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Doctoral PREM Researchers

Luis Albiter

Luis Albiter

PhD Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization: Ruthenium-Zirconium Oxides for Highly Stable Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts (Rhodes Lab)

Scott Barrett

Scott Barrett

PhD Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization: Optimization of Azobenzene Solar Thermal Fuels (Brittain Lab)

Dean Koehne

Dean Koehne

PhD Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization: Quantum effects in the electronic properties of epitaxial SrTiO₃ films on Si(001) (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Rigo Mayorga-Luna

Rigo Mayorga-Luna

PhD Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization: Charge transfer through individual DNA molecules measured by mechanically detected electric charge sensing (Miyahara Lab)

Kushal Thapa

Kushal Thapa

PhD Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization: Synthesis and characterization of photothermal hydrogels (Betancourt Lab)

M.S. PREM Researchers

Ayodeji Akinloye

Ayodeji Akinloye

M.S. Chemistry: Dynamic Interpenetrating Hydrogels as Biomaterials (Betancourt Lab)

Adrian Fernandez

Adrian Fernandez

M.S. Biochemistry: Temperature-Dependent Self-Assembly Remodeling by a Polyether Perylene Diimide in Water (Kerwin Lab)​

Viola Fieglein

Viola Fieglein

B.S. Chemistry: Reconfigurable Ion Pairs (Brittain Lab)

Micheal Goodman

Micheal Goodman

B.S.Physics: Assembling 2D materials into vDW heterostructures and 2D material property characterization (Miyahara Lab)

Nicholas Lontkowski

Nicholas Lontkowski

M.S. Chemistry: Electroactive polymer nanocomposites for nerve regeneration (Irvin Lab)

Jaret Manley

Jaret Manley

B.S. Chemistry: Probing Local Structure of Nickel Hyroxide Cathodes Using Raman Spectroscopy (Rhodes Lab)

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell

M.S. Biochemistry: Modulation of Cancer Immunogenicity by PEDOT Nanoparticle-Mediated Photothermal Therapy (Betancourt Lab)

Jessica Peterson

Jessica Peterson

M.S. Biochemistry: Polymer hydrogel nanocomposites as antibacterial would healing materials (Betancourt Lab)

Undergraduate PREM Researchers

Abby Bosket

Abby Bosket

B.S. Chemistry: Laser annealing of metal sulfides grown on metal surfaces (Martin Lab)

Ellee Bounds

Ellee Bounds

B.S. Biology: Preparation of miRNA-loaded nanoparticles for the treatment of neuroblastoma (Betancourt Lab)

Melany Bouyer

Melany Bouyer

B.S. Microbiology: Polymer nanocomposites for water purification (Irvin Lab)

George Bruen

George Bruen

B.S. Industrial Engineering: Designing and fabricating battery and electrolyzer cells (Rhodes Lab)

Nicolas Bueno Ponce

Nicolas Bueno Ponce

B.S. Dynamic photothermal hydrogels for wound healing (Betancourt Lab)

Makena Burns

Makena Burns

B.S. Chemistry: Contact Angle Analysis to determine CMC and Trace Analysis using Gas Chromatography (Brittain Lab)​

Emily Camera

Emily Camera

B.S. Clinical Lab Sciences: The Synthesis and Utility of Novel N-Alkynyl Azoles (Kerwin Lab)

Emma Die

Emma Die

B.S. Physics: Dilute GeC alloys for Silicon phonics (Wistey Lab)

Haley Dutton

Haley Dutton

B.S. Physics (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Dillon Gee

Dillon Gee

B.S. Biology (Betancourt Lab)

Suzanna Griffin

Suzanna Griffin

B.S. Biology: (Betancourt Lab)

Jacob Guerrero

Jacob Guerrero

B.S. Biochemistry: Reconfigurable Ion Pairs (Brittain Lab)

Aidan Gustafson

Aidan Gustafson

B.S. Biochemistry: Reducing Cytotoxicity in Conducting Polymer Nanofibers (Irvin Lab)

Chloe Hansom

Chloe Hansom

B.S. Chemistry: Nerve Regeneration: Grafting Conductive Polymers using Electrochemistry (Irvin Lab)

