Aaron S. Rury, Principal Investigator
B.S. Physics (minor in Chemistry) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004; Ph.D. Applied Physics (Ultrafast and Molecular Spectroscopy), University of Michigan, 2012; Caltech Postdoc at JPL, California Institute of Technology, 2012-2014; Postdoctoral Associate, University of Southern California, 2014-2017.
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Research Interests: using vibrations to interrogate electronic processes in emerging materials, drivers of light-matter interactions under different physical conditions, and materials design and function.
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Favorite Scientist: James Clerk Maxwell
Sachithra (Sachi) Wanasinghe, Graduate Student
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B.S. Chemistry Special Institute of Chemistry Ceylon Sri Lanka, 2019
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Research Interests: Understanding and manipulating modern ultrafast vibrational spectroscopic tools, and investigating structural dynamics properties of next generation materials
Favorite scientist: Albert Abraham Michelson
Elizabeth Odewale, Graduate Student
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B.S. Chemistry with Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2016.
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Research Interests: Development and characterization of novel and/or emerging nanomaterials for energy and electronic applications.
Favorite scientist: Werner Karl Heisenberg
Hasini Medagedara, Graduate Student
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B.S. Chemistry: Institute of Chemistry Ceylon. 2020
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Research Interests: Understanding and developing materials for electronic and magnetic applications. Structural and dynamical properties of next-generation materials.
Favorite scientist: Albert Einstein
Mariyas Mahipala (Tharuka) Mudalige, Graduate Student
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B.S. Chemistry: University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2021
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Research Interests: Understanding and developing materials for electronic and magnetic applications. Understanding structural dynamics of materials using Terahertz Time domain Spectroscopy.
Favorite scientist: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Adelina Gjoni, Graduate Student
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B.S. Biological Sciences: Wayne State University, 2021
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Research Interests: Synthesis and characterization of organic and inorganic compounds for future applications towards light harvesting and artificial photosynthesis studies.
Favorite scientist: Rosalind Franklin