From left to right: Inseon, Sidney, Jeff, Chaochao, Sizhuo, Linfeng
Project Scientists
Postdoctoral Researchers
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Researchers
Alumni
Postdoctoral Advisees:
Dr. Carlos Forsythe (2019-2022) - R&D Engineer at Diamond Foundry
Dr. Jaeyoo Choi (2017-2021) - Samsung Electronics
Dr. Sohee Jeong (2017-2020) - Assistant Professor at Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Dr. Ngoc Bui (2017-2019) - Assistant Professor at University of Oklahoma
Dr. Zhuolei Zhang (2018-2019) - Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Dr. Canghai Ma (2017-2019) - Assistant Professor at Dalian University of Technology
Dr. Zhuonan Song (2016-2017) - Scientist at Gore Technologies
Dr. Youngsang Kim (2015-2017) - Analyst at Lam Research
Dr. Heng Wang (2015-2017) - Assistant Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology
Dr. Karol Miszta (2015-2016) - Postdoc at LBNL
Dr. Woochul Lee (2014-2018) - position accepted at University of Hawaii, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Boris Russ (2014-2016) - Senior Engineer at Apple, Inc.
Dr. Ayaskanta Sahu (2013-2017) - Assistant Professor at NYU, Chemical Engineering
Dr. Eun Seon Cho (2013-2017) - Assistant Professor at KAIST, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Jason Forster (2012-2017) - Apprentice in Japanese Woodworking
Dr. Jared Lynch (2012-2013) - Nanosys, Inc.
Dr. Richa Sharma (2010-2013). co-advised with Dr. Delia Milliron - Schlumberger-Doll Research
Dr. Nelson Coates (2010-2014) - Assistant Professor at California Maritime Academy
Dr. Rizia Bardhan (2010-2012) - Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University
Dr. Aaron Hammack (2010-2012), co-advised with Dr. Frank Ogletree - Hitachi HGST
Dr. Rueben Mendelsberg (2010-2011), co-advised with Dr. Andre Anders, Dr. Delia Milliron - First Solar
Dr. Anne Ruminski (2009-2015) - Silicium Energy
Dr. Ki-Joon Jeon (2008-2011) - Assistant Professor at Inha University, S. Korea
Dr. Saar Kirmayer (2008-2010) - Weizmann Institute
Dr. Adam Schwartzberg (2007-2010) - The Molecular Foundry, LBNL, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Kevin See (2008-2010) - Lux Research
Dr. Hoi Ri Moon, (2008-2010) - Assistant Professor at UNIST, S. Korea
Dr. Robert Wang (2008-2011), co-advised with Dr. Delia Milliron - Assistant Professor at Arizona State University
Student Advisees:
Lukas Hackl (2015-2021), graduate student from C&EE dept., UC Berkeley, co-advised by Ashok Gadgil
Madeleine Gordon (2017-2021), graduate student from AS&T dept., UC Berkeley, co-advised by Junqiao Wu
Hyungmook Kang (2016-2020), graduate student from ME dept., UC Berkeley, co-advised with Prof. Chris Dames
Elizabeth Corson (2015-2020), graduate student from CBE dept., UC Berkeley
Edmond Zaia (2014-2019), graduate student from CBE dept., UC Berkeley
Erin Creel (2014-2019), graduate student from Chemistry dept., UC Berkeley
Norman Su (2011-2017), graduate student from CBE dept., UC Berkeley
Paul Baade (2015), masters student from ETH, Zurich
Maxime Szybowski (2015), masters student from ETH, Zurich
Robin Mutschler (2014-2015), masters student from ETH, Zurich
William Chang (2011-2014), graduate student from CBE department, U.C. Berkeley, co-advised with Prof. Rachel Segalman
Cynthia E. Chen (2011-2014), graduate student from CBE department, U.C. Berkeley, co-advised with Prof. Rachel Segalman - LAM Research
Shannon K. Yee (2010-2013), graduate student from Mech E department, U.C. Berkeley, co-advised with Prof. Rachel Segalman - Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech
Preston Zhou - undergrad at California Institute of Technology
Kyle Haas - undergrad at UC Berkeley
Kelly Chou - undergrad at UC Berkeley
Trinity Ho - undergrad at UC Berkeley
Welcome to Urban Group!
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Chaochao joined the Urban group in July 2019. He received his PhD degree in Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Physics department in Wake Forest University (2012-2017). His current research focuses on the development of nanocomposites for high-capacity hydrogen storage and water desalination. He also works on thermoelectric conversion, functionalization of nano-materials and manufacturing for flexible thermoelectric devices.