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CURRENT STUDENTS

IMG Not availableIsabel Pintor, PhD Student
I’m from Morelia, one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico. Learning is my hobby and the main reason I’m here. I have a bachelor degree in Mechatronics Engineering from ITESM (Mexico), a Master degree in Materials Science (UMSNH, Mexico) were I worked with rare earth oxides as electrolytes for SOFC and currently I’m enrolled in the Materials Science PhD program. Right now I’m working with organometal halide perovskites and their application as neutron detectors. In parallel, I’m also working with ZnO deposited by SILAR onto different substrates, evaluating its electrical and optical properties.














IMG Not availableLidia El Bounani, PhD Student
Lidia is a graduate student from the Dallas area studying Electrical Engineering. She plans to continue her studies in graduate school in Materials Science. She has worked on various projects including II-VI semiconductor studies for photodetector and solar cell applications.















IMG Not availableLindsey Smith, PhD Student
I'm Lindsey! I'm from Arlington, Texas and I've been a part of the Quevedo group for almost 4 years. I originally got my BS in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma and then pursued my PhD in Chemistry. I work on the large area neutron detector project where we focus on having cost effective detectors for defense applications. We utilize II-VI polycrystalline  semiconductors as our sensor region along with cost effective conversion material. It's been a great project because it exposes me to a lot of different areas I wouldn't normally see as a chemist and has allowed me to work with some great people














IMG Not availableMarcela, PhD Student
I was born in Mexico (not too many years ago), as a child I was always fascinated with the world and how everything works and interacts. Hence, I grew up with a passion for understanding the underlying mechanisms that control everything around us. I graduated with a Bachelor in Biochemistry. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Materials Science under Dr. Quevedo's advisory. I am allowed to use (play with) X-rays, electron/ion guns, plasmas, lasers and much more while developing new materials for the electronics industry (such as Texas Instruments). During my time at UTD, I have learned many deposition and characterization techniques as well as process integration and teamwork skills.














IMG Not availableMarissa Higgens, PhD Student
I was born and raised in Trenton, NJ. I attended The College of New Jersey where I majored in chemistry, earned a minor in business management, and held a concentration in public health communication. During my time at TCNJ, I spent time independently researching polymorphic cocrystals and determining a method to evaluate the thermodynamic stability of each polymorph. In the summer of 2014 I moved to Dallas to begin my Ph.D. in Chemistry. Since my future career goals are aimed towards military defense, I have been working on semiconductor backings for neutron detection devices. This research led me to a summer internship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where I was studying novel scintillators and learning more about crystal growth.














IMG Not availableMartha Serena, PhD Student
After receiving a B.S in Materials Science and Engineering from Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia), Martha worked as a Engineer for Research And Development and Industrial Applications Laboratory, one of the best Materials Laboratories in Colombia, there Martha focused her work on Plasma diagnostics for Magnetron Sputtering processes, Hard coatings development, and Tribological Properties of Thin films. On 2010, Martha visited the University of Delaware as part of a Summer Research Exchange, her research at UD focused on finding a ideal process for the Synthesis of crystalline Silicon by Magnetron Sputtering for applications in Lithium ion Batteries. Upon finishing, her Research in UD, Martha returned to Colombia to work in RDAI Lab again. At UTD, She works on synthesizing 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Pulsed Laser Depostion (PLD)  Processes in Dr Quevedo's Group. Currently she works in this project with Dr Hyunjoo Choi, Professor at Kookmin University, too. Ms Serna had the opportunity to spend part of 2015 summer in Seoul, Korea working at Dr Choi's Laboratory. At this laboratory Martha learned about how to engineer targets of semiconducting materials for vacuum process. She is interested in developing rational approaches for designing 2D structures for Transistors applications.

IMG Not availableCarlos Avila, M.S Student
I'm from Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. I earned my B.E. degree in Electrical from the University of Sonora (Mexico, 2013). Currently, I am student on the Material Science Master Degree Program at the University of Sonora (Mexico) since 2014. Under supervision of Dr. Manuel Quevedo, I'm at UTD as Scholar Research working with thin film semiconductor devices for photodetection, I do modeling and simulation as well as fabrication and characterization of devices.