Ikel Hernandez

Ikel Hernandez

B.S. Physics: Surface potential measurements of SrTiO3 films on Si using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Yordanos Kinfe

Yordanos Kinfe

B.S. Biochemistry: Dynamic Reconfigurable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Betancourt Lab)​

Hector Lazaro

Hector Lazaro

B.S. Chemistry (Irvin Lab)

Sam Lindsey

Sam Lindsey

B.S. Physics (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Diego Luna

Diego Luna

B.S.Chemistry: Laser synthesis of high entropy oxides (Martin Lab)

Marc Maldonado

Marc Maldonado

B.S. Chemistry: (Irvin Lab)

Alan Martinez

Alan Martinez

B.S. Chemistry: Laser synthesis and characterization of metal oxides on metal surfaces (Martin Lab)

Mason Mault

Mason Mault

B.S. Applied Mathematics: Mathematical analysis of electro-mechanical coupled system (Miyahara Lab)​

Iris Okoro

Iris Okoro

B.S. Electrical Engineering: Building Low-Cost STM to Observe Nanostructures (Miyahara Lab)

Madeleine Pastore

Madeleine Pastore

B.S. Chemistry: Electroactive polymer nanocomposites (Irvin Lab)

Lizbeth Raya Vaca

Lizbeth Raya Vaca

B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science: Dynamic photothermal hydrogels for wound healing (Betancourt lab)

Eunice Rodriguez

Eunice Rodriguez

B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science: (Betancourt Lab)

Greta Sanchez

Greta Sanchez

B.S. Biochemistry: Preparation of miRNA-loaded nanoparticles for the treatment of neuroblastoma (Betancourt Lab)

Layne Sauer

Layne Sauer

B.S. Physics: Optical Measurements of Highly Mismatched Alloys (Wistey Lab)

McKenzie Siller

McKenzie Siller

B.S. Biochemistry: Synthesis of photothermally active hydrogels (Betancourt Lab)

Caleb Solis

Caleb Solis

B.S. Electrical Engineering/Physics: Synthesizing and Characterizing DNA-GNP complexes (Miyahara Lab)​

Amelia Strait

Amelia Strait

B.S. Microbiology (Betancourt Lab)

Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor

B.S: Preparation of miRNA-loaded nanoparticles for the treatment of neuroblastoma (Betancourt lab)

Adelyne Towne

Adelyne Towne

B.S. Biochemistry: Synthesis of Conductive Polymer Bottle Brushes (Irvin Lab)

Edna Vasquez

Edna Vasquez

B.S. Electrical Engineering: Growth and simulation of new semiconductor materials (Wistey Lab)

Isaiah Velazquez

Isaiah Velazquez

B.S. Physics (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Sarah Weisbrodt

Sarah Weisbrodt

B.S. Biochemistry: Temperature-Dependent Self-Assembly Remodeling by a Polyether Perylene Diimide in Water (Kerwin Lab)​

PREM Alumni

PREM Alumni

Eniola Adegbola

Eniola Adegbola

B.S. Biochemistry: Evaluation of PEDOT Nanoparticles in Neuroblastoma Differentiation (Betancourt Lab)

Augustus Arbogast

Augustus Arbogast

M.S. Materials Physics: Group IV Semiconductors (Wistey Lab)

Kathleen Bailey

Kathleen Bailey

B.S. Chemistry: Evaluation of Metal Substituents on Structure & Electrical Properties of Zirconium & Tin Oxide (Rhodes Lab)

Nikki Broussard

Nikki Broussard

B.S. Microbiology: The Synthesis and Utility of Novel N-Alkynyl Azoles (Kerwin Lab)

Warren Burke

Warren Burke

B.S. Chemistry: Synthesis of Rutile Phase (Ta/Ti)O2 (Martin Lab)

Camden Caffey

Camden Caffey

B.S. Chemistry: High Energy Ball Milling to make Mixed Metal Oxide Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts (Rhodes Lab)

Carter Cunningham

Carter Cunningham

B.S. Chemistry: Synthesis of Conductive Polymer Bottle Brushes (Irvin Lab)

