Principal Investigator
Name: Prof. Uwe Kortshagen
Position:
- Distinguished McKnight University Professor
- Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Chair in Renewable Energy
Research: Primary research interest is in plasma processes for advanced technological applications. Recent investigations include the use of radiofrequency sustained plasmas for
- Nanomaterial synthesis
- Renewable energy
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Advanced light sources
- Plasma science
Postdocs
Graduate Students
Name: Bailey Klause
Research: Bailey works on a project focused on the synthesis of aluminum nanoparticles using a nonthermal plasma, which have applications in the fields of photonics, composite engineering, battery technology, and more.
Name: Thomas Cameron Jr.
Research: Thomas works on a project focused on the synthesis of aluminum nanoparticles using a nonthermal plasma, which have applications in the fields of photonics, composite engineering, battery technology, and more.
Name: Sachin Kumar
Research: Sachin explores the application of atmospheric pressure plasma to reduce metal oxides/ores. The research aims to provide a green alternative to industrial conventional routes.
Name: Rebecca Zhao
Co-advisor: Christopher Hogan, ME
Research: Rebecca studies the dynamics of particles in a dusty plasma. Her research is of fundamental importance in contamination mitigation for the semiconductor industry.
Name: Masoumeh Amirifard
Research: Masoumeh explores the non-thermal plasma synthesis of silicon quantum dots and their application for agrivoltaics.
Name: Mohammad Kazemi
Research: Mohammad's research aims to improve the understanding of the application of plasmas for green metal synthesis, from their respective ores.
Name: Shixuan Zhao
Research: Shixuan is investigating fundamentals of plasmas interacting with two-dimensional materials for the manufacture of future semiconductors.
Name: Yiwei Zhu
Research: Yiwei is investigating the processing of rare earth element chlorides using nonthermal plasma.
Undergraduate students
Alumni
PhD Students
| Name | Graduation Field and Year | Current Company/University |
|---|---|---|
Prof. Gianluca Gregori | plasma diagnostics, 2001 | Oxford University |
Prof. Upendra Bhandarkar | nanoparticles (NP), 2003 | IIT Bombay |
Peng Zheng | plasma modeling, 2005 | McDermott |
Prof. Lorenzo Mangolini | NP luminescence, 2006 | UC Riverside, Cofounder SiLi-ion Inc |
Ameya Bapat | Nanoparticles, 2007 | Intel Corporation |
Curtis Anderson | Photovoltaics, 2008 | Air Liquide Electronics U.S. |
Chin-Yi Liu | Photovoltaics, 2009 | Lam Research |
Jason Holm | NP surface chem, 2009 | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
Richard Liptak | NP luminescence, 2009 | Fluke Corporation |
Federico Galli | Nanoparticles, 2010 | Lam Research |
Prof. Zak Holman | Photovoltaics, 2010 | Arizona State University, Cofounder: Swift Coat, Cofounder: SunFlex Solar |
Prof. Rebekah Anthony | NP luminescence, 2011 | Michigan State University |
David Rowe | Photovoltaics, 2013 | 3M |
Song Guo | plasma actuators, 2013 | Micron Technology |
Lin Cui | Photovoltaics, 2013 |
|
Jason Trask | Si films, 2013 | Sila Nanotechnologies |
Meenakshi Mamunuru | plasma modeling, 2014 | Lam Research |
Andrew Wagner | Si films, 2014 | Intel |
Lance Wheeler | NP films, 2014 | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Venkat R. T. Narayanan | Plasma modeling, 2014 | Eaton Corp. |
Nicolaas Kramer | NP films, 2015 | McKinsey & Company |
Ting Chen | NP luminescence, 2015 | Intel |
Jeslin Wu | NP luminescence, 2015 | Micron Technology |
Narula Bilik | plasma science, 2016 | Micron Technology |
Ben Greenberg | NP plasmonics, 2017 | Naval Research Laboratory |