IMG Not availableMartha Rivas, PhD Student
I joined the PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering Program on January 2011 .I received a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Coahuila in 1991. I then received a Master Degree in Non Ferrous Metallurgy from The Research and Advanced Studies Center in Mexico in 1994. I worked for 3 years at a Refractory Bricks Factory in Mexico and also I have worked for 13 years in the Research and Advanced Studies Center in Mexico as a Research Assistant. I am currently working in pulsed laser deposition for flexible electronics














IMG Not availableRodolfo Rodriguez, PhD Student
I am from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, the city of the sun and, also of the orange. Since my early teens, I have considered the concept of multidisciplinary knowledge to applied technology very exciting. For that reason, I decided to study a major in Mechatronic Engineering at the Instituto Tecnologico de Hermosillo. In order to become a professional in the materials and devices field, I decided to pursue a master degree in Material Science, at the advance materials research center, CIMAV (in Mexico). I participated as an exchange student at the University of Texas at Dallas for the development of my Master’s thesis, “Study of amorphous InGaZnO thin film deposited by pulsed laser deposition for flexible electronic applications.” My academic interest has been focused in the area of flexible and transparent electronics, specifically in the study, development, implementation and integration of new and innovative materials. Currently, I am working in the development of oxide-base thin film transistors and rectifying diodes.













IMG Not availableSiddartha Nandagopala, PhD Student
Hello !!! I’m a PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering at UT Dallas, originally from Coimbatore, India. I received my Bachelors and Masters in Metallurgy at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. I’ve worked on developing CuInGaSe2 by RF magnetron sputtering and close space sublimation for solar cell applications during my master degree. In Dr.Quevedo’s group, I’m currently working on developing thin-film based neutron detection system with high efficiency than the current UT Dallas thin-film neutron detector (CdTe). The objective of my work is to demonstrate a prototype neutron detector that can quantitatively measure the neutron flux generated during the Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy also being insensitive to gamma rays. At present, we are attempting to dope CdTe with Se/Zn to reduce the leakage current of the semiconductor diode and evaluate the impact of doping CdTe, before we finally optimize the neutron thermalization layer and conversion layer of the detector to demonstrate efficiency >10% and degradation <10% after reasonable hours of operation (goal: 1000hrs)












IMG Not availableSyed Mohammad Najib Hasan, PhD Student
I am from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I joined the PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering Program at UTD on August 2016. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Materials & Metallurgical Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2012. For my thesis I worked with natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. I completed my Master’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering in 2015 from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. My research focus was Graphene based 3D device integration through stacking and possible chemical reactions surrounding it. Furthermore I have worked 2D materials like MoS2, WS2 characteristics, fabrication processes, NEMS etc.














IMG Not availableJesus Avila, PhD Student
I was born in Sonora, Mexico. I received my undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master degree in Physics from University of Sonora. In my master degree, I worked mainly with CdS TFTs deposited by Chemical Bath Deposition, however, my research also included optoelectronics issues to develop a photolithography process without masks. I’m a Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering Department in the University of Texas at Dallas, where I am focused in II-VI materials research, mainly Cadmium Sulphide/Cadmium Telluride thin films deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Close Space Sublimation. My research consists in depositing and doping these chalcogenides and their application as different semiconductor devices, such as diodes, solar cells, JFETs and particles detectors.













IMG Not availableJustin Didier, M.S Student
I’m Justin Didier and am from Whittier, California. I received my BSEE from UT Dallas in 2013 and am currently pursuing my PhD in EE. I am researching a charge sensitive amplifier implemented monolithically using a CMOS process. My research interests include low noise CMOS amplifier design and circuit design with the intent of mitigating process drift effects.















IMG Not availableLuis Reyes, PhD Student
I am from Hamilton, NJ.  I received my B.S. in chemistry in 2011 from Rowan University in south New Jersey.  I received my M.S. in inorganic chemistry in 2014 from University of Texas at Dallas.  My master research involved the growth of complex crystal structure intermetallics and the elucidation of their physical property-structure relationship.  My current research involves the fabrication of ZnO based transistors for application in microelectronics. My research interests are energy conversion and storage materials from thermoelectrics to batteries.