Kobe De La Paz

Kobe De La Paz

B.S. Microbiology: Optimization of PEDOT Nanoparticle Preparation (Betancourt Lab)

Idania Galvan

Idania Galvan

B.S. Biology: Development of Strategies for Active Targeting of PLA-PEG Nanoparticles (Betancourt Lab)

Jacobo Garza

Jacobo Garza

B.S. Biochemistry: Physical and Chemical Characterization of Putative G-Triplex-Forming DNA Oligonucleotides (Kerwin Lab)

Ben Gibson

Ben Gibson

B.S. Chemistry: Nanostructured Cathode Material (Rhodes Lab)

Austin Gillette

Austin Gillette

B.S. Biochemistry: Exploring solid solution of Molybdenum-Tungsten-Sulfides using laser heating (Martin Lab)​

Mariah Gutierrez

Mariah Gutierrez

B.S. Biochemistry/Marketing: Development of Strategies for Active Targeting of PEDOT Nanoparticles (Betancourt Lab)

Grace Haya

Grace Haya

B.S. Biochemistry: Conducting Polymer Aptasensors (Betancourt/Irvin Lab)

Patrick Kollias

Patrick Kollias

M.S. Physics: Resistive Switching Behavior in SrTiO3/Si Thin Films (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Christy Meyer

Christy Meyer

B.S. Chemistry: Reconfigurable Ion Pairs (Brittain Lab)

Juanangel Montemayor

Juanangel Montemayor

B.S. Physics: Quantum and electromagnetic properties of CdTel or ZnTel solar panels annealed with other metals (Transferred to other institution)

Ezequiel (Zeke) Montes

Ezequiel (Zeke) Montes

B.S. Chemistry: Synthesis of conductive polymer bottle brushes (Irvin Lab)

Jennifer Navarro

Jennifer Navarro

M.S. Biochemistry: The Synthesis and Utility of Novel N-Alkynyl Azoles (Kerwin Lab)

Tan Nguyen*

Tan Nguyen*

B.S. Physics: Quantum Dot with Azobenzene (Miyahara Lab)

Alison Nichols

Alison Nichols

M.S. Physics: Low-Temperature Electronic Properties of PbTe doped with Tl grown on CdTe (211)B by MBE (Theodoropoulou Lab)

Josue Osorio

Josue Osorio

B.S. Biochemistry: Creating a PLGA-PEI-miRNA nanovector to reprogram neuroblastoma cancer cells in vitro (Betancourt Lab)

Mackenzie Otakpor

Mackenzie Otakpor

B.S. Biology: Conducting polymer aptasensors (Betancourt Lab)

Gabriel Pohlman

Gabriel Pohlman

B.S. Chemistry: Conducting Polymer Aptasensors (Betancourt Lab)

Lilian Roe

Lilian Roe

B.S. Biology: Development of Strategies for Active Targeting of PEDOT Nanoparticles (Betancourt Lab)

Marvin Santiago

Marvin Santiago

M.S. Chemistry: Chemical Modification of Polymer Nanofibers (Irvin Lab)

Cory Silguero

Cory Silguero

B.S. Chemistry: Nanostructure Synthesis and Analysis via X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (Rhodes Lab)

Venus Stanton

Venus Stanton

B.S. Chemistry: Esterifcation of Ragweed-sourced Cellulose for Production of Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers (Irvin Lab)

Madeline Tello

Madeline Tello*

B.S. Chemistry: Laser Synthesis of Titanium dioxide (Martin Lab)

Edgar Torres

Edgar Torres

B.A. Communication Studies & B.S. Chemistry: Laser Synthesis of Tungsten Sulfide (Martin Lab)

Michael Urena

Michael Urena

M.S. Chemistry: Evaluation of Catalysts & Catalyst Layers on Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyzer Performance and Durability (Rhodes Lab)

Joanna Zepeda

Joanna Zepeda

B.S. Biology: Synthesis of photothermally active hydrogels (Betancourt Lab)

Texas State PREM Staff

Judy Thomason

Judy Thomason

PREM Admin Assistant

Mariah Gutierrez

Mariah Gutierrez

PREM Admin Assistant II