Hayward Research Group

Group


Back row (l-r): David Limberg, Minjung Lee, Ryan Hayward, Hyeongjun Kim, Victor Williamson, Hantao Zhou, Jaechul Ju.
Front row (l-r): Alexa Kuenstler,  Wenwen Xu,  Qi Lu, Demi Moed, Hyunki Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Ji-Hwan Kang, Finn Mackin.

Graduate Students

Jaechul Ju
B.S., M.S. Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 2015, 2017
Email: jju at umass.edu

Hyunki Kim
B.S., M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 2010, 2012
Email: hyunkikim at umass.edu

Alexa Kuenstler
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, 2015
Email: akuenstler at mail.pse.umass.edu

Minjung Lee
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2012, M.S. Textile Engineering, 2014, Inha University
Email: minjunglee at umass.edu

David Limberg
B.S. Materials Science, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2016
Email: limberg at mail.pse.umass.edu

Qi Lu
B.E. Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 2014
Email: qilu at umass.edu

Hantao Zhou
B.S. Material Chemistry, Peking University, 2018
Email: hzhou at mail.pse.umass.edu

Post-doctoral Researchers

Ji-Hwan Kang
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2017
Email: jhkang at umass.edu

Hyeong Jun Kim
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2017
Email: hjk968kr at gmail.com​

Matthew McBride
Ph.D., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018
Email: mkm2489 at gmail.com

Elayne Thomas
Ph.D., Materials, University of California Santa Barbara, 2019
Email: elaynethomas at umass.edu

Wenwen Xu
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Alberta, 2017
Email: wenwenxu at umass.edu

Group Alumni

Graduate Students

Carolyn Zhao, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2019: Goulston Technologies
Testu Ouchi, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2019: postdoc at Duke University [link]
Di Zeng, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018: Axalta
Ying Zhou, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018: PPG
Daniel Acevedo, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017: Apple
Nakul Bende, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017: Formlabs
Adam Hauser, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017: Arkema
Rachel Letteri, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2016: faculty at University of Virginia [link]
Anesia Auguste, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2016: Air Force Research Labs
Kyle Bryson, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015: 3M
Jinhye Bae, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015: faculty at University of California, San Diego [link]
Maria Chiappelli, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015: Infineum
Dayong Chen, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014: PPG Aerospace
Cheol Hee Lee, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014: LG Chemical
Scott Christensen, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2013: Energy Materials
Felicia Bokel, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2013: BASF
Ian Henderson, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012: Sandia National Labs
Le Li, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2011: Mitsui Chemicals America
Jungwook Kim, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2011: Sogang University [link]
Genevieve Tucker, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2006

Post-doctoral Fellows

Weiguo Huang (2014-2017): Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences
Seog-Jin Jeon (2014-2017): Kumoh National Institute of Technology
Soonyong So (2015-2016): Korean Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Junhee Na (2012-2015): Chungnam National University [link]
Kyuyoung Heo (2011-2014): Korean Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Laju Bu (2011-2014): Xi'an Jiaotong University [link]
Myunghwan Byun (2011-2013): Keimyung University [link]
Bin Xu (2011-2013): Northumbria University [link]
Eunji Lee (2010-2011): Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) [link]
Jinhwan Yoon (2008-2011): Pusan National University [link]
Jintao Zhu (2006-2009): Huazhong University of Science & Technology [link]

Undergraduate Students

Finn Mackin, Stony Brook (2019)
Meghal Keskar, UMass Amherst (2018-2019)
Josh Okon, UMass Amherst (2019)
Lindsay Paquin, UMass Amherst (2017 - 2019)
Phuong Bui, UMass Amherst (2016 - 2019)
Yihan Gao, UMass Amherst (2018)
Christina Hemmingsen, Case Western (2018)
Enora LeRoux, ENSCMu (2018)
Autumn Phaneuf, Holyoke Community College/Hampshire College (2016-2018)
Olivia Czubarow, UMass Amherst (2016-2018)
Timothy Braunsdorf, UMass Amherst (2017-2018)
Kevin Sanchez, UMass Amherst (2018)
Mayuri Porwal, ICT Mumbai (2017)
Igor Kheyfets, UMass Amherst (2016)
Jake Heinlein, Brown University (2016)
Jordan Kornfeld, UMass Amherst (2015)
Raymond Bartolucci, Princeton University (2015)
Kevin Djatcha, UMass Amherst (2014-2015)
Nivedita Sharma, IIT Roorkee (2014)
Luis Marin, UMass Amherst (2013-2014)
Cyprian Gyamfi, UMass Amherst (2013-2014)
Thao Do Vy Le, Hampshire College (2012-2014)
Christopher Cueto, Juniata College (2013)
Sarah Innes-Gold, Tufts University(2013)
Elvira Trabanino, Cal Poly Pomona (2013)
Heather Leask, UConn (2011-2013)
Matthew Gurney, UMass Amherst (2011-2013)
Min-Jae Byun, UMass Amherst (2012)
Trenton Dawson, Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2012)
Emily Dubuc, Western New England College (2012)
Alyssa McKenna, Mount Holyoke College (2010-2012)
Danielle Grolman, UMass Amherst (2011-2012)
Evan Gennis, UMass Amherst (2011-2012)
Sarah-Beth Loder, College of Wooster (2011)
Elena Stachew, Case Western (2011)
Aimee Khan, UMass Amherst (2010)
Anna Melker, Bryn Mawr College (2010)
Kathryn Arpino, Hamilton College (2009)
Jesse Tzeng, University of Michigan (2009)
Farhana Momin, Mt. Holyoke College/University of Massachusetts Amherst (2008-2009)
Nangelie Ferrer, Springfield Technical Community College (2008)
Antonio Castillo, University of Wisconsin (2008)
Anesia Burns, University of Florida (2007)
Emine Memis, Bilkent University (2006)

Visitors and other researchers

Yong-Jae Kim, Visiting Ph.D. student from KAIST (2019-2020)
Ming-Hsiang Cheng, Visiting Ph.D. student from National Chiao Tung University (2018)
Chih-Ying Liu, Visiting Ph.D. student from National Tsing Hua University (2017-2018)
Ioanna Xenidou, Johannes Gutenburg University, Mainz (2015-2016) 
Aude Duhamel, ESPCI (2015)
Hyeongjun Kim, Visiting Ph.D. student from KAIST (2014-2015)
Kwanyeol Paek, Visiting Ph.D. student from KAIST (2011)
Verónica Trujillo, Mount Holyoke College (2006-2007)

Teachers

Keith Wright, Springfield Renaissance School (2014)
Lori St. Pierre, Belchertown High School (2012)
Itza Martinez, Hampden Charter School of Science (2010)
Teri Magner, Fort River Elementary (2010)
Jon Tyler, Westfield High School (2007)

High School Students

Victor Williamson (2019)
Haley Aponte (2018)
Nicholas Godding (2016)
Ha Hyung Lee (2012)