Former Post-Doctoral Fellows
Peng, Yi
Current Position: Princeton NuEnergy
B.S., Beihang University (2010-2014)
Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz (2014-2019)
Postdoc, University of Texas at Austin (2019-2021)
Postdoc, Wayne State University (2021-2023)
Geng, Xin
Current Position: Max Planck Institute, Germany
B.S., Yangzhou University (2009-2013)
Joint Ph.D., University of Mons (2016-2018) and Yangzhou University (2013-2019)
Postdoc, Wayne State University (2019-2023)
Wang, Bingwen
Current Position: BASF
B.S., Nankai University, China (2006-2010)
M.S., Eastern Michigan University (2011-2013)
Ph.D., Wayne State University (2014-2019)
Postdoc, Wayne State University, Chemical Engineering (2020-2022)
Mahajan, Jyoti
Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
The University of North Carolina
B.S., University of Pune, India (2006-2008)
M.S., University of Pune, India (2008-2010)
Ph.D., CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, India (2012-2019)
Chen, Qianjin
Current position: Special-term Professor at Donghua University
Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong
B.S., Sichuan University
Zhao, Xu
Current position: Associate Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China
B.S., Zhengzhou University
Former visiting scholars
An, Shizhong
Current position: Associate Professor, Henan University of Science and Technology
Ph.D., Beihang University
B.S., Beihang University
Former Graduate Members
Dr. Henadeera Appuhamilage Done Disni Gunasekera; Ph.D. March 2023
Dissertation: “ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTROLYSIS FOR AMINE FUNCTIONALIZTION AND HYDROGEN ISOTOPE EXHCHANGE”
Significant awards and honors:
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship 2019
Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching 2018-2019
David F. Boltz Award in Analytical Chemistry 2022
Graduate Student Professional Travel Award 2022
Current position: Postdoc, Texas A&M University
Dr. Ruchiranga Ranaweera; Ph.D. June 2022
Dissertation: “ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF BUBBLES: DEVELOPING NEW SENSORS, PROMOTING GAS EVOLUTION REACTIONS, AND EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS”
Significant awards and honors:
Graduate Student Professional Travel Award 2019-2020
Competitive GRA Award from the Graduate School 2020-2021
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship 2020-2021
David F. Boltz Award in Analytical Chemistry 2020-2021
Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching 2019-2020
Current position: Intel (Oregon)
Dr. Chathurange Chinthana Hewa Rahinduwage; Ph.D. Dec. 2021
Dissertation: “ELECTROCHEMICAL GELATION OF METAL CHALCOGENIDE QUANTUM DOTS.”
Significant awards and honors:
Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching 2018-2019
Summer Dissertation Award 2021
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowships 2021
David F. Boltz Award in Analytical Chemistry 2021
Current position: Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc
Wanzi, Yanick; M.A., May. 2021
MSc., Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
B.S., University of Buea, Cameroon
Current position: Aldevron, L.L.C., (Fargo, North Dakota)
Cao, Yue
B.S., Shandong University of Technology
Former Undergraduate Members
Aneesa Chowdhury
aneesachow@wayne.edu
Travis Lenhausen
travis.lenhausen@wayne.edu
Udeshika Weerarathna
Current position: Analytical Chemist, Piramal Pharma Solutions (Riverview, MI)
Ghafari, Carina
carina.ghafari15@kzoo.edu
Patero, Kelly
gb3767@wayne.edu
Sera Alhader
sarah.alhader@wayne.edu
Sahar Almatrahi
sahar.almatrahi@wayne.edu
Siham Azom
B.S., Wayne State University Neuroscience
gw3732@wayne.edu