Luo, Long (PI)
The Carl R. Johnson Associate Professor
B.S., Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2005-09
Ph.D., University of Utah, 2011-14 (Advisor: Dr. Henry S. White)
Postdoc, the University of Texas at Austin, 2014-17 (Advisor: Dr. Richard M. Crooks)
Office: Chem 383
Scialog Fellow for “Automating Chemical Laboratories”, 2024
The Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award, 2024
The Sloan Research Fellowship, 2023
Chem Comm 2022 Emerging Investigators, 2022
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2023 Young Investigators, 2022
Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigators, 2021
NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), 2021
WSU Academy of Scholars Junior Faculty Award, 2021
NSF CAREER Award, 2020
Langmuir inaugural Early Career Advisory Board Member, 2019
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Maity, Rajendra
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., F. M. University, India (2007-2010)
M.S., Utkal University, India (2010-2012)
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India (2012-2018)
Postdoc, Fuzhou University, China (2018-2020)
Postdoc, Postdoc, Indian Institute of Science and Research Thiruvananthapuram, India (2021-2022)
hj9400@wayne.edu
Project: photocatalytic hydrogen isotope labeling
Behera, Nibedita
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., Ravenshaw University (2007-2010)
M.S., Utkal University (2010-2012)
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India (2012-2018)
Postdoc., Nanjing Technology University, China (2018-2020)
Postdoc., ICAR-CIFRI Barrackpore, India (August-December 2021)
nibeditabehera@wayne.edu
Project: electrochemical hydrogen isotope labeling
Hazra, Atanu
Post-doctoral Fellow
B.S., Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India (2009-2012)
M.S., Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India (2012-2014)
Ph.D., Centre of Bio-Medical Research(CBMR), Lucknow, India (2015-2020)
Research Scientist, TCG Lifesciences Pvt Ltd, Kolkata, India (2020-2022)
atanuhazra@wayne.edu
Project: AC electroorganic synthesis
Navarathna Chanaka M
Post-doctoral Fellow
B.S., College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka (2011-2014)
M.Phil., University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (2015-2017)
Ph.D., Mississippi State University (2017-2021)
Postdoctoral Associate/Non-tenured Faculty., Mississippi State University (2021 August-2022 March)
Postdoctoral Research Scientist., Rice University (2022 April – 2023 July)
hr2785@wayne.edu
Project: Electrochemical tensiometer and PFAS sensing
Mal, Diptangshu Datta
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., Vidyasagar University, India (2010-2013)
M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2013-2015)
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India (2016-2022)
Postdoc., Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India (2022-2023)
Project: Materials, Gas Sensing
Sulekha Sharma
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., Delhi University, India (2011-2014)
M.S., Banasthali Vidyapeeth University, Rajasthan, India (2014-2016)
Ph.D., IISER Bhopal, Bhopal, India (2017-2023)
Project: AC electroorganic synthesis
Rodrigo, Sachini
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Ph.D., Wayne State University (2018-2023)
Graduate Student Professional Travel Award 2020, 2022
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship 2021-2022
David F. Boltz Award in Analytical Chemistry 2023
Summer Dissertation Award 2023
Organic Chemistry Top Graduate Student Award 2023
sachini@wayne.edu
Project: AC electroorganic synthesis
Jie Gao
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China (2010-2014)
M.S., Sichuan University, China (2016-2019)
PhD, Rostock University, Germany (2019-2023)
Project: Catalytic organic Synthesis
Liu, Daohua
5th Year Graduate Student
M.S., Guangdong University of Technology
B.S., Changchun University of Technology
Graduate Student Professional Travel Award 2022
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship 2023
gx5643@wayne.edu
Project: Photocatalytic QD gel
Stringer, Blake
2nd Year Graduate Student
B.S., Eastern Michigan University
bstrings@wayne.edu
Project: Electrochemical chiral sensing and high throughput experimentation.
Boateng, Ransford Appianin
2nd Year Graduate Student
B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching 2022-2023
hd4244@wayne.edu
Project: Electrochemical tensiometer and PFAS sensing
Nimasha, Sumudu
2nd Year Graduate Student
B.S., University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching 2022-2023
hl6263@wayne.edu
Project: Gas sensing materials
Wijesinghe, Sethma Dinushi
2nd Year Graduate Student
B.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
sethmadinu@wayne.edu
Project: Rare earth element extraction, separation, and analysis
Sreekumar, Sreesaila
1st Year Graduate student
Bachelors and Masters in Science,
Integrated MSc in Chemistry,
Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham,
Amrita University, Kerala, India (2017 -2022)
ho3364@wayne.edu
Project: hydrogen isotope labeling.
Kangane Arachchige, Udeshika
1st Year Graduate student
B.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri-Lanka (12/2014 – 01/2019 )
M.S., Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (01/2022 -05/2023)
udeshika.madhushani@wayne.edu
Project: Strained catalytic materials
Subasinghe, Janya
1st Year Graduate Student
B.S., University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
ho7975@wayne.edu
Project: Electroorganic synthesis
Kovaci, Christa
Undergraduate Student
gw8295@wayne.edu
Project: Rare earth element extraction, separation, and analysis
Horn, Mitchel
4th Year Undergraduate Student
hd9128@wayne.edu
Project: wireless electrochemistry cell
Xhupi, Alba
4th Year Undergraduate Student
hc9038@wayne.edu
Major: Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Minor: Archeology