Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Hongbin Luo
2019 - present
PhD, Nanjing Tech University
Email: hluo8 [at] calstatela.edu
Research Interest: catalysis, conductivity, and hybrid materials
Dr. Yajiao Hao
2019- present
PhD, Jilin University
Email: yhao5 [at] calstatela.edu
Research Interest: photocatalysis, photochemistry, and porous materials
Graduate Students
Akilah Miller
2019-present
NIH BRIGE-to-PhD Fellow
B.Sc., University of California, Los Angeles
Email: amiller4 [at] calstatela.edu
Research Interest: solar cells, electronic devices, and renewable energy
Anthony Castro
2019-present
NIH-RISE to PhD Fellow
B. Sc. University of California, Irvine
Email: acastr90 [at] calstatela.edu
Research Interest: catalysis and hybrid Materials
Alberto Smith
2019-present
NIH BRIGE-to-PhD Fellow
B.Sc., University of California, Irvine
Email: jsmith2 [at] calstatela.edu
Research Interest: drug delivery, nanomaterials, and synthesis
Undergraduate Students
Frankie Castro
2018-present
NIH-MARC Fellow
Email: frankiescastro [at] gmail.com
Research Interest: solar cells, organic synthesis, and electronic devices
Alisa Quon 
2019 - present
Honors College
Email: aquon2 [at] calstatela.edu
Research Interest: catalysis and materials synthesis
Anna Nguyen
2019 - present
Honors College
Email: anguye112@calstatela.edu
Research Interest: Catalysis and materials synthesis
Group Alumni
Yessica Nelson (undergrad 2017-2020) - PhD student, University of California Los Angeles
Shirell Klein (undergrad 2017-2020) - Columbia University; HRL Laboratories
Dana Cheng-Tan (undergrad 2019-2020) - PhD student, University of Southern California
Edgar Papazyan (undergrad 2017-2020)
Joshua Sosa (undergrad 2017-2018; MS 2018-2020) - Sample Management Technician, Xencor
Timothy Bennett (undergrad 2017-2018; MS 2018-2020) - Associate Scientist, Amgen Inc.; PhD student at USC
Sergio Iglesias Jimenez (undergrad 2017-2018; MS 2018-2020) - Research Associate, Xencor
Julia Lopez (undergrad 2020) - MS student, Forensic Science at Cal State LA
Shaanti Trikha (MS 2017-2019) - Associate Scientist at AbbVie
Roberto Tovar (MS 2017-2019) - Chemist, PPG Industries
Edward Cardenas (undergrad 2017-2019) - PhD student, University of California Davis
Phillip Farias (undergrad 2017-2018) - PhD student, Unversity of California Riverside
Brandon Liu (undergrad 2017-2019) - NIH-NCI Postbaccalaureate CRTA Fellow, National Cancer Institute
Katherine Nelms (undergrad 2016-2018) - MS, Cornell University; PhD student at University of Manchester
Pavithra Wijeratne (undergrad 2016-2017) - Technologist, Sandia National Laboratories
Carlos Orellana (undergrad 2016-2017) - Analyst II, Enthalpy Analytical
Yuvitza Garcia (undergrad 2016-2017) - IP Legal Secretary, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
