Members

Shuya Li – PhD Student (2018-present)

sli231@esf.edu

Office: 234 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S. Beijing University of Chemical Technology
M.S. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Research Focus: Solar driven photocatalytic chemoselective cleavage of biopolymer using a dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell

Saerona Kim – PhD student (2019-present)

skim216@esf.edu

Office: 234 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S. Chonnam National University
M.S. Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University

Research Focus: Visible light driven photocatalytic C-O/C-C bond cleavage mechanisms in the presence of hydrogen atom transfer mediators

Udani Wijethunga – PhD student (2019-present)

ukwijeth@esf.edu

Office: 230 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S. Environmental Science University of Peradeniya Sri lanka

Research Focus: Heterogeneous Photoelectrocatalytic Decomposition of Perfluorooctanoic Acid with a Mesoporous Structured Photoelectrode

Kayla  Davis – PhD student (2020-present)

Office: 230 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S. Kansas State University

Research Focus: Photocatalytic Valorization of Forest Products under mild conditions

Eric Wolfgang Shuler – MS student (2020-present)

ewshuler@esf.edu

Office: 234 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF)

Research Focus: Highly efficient superabsorbent polymers based on agricultural by-products

Hai Tien Nguyen – MS student (2020-present)

htnguyen@syr.edu

Office: 230 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF)

Research Focus: Photocatalysis of quantum dots for lignin depolymerization under solar light illumination

Hyun Yu – Research Assistant (2018-present)

hyunyu@esf.edu

Office: 230 Jahn Laboratory

Education: B.S. Seoul National University
M.S. Seoul National University

Research Focus: Design and synthesis co-polymers of polystyrene-based polychromophores for grafting a light-harvesting antenna system for the use of solar energy conversion

Richard S. Morales – Undergraduate Student

rimorale@syr.edu

Office: 234 Jahn Laboratory

Education: Current undergraduate student at State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Research Focus: Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic light-absorbing polymer-based metal chromophores for biomass conversion

Emily Rachel Froass – Undergraduate Student

erfroass@syr.edu

Office: 234 Jahn Laboratory

Education: Current undergraduate student at State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Research Focus: Development of biodegradable personal hygiene from sustainable biomass

High school students

Clara Lee (Fayetteville-Manlius High School, 2018-presence)

Alicia Leem (Fayetteville-Manlius High School, 2018-presence)

Former group members

Jason Cho – High School Student (2018-2019), Current affiliation: Columbia University

Shinju Yang – Undergraduate Student (2019-2020)

Hannah Clare Baghdadi – Undergraduate Student (2020)

Thi Minh Hieu Lam – Undergraduate Student (2019-2021), Current affiliation: Upstate Medical University (Graduate student)