LAYERED MATERIALS & STRUCTURES Lab (LMSL)
Anasori Research Laboratory
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Principal Investigator
Babak Anasori, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
email: banasori[at]iupui.edu
About Dr. Anasori:
Dr. Babak Anasori received his PhD at Drexel University in 2014 in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, the birthplace of MXenes. Before joining Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University from 2016 to 2019. Babak is one of the inventors of a family of MXenes, ordered double-transition metal MXenes, as a result of his postdoctoral research, which was featured as one of the 2015's "biggest moments in chemistry" by the American Chemical Society.
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Dr. Anasori's current research focuses on the synthesis and characterizations of novel MXenes and their metal and ceramic composites. He is one of the top five trending authors in the field of Materials Science and Nanotechnology in the world (Microsoft Academic) and among the Global Highly Cited Researchers 2019, 2020, and 2021 recognized by the Web of Science. Dr. Anasori has received several national and international awards and recognition for his research and artistic way of presenting science, including NSF/Science Visualization Challenge in 2011 and 2013, Diamond ranking in ACerS Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) in 2012, Materials Research Society (MRS) Postdoctoral Award in 2016, Emerging Leaders of 2020 by the Journal of Physics, Condensed Matter, Drexel Forty-under-Forty in 2021, and the 2021 WIN Rising Star Award in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. [Honors and Awards]
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Dr. Anasori has originated and organized multiple international student competitions, including NanoArtography and Science in Video (SciVid) in the MRS Fall Meetings. He is currently the chair of the Early Careers Subcommittee of the Materials Research Society (MRS).
Postdoctoral Researchers
Anupma Thakur, Ph.D.
Education:
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, India (2021)
M.Tech. in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2016)
Research Experience:
Early Career Research Fellow: Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India (2021)
DST-INSPIRE Research Fellow: CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh (2017-2021)
Research Interests:
2D Materials (MXenes, MBenes, TMDs)
Energy Harvesting and Conversion Devices
Green Hydrogen Production (Photo/electrocatalytic pathways)
Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction (Electrocatalytic pathways)
Environment Pollutants Monitoring Devices (Chemical sensors) and Degradation
email: anupthak[at]iu.edu
Valeriia Poliukhova, Ph.D.
Education:
Ph.D. in Nanomaterial Science & Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), KIST School, South Korea (2022)
Erasmus Exchange Student, Master in Information and Computer Science, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2017)
Master’s degree Micro- and Nanoelectronic Instruments, NTUU ‘KPI’, Ukraine (2017)
Bachelor's degree in Micro- and Nanoelectronics, National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'​ (NTUU ‘KPI’), Ukraine (2015)
Research Experience:
Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea, Seoul (2017-2022)
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Research Interests:
2D nanomaterials
Materials Engineering & Synthesis
Photo- Electrocatalysis
Hydrogen Production
Energy & Environmental applications
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email: lerapolukhova[at]gmail.com
Graduate Students
Kartik Nemani
Studying: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Education: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Toledo
email: snemani[at]purdue.edu
Website: knemani.com
Brian Wyatt
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow
Studying: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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email: bcwyatt[at]iu.edu
Annabelle Harding
Studying: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI
email: annhardi[at]iu.edu
Felix Ugah Idu
Studying: PhD in Mechanical & Energy Engineering
Education: MS Ceramic Science & Engineering
email: fuidu[at]iu.edu
Krutarth Kamath
Studying: PhD in Material Engineering
Education: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India
email: kamath16[at]purdue.edu
Krista Pulley
Studying: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Butler University
Bachelor of Arts in Multilanguage, Butler University
email: kkpulley[at]iu.edu
Jonah Jordan
Studying: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Education: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
IUPUI
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email: jonahjordan.44[at]gmail.com
Visiting Postdoctoral Researchers/Research Scientist
Barbara Pacakova, Ph.D.
Education:
Ph.D. in Physics of Nanomaterials, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
M.Sc. in Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
B.Sc. in General Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research Experience:
Postdoc researcher/Researcher Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Researcher Czech Academy of Science, Institute of Physics and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague
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email: barbara.pacakova[at]ntnu.no
Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei
Assistant Research Professional, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama
Education: PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama
M.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama
M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Bachelor of Science in Material Science & Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology
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email: mdfirouzjaei[at]crimson.ua.edu
Website: Mostafa-firouzjaei.com
Visiting Graduate Students
Nithin Chandran B S
Science Education & Research Board (SERB) - Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellow (OVDF)
Studying: PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), India
Education: M. Tech in Materials Science and Technology, National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), India
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email: nitbala[at]iu.edu
Julio Fredin Ortiz
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Studying: PhD in Nanotechnology from Tec de Monterrey
Education: BSc in Chemistry from Tec de Monterrey
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email: jfredin[at]iu.edu
Katarina Novcic
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Studying: PhD at Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology (CEITECBUT), Brno, Czech Republic
Education: Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia (2018-2019)
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Undergraduate Students
Bethany G Wright
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: bgwright[at]iu.edu
Austin Vorhees
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: ajvorhee[at]iu.edu
Jacob Patenaude
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: jpatena[at]iu.edu
John Waggle
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: johnwaggle[at]yahoo.com
Anmoldeep Sidhu
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: anmsidhu[at]iu.edu
Natalia Garcia
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering with a minor in Mathematics
email: garcina[at]iu.edu
Loralee Potter
Studying: Bachelor of Energy Engineering & Chemistry
email: lppotter[at]iu.edu
Jessica Englert
Studying: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
email: englertj[at]iu.edu
Garrett Rose
Studying: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
email: gr3[at]iu.edu
Andrea Smith
Studying: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
email: as63[at]indiana.edu
Bryan Rosario
Studying: Bachelor of Motorsport Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
email: brosario[at]iu.edu
Christian Scott
Studying: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
email: cps5[at]iu.edu
Patrick Barron
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Physics and Minor in Mathematics
email: pjbarron[at]iu.edu
Nathan DeNicola
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: natdenic[at]iu.edu
Ornoba Chowdhury
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
email: orchow[at]iu.edu
Madison Elizabeth Lisenko
Studying: Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry
email: mlisenko[at]iu.edu