Ph.D. Students
| Hanna Hlushko Current work: Synthetic antioxidant polymers for corrosion protection coatings Research interests: Layer-by-layer assembled coatings; polymer coatings for corrosion protection; polymeric antioxidants; polyphenols as chelating agents, corrosion inhibitors Ph.D. Thesis: Synthetic Polymeric Polyphenols for Corrosion Protection of Metal Substrates, Expected Spring 2020 Education and prior experience: M.S. in Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 2014 Master’s topic: Biologically Important Redox Transformations of Benzoxadiazole, Benzoxazine, and Catechols in Model Systems B.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 2013 |
| Raman Hlushko Current work: Synthesis of antioxidant polymers for corrosion prevention; Layer-by-layer polymer hydrogels for optical salinity sensors Research interests: RAFT polymerization; polyphenolic antioxidants; Layer-by-Layer films Ph.D. Thesis: Macromolecular Antioxidants with Varied Antioxidant Activity and Hydrophobicity, Expected Fall 2020 Education and prior experience: M.S. in Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 2011 Master’s topic: Development of Reversible Ion-Selective Electrode for Nitrate Ions with Improved Analytical Characteristics B.S. in Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 2010 |
| Parvin Karimineghlani Current work: Preparation of thermo-reversible gels as a network for improving the efficiency of phase change materials and analysis of their rheological behavior Research interests: Hydrogels; phase change materials; physical and mechanical properties of polymers; rheology; electrospinning; CNT/nanofiber composites Ph.D. Thesis: Thermo-Reversible Polymeric Gel as a Matrix for Thermal Energy Storage Materials, Expected Spring 2020 Education and prior experience: M.S. in Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran, 2010 Master’s topic: Preparation and Characterization of Adsorption Behavior of Nanofiber Membranes via Electrospinning Technique to Remove Heavy Metal Ions B.S. in Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran, 2007 |
Qing Zhou Current work: Design and synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymer for additive manufacturing of adaptive structures; Controlled drug release from functionalized surface with stimuli-responsive star polymers Research interests: Thermo- and light-responsive polymers, controlled delivery systems, and layer-by-layer surface deposition Education and prior experience: M.E. in Materials Science, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China, 2014 Master’s topic: Modification of non-woven polypropylene (PP) fiber via graft polymerization and PP fiber reinforced silica aerogels B.E. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China, July 2011 |
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| Diana Al Husseini Current work: Optical Sensor and Gas Adsorption Enhancement through Colloidal Thin Films Research interests: Thin film engineering for selective gas adsorption; Mid IR optical sensor functionalization; Synthesis and characterization of metal oxide nanoparticles Education and prior experience: M.Ed. in Science Education, Texas A&M University, 2017 B.S. in Chemistry, James Madison University, 2015 |
| Aliaksei Aliakseyeu Current work: Influence of polymer architecture on polymer-polymer interaction and diffusion within layer-by-layer films Research interests: Hydrogen-bonded polymer complexes, layer-by-layer films, thermodynamics of polymer complex formation Education and prior experience: M.S. in Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 2016 Master’s topic: Influence of the nature of the conducting layer on the functioning of solid-contact ion-selective electrodes B.S. in Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 2015 |
| Zhen Sang Current work: Flexible and conductive Mxene/polymer composites and improvement of antioxidant property of Mxene Research interests: Polymer nanocomposites, flexible electronics, self-assemble, antioxidant property of Mxene Education and prior experience: M.S. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA, 2019 Master’s thesis: Conductive Elastomer Nanocomposites for Strain Sensors Applications B.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China, 2017 Bachelor's thesis: Functionalized Alginate with Liquid-like Behaviors and Its Application in Wet-spinning |
| Jordan Brito After earning her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, Jordan is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering. She joined the Sukhishvili Group in Fall 2019 and is currently working on the characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces constructed via layer-by-layer deposition of polymer films on structured substrates. Her research interests include surface wettability, thermodynamics, and biological interactions of polymer-coated surfaces. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading and playing video games. |
| Kartik Kumar Rajagopalan Kartik received his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Anna University (India) followed by two M.S. degrees in Nanotechnology and Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. After working for 7 years in the coatings industry across three companies of varying sizes, he was admitted for the Fall 2020 semester to the Ph.D program in Materials Science at Texas A&M, where his research will focus on PCMs and 3D printing with Diels Alder reaction as part of the Sukhishvili group. In addition to experimentation in the lab, Kartik enjoys experimenting with recipes in the kitchen. Apart from work, yoga, meditation, reading, biking, playing video games, long walks and drives are other activities he enjoys. |
Master's Students
| Yashaswini Karanth Current work: Development, enhancement and functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticle thin films for gas adsorption Research interests: Development and characterization of thin films, fabrication and surface modification of nanoparticle systems, microscopy and imaging at nanoscale Education and prior experience: B.Tech. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, India, 2018 Bachelor's thesis: Development of nano-hydroxyapatite Fe2O3-based UV-absorbing sunscreen filter from Austromegabalanus psittacus DAAD Summer Research Student, Department of Physics and Applied Materials, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 2017 |
| Xiuzhu Zhu Xiuzhu earned her B.S. degree at South China University of Technology in China. She is now pursuing her M.S. degree in Materials Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University. She is interested in hydrogels and phase change materials. In her spare time, she likes to read, hike and cook. |
