Wenjin received her Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge. She joined the Sargent lab in 2024 as a postdoctoral researcher.
Dr. Donghoon Shin
Donghoon Shin received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University under the supervision of Prof. Chad A. Mirkin. In 2024, he joined the Sargent lab as a postdoctoral fellow. His research centers on advancing halide perovskite tandem solar cells, with a particular focus on understanding carrier dynamics and photophysics at layer interfaces.
Dr. Yongxiang Liang
yongxiang.liang@northwestern.edu
Yongxiang Liang received his Ph.D. degree at University of Science and Technology of China on December, 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Jie Zeng. His Ph.D. studies mainly focused on the structure-performance relationship of catalysts in CO2RR and CORR. He joined the Sargent Group as a postdoctoral fellow on February 2024 with research interests in propylene epoxidation and energy storage.
Dr. Junye Zhang
Dr. Yoon Jung Lee
Dr. Qiuchen Chen
Dr. Qiuchen obtained his BSc degree from Shantou University in 2015 under Prof. Xiao-Chun Huang, specializing in photocatalytic applications of MOFs. Completing a Ph.D. at Technion (2021) under Prof. Zeev Gross, the focus continued to catalytic and pharmaceutical activity of metallo-corrole and sapphyrin complexes. During a UChicago postdoc (2021-2024) with Prof. Anna Wuttig, Qiucheng delved into organic electrosynthesis for C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond formation with interfacial design. Since January 2024, Qiucheng has been a member of the Sargent group, contributing expertise to CO2 upgrading research. Outside the lab, you can find him around the gym and some Chinese restaurants.
Dr. Ji-Yoon Song
Dr. Payel Mondal
Payel received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from JNCASR Bangalore, India in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Ranjani Viswanatha. Her Ph.D. work was mainly focused on studying the fundamental photophysics of transition metal doped II-VI semiconductor quantum dots. She joined the Sargent group as a postdoctoral fellow in November 2023. Her current research interest involves the surface engineering of colloidal quantum dots to enhance photodetector performance.
Dr. Stefan Zeiske
stefan.zeiske@northwestern.edu
Stefan received his Ph.D. degree in January 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Paul Meredith and Prof. Ardalan Armin at Swansea University, United Kingdom. His Ph.D. studies mainly focused on the optoelectronic characterization of charge generation and recombination processes in organic solar cells and photodetectors. He joined the Sargent group as a postdoctoral researcher in November 2023. His current research interest lies in single-junction perovskite solar cells and colloidal quantum dot near-infrared photodetectors.
