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Reidar Lund, Postdoctoral Researcher (2011)
PhD, Forschungszentrum Julich/University of Munster (2004)
Post Doc, Forschungszentrum Julich (2004-2006)
Post Doc, University of the Basque Country (2006-2011)
 
Email: reidarberkeley.edu
Project: Studies of self-assembly phenomena in hybrid biomolecular materials using synchrotron and neutron scattering techniques. Protein and block copolymer co-assembly for therapeutics.
   
 
   
Marta Kocun, Postdoctoral Researcher (2011)
PhD, Chemistry, Goettingen University (2011)
 
Email: marta.kocungmail.com
Project: Dielectric properties of diblock copolymer based nanocomposites
   
 
   
Thomas Lazzara, Postdoctoral Researcher (2011)
PhD, Chemistry, Goettingen University (2011)
 
Email: thomas.lazzaraberkeley.edu
Project:
   
 
   
He Dong, Postdoctoral Researcher (2009)
PhD, Chemistry, Rice University (2008)
 
Email: dongtang62berkeley.edu
Project: Self-assembly of amphiphilic peptide-polymer conjugates into highly ordered micro and nanostructures
   
Currently Assistant Professor at Clarkson University
 
   
Jessica Shu, Graduate Student (2007), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2010)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2007)
 
Email: jyshuberkeley.edu
Project: Characterization of peptide-polymer conjugates and investigating the self-assembly of hierarchically ordered nanostructures
   
Currently Working at Dow Chemical
 
   
Yufei Ma, Visiting Graduate Student (2010)
B.S. Chemistry, Lanzhou University
 
Email: yufei_maberkeley.edu
Project: Assembly of nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
 
Currently Graduate Student at Lanzhou University
 
   
Seong-Jun Jeong, Postdoctoral Researcher (2010)
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2010)
 
Email: jeong.seongjungmail.com
Project: Long-range ordering of block copolymer thin films
 
Currently working at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
 
   
Rami Hourani, Postdoctoral Researcher (2009-2011)
PhD, Chemistry, McGill University (2009)
 
Email: rami.houraniberkeley.edu
Project: Synthesis and characterization of peptide-polymer conjugates
   
Currently staff scientist at Intel
 
   
Sijun Liu (Susan), Staff Research Associate (2009-2011)
B.S. Chemical Biology, B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology (Immunology), University of California, Berkeley (2009)
 
Email: s_liuberkeley.edu
Project: In vitro characterization of peptide-polymer conjugates
   
Currently graduate student in bioengineering at University of Washington, Seattle
 
   
Joseph Chang, Staff Research Associate (2010), Undergraduate Researcher (2009-2010)
B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), University of California, Berkeley (2010)
 
Email: jjchangberkeley.edu
Project: Synthesis of peptide-polymer conjugate
   
Currently pursuing MD at Wayne State University, Michigan
 
   
Myung Im Kim, Postdoctoral Researcher (2010-2011)
PhD, Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University (2009)
 
Email: mikimberkeley.edu
Project: Hierarchical assembly of cholesteric small-molecule based nanocomposites
   
Currently working at Samsung
 
   
Dong Hyun Lee, Postdoctoral Researcher (2010)
PhD, Chemical Engineering, POSTECH (2008)
 
Email: reptationgmail.com
Project: Long-range ordering of block copolymers on textured surface
   
Currently Assistant Professor at Dankook University
 
   
Andrew Presley , Postdoctoral Researcher (2008-2011)
PhD, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2008)
 
Email: presleyberkeley.edu
Project: Study of hierarchical self assembly of polymer/bioconjugate nanomaterials
   
Currently patent scientist at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
 
   
Alexander Mastroianni, Postdoctoral Researcher (2008-2010)
PhD, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2008)
 
Email: ajmberkeley.edu
Project: Synthesis and characterization of bulk and thin film nanocomposites
   
Currently staff scientist at Life Technologies
 
   
Vivian Peng-Wei Chuang, Postdoctoral Researcher (2009-2010)
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009)
 
Email: pwchuangberkeley.edu
Project: Templated assembly of nanoparticles using block copolymer thin film for solar cell applications
   
Currently senior engineer at the Dow Chemical Company
 
   
Jonathan Combs, Staff Research Associate (2009-2010)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
 
Email: jonathanjcombsberkeley.edu
Project: Synthesis and characterization of bulk and thin film nanocomposites
   
 
   
Nana Zhao , Postdoctoral Researcher (2008-2009)
Ph.D. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC) Chinese Academy of Science (2007)
 
Email: nnazhaoberkeley.edu
Project: Synthesis and characterization of peptide-polymer conjugate
   
 
   
Yu-Ja Huang, Undergraduate (2007-2009)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
 
Email: yu-jaberkeley.edu
Project: Purification of peptide using HPLC and investigation of binding using UV-vis.
   
Currently Materials Science & Engineering Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins University
 
   
Joseph Tingsanchali, Graduate Student (2007-2009)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2007)
 
Email: jtingberkeley.edu
Project: Nanoscopic template of alpha-helix bundles (diblock copolymer thin film); Polymer-peptide synthesis and characterization
   
Currently Process Engineer at Samsung Austin Semiconductor
 
   
Paul Tillberg, Undergraduate (2008-2009)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
Email: ptillberggmail.com
Project: Hierachical self-assembly of diblock copolymers with small molecules
   
Currently Electric Engineering & Computer Science Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley
 
   
Matthew Richards, Undergraduate (2008-2009)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
 
Email: marichardsberkeley.edu
Project: Hierarchical self assembly of diblock copolymers with small molecules
   
 
   
Yue Zhao, Postdoctoral Researcher (2008)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida (2007)
 
Email:  yue.zhaoberkeley.edu
Project:
  • Synthesis of peptide-polymer bioconjugates

  • Development of hierarchical assemblies in thin films based on block copolymers and inorganic nanoparticles.
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    Currently process engineer at Applied Materials
     
       
    Tom Schilling, Graduate Student (2008)
    M.S. Materials Science and Engineering (2008)
     
    Email: tom_samit.edu
    Project: Hierarchical self-assembly of nanoparticles in polymer
       
    Currently Anthropology Ph.D. student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     
       
    Shih-Huang Tung, Postdoctoral Researcher (2007-2008)
    Ph.D. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park (2007)
     
    Email: shtungberkeley.edu
    Project: Characterization of self-assembled structures in thin films formed by diblock copolymer with hydrogen-bonded amphiphiles.
       
    Currently assistant professor at the National Taiwan University
     
     
       
    Nisha C Kalarickal, Postdoctoral Researcher (2007-2008)
    Ph.D. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India (2004)
     
    Email:  
    Project: Synthesis and characterization of block copolymers
       
     
       
    Joanna Tan, Undergraduate (2007-2008)
    B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2007)
     
    Email:
    Project:  
       
    Currently Ph.D. student at Cornell University
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