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Open Positions
We are seeking a PostDoctoral research fellow to join our electron microscopy group at the University of Minnesota and exceptional candidates will be considered seriously. Applicants interested in this research position should send a cover letter and resume with a list of references to Prof. Mkhoyan by e-mail: mkhoyan@umn.edu


Group Photos
            
Socially distant group outing, July 2020


            
Catching up with Prashant at Surly Brewery, November 2019


            
Thanksgiving dinner at French Meadow, November 2019


            
            
Group Picnic at Minnehaha Falls, August 2019


            
            
Microscopy and Microanalysis conference, August 2019


            
Group Picture, August 2018


            
Enjoying coffee together at Cafe Astoria, August 2018


            
Tasting a box of Indian sweets, August 2018


            
Group Lunch on a beautiful day, July 2018


            
Farewell party for Jong, June 2018


            
End of semester group celebration, May 2018


            
End of semester group lunch, April 2018


            
Gophers hockey game vs St. Cloud State, January 2018


            
Lunch at Wally's in Dinkytown, December 2017


            
Group photo at the M&M conference in St. Louis, August 2017


            
Group photo, July 2017


            
            
Group picnic at Lake Harriet, July 2017.


            
Lunch at Himalaya in Dinkytown, April 2017.


            
Group curling trip, January 2017.


            
            
Group Picnic, Como Park, August 2016.


            
Prashant and Phoebe, June 2016.


            
Jacob playing with Phoebe, June 2016.


            
Group Lunch, Summer 2016.


            
Group Dinner, Spring 2016.


            
Group Lunch, Spring 2016.


            
Relaxing on Sunset Beach, Oregon after M&M 2015.


            
Hiking near Cape Meares, Oregon, Summer 2015.


            
Group Lunch @ Masa


            
Group @ M&M 2014, Hartford, CT.


            
Group, Winter 2013.


            
Group @ M&M 2013, Indianapolis, IN.


            
Group Dinner, Kafe 421, Fall 2012.


            
Group Picnic, Summer 2012.


            
Group Picnic, Lake Harriet, Summer 2012.


            
Outside Amundson Hall, Summer 2012.


            
Group at Bryant Lake Bowl, Spring 2012.


            
Group at Amore Victoria, Winter 2011.


            
Group outside the Mcnamara Alumni Center, Spring 2011.


            
Group lunch, Punch Pizza, Spring 2011.


            
Group BBQ, Lake Harriet, Summer 2010.




Past Members

Visiting Scholars
Gina Mancini-Samuelson, PhD | Visiting professor from St. Catherine University
Postdoctoral Researchers
Fan Zhang, PhD
Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, PhD
Jong Seok Jeong, PhD
PhD Students
Jacob Held | PhD 2020 Chemical Engineering
Hwanhui Yun | PhD 2020 Chemical Engineering
Prashant Kumar | PhD 2018 Chemical Engineering
Ryan Wu | PhD 2018 Chemical Engineering
Claire Morgan | PhD 2017 Materials Science
Eric Hintsala | PhD 2015 Materials Science
Michael Odlyzko | PhD 2015 Materials Science
Andrew Wagner | PhD 2014 Materials Science
Aloysius Gunawan | PhD 2013 Materials Science
Anudha Mittal | PhD 2013 Chemical Engineering
MS Students
Daniel Sorensen | M.S. 2014 Materials Science
Justin Helps | M.S. 2012 Materials Science
Rahool Gadkari | M.S. 2012 Electrical Engineering
Undergraduates
Michael Abbott Materials Science
Kevin Doku | Summer REU | New York University
Jennifer Conner | Summer REU | Arizona State University
Hosup Song Chemical Engineering
Peter Sand Materials Science
Michael Carroll Materials Science
Phong Nguyen | Summer REU | University of Missouri
Samuel Duncan | Materials Science
Hannah Seo | Summer REU | Northwestern University
Ryan | Materials Science
Katherine Nygren | Summer REU | St. Olaf College
Alexander Chov | Chemical Engineering
Bart Hillberg | Chemistry and Materials Science
Karthik Sankaranarayanan | Chemical Engineering
Gabriel Rueda | Summer REU | University of Texas - Pan American
Megan Aubin | Materials Science
Dayne Plemmons | Summer REU | North Carolina State University
Claire Teresi | Summer REU | Clemson University
Kartikeya Desai | Chemical Engineering
Jared Haus | Chemical Engineering
Yinhan Liu | Chemical Engineering
High School Students
Arsen Matevosyan
Andy Ylitalo
Staff
Michael Dupont | Electron Microscopy Technical Support, CharFac
Ozan Ugurlu, PhD | Electron Microscopy Specialist, CharFac
Pets/Mascots
Phoebe Chameleon
 