Katelyn Schramke | NP plasmonics, 2017 | Seagate Technology |
Yunxiang Qin | dusty plasmas, 2018 | Micron Technology |
Katharine Hunter | NP devices, 2019 | 3M |
Samantha Ehrenberg Hill | luminescent concentrators, 2019 | Centre for Energy and Environment |
Zachary Robinson | nanocrystal transport, 2020 | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Chad Beaudette | 2D-materials, 2021 | Lam Research |
Zhaohan Li | luminescent NPs, 2021 | Lam Research |
Toshisato Ono | plasma science, 2022 | Lam Research |
Qiaomiao Tu | oxide materials, 2022 | KLA |
| Yaling Liu | Silicon quantum dots, 2022 | Lam Research |
| Gunnar Nelson | NP based films, 2022 | Diamond foundry |
| Chengjian Zhang | Nanocrystals, 2023 | Micron Technology |
| Ali Eslamisaray | Silicon nanocrystals, 2023 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Zichang Xiong | NP synthesis, 2023 | Lam Research |
| Chi Xu | Silver NP synthesis, 2024 | Intel Corporation |
| Yeonjoo Lee | Si NP synthesis, 2024 | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Kristine Loh | Si NP synthesis and Agrivoltaics, 2025 | Swarthmore College |
M.S. Plan A
| Name | Graduation Field and Year |
|---|---|
Paul Schwendinger | plasma diagnostics, 1997 |
Gurprit Singh Chandhoke | Nanoparticles, 1998 |
Brian G. Heil | plasma kinetics, 1999 |
Upendra Bhandarkar | Nanoparticles, 2000 |
Zhe Shen | Nanoparticles, 2000 |
Antonio Maresca | plasma kinetics, 2001 |
Giovanni Visentin | plasma diagnostics, 2001 |
Svetoslav Stoykov | plasma modeling, 2001 |
Lorenzo Mangolini | plasma modeling, 2002 |
Siri Thompson | Nanoparticles, 2003 |
Ameya Bapat | Nanoparticles, 2003 |
Michael Hebert | plasma kinetics, 2004 |
Patrizio Cernetti | Nanoparticles, 2006 |
Marco Gatti | Nanoparticles, 2007 |
Ross Cram | Nanoparticles, 2008 |
Ryan Gresback | Nanoparticle, 2010 |
Dart-Ken Poon | plasma actuators, 2011 |
Brian Merrit | Plasma Science. 2015 |
Darryl Lee | amorphous Si films, 2016 |
Ranee Skinner | thermoelectic materials, 2016 |
Elliot Combs | Plasma Science, 2016 |
Ben Pearce | Nanoparticle, 2017 |
Kelsey Mork | Thermoelectric materials, 2017 |
Jasmine Johnson | Nanoparticles, 2017 |
Sadhana Mishra | thermoelectric materials |
Yueke Yang | thermoelectric material, 2019 |
Jesse Greenhagen | silicon luminescence, 2022 |
| Andrew Arsenault | titanium nanoparticles, 2023 |
M.S. Plan B
| Name | Graduation Field and Year |
|---|---|
Tony Borders | plasma diagnostics, 2002 |
Ghidewon Arefi | Nanoparticles, 2008 |
Ariel Chatman | Thermoelectrics, 2010 |
David Bruce | Thermoelectrics, 2011 |
Daniel Rave | Plasma science, 2011 |
Ben Greenberg | Nanoparticles, 2014 |
Katelyn Schramke | Plasmonics, 2015 |
Samantha Ehrenberg | luminescent concentrators, 2017 |
Post-doctoral Associates
| Name | Research Field and Year |
|---|---|
Christoph Eggs | plasma modeling, 1998 |
Eli Stoykova | plasma modeling, 1999-2000 |
Vitaly Schweigert | plasma modeling, 2000-2001 |
Konstantin Orlov | plasma diagnostics, 2000-2001 |
Min Hur | plasma diagnostics, 2002-2003 |
Prof. Upendra Bhandarkar | plasma modeling, 2003 |
Prof. Dirk Uhrlandt | plasma modeling, 2003 |
Prof. Tomohiro Nozaki | carbon nanotubes, 2003-2004 |
Feng Liao | Nanoparticles, 2005 |
Prof. Xiaodong Pi | Nanoparticles, 2005-2008 |
Jason Schmidt | Nanoparticles, 2005-2006 |
Prof. Sonya Caston-Pierre | Nanoparticles, 2006 |
Guang Yang | plasma actuators, 2007 |
Jihua Yang | Nanoparticles, 2009-2016 |
Prof. Elijah Thimsen | Nanoparticles, 2012-2014 |
Woo Jin An | Nanoparticles, 2013-2014 |
Jujong Jang | Nanoparticles, 2014-2015 |
Prof. Shreyashi Ganguli | Nanoparticles, 2013-2016 |
Prof. Jong Jin Jeong | MURI, 2018-2019 |
| Dr. Himashi Andaraarachchi | Nanoparticles, 2018 - 2024 |
| Dr. Julian Held | Nanoparticles and Diagnostics, 2022 - 2024 |