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

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