People – Nanoscience Initiative

Administration

Rein V. Ulijn, Ph.D.
Director, Nanoscience Initiative
Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Director, NanoBioNYC Program
Einstein Professor of Chemistry, Hunter College
Email: rulijn@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3380

Alma Eva Pérez Perrino, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: aperezperrino@gc.cuny.edu

Yuki Chen
Program Manager, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: xchen4@gc.cuny.edu
Jamie Deliz
Administrative Coordinator, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: jdeliz@gc.cuny.edu
Tavis Ezell
Business Development Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: tezell@gc.cuny.edu
Tasnim Jackson
Program Coordinator, NanoBioNYC
Email: tjackson1@gc.cuny.edu

Faculty and Core Facility Directors

Adam Braunschweig, Ph.D.
Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College
Email: abraunschweig@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3385
Xi Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York
Email: xchen@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3386
Christopher DelRe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: cdelre@gc.cuny.edu
Tai-De Li, Ph.D.
Director, Surface Science Facility
Research Associate Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: tli@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3394
Maya Narayanan Nair, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Facility Staff, Nanofabrication Facility, Surface Science Facility
Email: mnair@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3347
Samantha Roberts, Ph.D.
Nanofabrication Facility Director, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: sroberts@gc.cuny.edu
Tong Wang, Ph.D.
Manager, Imaging Suite
Research Associate Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: twang1@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3352

Research Staff

Emma Anquillare, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: eanquillare@gc.cuny.edu
Jiazhang Chen
Research Staff, Surface Science Facility
Email: jiazhang.chen28@gc.cuny.edu
Salam Elhalabi
Cleanroom Technician, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: selhalabi@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3311
Shawn Kilpatrick
Lab Manager, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: skilpatrick@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3312
Wasiq Mahmood
Lab Coordinator, Ulijn Lab
Email: wasiq.mahmood68@login.cuny.edu
Elliot Quinteros
Laboratory Manager of Safety and Equipment, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: equinteros@gc.cuny.edu
Suresh Rai
Cleanroom Engineer, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: srai@gc.cuny.edu
Sheng Zhang, Ph.D.
Electron Microscopy Specialist, Imaging Facility
Email: szhang3@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3406

Postdoctoral Researchers

Vignesh Athiyarath, Ph.D.
PostDoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn and Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: vathiyarath@gc.cuny.edu
Maëva Coste, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mcoste@gc.cuny.edu
Avishek Dey, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: avishekmg@gmail.com
Supreet Kaur, Ph.D.
PostDoctoral Research Associate, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: supreet19.k@gmail.com
Hema Kuntrapakam, Ph.D.
PostDoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: hema.kuntrapakam15@gc.cuny.edu
Serter Lüleburgaz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: sluleburgaz@gc.cuny.edu
Aritra Sarkar
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email:
Deborah Sementa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: dsementa@gc.cuny.edu
Hamish Swanson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: hamish.swanson05@gc.cuny.edu
Khushabu Thakur, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kthakur@gc.cuny.edu

Students

Doctoral Students

Kenny Barriales
Doctoral Student , Ulijn and DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kbarriales@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Judah Cofie
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: jcofie@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Paola Colon De Leon
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: pcolondeleon@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Kenneth Erzoah Ndede
PhD Rotation Student, Adam Braunschweig
Email: kerzoahndede@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Elma Naranjo Estepa
Doctoral Student, Chen and Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: enaranjoestepa@ccny.cuny.edu
Atena Farahpour
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: afarahpour@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Anna Geissmann
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Doctoral Student, Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
Email: ageissmann@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Vanessa Gordon
Doctoral Student, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: vgordon@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Maheen Khan
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mkhan045@citymail.cuny.edu
Salomee Khawja
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: skhawja@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Manuel Lema
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: manuel.lema26@myhunter.cuny.edu
Keidy Matos
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kmatos@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Crisol Aguirre Ortiz
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: caguirreortiz@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Yuntao Qiu
PhD Rotation Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience
Email: yqiu1@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Maithreyi Ramakrishnan
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mramakrishnan@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Milan A. Shlain
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mshlain@gc.cuny.edu
Britney Singh
Doctoral Student, McGregor and Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: britney.singh@lehman.cuny.edu
Senad Skejovic
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: senad.skejovic@Hunter.cuny.edu
Gershon Starr
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Doctoral Student, Tu Lab, City College of New York
Email: gstarr000@citymail.cuny.edu
Chengyu Sun
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: csun002@citymail.cuny.edu
Ameena Yoonus
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: ayoonus@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Yuchen Zhang
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: yzhang5@ccny.cuny.edu

Undergraduate Students

Erica Wong
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Sheik Alif
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Bhakti Dongerkery
Undergraduate Student, Surface Science, Nanoscience Initiative
Alexis Vidals Gonzalez
Undergraduate Student, Nanoscience Initiative
Georgina Tobon Hernandez
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Jayvin Hernandez-Reyes
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Nadia Hossain
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Cher Li
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Max Zeldich
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Homayra Nabilah
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Nataliya Pavlyk
Undergraduate Student or Post-baccalaureate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Sviatoslav Pisarev
Undergraduate Student, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Divya Shah
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Diya Singh
Undergraduate Student, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative