I’m excited to welcome five new people to the group this semester. New people bring new ideas, new areas of expertise, and new energy that propels our research into new directions! I’m looking forward to seeing where we go together!
Dr. Nico Marioni completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Texas under the supervision of Prof. Venkat Ganesan and Prof. Benny Freeman. Nico has expertise in molecular dynamics simulations of charged and hydrated polymer systems and an exceptionally strong publication record. In collaboration with Dr. Amalie Frischknecht, he is joining our DOE-funded project to study proton-conducting polymer electrolytes.
A new master’s degree student (Jamie Polonet) and three senior undergraduate students (Sunehra Chowdhury, Phillip Delikouras, and Will McCambridge) are joining with Dr. Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani, a current postdoc in the group, to explore a new direction for polymer upcycling of polyolefins into higher value polymers.
Please see our LinkedIn post here.
