Postdoctoral Fellows
Involved in MRSEC-Associated Research

2025–2026

Funding: NSF MRSEC DMR-2011754

Dan Laorenza

Dan Laorenza

Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry and Chemical Biology

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2024–2025

Funding: NSF MRSEC DMR-2011754

Dylan Barber

Dylan Barber

Associate in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

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Miao Huo

Miao Huo

Associate in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

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Seongsoo Kim

Seongsoo Kim

Associate in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

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Article: Why do materials get stronger when they are deformed? Research team sheds light on universal mechanisms of work hardening

2024 Doctoral Dissertation: "Plastic Deformation and Work Hardening of Colloidal Crystals"

Dan Laorenza

Dan Laorenza

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Nadab Wubshet

Nadab Wubshet

Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics

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2023–2024

Mustafa Abdelrahman

Mustafa Abdelrahman

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

IRG/Seed: IRG I

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Dylan Barber

Dylan Barber

Associate in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

IRG/Seed: IRG I

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Bobby Haney

Bobby Haney

IRG/Seed: IRG I

Miao Huo

Miao Huo

IRG/Seed: IRG I

Yeonsu Jung

Yeonsu Jung

IRG/Seed: IRG I

Article: How do bird nests stay together? Researchers unravel entanglement between stiff, straight rods

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Albert Musaelian

Albert Musaelian

Article: Modeling electric response of materials, a million atoms at a time Machine-learning framework predicts effects of electric fields

Kozinsky and team among finalists for Gordon Bell Prize Researchers recognized for equivariant neural network models that can quickly and accurately simulate millions of atoms

Up close and personal with catalysts Machine learning offers window into atomic movement on the surface of catalysts

IRG/Seed: IRG I

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Juanjuan Zheng

Juanjuan Zheng

Associate in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

IRG/Seed: IRG I

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Articles: An unprecedented look at biological energy on the sub-cellular level By detecting nanoscopic heat changes inside cells, first-of-their-kind sensors reveal how living systems use energy

Sensor can probe biology's smallest reactions Breakthrough in calorimetry could reveal fundamental principles of cells

Postdoctoral Fellows who have left the Center

2020–2024 MRSEC Postdocs


Name
IRG/Seed
Solomon Adera
Solomon Adera
University of Wisconsin
Huibin Chang
Huibin Chang
Notre Dame
Alex Chortos
Alex Chortos
Purdue University
Agnese Curatolo
Agnese Curatolo
Phys. Review Letters
Chrisy Du
Chrisy Du
University of Hawaii
Antoni Forte
Antoni Forte
Kings College, UK
Andrea Giometto
Andrea Giometto
Cornell University
Edward Guzman
Edward Guzman
Gelest
Ehsan Hajiesmaili
Ehsan Hajiesmaili
Meta-Facebook
Paul Hanakata
Paul Hanakata
Ab Initio
Rozhin Hiajian
Rozhin Hiajian
Northeastern University
Arda Kotikian
Arda Kotikian
Safar Ventures
Natalie Larson
Natalie Larson
Stanford University
Jie Lin
Jie Lin
Peking University
Jochen Mueller
Jochen Mueller
Johns Hopkins University
Markus Nemitz
Markus Nemitz
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Abigail Plummer
Abigail Plummer
Boston University
Tim Sanchez
Tim Sanchez
Luminova
Jean Carlos Serrano
Jean Carlos Serrano
Cellino
Ilya Svetlitzky
Ilya Svetlitzky
Technion
Christina Tringides
Christina Tringides
ETH
Ahmad Zareei
Ahmad Zareei
Meta-Facebook