MORE CURRENT STUDENTS:

Sergiy Rozhdestvenskyy

VISITING SCHOLARS

IMG Not availableAna Gabriela Montaño, PhD Student
Ana Gabriela Montaño Figueroa is from Sonora, Mexico. She recieved her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2010 and Master of Science in Material Science in 2014 from the University of Sonora, Mexico. She is currently working on Growth and Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cells into Neurons over Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Thin Films Surface.













IMG Not availableDavid Ezequiel Guzmán Caballero, PhD student
I was born in the State of México, México. I received my undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in México city (2010) and a Master of Materials Science from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) in Querétaro, México (2013), working on the synthesis and characterization of TiO2-SiO2-PMMA hybrid materials by Sol-gel technique.
Currently, I am a PhD candidate in Materials Science department at CINVESTAV Querétaro, México. Also, at the present time, I am at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) as scholar research. My research is focused on the development of p-type semiconductors for applications in electronic devices (thin film transistors), throughout the understanding of its optical, structural, morphological and electrical properties.










IMG Not availableJavad, PhD student
I’m a current PhD student at Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico. I’ve been working on synthesis and characterization of ZnO thin films and nanostructures. I joined Prof. Quevedo’s group at Utdallas as a research scholar. Here, I became familiar with new kind of organometallic material known as Perovskites which are of much attention as light harvesters and photodetectors. Despite the rapid progress in perovskite devices, many fundamental issues of these materials have not been fully understood. Recently I started working on transistor thin films which are the essential for many electronic devices. I feel really excited to be a part of such an energetic and enthusiastic group and look forward achieving all my goals.










IMG Not availableKarime Jazmín Ramos Corella, PhD student
I'm from Mexico, I was born in Hermosillo, capital of Sonora, I earned a degree in Chemical and Biological Sciences with specialization in food technology from the University of Sonora. I then earned my master’s degree in Biosciences, and am now pursuing a Ph.D. in materials science in which I am working with a project that involves the biological aspect of materials, this project involves the use of ultrananocrystalline diamond films (UNCD) for applications in biomedical devices.











IMG Not availableWilliam Silva, M.S. student
I'm from Jalisco, Mexico. I studied an engineering in renewable energy at the Universidad Tecnológica of Bahia of Banderas. Currently, I am studying a M. Sc in Chemistry of Materials  at the Universidad Autonoma of Nuevo Leon. My research is focused  in the study  of AgInS2  thin films deposited by CBD  as absorbent layer for applications in solar cells












IMG Not availableArturo Meza, M.S. student
I'm currently studying at the Universidad de Sonora, in Hermosillo, Mexico and
working with perovskite based photovoltaic devices.















MORE VISITING SCHOLARS:

Fernando Garibay

Javier Meza

Alumni

IMG Not availableDr. John Murphy (Currently at LLNL)
I am originally from Newark, DE, and graduated from Newark High School in 2001. I attended Drexel University for my undergraduate studies, and graduated with a BS in Materials Science and Engineering in 2007. After moving to Texas in 2007, I attended UT-Dallas from June 2008 through December 2014, receiving both my MS and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering under the tutelage of Profs. Bruce Gnade and Manuel Quevedo while researching thin-film neutron detectors. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where I study micro-structured semiconductor devices for radiation detection and energy harvesting.











IMG Not availableDr. Duo Mao (Currently at Micron)
I am from China, I recieved my Bachelor of Engineering degree from Shenzhen University, China in 2006, major in Optoelectronics. After that I continued my graduate study in State University of New York at Buffalo, working on Organic Electronics, and got Master of Science degree in 2008. From 2009 to present, I am working on my Ph.D degree in The University of Texas at Dallas. My research is to design, develop and characterize ferroelectric non-volatile memory for flexible electronics.












