Principle Investigator
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Graduate Students
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Michael Azzaro
Email: azzaro.m@utexas.edu BS, State University of New York at Geneseo, 2013 Mike was born and raised in Schenectady, New York. He earned a BS in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he studied luminescent properties of PbSe quantum dots under Dr. Jeffrey Peterson. Mike joined the Roberts group in the Fall of 2013, where he studies the effect of surface chemistry on the optical and electronic properties of semiconductor quantum dots using ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy. Outside the lab his interests include playing his guitar, and going to shows. |
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Aaron Le
Email: aaron.k.le@utexas.edu BS, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2013 Aaron Le was born and grew up in eastern Pennsylvania. Aaron received his BS in Chemistry from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where he studied artificial peptide synthesis under Dr. Lauren Levine. He now works for Dr. Sean Roberts, where he researches singlet fission in thin films using femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy. Outside of the lab, his interests and hobbies include live music, cooking, and the continual search for the perfect cup of coffee. |
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Aaron Moon
Email: apmoon@utexas.edu BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013 Aaron P. Moon grew up in Carrollton, GA. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology where he attained a BS in Chemistry, and studied ion trapping in the lab of Dr. Ken Brown. He is now working on obtaining his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin in the lab of Dr. Sean Roberts, where he researches charge transfer states in OPV’s through the use of sum frequency generation. In his off time he enjoys spending time with his wife, playing games of all types, reading, and listening to music. |
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Jon A. Bender
Email: jonbender@utexas.edu | Website: jonabender.xyz BS, Loyola University Chicago, 2014 Jon received his BS in Chemistry and Mathematics from Loyola University Chicago. He worked with Al Herlinger and Dan Killelea, studying the synthesis of polyamino carboxylic acid ligands for Lanthanide/Actinide separations and atomic subsurface species on transition metal surfaces with UHV-STM, respectively. In the Roberts Group, Jon is studies singlet fission in perylenediimide thin films and hybrid organic-inorganic triplet exciton transfer with material characterization, ultrafast spectroscopic techniques, and theoretical approaches. In his free time, Jon performs improvisational comedy and can't settle on a single hobby otherwise. |
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Michelle Blemker
Email: mblemker@utexas.edu BS, Loyola Marymount University, 2014 Michelle was born and raised in Camarillo, California, and completed her undergraduate education at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, receiving a B.S. in Chemistry. Her research there focused on organic synthesis and characterization of guanine quadruplexes. After graduation, she worked at the biopharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. for one year as an Associate Scientist, where her projects focused on long-term antibody stability studies. Currently, she works under Sean Roberts at the University of Texas at Austin. Outside of lab, Michelle enjoys being active and outdoors, including yoga and hiking, as well as reading and socializing with friends. |
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Daniel Cotton
Email: decotton@utexas.edu BS, Washington University, St. Louis, 2016 Daniel (Danny) Cotton was raised up and down the California coast. While studying at Washington University, St. Louis, he worked under Dr. Julio D’Arcy developing processing methods for conductive organics for use in electrochemical capacitors. Danny joined the Roberts group in 2016, and is working understanding the electronic structure of thin film organic chromophores via sum frequency generation and related spectroscopies. When not in lab, Danny enjoys camping, reading, music, and trying new things with friends. |
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Emily Raulerson
Email: eraulerson@utexas.edu BS, Florida State University, 2016 Emily was born and raised in Okeechobee, Florida. She received BS degrees in Chemistry and in Applied Mathematics from Florida State University. Emily joined the Roberts lab in the fall of 2016 at the University of Texas at Austin. Her extracurricular pursuits include reading, biking, and camping. |
Undergraduate Students
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Inki Lee
Inki was raised in Denton, TX and is currently in the process of getting a BS in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. In the Roberts group, Inki is currently working on optimizing quantum dots to be used for nanocrystal to organic exciton transfer. Outside of school and lab, Inki enjoys listening to many different types of music, playing games, and exploring the city. |
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Annie Zhang (Joint with Webb Group)
Annie grew up in College Station, Texas, and is a second-year chemistry student minoring in science communications. She joined the Roberts group in the spring of 2018, and is currently working with the Webb group to map out the excited states of photoactivatable green fluorescent proteins. In her free time, she enjoys baking desserts, bouldering and looking for good taco spots around Austin. |
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Jim Hall
Jim was raised in San Antonio, TX and is currently pursuing a BS in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. In the Roberts Group, Jim is working with Jon Bender on studying the electrochemical properties of organic nanoparticles. Outside of lab, Jim enjoys singing, playing piano, reading, and dogs. |
Group Alumni - Postdoctoral Scholars
Ravindra Pandey (Fall 2014 - Spring 2017)
Email: rpandey.fcy@iitr.ac.in
Currently an Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee
Email: rpandey.fcy@iitr.ac.in
Currently an Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee
Group Alumni - Graduate Students
Atlantis Frost (Fall 2016 - Fall 2017)
Group Alumni - Undergraduates
Mark Babin (Spring 2014 - Summer 2016)
Email: markcbabin@berkeley.edu
Currently Pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at UC Berkeley
Mirna Gonzalez (Fall 2015 - Fall 2016)
John Gao (Spring 2016 - Fall 2016)
Jacob Anderson (Fall 2016)
Zachary Tobin (Fall 2016)
Diana Zhang (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)
Brooks Clingman (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)
Benny Renard (Fall 2015 - Fall 2017)
Mitchell Haecker (GREAT: Summer 2017)
Email: markcbabin@berkeley.edu
Currently Pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at UC Berkeley
Mirna Gonzalez (Fall 2015 - Fall 2016)
John Gao (Spring 2016 - Fall 2016)
Jacob Anderson (Fall 2016)
Zachary Tobin (Fall 2016)
Diana Zhang (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)
Brooks Clingman (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)
Benny Renard (Fall 2015 - Fall 2017)
Mitchell Haecker (GREAT: Summer 2017)
Group Alumni - Welch Summer Scholars
Kelby Erickson (Summer 2015)
Currently pursing a BS degree at UT Austin
Lauren Dossett (Summer 2016)
Currently pursuing a BS degree at MIT
Abhilash Potluri (Summer 2017)
Currently pursing a BS degree at UT Austin
Lauren Dossett (Summer 2016)
Currently pursuing a BS degree at MIT
Abhilash Potluri (Summer 2017)