Member Awards

Member Awards

Supriya Ghosh | Student Scholar Award | M&M 2020


Hwanhui Yun | Student Scholar Award | M&M 2019

Jacob Held | Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | University of Minnesota 2018.
Ryan Wu | Ovshinsky Student Travel Award | APS 2018

Prashant Kumar | Silver MRS Graduate Student Award | MRS 2017
Jacob Held | 1st Place, Best Poster | M&M 2017
Prashant Kumar | M&M Micrograph Competition Award (1st place) | M&M 2017
Claire Morgan | 1st Place, Student Paper | Society of Experimental Mechanics 2017
Prashant Kumar | Presidential Scholar Award | M&M 2017
Ryan Wu | Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | University of Minnesota 2017.

Jacob Held | 1st Place, Best Poster | M&M 2016.
Prashant Kumar | 2nd Place, Best Poster | M&M 2016.
Prashant Kumar | Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | University of Minnesota 2016.
 
Jong Seok Jeong | M&M Micrograph Competition Award (1st place) | M&M 2015
Prashant Kumar | M&M Micrograph Competition Award (3rd place) | M&M 2015
Ryan Wu | Presidential Scholar Award | M&M 2015
Michael Odlyzko | Presidential Scholar Award | M&M 2015
 
Prashant Kumar | 1st Place, Best Poster | M&M 2014
Eric Hintsala | 2nd Place, Best Poster | M&M 2014
Ryan Wu | 2nd Place, Best Poster | M&M 2014.
Jong Seok Jeong | Eric Samuel Scholarship | M&M 2014.
Prashant Kumar | M&M Micrograph Competition Award (2nd place) | M&M 2014
 
Prashant Kumar | M&M Micrograph Competition Award (2nd place) | M&M 2013
Anudha Mittal | Distinguished Scholar Award, Microbeam Analysis Society | M&M 2013
Claire Teresi | Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering | US Department of Energy, 2013
Andrew Ylitalo | Semifinalists | Intel Science Talent Search, 2013.
 
Andrew Ylitalo | Scholar of Distinction Award | Minnesota Department of Education, 2012
Aloysius Gunawan | Outstanding Student Presentation Award | M&M 2012
Aloysius Gunawan | Presidential Student Award, Microscopy Society of America | M&M 2012
Aloysius Gunawan | Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | University of Minnesota, 2012.


people
K. Andre Mkhoyan
Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science


Faculty Page | CV | Google Scholar Page
e-mail: mkhoyan@umn.edu

Courses:
MATS 3011 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
MATS 3012*- Metals & Alloys
MATS 3013 - Electrical and Magenetic Properties of Materials
MATS 3141*- Numerical Methods in Materials Science
MATS 5517*- Electron Microscopy
MATS 8217*- Transmission Electron Microscopy
*Newly developed at UMN

Hwanhui Yun, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 2011
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2020

e-mail: yunxx133@umn.edu
Google Scholar Page
Subhajit Kundu, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Ph.D. Materials Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2015
M.S. Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2010
B.S. Physics, Presidency University, 2008


e-mail: kundus@umn.edu
Google Scholar Page
Jacob Held, PhD

Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 2013.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2020

e-mail: heldx123@umn.edu
CV Google Scholar Page
Supriya Ghosh
3rd year PhD Candidate
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

B.E. Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, 2017

e-mail: ghosh115@umn.edu
Silu Guo
2nd year PhD Candidate
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

B.S. Materials Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2017
M.S. Materials Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, 2019

e-mail: guo00208@umn.edu
Nhan Tran
Senior Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering

e-mail: tran0569@umn.edu

 
Jason Myers
Transmission Electron Microscopy Specialist
Characterization Facility, Institute of Technology




e-mail: myer0154@umn.edu
Nick Seaton
Scanning Electron Microscopy Specialist
Characterization Facility, Institute of Technology




e-mail: seato008@umn.edu



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