People – Nanoscience Initiative

Administration

Rein V. Ulijn, Ph.D.
Director, Nanoscience Initiative
Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Director, NSF Research Traineeship Nanoscience Connected to Life
Einstein Professor of Chemistry, Hunter College
Email: rulijn@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3380

Jiye Son, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Nanoscience Initiative
Associate Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: json2@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3397

Celeste Ayala
Administrative Coordinator, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: cayala@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3314
Catherine Chan
Administrative Coordinator, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: cchan3@gc.cuny.edu
Tavis Ezell
Business Development Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: tezell@gc.cuny.edu
Kendra Krueger
STEM Outreach and Education Manager, Administration
Outreach and Education Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: kkrueger@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3309
Jasmine Sabio
Communications Coordinator, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: jsabio@gc.cuny.edu

Faculty and Core Facility Directors

Milan Begliarbekov, Ph.D.
Technical Cleanroom Manager, Nanofabrication Facility
Research Assistant Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mbegliarbekov@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3311
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.
Assistant Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York
Email: xchen@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3386
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, NanoDevices, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mnair@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3347
Rein V. Ulijn, Ph.D.
Director, Nanoscience Initiative
Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Director, NSF Research Traineeship Nanoscience Connected to Life
Einstein Professor of Chemistry, Hunter College
Email: rulijn@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3380
Tong Wang, Ph.D.
Manager, Imaging Suite
Research Associate Professor, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: twang1@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3352

Research Staff

Shadman Khandaker
Research and Lab Assitant, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: skhandaker@gc.cuny.edu
Shawn Kilpatrick
Email: skilpatrick@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3312
Kendra Krueger
STEM Outreach and Education Manager, Administration
Outreach and Education Director, ASRC Sensor CAT
Email: kkrueger@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3309
Milan A. Shlain
Research Assistant, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mshlain@gc.cuny.edu
Jane Vogel
Equipment Technician, Nanofabrication Facility
Email: jvogel@gc.cuny.edu
Sheng Zhang, Ph.D.
Email: szhang3@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3406

Postdoctoral Researchers

Vignesh Athiyarath, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: vathiyarath@gc.cuny.edu
Maëva Coste, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email:
Soeun Gim, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email:
Salma Kassem, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: skassem@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
Email: dpodbevsek@gc.cuny.edu
Deborah Sementa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: dsementa@gc.cuny.edu
Khushabu Thakur, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: kthakur@gc.cuny.edu

Students

Doctoral Students

Gia Berisha
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: nberisha@gc.cuny.edu
Sankarsan Biswas
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: sbiswas@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:
Dhwanit Dave
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: ddave@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Paola De Leon
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email:
Serah Essang
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: sessang@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Yeojin Jung
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: yjung000@citymail.cuny.edu
Seungri Kim
Doctoral Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: skim018@citymail.cuny.edu
Douglas MacPherson
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: dmacpherson@gc.cuny.edu
Yaron Marciano
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: ymarciano@gc.cuny.edu
Jiwani Peters
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email:
Maithreyi Ramakrishnan
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: mramakrishnan@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Fahmeed Sheehan
Doctoral Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: sheehan4112@live.com
Yerzhan Zholdassov
Doctoral Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Email: yzholdasso@gradcenter.cuny.edu

Undergraduate Students

Radwa Abdelaziz
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Ismail Barrera
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Kenny Barriales
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Aaron Brijlall
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Jasmyn Crumpler
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Noa Fuzaelov
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Anna Geissmann
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Isabella Huang
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Manuel Lema
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Cooper Moran
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Ishraq Nihal
Undergraduate Student, Braunschweig Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Sadiyah Parveen
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Mahfujur Rahman
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Charanjot Singh
Undergraduate Student, Nanoscience Initiative
Basha Tropper
Undergraduate Student, Chen Lab, Nanoscience Initiative
Daren Villa-Fernandez
Undergraduate Student, Ulijn Lab, Nanoscience Initiative