Chenchen Wang | c2wang@

Chenchen received her B.S. in Fundamental Science (Math and Physics) and M.S. in Physics from Tsinghua University in China. She is currently a graduate student in Applied Physics. She is interested in structure property relations of organic semiconductors. She also enjoys reading and traveling.

Amit Desai | aydesai@

Amit received his B.S in Materials Science & Engineering from NC State University in 2006. He then completed an M.Phil. in Physics at Trinity College, University of Cambridge while researching doped hydroxyapatite thin films as biocoatings for orthopedic implants. Amit is now a grad student in Materials Science with an interest in charge transport within organic semiconductors. Amit enjoys traveling, playing tennis, and learning how to cook.

Javier Dacuna Santos | javierds@

Javier received his B.S. (2003) and  M.S. (2005) degrees in Telecommunication Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain). He spent one year in the Wireless and Mobile Communications Group of the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), where he worked on statistical characterization of ultra wide-band (UWB) channels. Later he did work on novel miniature antennas for radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford, working on charge transport models for organic semiconductors.

Grey Christoforo | greyson@

Grey graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 2005 with his B.S in Electrical Engineering and from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008 with his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Before coming to Stanford to pursue his PhD in Electrical Engineering he spent three years working as an electronics design engineer in General Electric's Energy business. His research is co-advised by Prof. Mike McGehee and is focused on silver nanowire mesh based transparent electrodes for photovoltaic applications. In his free time he's an amateur triathlete and completed his first Iron Man distance race in August 2012.

Saahil Mehra | smehra@

Saahil graduated from MIT in 2008 with his B.S in Materials Science & Engineering, and is currently pursuing his M.S in Materials Science & Engineering. His research interests are in electronic materials and materials for alternate energy, and he hopes to pursue a PhD in the near future. His current work is on solution-based, low-cost synthesis and deposition of nanostructured ZnO films for improved photovoltaic light trapping. In his free time, he enjoys being outdoors, playing his guitar, and travelling.

Pil Sung Jo | chovic99@

Pil Sung received his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Yonsei University. He is currently a graduate student in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford, working on structure property relations of single- or multi-component organic semiconductor systems. He enjoys playing basketball and traveling.

Garrett Hayes | ghayes@

Garrett received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering here at Stanford in 2009 and is staying to pursue a PhD in the same discipline. Garrett is currently developing a technology to deposit high-quality, biaxially-aligned polycrystalline Si thin films for low-cost solar cells in conjunction with Prof. Bruce Clemens. In his spare time Garrett enjoys alpine ski racing with the Stanford Ski Team, as well as playing jazz and classical trumpet in the bay area.

Scott Himmelberger| shimmel@

Scott graduated from UC Davis in 2010 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and is currently a graduate student in Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford. His research interests include structure/property relationships in semiconducting polymers for use in large-area and flexible electronics. Outside of lab he enjoys running, playing basketball, and reading.

Diane Wu| dmw53@

Diane received her BA in Chemistry from Cornell University and is
currently a PhD student in the Chemistry department. She is studying the incorporation of upconverting materials into ZnO films to improve light absorption in photovoltaics. Interests outside of lab include photography, food, swimming, backgammon and rock climbing.

Duc Trong Duong| dtd32188@

Duc earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently a graduate student in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. His research interests include aligning organic semiconductors for anisotropic charge transport studies and conducting various X-ray Diffraction experiments at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL). Outside of lab he enjoys being outdoors, reading, playing piano and writing music.

Linda Lim| llim2@

Linda received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2010. She is currently a graduate student in the Materials Science and Engineering department at Stanford. Her research interests include using synchrotron x-ray absorption spectroscopy and photoemission spectroscopy to characterize inorganic materials for potential energy-related applications. Linda likes to spend her spare time traveling, hiking and playing badminton.

Sonya Mollinger| smolling@

Sonya received her AB in Physics from Harvard University in May 2011 and is now a graduate student in the Applied Physics department at Stanford. She is currently studying charge transfer states in polymer-fullerene blends and is supported by a Stanford Graduate Fellowship. When not in the lab, Sonya enjoys hiking, singing, and playing the piano.

Michael Wisser| mwisser@

Michael received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in 2011 and is currently pursuing his PhD in the same field at Stanford. His research is focused on upconverting materials in the context of alternative energy applications. In his free time, Michael enjoys playing and watching soccer and volleyball.