Principal Investigator
Sreeprasad Sreenivasan received his BS and MS in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Kansas State University and Rice University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at The University of Texas at El Paso and was previously a faculty member at Clemson University (Research Scientist) and University of Toledo (Research Asst. Professor). His research interest is in two-dimensional quantum materials. In addition to probing the fundamental properties, his lab also applies quantum structures with engineered properties for electronics, energy, sensing, and biomedical applications.
sreenivasan@utep.edu 915-747-6833 (Office) 915-747-5748 (Fax)
Postdoctoral Colleagues
Education: Ph.D in Materials Chemistry from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France, 2020)
M.Sc. “Erasmus Mundus” in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (France, Poland and Spain 2017).
B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Toulouse Paul Sabatier III (France, 2015).
Research Interests: 3D printing of energy storage devices / Lithium-ion batteries / Sodium-ion batteries / Additive manufacturing
Email: amaurel@utep.edu
Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry of materials from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France, 2021).
M.Sc. “in energy storage and conversion (European Union, 2017).
Research Interests: Formulation and advanced characterization of materials for or the additive manufacturing of lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery components.
Graduate Students
Pursuing: Ph.D. in Chemistry (from Fall 2018)
Education: Integrated BS-MS in Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, India (2016)
Research Interests: 2D material synthesis and applications
Email: anarayanan2@miners.utep.edu
Pursuing: Ph.D. in Chemistry (from Fall 2019)
Education: B.S in Chemistry from University of Havana, 2017
Research Interest: Sustainable nanotechnology. Covalent Organic Frameworks
Email: lgarciaenr@miners.utep.edu
Name: Mohamed F Sanad
Pursuing: Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering (Interdisciplinary) (from Spring 2020) (Co-advisor: Dr. Luis Echegoyen)
Education: M. Sc in Chemistry from Ain Shams University, Egypt 2018
Research Interests: Synthesis and characterization of 2D materials; Quantum dots; Energy application
Email: mfsanad@miners.utep.edu
Name: Kavish Saini
Pursuing: Ph.D. in Chemistry (From Spring 2022)
Education: M.Sc in Chemistry from IIT Jodhpur, India. (2021) and B.Sc in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, India. (2019)
Research Interests: Quantum Information Science, Spin Catalysis and its Applications
Email: ksaini@miners.utep.edu
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
Research Scientist
Education: MS: IIT Delhi; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of South Carolina (2018)
Research Interests: Growth and characterization of 2D materials; fabrication of Nanodevices, and their characterization for next-generation electronic, optoelectronic applications
Email: vchava@utep.edu
Last known position: R&D engineer at ASM
Education: M.Sc./M.Tech in Material Science: University of Madras, India (2012)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA (2020)
Research Interests: Layered 2D materials – Synthesis and Energy related Applications
Last known position: Research Scientist (Paraclete Energy)
Education: MS and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Jadavpur University
Research Experience: Research Associate in IACS, and CGCRI
Last known position: Postdoc at Northwestern University
Ashley Gomez
Education: B.S in Chemistry from University of Texas at El Paso, 2018
Research Interests: Synthesis of 2D Materials for Perovskite Solar Cell Application
Last known position: Pursuing PhD in Clemson University
Oscar E Eraso Toro: BS Chemistry. Visiting researcher
Functional Quantum Materials Laboratory 