University of Massachusetts Amherst

Polymer Science and Engineering

Briseno Research Group

Alex Group

Briseno Group 2012

Principal Investigator

Alejandro L. Briseno Alejandro L. Briseno
Assistant Professor
Education:
B.S./M.S., Biology/Chemistry,
Cal State LA, 2000/2004 (F. Zhou)
M.S., Chemistry,
UCLA, 2006 (F. Wudl, Z. Bao)
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Washington, 2008 (Y. Xia)
Postdoc, Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 2009 (P. Yang)
Contact information:
E-mail: abriseno@mail.pse.umass.edu
Phone: 413-577-1213
Office: A###

 

Postdoctoral Fellows


Jayanta K. Baral
Jayanta K. Baral
Postdoc 2012-
Education: M. Sc (Physics); National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT - Rourkela), 2004.
Junior Research Fellow (JRF); Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (IIT - Mumbai), 2005. Ph. D; Organic Non-Volatile Memory, C
bo Akademi University, Finland, 2009.
Post-Doc Fellow (PDF); Organic Photovoltaics, Univ of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) & Concordia Univ, Canada, 2011
Interests: Printed (Roll-to-Roll manufacturing) & Flexible Organic Electronics
Contact information:
E-mail: jkbaral@gmail.com
Office: A233

Supravat Karak
Supravat Karak
Postdoc 2012-
Education: M.Sc., Physics, Indian institute of technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), 2007
PhD, organic solar cell, Indian institute of technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), 2011
Interests: Organic and Polymeric Nanostructures, Single Crystals and their fundamental photovoltaic and charge transport properties.
Contact information:
E-mail: supravat.k@gmail.com
Office: A231

Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang
Postdoc
Education:
B.S./M.S., Polymer Physics and Chemistry,
Zhengzhou University, 2006
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, ICCAS, 2009
Interests: Synthesis and Characterization of Organic/Polymer Materials for Solar Cell and OFET
Contact information:
E-mail: leiz@polysci.umass.edu
Office: A522

 

Current Students


Yue Zhang
Yue Zhang
Ph. D. Candidate, 2012-
Education: M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Houston, 2011
B.E., Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 2009
Interests: Organic Single-Crystalline Nanostructures, Graphene-Organic Interfacial Crystallization, Morphology Studies, Solar Cells, Transistors.
Contact information:
E-mail: zhangyue602@gmail.com
Office: A231

Nicholas S. Colella
Nicholas S. Colella
Ph.D Candidate, 2010-
Education: BA, Chemistry & Mathematics, Williams College, 2009
MSc, Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 2012
Interests: Organic electronics: photovoltaics and transistors, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, novel crystallization methods.
Contact information:
E-mail: ncolella@mail.pse.umass.edu
Office: A233
Feng Liu Feng Liu
Ph.D. Candidate, 2008 - Present
Education:
B.A./B.S., English/Polymer Materials and Engineering, ECUST, 2005
M.S., Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Fudan University, 2008
M.S., Polymer Science and Engineering,
UMass Amherst, 2009
Interests: Crystal Chemistry and Physics, Organic and Polymeric Nanostructures and Single Crystals
Contact information:
E-mail: fliu0@polysci.umass.edu
Office: A231

Marcos Reyes-Martinez

Marcos Reyes-Martinez
Ph.D. Candidate, 2009 - Present
Education:
B.A., Physics and Mathematics,
Manhattanville College, 2009
M.S., Polymer Science and Engineering,
UMass Amherst, Expected 2010
Interests: Organic Single Crystal Growth, Mechanical Properties of Organic Single Crystals, Flexible Organic Electronics
Contact information:
E-mail: mreyes@mail.pse.umass.edu
Office: A522

San Theingi
San Theingi
Undergraduate Student
Education:
B.S., Physics,
Mount Holyoke College, Expected 201x
Interests: Vertical Nanowires
Contact information:
E-mail: thein20s@gmail.com
Office: A###

 

Alumni


Qingshuo Wei
Qingshuo Wei
Postdoc
Education: B.S., Chemistry, Peking University, 2004
Ph.D., Applied Chemistry, University of Tokyo, 2009
Interests: Organic electronic devices, Nanostructure control by self-organization, Organic and polymer synthesis
Contact information:
E-mail: qingshuo@polysci.umass.edu
Office: A522

Niva Ran
Niva Ran
Undergraduate Student
Education:
B.S., Chemical Engineering,
UMass Amherst, Expected 201x
Interests: Organic Single Crystal Growth, Mechanical Properties of Organic Single Crystals, Flexible Organic Electronics
Contact information:
E-mail: nivaalinaran@gmail.com
Jung Ah Lim Jung Ah Lim
Postdoc. Currently working as a Research Scientist at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Education:
B.S., Chemical Engineering,
Sogang University, 2004
M.S./Ph.D., Chemical Engineering,
POSTECH, 2009
Interests: Organic Photovoltaic Devices and Flexible Organic Field Effect Transistors
Contact information:
E-mail: jlim1@polysci.umass.edu

Carol Torres

Carol Torres
Summer 2010 REU Student

Rich Johnson

Rich Johnson
Summer 2010 REU Student

Tobias Steinbach

Tobias Steinbach
Exchange Student
Education:
Vordiplom, Chemistry, JGU, Mainz, 2008
Grantee of JGU, Mainz/DAAD, Bonn, for Integrated Study-Abroad Program at Polymer Science and Engineering,
UMass Amherst, 2009/10
Interests: Organic Field-Effect Transistor (OFET), ZnO Nanowire Growth
Contact information:
E-mail: tsteinbach@mail.pse.umass.edu

Group Mascot (Pee-Pee)

Pee Pee Pee-Pee

Education:
Skipped B.S.,
Has Honanrary PhD
Interests: Squirrels, Insects and Tennis balls
Contact information:
E-mail: abriseno@mail.pse.umass.edu
Office: Conte
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