The Group

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Graduate Students

Kevin DePope

Email:kdepope@luc.edu

• Joined: 2021
• Education: B.S. in Chemistry (2018), Drew University
• Research Interests:Kevin's research interests are vast including solid-state chemistry of organic substrates, organic semiconductors, and various spectroscopies

Matthew Williams

Email:mwilliams41@luc.edu

• Joined: 2021
• Education: B.S. in Chemistry (2020), Purdue Northwest University
• Research Interests:Matthews's research interests are on the device properties afforded by surface modification of organic semiconductors

Diman Hosseini

Email:kdepope@luc.edu

• Joined: 2022
• Education: B.S. in Electronic Engineering (2010), Kurdestan University
• Education: M.S. in Nanophotonic Engineering (2016), Tabriz University
• Research Interests: Improving the optical transparency of top contacts via surface modification







Jean Slavsky

• Joined: 2016 (as an undergrad)
• Education: B.S. in Chemistry (2022), Loyola University Chicago
• Research Interests: Jean is studying unique regioisomer formation for reactions on molecular crystals.







Undergraduate Students

Sophia Rankin

• Joined: 2022
• Research Interests: Sophia is studying unique regioisomer formation for reactions on molecular crystals.







Group Alumni

• Former Postdoctorates/Visiting Scientists

• Feifei Li (2018-2022): currently at Applied Optoelectronics Inc

• Min Su Han (2020): currently at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

• Wathsala Waduge (2019): currently at Illinois Wesleyan

• Bryan Paulsen (2016): currently at Northwestern University

• Dan Batzel (2014-2015):

• Sergey Rozhok (2013):

• Chengeto Gwengo (2009-2010): currently at Wikoff Color Corporation




• Former Graduate Students

• Charles Hardeman (2022, MS): currently at Bank of America

• Michael R Carr (2021, MS): currently at Glenbrook North High School

• Jonathan P. Hopwood (2018, PhD): currently at BAMF health

• Gregory J. Deye (2018, PhD): currently at ASM International

• Brittni A. Qualizza (2016, PhD):

• Matthew A. Bartucci (2014, PhD): currently at Thermo Fisher

• Patrycja Wierzbicki (2011, MS): Royal Dental




• Former Undergraduate Students

• Jordan MacQueen (2021-2022): currently at Loyola University Chicago

• Charles Hardeman (2017-2021): currently at Bank of America

• Sara Melendez (2019-2020):

• Michael Sayers (2018-2020): Medical School at Stony Brook

• Roshni Koul (2017-2019): Medical School at Loyola

• Demetra Adrahtas (2016-2018): currently at Clark_Elbing

• Kaylene Hung (2016-2018): currently at the West Monroe consulting

• Selma Piranej (2015-2018):

• Brandon Walton (2015-2016):

• Haejun Park (2014-2015):

• David Turner (2013-2015): currently at Intel

• Shawn Dalke (2013-2015): currently at Nalco Water

• Christopher Camarata (2012-2014): currently at University of Kansas Medical Center




• Continued Former Undergraduate Students

• Omar Moinuddin (2011)

• Prachi Shah (2011)

• Eric Kowalski (2011-2013)

• Alyssa Klaasse (2011)

• Phillip Romanello 2011-2012)

• Srividya Prasad (2009-2012)

• Chris Williams (2009-2011)

• Colin Linke (2010)

• Nicholas Mensa (2009-2010)

• Carlos Spiegeler (2009)

• Caitlin Lottie (2009)

• Sunny Shajan (2008-2009)

• Syed Hussain (2008-2009)