Group Leader 

Yingwen Cheng, Ph.D.

Postdoc., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2013-2017


Ph.D., Duke University, 2013


B.S., B. Eng., Shandong University 2008

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Curriculum Vitae

Graduate Students 

Siyuan Gao

M.S. Pukyong National University

Olusola John Dahunsi

M.S. Western Illinois University

Sarat

Sarat Alabidun

B.S. Usmanu Danfodiyo University

Bomin Li

M.S. East China University of Science and Technology

Jacob Kaelin

B.S. Northern Illinois University

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Fan Xia

B.S. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Undergraduate Students 

Peter Johnson

Alumni

Dr. Ke Lu

Current position: Professor at Anhui University

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Zhida Wang

Current position: graduate student at Harbin Institute of Technology
Hong

Hong Zhang

current position: graduate student at Shanghai JiaoTong University

Elijah

Elijah Openiyi

current position: graduate student at Purdue University

Undergraduate Alumni

  1. Ziyi Liang (currently at University of Illinois at Chicago)
  2. Jose Flores (NIU undergraduate, currently at Hydrox Laboratories)
  3. Christopher Herbig (NIU Research Rookies)
  4. Jacob Kaelin (NIU undergraduate, Jacob is staying with us for Ph.D. studies)
  5. Karina Villarreal (NIU undergraduate)
  6. Daniel Coliz (NIU undergraduate, currently R&D Stability Chemist at Sigan)
  7. Colten Nickel (NIU undergraduate)
  8. Robert J. Dick (undergradaute from Trine University, now at University of Texas at Austin)
  9. Zain Sattar (Bartlett High School, now attending University of Illinois at Chicago)