Current Chen Group

Research Coordinator

Nick Menacher

Nick Menacher

Research Program Coordinator

2007 Superconductivity Center

(217) 333-6256

Postdocs

Dr. Jiyeon Kim

Dr. Jiyeon Kim

Ph.D. Chemistry, Seoul National University (2021)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2024-)

Dr. Meng Xu

Dr. Meng Xu

Ph.D. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2023)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2024-)

Dr. Xiaoying Lin

Dr. Xiaoying Lin

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park (2021)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2021-)

Dr. Zhiheng Lyu

Dr. Zhiheng Lyu

Ph.D. Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology (2020)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2020-)

Dr. Xiaokang Wang

Dr. Xiaokang Wang

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (2023)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2023-)

Dr. Xingzhi Wang

Dr. Xingzhi Wang

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2024)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2024-)

Dr. Zuochen Wang

Dr. Zuochen Wang

Ph.D. Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong (2020)

Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2022-)

PhD Students

Junseo Lee

Junseo Lee

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea (2018)

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (2024)

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2024-)

John Crockett

John Crockett

B.S. Chemistry, Western Washington University(2019)

M.S.: Chemistry, Western Washington University (2021)

Ph.D.: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2021-)

Chu-Yun Hwang

Chu-Yun Hwang

B.S.: Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University (2021)

Ph.D.: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2022-)

Chansong Kim

Chansong Kim

B.S. Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. (2018)

M.S.: Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. (2020)

Ph.D.: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2020-)

Jiahui Li

Jiahui Li

B.S. Chemistry, Statistics, The University of Hong Kong. (2020)

Ph.D.: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2020-)

Oliver Lin

Oliver Lin

B.S. Chemical Physics, UC Davis (2013)

(Transferred) Ph.D. student, Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA (2016-2019)

Ph.D.: Physical Chemistry, UIUC (2019-)

Sindy Liu

Sindy Liu

B.S. Chemistry, Penn State University (2023)

Ph.D.: Materials Chemistry, UIUC (2023-)

Sohini Mandal

Sohini Mandal

B.S. Chemistry, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India. (2021)

M.S. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. (2023)

Ph.D.: Materials Chemistry, UIUC (2023-)

Zhichu Tang

Zhichu Tang

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. (2018)

M.S.: Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University (2020).

Ph.D.: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2020-)

Visiting Scientists

Minjeong Kim

Minjeong Kim

B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (2020)

Ph.D. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (2020-)

MS Students

Puquan Pan

Puquan Pan

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, China (2023)

M.S.: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2023-)

Undergrad Students

Emily Chow

Emily Chow

Joined Nov. 2022

Bill Wang

Bill Wang

Joined May 2024