Principal Investigator
Prof. Perla B. Balbuena
Office: JEB 240
Phone: 979.845.3375
Email: balbuena@tamu.edu
Post-doctoral Associates
Alejandro Aviles Sanchez
2023 – Present
aaviles@tamu.edu
Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico
Ph.D. Chemical Science (2022)
Research Interests: Neuromorphic materials
Graduate Students
Francisco A. Ospina
Ph.D. Candidate, CHEN
fralos01@tamu.edu
Universidad Industrial de Santander, COL
B.S. Petroleum Engineering (2018)
Research Interests: Interfacial reactions for energy storage, Electrocatalysis for hydrogen production.
Maryam Ghotbi
Ph.D. Candidate, CHEM
maryamghotbi@tamu.edu
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
B.S. Chemistry (2021)
Research Interests: Formation and properties of the SEI in lithium metal batteries.
Yu Zheng
Ph.D. Candidate, CHEM
yuzheng@tamu.edu
Wuhan University, China
B.S. Chemitry (2017)
Research Interests: Interfacial behaviors of electrolytes in Li-ion batteries.
Ryan Lai
Ph.D. Candidate, CHEN
ryan_lai@tamu.edu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
B.S. Chemical Engineering (2019)
Research Interests: Interfacial behaviors of electrolytes in Li-ion batteries.
Alumni
Former Post-doctoral Associates
Saul Perez Beltran
2021 – 2024
Fernando Soto
Assistant Professor, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Ana E. Torres
Assoc. Professor, UNAM, Mexico
Yixuan Wang
Faculty, Albany State University, GA
Ana E. Torres
LNCAE – IPN/UNAM, Mexico
Guadalupe Ramos-Sanchez
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Ezequiel de la Llave
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alberto Martinez Limia
Bosch, Germany
Former Ph.D. Students
Dacheng Kuai
Ph.D. CHEM
Stefany Angarita Gomez
Ph.D. CHEN
Ethan-Kamphaus
Ph.D. CHEN
Saul Perez Beltran
Ph.D. CHEN
Luis-Camacho-Forero
Ph.D. CHEN
Former Masters Students
Kevin Lamonte, M.S. 2008
Eastman Kodak, TX
Taylor Smith, M.S. 2015
University of Missouri, MO
Former Undergraduate Students
Simone-Marshall
BS. Chemical Engineering
Gisela Mlodzianowski
BS. Chemical Engineering
Visiting Research
Postdoctoral Visitors
Flavia-Lobo-Maza
Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, Argentina
Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences
Professor
Sol Milena Mejía
Universidad Pontificia Javeriana, Colombia
Faculty of Sciences
Professor
Graduate Students Visitors
Sirisak Singsen
The Suranaree University of Technology
Ms.C. Physics
Undergraduate Students Visitors
Yuvraj Soni,
Summer Undergraduate Student