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Principal Investigator
 
   
Dr. Ting Xu, Professor
Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 
Office: 381 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-642-1632
Fax: 510-643-5792
Email: tingxuberkeley.edu
   
     
Postdoctoral Researchers
 
   
Dr. Boyce Chang, Postdoctoral Researcher (2019)
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University (2018)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: boyceberkeley.edu
Project: Thermal transport in polymers and nanocomposites
   
 
   
Dr. Hailin Fu, Postdoctoral Researcher (2019)
PhD, Chemistry, University of Connecticut (2018)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: hailin.fuberkeley.edu
Project: Characterization and application of random heterogeneous polymers
   
Graduate Students
 
   
Emma Vargo, Graduate Student (2018)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2018)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: evargoberkeley.edu
Project: Assembly and thermal transport behavior of supramolecular nanocomposites
   
 
   
Mufeng Wei, Graduate Student (2017)
B.S. Chemistry, Tsinghua University (2017)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: mufeng_weiberkeley.edu
Project: Application of random heteropolymers
   
 
   
Philjun Kang, Graduate Student (2015), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2016)
B.S. Chemistry, Sogang University (2012)
M.S. Chemistry, Sogang University (2014)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: pjkangberkeley.edu
Project:
   
 
   
Zhiyuan Ruan, Graduate Student (2017), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2019)
B.S. Chemistry, Tsinghua University (2017)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: ruanzyberkeley.edu
Project: Rational design of new random polymers for protein folding and stablization
   
 
   
Le Ma, Graduate Student (2017), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2018)
B.S. Polymer Materials and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2014)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2017)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: lele1992berkeley.edu
Project: Large NP self-assembly in Block-copolymer based supramolecules
   
 
   
Yiwen Qian, Graduate Student (2017), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2019)
B.S. Chemistry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2017)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-229-2681
Email: qianyw11berkeley.edu
Project: Polymer Synthesis
   
 
   
Marco Eres, Graduate Student (2015)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2015)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: meresberkeley.edu
Project: Bio-inspired random heteropolymers
   
 
   
Marc Lim, Graduate Student (2017), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2018)
B.S. Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (2011)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 714-726-5557
Email: mlimberkeley.edu
Project: Design, characterization, and physiological transport of micellar nanocarriers for delivery of tumor therapeutics
   
 
   
Junpyo Kwon (Patrick), Graduate Student (2016), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2018)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Korea University (2013)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Korea University (2016)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: jkwonberkeley.edu
Project: 3D Printing of Polymer Composites
   
 
   
Aaron Hall, Graduate Student (2015), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2019)
B.S. Chemistry, UC Santa Cruz (2012)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: aaronhallberkeley.edu
Project: Design and synthesis of copolymer based materials for heavy metal sequestration, enzyme stabilization, and gas barrier applications
   
 
   
Yufeng Jiang, Graduate Student (2015), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2016)
M. S. Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: jiangyfberkeley.edu
Project:
   
 
   
Christopher Delre, Graduate Student (2015), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2019)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University (2014)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University (2015)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: cad333berkeley.edu
Project:
   
 
   
Benson Jung, Graduate Student (2015), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2018)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University (2015)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: bensonjungberkeley.edu
Project: Micellar nanocarriers for treatment of neurological diseases
   
 
   
Katherine Evans, Graduate Student (2013), Advanced to PhD Candidacy (2014)
B.S. Chemistry, Stanford University (2013)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: k.evansberkeley.edu
Project:
   
Visiting Students
 
   
Qun Chen, Graduate Student,Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institutes (2017)
B.S. Food Safety, Anhui Medical University (2013)
M.S. Bioengineering, Shanghai Institutes of Biology Science (2017)
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: qunchenberkeley.edu
Project: Micellar nanocarriers
   
Undergraduate Students
 
   
Kyle Zolkin, Undergraduate Student (2017)
Major: Chemical Biology
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: kzolkin546berkeley.edu
Project: Fabrication and characterization of protein embedded polymer complexes
   
 
   
Kevin Curtis, Undergraduate Student (2017)
Major: Chemistry
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: kevincurtisberkeley.edu
Project: Classification and Post Modification of Random Heteropolymers.
   
 
   
Shilin Cui, Undergraduate Student (2017)
Major: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: cuishilinberkeley.edu
Project: Study of microenvironment of random heteropolymers and its application to catalysis and reaction selectivity
   
 
   
Navid Jawad, Undergraduate Student (2016)
Major: Chemical Engineering
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: navid96berkeley.edu
Project: Co-assembly of cyclic peptide nanotubes and block copolymers in thin films, membranes
   
 
   
Hagar Ali, Undergraduate Student (2018)
Major: Chemistry
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: hagarali1598berkeley.edu
Project: Cell free synthesis of membrane proteins and polymer synthesis
   
 
   
Vishnu Dharmaraj, Undergraduate Student (2017)
Major: Chemical Engineering
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: vishnudharmarajberkeley.edu
Project: Study of transmembrane protein-polymer interactions for protein-based functional material applications
   
 
   
Alex Erickson, Undergraduate Student (2016)
Major: Chemical Engineering
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: alexander.ericksonberkeley.edu
Project: Analysis of copolymers for protein-based functional materials applications
   
 
   
Ivan Jayapurna, Undergraduate Student (2016)
Major: Chemical Engineering & Computer Science
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: ivanfjberkeley.edu
Project: RAFT Synthesis and analysis of copolymers for gas-barrier films
   
 
   
Charley Huang, Undergraduate Student (2015)
Major: Chemical Engineering
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: charleyhberkeley.edu
Project: Development of protein-based functional materials
   
 
   
Tim Li, Undergraduate Student (2016)
Major: Bioengineering
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: tli15berkeley.edu
Project: Fabrication and characterization of microstructured electrospun fibers for potential biomedical applications
   
 
   
Katherine Jung, Undergraduate Student (2016)
Major: Chemical Biology
 
Office: 3rd Floor Student Bay, Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Phone: 510-643-6804
Email: kat.jungberkeley.edu
Project: mixed amphiphile micelles for drug delivery
   
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