Principal Investigator
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
David Rodriguez
B.S - Chemical Engineering,
David's research is focused on characterization and performance of advanced materials for nuclear application.
B.S - Chemical Engineering,
David's research is focused on characterization and performance of advanced materials for nuclear application.
Masters Student: Joined Aug 2011
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.
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
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
