Current Chen Group
Research Coordinator
Nick Menacher
Postdocs
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. Lalith Krishna Samanth Bonagiri
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2026)
Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2026-)
Dr. Jiwhan Kim
Ph.D. Nuclear & Quantum Engeering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2025)
Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2026-)
Dr. Xingzhi Wang
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2024)
Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2024-)
Dr. Zuochen Wang
Ph.D. Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong (2020)
Postdoc: Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2022-)
PhD Students
Donggyu Lee
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University (2023)
M.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (2025)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2025-)
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 R Crockett
B.S. Chemistry, Western Washington University(2019)
M.S. Chemistry, Western Washington University (2021)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2021-)
Shuhao Du
B.S. Physics, Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University. (2025)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2025-)
Chu-Yun Hwang
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University (2021)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2022-)
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
B.S. Chemistry, Statistics, The University of Hong Kong. (2020)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC (2020-)
Sindy Liu
B.S. Chemistry, Penn State University (2023)
Ph.D. Materials Chemistry, UIUC (2023-)
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-)
Master and Undergraduate Students
Lingxi Li
Andres Carrillo
Emily Chow