IMG Not availableDr. Ana Salas-Villasenor (Currently at Samsung)
I was born in Morelia, Mexico. I received my master degree in Materials Science from the Metallurgical Research Institute at Mexico, working on Ceramic Materials, back in 2008. Right now I am working on my PhD degree in the University of Texas at Dallas, in the Flexible Organic Electronic group. My research is focused on the development and characterization of alternate II-VI inorganic semiconductor materials deposited by Chemical Bath Deposition Method (CBD) suitable for Flexible Electronic applications.













IMG Not availableDr. Mike Perez (Currently at Intel)
I earned a bachelor of science from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX in 2005 majoring in chemistry. I then earned a masters degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2009 for my work with gallium nitride high power microelectronics. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D degree with a focus on novel organic semiconducting materials. My focus is on exploring and characterizing novel n-type organic molecules for semiconductor applications. I am working on thermal and solution based deposition of organic semiconductor thin films for device applications. Thin films are studied with physical and electrical characterization. The main focus is application based OTFT devices for CMOS integration. The electrical characterization of an unknown molecule includes, but is not limited to, mobility, on-off ratio, and threshold voltage.









IMG Not availableDr. Adrian Avendano
I was born in Saltillo Coahuila in Mexico, I finished my bachelor in Mechatronic Engineering in the Saltillo Technology Institute in 2007. I have been a PhD student in the University of Texas at Dallas since 2008. My research focuses in the implementation of different materials for n-type and p-type thin film transistors and their integration on different circuits.















IMG Not availableDr. Dewan Kabur (Currently at Global Foundries)
Dewan Lutful Kabir is a Research Assistant at the department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Texas at Dallas. He was working for Doctorate degree under supervision of Dr. Manuel Quevedo. Dewan has completed his undergraduate (2008) and Masters (2010) in "Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering" from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. During his Masters, Dewan worked on organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). He proposed a multilayer OLED structure containing a novel organic material in the emissive layer and performed a numerical simulation on the electrical characteristics of the proposed device.














IMG Not availablePavani Chennapragada, M.S. Student
Pavani worked on inorganic electronics. She graduated from University of South Florida in 2005 with a Masters in Chemical Engineering. Previously worked at Micron Technology as a Process Engineer from 2006-2009. Areas of research interest include flexible inorganic electronics, nano wires and semiconductors.















IMG Not availableMarcela Mireles , Visiting M.S. Student (CIMAV, Mexico 2011)
I'm a 24 years old graduate student from Mexico.I majored in Biochemistry at the University of Coahuila, I'm a masters degree student in Material Sciences at CIMAV (Center for Advanced Materials Research), in Monterrey. I'll be at UTD for one semester as a scholar research in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Laboratory, working on aluminum doped zinc oxide thin films by the sol-gel method. I'll be getting my MS degree in August and after that I'd like to pursue a PhD. I love what I do and I like it here; life is good!















IMG Not availableAdriana Siller, Visiting M.S. Student (CIMAV, Mexico 2011)
I am from Saltillo, Mexico. I got my Bachelor of Chemistry from The University of Coahuila (UAdeC), Mexico in 2008, major in analytical chemistry. From 2009 to present I am student of Master of Materials Science, at the research center on advanced materials (CIMAV), Monterrey Mexico, in the field of semiconductor materials, specifically Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-Al2O3 nanolaminates by Atomic Layer Deposition method. Nowadays I am doing a research visit in The University of Texas at Dallas.















IMG Not availableGerardo Gutierrez, Visiting PhD Student (CIMAV, Mexico 2010-2011)
I am currently working on my PhD degree in the Center of Research in Advanced Materials (CIMAV) at Monterrey, Mexico. I got the B.E in Electrical (2005) and M.S. in Physics (2010) from the University of Sonora, Mexico. In 2008 I worked on a project in the University of Texas at Dallas to develop an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLED) on flexible substrate, also presented as thesis defense to get the M.S. degree. I was collaborating with a new project in the University of Texas at Dallas to develop flexible electronics systems and the thesis projects for my PhD degree.














