Energy Research Group Staff

Management

Nikolai Zhitenev, Group Leader
Nikolai Zhitenev is the Group Leader of the CNST Energy Research Group. He received a M.S. degree in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, and a Ph.D. degree in Condensed Matter Physics more...

Research Staff

Project Leaders

	Paul Haney, Project Leader Paul Haney is a Project Leader in the Energy Research Group in the CNST. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin. more...
	Fred Sharifi, Project Leader Fred Sharifi is a Project Leader in the Energy Research Group in the CNST. He received a B.S. in Physics (magna cum laude) from the University of Illinois, where he continued his graduate education and received a Ph.D. more...
	Veronika Szalai, Project Leader Veronika Szalai is a Project Leader in the Energy Research Group. She received an A.B. in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Yale University. Her thesis work more...

Visiting Fellows and Adjunct Researchers

	Andrea Centrone, CNST Visiting Fellow Andrea Centrone is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Energy Research Group and a Visiting Assistant Research Scientist at the Institute for Research Electronics and Applied Physics of the University of Maryland. more...
	Alec Talin, CNST Adjunct Fellow Alec Talin is a CNST Adjunct Fellow in the Energy Research Group and a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California more...
	Erich Walter, CNST Adjunct Researcher Erich Walter is a CNST Adjunct Researcher in the Energy Research Group and a Research Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Erich received an A.B. in Chemistry and Physics more...

Postdoctoral Researchers

	Christopher Bohn, NRC Postdoctoral Researcher Christopher Bohn is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy Research Group. He received his B.S.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and more...
	Myung-Gyu Kang, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Myung-Gyu Kang is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kyungpook National University in Korea more...
	Aaron Katzenmeyer, NRC Postdoctoral Researcher Aaron Katzenmeyer is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University; a M.S. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology more...
	Robert Adam Kinney, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Robert Adam Kinney is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. Adam received a B. A. in Chemistry from Bowdoin College and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Northwestern University. more...
	Basudev Lahiri, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Basudev Lahiri is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a Bachelor of Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, and a Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from more...
	Youngmin Lee, NRC Postdoctoral Researcher Youngmin Lee is a NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy Research Group. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from more...
	Marina Leite, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Marina Leite is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics more...
	Clint Novotny, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Clint Novotny is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering more...
	Adrian Popescu, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Adrian Popescu is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Bucharest, Romania and a Ph. D. in Applied Physics from the University of South Florida more...
	Dmitry Ruzmetov, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Dmitry (Dima) Ruzmetov is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a Diploma in Physics from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia more...
	Heayoung Yoon, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Heayoung Yoon is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. She received her B. S. and M. S. in Physics in Korea from Chungnam National University and Pohang more...
	Duming Zhang, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Duming Zhang is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Applied Physics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Penn State. more...
	Hongtao Zhang, CNST/UMASS Postdoctoral Researcher Hongtao Zhang is a CNST/UMASS Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Shanghai more...
	Yue Zhao, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Yue Zhao is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. She received a B. S. in Material Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China and a Ph. D. in Physics from Columbia University more...

Student Researchers

	Anthony Gianfrancesco, Graduate Student Researcher Anthony Gianfrancesco is a Graduate Student Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He recently received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute more...
	Amanda Huon, CNST/UMD Research Assistant Amanda Huon is a CNST/UMD Research Assistant in the Energy Research Group. She recently received a B.S in Physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Amanda is working with Fred Sharifi growing well-characterized carbon nanotube samples for use in a project analyzing carbon nanocomposites.

Support Staff

Administrative

Amanda Dyson, Administrative Support Assistant
Amanda Dyson is the Administrative Support Assistant for the CNST Energy Research Group. She attends Frederick Community College and has previously worked at retail organizations. more...