Ph.D. Students
| 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. |
| Ardak Makhatova After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Technology of Organic Compounds from Kazakh-British Technical University (Kazakhstan, 2017), Ardak earned her M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan, 2019). She was admitted for the Fall 2021 Semester to the Ph.D program in Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. In the Sukhishvili Research Group, her research will focus on polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) and their use to stabilize natural soils. Swimming, tennis and reading are activities she enjoys outside of work. |
| Junho Moon Junho received his B.S. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Convergence Technology from Gyeongsang National University (S. Korea). He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and joined the Sukhishvili Group in Fall 2021, where his research will focus on hydrolytically degradable layer-by-layer polymer thin films and 3D-printable dynamic covalent polymer networks. Cooking, photographing, trekking, and playing soccer are other activities he enjoys for life outside work. |
| Konstantinos Stamatis Konstantinos earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the Department of Chemistry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and completed his Master of Science degree in a collaborative program between the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the National Centre of Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’ and the Department of Chemistry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Konstantinos joined the Sukhishvili Lab and Ware Lab in August 2023. His research interests center on the development of innovative materials that combine Dynamic Polymer Networks with Liquid Crystals Elastomers, with the goal of creating stimuli-responsive materials for biomedical applications. |
| Yilei Zhao After earning her B.S. degree in Polymer Materials and Engineering from Anhui University, Yilei completed her M.S. at the University of Science and Technology of China. She was admitted to the Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University in Fall 2024 and is currently working in Dr. Sukhishvili's Group. Here, her research focuses on temperature-responsive dynamic polymer networks and their properties for applications. Outside of work, she enjoys photography, music, and cooking. She also firmly believes she has the cutest cat in the world (pictured on the right). |
