Graduates 
/ Alumni
 
Joseph Newton (Summer 2002;
Project: Geometry and Structure of Capped Carbon Nanotubes )
 
Zejian Liu (MS, 2003; PhD, 2005; 
Thesis:
Atomic Structure Determination 
of Carbon Nanotubes by Electron Diffraction)
 
Gongpu Zhao (MS, 2003; PhD, 2006; Thesis: 
Fabrication, Structure, and Electron Emission of Single Carbon Nanotubes)  
 
Han Zhang 
(MS, 2004; 
PhD, 2006; Thesis: Synthesis, Characterization, and Field Emission Properties 
of Rare-Earth Hexaboride Nanowires)
 
Chengyan Xu 
(03/2004 - 03/2005) Visiting Student
 
Qi Zhang 
(08/2003 - 12/2006) Postdoctoral Associate
Hakan Deniz 
(PhD, 2007; Thesis: Electron Diffraction and Microscopy Study of Nanotubes 
and Nanowires)
   
 
Anna Derbakova (BS (Highest Honor), 2009; Thesis: Simulation and 
Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Diffraction Patterns)
   
Zachary Linsey (Fall 2010)
   
Letian 
Lin (PhD, 2011; Thesis: Fabrication, Structure and Properties of a Single 
Carbon Nanotube-Based Nano-Electromechanical System)
   
Benjamin Wang
(BA (Highest Honor), 2011; Thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of 
Nanostructured Copper Oxide and Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications)
   
Zheng Ren (PhD, 2012; Thesis: 
Fabrication and Characterization of Aligned Titania Nanowire Films for Solar 
Cell Applications)
   
Taoran Cui (PhD, 2013; Thesis:
Structure and Physical Properties 
of Torsional Carbon Nanotube Devices by Electron
Diffraction and Microscopy)
   
Dan Plattenberger (BA, 2014; 
Environmental Sciences and Physics)
   
Michael Sokoletsky (Spring 2014, Philosophy & Physics)
   
Jeremy Low (Spring 2017, Physics)