People
Principal Investigator
Xiaolin Zheng
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Biography: Professor Zheng received her Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (2006), B.S. in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University (2000). Prior to joining Stanford in 2007, Professor Zheng did her postdoctoral work in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. Professor Zheng is a member of MRS, ACS and combustion institute. Professor Zheng received the Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE) from the white house (2009), Young Investigator Awards from the ONR (2008), DARPA (2008), Terman Fellowship from Stanford (2007), and Bernard Lewis Fellowship from the Combustion Institute (2004).
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. In Sun Cho
Ph.D
Seoul National University / Materials Science & Engineering
Adviser
Prof. Kug Sun Hong
Project
Metal oxide based photoelectrochemical cells, sol-flame doping
Research Interests
Nanostructure design and synthesis for energy conversion devices, Solution phase synthesis of nanomaterials, merging of different synthesis methods (sol-flame method) for hybrid nanomaterials
Hobbies
Watching movies and reading books
Email
insuncho at stanford.edu
Dr. Hong Li
Ph.D
Nanyang Technological University / Electrical & Electronic Engineering;
Adviser
Prof. Qing Zhang
Project
Fabrication of flexible electronics on non-silicon substrate
Research Interests
Development of one- and two-dimensional nanomatrials based nanodevices for next-generation electronic and optoelectronic applications; mesoscopic electron transport in low-dimensional nanomaterials
Hobbies
Photography, travel, watching movie and soccer
Email
hongl2 at stanford.edu
Graduate Students
Chi Hwan Lee
Year Entered
2007
Home Department
Mechanical Engineering
Project
Process development and characterization of flexible and transparent micro/nanoelectronics
Undergrad School
Illinois Institute of Technology & Ajou Univerisity, Korea (Dual Degree)
Undergrad Major
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (Double Majors)
Hobbies
Tennis
Email
clee58 at stanford.edu
Jeff Weisse
Year Entered
2007
Home Department
Mechanical Engineering
Project
Fabrication and characterization of vertical nanowire electronics
Undergrad School
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Undergrad Major
Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies
Snowboarding, Hiking, Baseball, Football
Email
jweisse at stanford.edu
Yuma Ohkura
Year Entered
2008
Home Department
Mechanical Engineering
Project
Combustion and ignition characteristics of aluminum based nano-energetic materials
Undergrad School
Nagoya University
Undergrad Major
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Hobbies
Bike touring, swimming
Email
yohkura at stanford.edu
Pratap Rao
Year Entered
2007
Home Department
Mechanical Engineering
Project
Flame synthesis of metal oxide nanowires, photoelectrochemical water-splitting
Undergrad School
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Undergrad Major
Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies
Singing, guitar, playing with my dog
Email
pmrao at stanford.edu
Lili Cai
Year Entered
2009
Home Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Project
Flame synthesis and doping of nanowires
Undergrad School
University of Science and Technology of China
Undergrad Major
Materials Science and Engineering
Hobbies
Music
Email
lilicai at stanford.edu
Runlai (Rubin) Luo
Year Entered
2011
Home Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Project
One-dimensional nanostructured metal oxide decoration
Undergrad School
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China
Undergrad Major
Materials Science and Engineering
Hobbies
Tennis, hiking, photography
Email
rlluo at stanford.edu
Alumni Members
Ph.D. Graduates
Dr. Dong Rip Kim
Current Position
Assistant Professor at Hanyang University (Korea)
Graduation Year
2012
Thesis Title
Characterization and Optimization of Silicon Nanowires for Biosensing and Photovoltaic Applications
Home Department
Mechanical Engineering
Education
Hanyang University (Seoul, Korea), BS 2005; Stanford University, MS 2008; Stanford University, Ph.D. 2012
Dr. Yunzhe Feng
Current Position
Process Engineer at Applied Materials
Graduation Year
2012
Thesis Title
One-dimensional (1-D) Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
Undergrad Education
University of Science and Technology of China; BS, 2008
M.S. Alumni
| Name | Current Position | Graduation Year |
| Charles Avila | Toyota | 2008 |
| Andrew Liu | Applied Materials | 2009 |