MEMBERS

Principal Investigator

Prof. Perla B. Balbuena

Office: JEB 240
Phone: 979.845.3375
Email: balbuena@tamu.edu

Post-doctoral Associates

Saul Perez Beltran

2021 – Present
saulperezbeltran@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University, TX
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2021)
Research Interests: Catalysis on metal nanoparticle, Li-ion Batteries

Graduate Students

Yu Zheng

Ph.D. Candidate, CHEM
yuzheng@tamu.edu
Wuhan University, China
B.S. Chemitry (2017)
Research Interests: Interfacial behaviors of electrolytes in Li-ion batteries.

Dacheng Kuai

Ph.D. Candidate, CHEM
kdc2016@tamu.edu

Texas A&M University, TX
B.S. Chemistry (2018)

Research Interests: Formation and properties of the SEI in lithium metal batteries.

Francisco A. Ospina

Ph.D. Candidate, CHEN
fralos01@tamu.edu
Universidad Industrial de Santander, COL
B.S. Petroleum Engineering (2018)
Research Interests:  Interfacial reactions for energy storage, Electrocatalysis for hydrogen production.

Alumni

Former Post-doctoral Associates

Fernando Soto
Assistant Professor, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Roberto C. Longo
Tokyo Electron, Austin, TX
Jaebeom Han
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Houston
Yuguang Ma
University of North Texas, TX
Carlos Guadarrama-Perez
Yixuan Wang
Faculty, Albany State University, GA
Ana E. Torres
LNCAE – IPN/UNAM, Mexico
Ezequiel de la Llave
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Guadalupe Ramos-Sanchez
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Alberto Martinez Limia
Bosch, Germany

Former Ph.D. Students

Taylor Smith, M.S. 2015
University of Missouri, MO
Kevin Lamonte, M.S. 2008
Eastman Kodak, TX

Former Masters Students