
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

MARINA S. LEITE
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
PHD STUDENTS

ABIGAIL HERING
4th Year PhD Student - Materials Science & Engineering
B.S. in Physics, UC Santa Barbara &
B.A. in Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara (2019)
Abigail’s research is on the characterization of perovskite solar cells. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, yoga, and exploring Davis.

MANSHA DUBEY
4th Year PhD Student - Materials Science and Engineering
B.E. in Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland (2019)
Mansha's research interests include photovoltaic properties of perovskite solar cells. Outside of research, she enjoys running and reading mystery novels.
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DECLAN KOPPER
2nd Year PhD Student - Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis (2023)
Declan’s research is on computational modeling of optoelectronic devices. Out of the lab, he enjoys 3D modeling and watching social strategy games
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HANNAH DARR
1st Year Masters Student - Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis (2024)
Hannah's research interests are focused on nanoscale electrical imaging of perovskite materials. In her free time, she can normally be found reading a fantasy/sci-fi book or crocheting her latest project.
FORMER GROUP MEMBERS
POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLARS

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Tao Gong, Ph.D.
VISITING SCHOLARS

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Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias, Ph.D.
PHD STUDENTS

Peifen Lyu (MSE, UCD), Sept 2019 - December 2024

Ece Deniz (MSE, UCD), Sept 2019 - June 2024

Margaret Duncan (MSE, UCD), Sep 2020-Jun 2023

Richa Lahoti (MSE,UMD), Sept 2018 - May 2022​

Meghna Srivastva (MSE, UCD), Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

John Howard (MSE, UMD), Jan 2016 –Sept 2020

Chen Gong (MSE, UMD), Oct 2013 - March 2018

Elizabeth Tennyson (MSE, UMD), Oct 2013 – Feb 2018

Zack Benson (Physics, UMD), Jan 2017–

Alexander Yulaev (MSE, UMD), Jan 2014 – Sept 2017: all-solid-state batteries, graphene. Now post-doc at CNST/NIST

Griffin Godbey (MSE, UMD), June 2015 – May 2016: energy storage
Now graduate student at UMD, MSE
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS













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David (Jiadiao) Zhou
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Zinab Jadidi (MSE, UMD), Jan 2016 – June 2017: all-solid-state batteries
Now graduate student at UC Berkeley (NSF fellow)
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Brady Gunnarsson (ECE, UMD), Jan 2016 – Aug 2017: photovoltaics
Now graduate student at Princeton University
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Garrett Wessler (MSE, UMD), May 2015 – May 2016: plasmonics
Now graduate student at Duke Univ, MSE (NSF fellow)
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Cynthia Yu (ECE, CalPoly), Summer 2015: all-solid-state batteries
Now undergraduate student at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
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Clayton Blythe (Physics, Central College), Summer 2015: all-solid-state batteries
Now undergraduate student at Central College
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Lucas Wilian (Physics, Univ. Uberlandia), Summer 2015: photovoltaics
Now undergraduate student at University of Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
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Sadia Naseem (MSE, UMD), Sept – Dec 2015: photovoltaics
Now engineer at Texas Instrument
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Allen Chang (MSE, UMD), Jan 2014 – July 2015: plasmonics
Now graduate student at UMass, Amherst, Polymer Science program (NSF fellow)
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Eric Bailey (Undergrad, MSE, UMD), Jan 2014 – May 2015: photovoltaics
Now graduate student at UPenn, MSE (NSF fellow)
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Ellen Cesewski (Undergrad, MSE, UMD), June 2014 – May 2015: plasmonics
Now graduate student at Virginia Tech
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Mariana Rico (Undergrad, ECE, UMD), Jan – May 2015: photovoltaics
Now undergraduate student at ECE, UMD
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Christopher Yeager (Undergrad, Physics & Math, UMD), June – Dec 2014: photovoltaics
Now Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte, UMD
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS



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Amida Koroma (Eleanor Roosevelt High School), summer 2017: plasmonics
Now high-school student at ERHS
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Anna Park (Eleanor Roosevelt High School), Sept 2016 – May 2017: perovskites
Now undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University (MSE)
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Anusha Dixit (Poolesville High School), summer 2016: photovoltaics
Now undergraduate student at UMD (Aerospace Eng.)
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