devices. At Northwestern University, he joined Sargent group in conducting research on III-V colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) in the infrared region and their applications in optoelectronic devices.
ubaidkazianga2028@u.northwestern.edu
Ubaid Kazianga graduated from The College of William & Mary in 2023 with a B.S. in physics. As an undergraduate, he performed research in the lab of Mumtaz Qazilbash on spectroscopy of strongly correlated systems. Ubaid is currently interested in the semiconductor physics of perovskites and applications to devices.
QassimAlKhazal2027@u.northwestern.edu
Qassim graduated from Texas A&M university with a B.S. in chemistry, where he worked on electroless coating of nickel nanoparticles on steel pipelines. After graduation, he worked at Saudi Aramco’s Research and Development Center in Dhahran, where he focused on material characterization with various analytical techniques. Qassim’s current research focus is electrified CO2 capture and release applications.
xiangyuma2028@u.northwestern.edu
Xiangyu was born in Jinan, Shandong province. He graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2023 with a bachelor degree in Materials Processing & Control Engineering and a Master degree in Materials Science. During his school years, Xiangyu researched thermal catalysis under the guidance of Dr. Bin Shan. Currently, Xiangyu ‘s project is mainly about copper intermetallic for CO2/CO electrochemical reduction.
