Principal Investigator
Sreeprasad Sreenivasan received his BS and MS in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University and PhD in Chemistry from 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)
Graduate Students
- Aruna N Nair
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
Education: B.S in Zoology (H) from University of Delhi, 2015; M.S. Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), 2017
Research Interest:Deriving mechanistic understanding of the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, etc. through advanced spectro-microscopic techniques; Nanotechnology-enabled therapeutics.
Email:jahlawat@miners.utep.edu
Postdoctoral Colleagues
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 Nano devices, and their characterization for next-generation electronic, optoelectronic applications.
Email: vchava@utep.edu
Undergraduate Students
Oscar E Eraso Toro: BS Chemistry. Visiting researcher
Alumni
Education: MS and PhD in Chemistry from Jadavpur University
Research Experience: Research Associate in IACS, and CGCRI
Email: sbose2@utep.edu
Last known Position: Postdoc at NMSU
