Team











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Principal


Investigator   
DR. AYASKANTA SAHU
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU
Currently hiring for Post-Doctoral position in optoelectronics
Post-Doctoral
​Students
PhD Students 
Shlok Joseph Paul
Project Focus:
​IR Photodectors
Souhardya Bera
Project Focus:
X-Ray Photodetectors
Zheng Li
Project Focus: 
Colloidal
​Quantum Dot IR Photodetectors
Seyoung Park
​Visiting PhD Student
Project Focus: IR Photodetectors and QD Patterning
Graduate Students 
Chris Oyuela
 Project Focus:
 Colloidal Nanocatalysts for Renewable Resources
Ana Vataj
Project Focus:
IR Detectors
Hao Zheng
Project Focus: Nanostructured Niobium Disulfide for Hydro-deoxygenation Catalysis
Undergraduate Students 
Edward Lim
Project Focus: 
Silver Selenide Synthesis
Richard Li
Project Focus: 
IR Detectors
Alumni 

Letian (Richard) Li
Undergraduate, Chemical Engineering, New York University (2021-2024)
PhD Student at Cornell University

Chris Oyuela
Masters, Chemical Engineering, New York University (2021-2023)
Now at Air Company 

Jiaqi Zuo
Masters, Chemical Engineering, New York University (2021-2023)
PhD Student at CUNY 

Jiaqi Zuo
Masters, Chemical Engineering, New York University (2021-2023)
PhD Student at Johns Hopkins University 

Edward Lim
Masters, Chemical Engineering New York University (2021-2023)
Now at Wolfspeed

Edward Lim
Undergraduate, Chemical Engineering New York University (2021-2023)
Now at General Dynamics Electric Boat

Dr. Havaard Moelnas
PhD, Materials Chemistry, New York University (2019-2023)
Now at Elkem Silicon Materials

Dr. Steven Farrell
PhD, Materials Chemistry, New York University (2018-2023)
Now at Brookhaven National Labs​

Dr. Haripriya Kannan
PhD, Material Science, New York University (2017-2022)
Now at Micron Technologies

Dr. Ingrid Paredas 
PhD, Chemical Engineering, New York University (2016-2021)
Now Faculty at NYU

Dr. Michael Scimeca
PhD, Chemical Engineering, New York University (2016-2021)

Hanlu Xia
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2022)

David Sung
B.S., Chemistry & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2021)

Neva Luthria
B.S., Physics, Chemistry, and Strategy, New York University (2021)
​Now at AirCo

Belinda Che
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2022)

Scott Lee
B.S., Chemistry & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2021)

Louise Chen
M.S., Chemical Engineering, New York University (2020)
Ph.D. Student at John Hopkins University 

Mersal Khwaja
M.S., Chemical Engineering, New York University (2019)

Qintian Zhou
M.S., Materials Chemistry, New York University (2018)

Rito Yanagi
M.S., Chemical Engineering, New York University (2018)
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Alula Haile
B.S., Chemical Engineering. New York University (2021)

Lixuan Yang
B.S., Computer and Electrical Engineering. New York University (2021)

Yaohua (Jason) Li
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2019)

Maisha T. Ahmad
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2021)

Shuzhen Chen
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2019)

Brienne Renfurm
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University (2018)


  • Visiting Students
  • High School Students
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Seyoung Park, PhD Chemical Engineering, Songang University (Korea) 2024-2025
Ariadna Paltis, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2023. 
Noah Osinski, B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2022.
Lizhu Guan, PhD Candidate, Materials. Harbin Institute of Technology. 
William Clarke. Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2021.
Christopher Oyuela. B.S. Mechanical Engineering. San Diego State University, 2021.
Farida Shaban. B.S. Electrical Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi.
Alekhya Vutukuri. B.Tech. Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, 2020.
Peter Zhao. B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cooper Union, 2020.
Mona Mirza. B.S. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2020.

Natasha Piedrabuena, Archimedes Academy For Math, Science, and Technology, 2021.
Antara Afroz, Bronx High School of Science, 2021.
Jonathan Collard de Beaufort, Brooklyn Technical High School, 2021.
Zainab Adula. ARISE Program, Summer 2019.
Zachary Dulemba. ARISE Program, Summer 2019. 
Angel-Rose Latt. GSTEM Program, Summer 2019. 
Stephanie Sun. GSTEM Program, Summer 2018.
Shivanie Paritam. ARISE Program, Summer 2018. 
Mohamed Nasir. ARISE Program, Summer 2018. 
Jennifer Zheng. Visiting Student, Summer 2018. 
Divya Shah. New York University, ARISE Program, 07/2017 – 06/2018. 
Juan P. Prieto. New York University, ARISE Program, 07/2017 – 06/2017.