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 Coordinator, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: xchen4@gc.cuny.edu
Tavis Ezell
Business Development Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: tezell@gc.cuny.edu
Tasnim Jackson
Program Coordinator, NanoBioNYC
Workforce Development Coordinator, ASRC Sensor CAT
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.
Manager, 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
Salam Elhalabi
Cleanroom Technician, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: selhalabi@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3311
Sarah Hunt
Research Associate, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: sehhunt@gmail.com
Shawn Kilpatrick
Lab Manager, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: skilpatrick@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3312
Serter Lüleburgaz
PostDoctoral Researcher, Nanoscience
Email: Serterlule@gmail.com
Elliot Quinteros
Laboratory Specialist of Safety and Equipment, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: equinteros@gc.cuny.edu
Samantha Roberts, Ph.D.
Nanofabrication Facility Director, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: sroberts@gc.cuny.edu
Emmet Sherman
Research staff, Nanoscience
Email: emmet.sherman34@gc.cuny.edu
Jane Vogel
Equipment Technician, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: jvogel@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
Soeun Gim, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: sgim@gc.cuny.edu
Supreet Kaur, Ph.D.
PostDoctoral Research Associate, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: supreet19.k@gmail.com
Kübra Kaygisiz
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kuebra.kaygisiz41@gc.cuny.edu
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
Ilse Nava-Medina, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: inava-medina@gc.cuny.edu
Darjan Podbevsek, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Tu Lab, City College of New York
Email: dpodbevsek@gc.cuny.edu

Students

Doctoral Students

Kenny Barriales
Doctoral Student , Ulijn and DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kbarriales@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Janel Rivera Cancel
Doctoral Student, Chen and Ulijn Lab
Email: jriveracancel@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Antonio Cerullo
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: acerullo@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Komal Chauhan
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kchauhan@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Dhwanit Dave
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: ddave@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Paola De Leon
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: pcolondeleon@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Gina Dehlavi
PhD Rotation Student , Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: gdehlavi@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Kenneth Erzoah Ndede
PhD Rotation Student, Adam Braunschweig
Email: kerzoahndede@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Anna Geissmann
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Doctoral Student, Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
Email: ageissmann@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Yeojin Jung
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: yjung000@citymail.cuny.edu
Maheen Khan
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mkhan045@citymail.cuny.edu
Seungri Kim
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: skim018@citymail.cuny.edu
Manuel Lema
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: manuel.lema26@myhunter.cuny.edu
Lakshika Malwana
PhD Rotation Student , DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: lmalwana@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Keidy Matos
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kmatos@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Elma Naranjo
Doctoral Student, Chen and Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: enaranjoestepa@ccny.cuny.edu
Abhipsha Pandit
PhD Rotation Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: apandit@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Jiwani Peters
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: jpeters1@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Patrice Prosper
PhD Rotation Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: pprosper@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Yuntao Qiu
PhD Rotation Student , Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: yqiu1@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Maithreyi Ramakrishnan
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mramakrishnan@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Shayan Salehian
PhD Rotation Student , Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience
Email: shayan.salehian.1995@gmail.com
Fahmeed Sheehan
Doctoral Student , Ulijn and Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: fsheehan@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Milan A. Shlain
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mshlain@gc.cuny.edu
Gershon Starr
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Doctoral Student, Tu Lab, City College of New York
Email: gstarr000@citymail.cuny.edu

Undergraduate Students

Aaron Brijlall
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Mark Bubnovich
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Brian Darsow
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Noa Fuzaelov
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Nina He
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Isabella Huang
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Farhana Khan
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Gonca Kilavuz-Ecker
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Sergey Kurbakov
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Eli LaBarge
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Wasiq Mahmood
Undergraduate Student, Nanoscience
Tafriq Maria
Biology, Nanoscience
Cooper Moran
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Ishraq Nihal
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Monil Patel
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Mahfujur Rahman
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Diya Singh
Undergraduate Student, DelRe Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Muhtasim Syed
Undergraduate Student, Imaging Facility, Nanoscience Initiative
Julianne Villar
Undergraduate Student , Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative