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Ömer Özgür Çapraz

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering

2022 NSF CAREER Award
2019 BSF Start-up Award

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Post-Doc, Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Email: capraz@umbc.edu
CV (updated on March 2022)

Dr. Pavitra Srivastava

Research Topic: Developing polymer electrolytes to suppress dendrite formation for flexible Zn batteries

B.S. in Chemistry, University of Delhi
M.S. in Materials Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi

Ph.D.  in Chemistry, National Taiwan University

Dr. Ruheldeb Roy

Research Topic: Chemo-Mechanical Instabilities in polymer electrolyte – electrode interfaces for flexible Zn batteries

B.S. in Physics, North Bengal University

M.S. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Ph.D. in Material Sciences, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru, India

Debash Teklie

Research Topic: Link between Interfacial Properties and Chemo-Mechanical Performance of Na-ion Cathode Materials via Surface Modification Approaches

B.S. in Chemical Eng., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
M.S. in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion in Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Mari Anderson

Research Topic: Engineering environmentally sustainable anode materials for electrochemical energy storage devices

B.S. in Chemical Eng., Washington State University

Minal Wable

Research Topic: Instability Mechanisms in Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for Na-ion Batteries

B.S – M.S. Dual Degree in Chemistry in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India

Bret Marckx

Research Topic: Performance of Li-ion and All-solid State Batteries at Extreme Conditions

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Zorah Williams
Meyerhoff Scholar (M34) | CWIT Affiliate
Chemical Engineering B.S.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Class of 2026

Tonderai Kodzwa
Meyerhoff Scholar (M34)
Chemical Engineering B.S.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Class of 2026

Arya Ashtian
Meyerhoff Scholar (M34)
Mechanical Engineering B.S.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Class of 2027