Halas Group Members
Principal Investigator
Naomi Halas
Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy
Director, Laboratory for Nanophotonics
DSc, 2007, La Salle University
PhD, 1987, Physics, Bryn Mawr College
MA, 1984, Physics, Bryn Mawr College
BA, 1980, Chemistry, La Salle College
Research Scientists
Surbhi Lal
Research Scientist
Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, 2006, Applied Physics, Rice University
MS, 1997, Physics, Texas Tech University
MS, 1988, Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, New Dehli, India
BS, 1986, Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
Oara Neumann
Research Scientist
Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, 2013, Applied Physics, Rice University
MS, 2004, Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
MS, 1997, Analytical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania
BA, 1996, Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania
Research:
Probing of biomolecules using plasmonic nanostructures
Solar Steam generation using plasmonic nanoparticles
Graduate Students
Aliyu Ahmad
Chemistry
BS, 2018, Chemistry, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
MS, 2022, Bilkent University, Turkey
Research:
Synthesis and photocatalysis of plasmonic nanocomposites
Tarun Bansal
Chemistry
BS, 2020, Chemistry, S.S. Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
MS, 2022, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Research:
Plasmon-enhanced Chemical Conversion
Alison Carroll
Chemistry
BS, 2023, Chemistry, George Mason University
Research:
Plasmonic Photocatalysis for Decreased Industrial Coking
Shan Deneen
Chemistry
BA, 2021, Biochemistry, Whittier College
Research:
Chemical conversion through plasmonic photocatalysis
Parmeet Dhindsa
Chemistry
Integrated BS-MS, 2020, Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India
Research:
Synthesis of Al nanoparticles and plasmonic photocatalysis
Luke Kay
Applied Physics
BA , 2023, Physics & Applied Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Research:
Mid-IR Plasmonic Devices
Aleida Machorro
Applied Physics
BS, 2019, Physics, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Research:
Enhancement of solar-thermal energy systems for water desalination
Adebola Ogundare
Chemistry
B.Sc., 2015, Chemistry, University of Ilorin
Research:
Nanoparticle synthesis and photo-electrochemical catalysis
Andrés Sánchez
Chemistry
BS, 2021, Chemistry, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Research:
Synthesis of plasmonic nanomaterials for ultrasensitive chemical detection
Sanjna Sukumaran
Materials Science & NanoEngineering
BS, 2022, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University
Research: Spectroscopy of plasmonic nanomaterials
Yigao Yuan
Chemistry
BS, 2019, Chemistry, Nanjing University, China
Research:
Plasmon-enhanced heterogeneous catalysis
Postdoctoral Researchers
Simon Chung
Electrical & Computer Engineering
2017-2022, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
PhD, 2017, Photovoltaic Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
BE(Hons), 2012, Photovoltaics and Solar Energy, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Research:
Characterization of plasmonic photocatalytic processes, oxidation of aluminium nanoparticles
Pratiksha Dongare
Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, 2019, Applied Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
MS, 2017, Applied Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
MSc, 2013, Physics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan, India
BE, 2013, Electronics and Instrumentation, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan, India
Research:
Strategies to enhance performance of nanophotonics-enabled desalination
Christian Jacobson
Chemistry
PhD, 2023, Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
BA, 2016, Chemistry, Northwestern University
Research: Synthesis and dark field spectroscopy of aluminum nanoparticles
Undergraduate and Visiting Researchers
Lab Administrators
Jessica Serrano
Administrator, LANP
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Brockman 282
Alumni