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   WELCOME TO MER LAB          

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Dev Chidambaram
Director, MER Lab.  

Ph.D. - Materials Sc. & Eng, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 2003
M. S. - Biomedical Eng., State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 2001
M. S. - Materials Sc. & Eng, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 2000
B.Tech - Chemical & Electrochemical Eng, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India, 1998

His research is focused on utilizing electrochemistry and spectroscopy to solve problems in 
materials, biological, and environmental sciences. 




Doctoral Student: Joined Jan 2010

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Jason Hastings
M.S- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV,  2010
B.S - Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV,  2008

Jason's research is aimed at understanding the electron transfer processes in microbes and exploiting them for applications in environmental remediation and biofuels. 

Doctoral Student: Joined Jul 2010

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Jesse Ruppert
M.S- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV,  2009
B.S -Mathematics, University of Nevada Reno, NV,  2002

Jesse's research is to study and understand the hydride embrittlement of zirconium alloys used as cladding materials for nuclear fuels. 

Doctoral Student:  Joined Aug 2010

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Dharshini Balasubramaniyan
B.Tech- Chemical & Electrochemical Eng, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India, 2010

Dharshini's research is focused on the generation of biodiesel from non-traditional food wastes. 

Masters Student:  Joined Jul 2011

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David Rodriguez
B.S - Chemical Engineering,  



David's research is focused on characterization and performance of advanced materials for nuclear application.   

Masters Student: Joined Aug 2011

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Kimberley De Souza
B.S - Chemical Engineering, University of Pune  2011



Kimberley's research is focused on generation of fuel from non-traditional food wastes using novel heterogeneous catalysts. 


FORMER MEMBERS

Research Professor

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Dr. Balasubramanian Veerappan Vaithilingam  
Ph.D. - Chemistry, Anna university, India 1998
His research is focused on synthesis, Characterization and application of new catalysts.  

April 2011 - July 2011

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