IMG Not availableVictor Martinez, Visiting PhD Student (CIMAV, Mexico 2010-2011)
I am from Mexico. I have a bachelors degree in chemical engineering from the University of Coahuila, Mexico. During my bachelor I worked in the development of nanoparticles dispersed in a silica matrix by using a sol-gel. This work was performed in CIQA (research center on applied chemistry). After that, I continued my graduate studies at CINVESTAV (research center for advanced studies) in Queretaro, Mexico. At CINVESTAV I worked in organic electronics focused on encapsulation towards getting my masters degree in materials science (2009). In January 2010 I joined CIMAV (research center on advanced materials) in Monterrey, Mexico and am currently working in my PhD. I am now at UT-Dallas working in a joint project between Conacyt (Mexico) and the AFOSR (Air Force office for sponsored research).













IMG Not availableJuan Carlos Ramos, Visiting PhD Student (UACJ, Mexico 2011-2012)
Juan C Ramos was born in Torreon, Coahuila,Mexico, in 1984. He received his B.S degree in Chemistry from Biomedical Sciences Institute at UACJ (Autonomus University of Juarez City) in 2007. Afterward he moved to the Engineering and Technology Institute at UACJ under the supervision of Prof. Carlos Martinez and Ivana Moggio, he received an M.S. degree and was awarded the National prize of the best thesis on chemistry by Mexican Chemical Society and Honorific mention by the Iberoamerican University in 2009. Currently he is a Ph. D. candidate in Engineering and Technology Institute at UACJ under supervision of Prof. Carlos Martinez and Prof. Manuel Quevedo. He is currently at UTD as scholar research. His current research topic is the fabrication and physical and chemical properties of nanostructured materials for flexible electronics.













IMG Not available Christopher Manchack, B.S Student
I'm from Dallas and I was working with the group as an assistant while I finish my degree in Biochemistry.
















IMG Not availableKirollos Eskander, B.S Student
My name is Kirollos Eskander. I'm a combat medic with The United States Army, Texas National Guard, a senior undergraduate student in the Healthcare Studies program, and I have an unwavering thirst for knowledge. My passion for emergency medicine stems from my desire to help others and a fascination with the human body and its ability to compensate in traumatic events to maintain homeostasis. My work in the lab helps me grasp the functionality of various chemical reactions which can be applied to any aspect of life.  I'm excited to be a part of the large surface area neutron detector project and the academic challenges that lie ahead.














IMG Not availableLisa Bird, B.S Student
Lisa worked on the development of a biosensor utilizing IgG antibodies with thin-film transistor technology. She is currently working at Baylor University Medical Center in the emergency department.















MORE ALUMNI:

Kevin LaRosa -  Texas Instruments

Yang Xi -  Diodes Inc.

Thuy Ho

Luis Delmar - Kyocera

Christopher Johnson

Flores Marquez (Jose) - National Polytechnique Institute

Lucia Acosta Armenta - Nanomaterials Inc

Wenceslao Jaimes - PhD Student at Uni. Morelos

Araceli Martinez - Faculty - Univ. Of Guadalajara

Clemente Alvarado - Faculty - Univ of Sinaloa

Mayra Pantoja - Faculty  - Univ. of Tabasco

Francisco Berrellez - Rubio Pharma

Jose Elizalde - BAE Systems

Alberto Valencia - BAE Systems

Edgardo Leon - Rubio Pharma

Rolando Mizquez - CFE

Luis Lomeli

Marco Preciado - CINVESTAV, Université du Maine

Martin Jimenez

Obed Ramirez - PhD Student CIMAV

Aldo Zazueta - PhD Student Univ of Sonora

Michelle Salgado

Sergio Ferra - PhD Student Univ of Sonora

Jorge Silva

Carlos Lopez - PhD Student - Univ of Sinaloa

Gibran Guadalupe Martinez Falomir - PhD Student - Univ of Sinaloa

Jesus Alcantar - PhD Student Univ of Sonora

Octavio Luebbert - PhD Student  CIMAV

Jesus Menchaca - PhD Student  CIMAV

Guillermo Celis - PhD Student Univ of Sonora

Jesus Molinar - PhD Student Univ of Ciudad Juarez

Elvia Lira - PhD Student Univ of Ciudad Juarez

Angelica Garzon - PhD Student UNAM

Miguel Maritnez - PhD Student CINVESTAV