People

Principal Investigator

Jayakanth Ravichandran Jayakanth received his B.Tech and M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2007. He received a Ph.D. in Applied Science and Technology from University of California at Berkeley in 2011.Before joining USC as an Assistant Professor in January 2015, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Columbia University (2012-2014) and Harvard University (2014). Email*: jayakanr Personal homepage

Post-doctoral Researchers

Gokul M. Anilkumar Gokul is a Post-doctoral Researcher in Materials Science, Mork Family department, University of Southern California. He received his integrated M.SC degree in Physics from Pondicherry University in 2016,  and a Ph.D. in Physics from IISER Pune in 2023. His research interests include synthesis, device fabrication, and characterization of semiconductors (2D and perovskite materials), with a focus on exploring their potential applications in devices sensors, and energy harvesting. Email*: ganilkum

Kevin Ye Kevin is a postdoctoral researcher in Materials Science, Mork Family Department, University of Southern California. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2018 and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT in 2024. His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of semiconductors, with a focus on exploring light-matter interactions. Email*: yekevin

Ph.D. Students

	Shantanu Singh Shantanu is a Ph.D. student in Material Science, Mork Family department, University of Southern California. He received a Bachelor degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engg. from National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi (India) in 2017 and a Masters degree in Materials Science from Indian Institute of Technology BHU (IIT-BHU), Varanasi (India) in 2019. His research interests are in materials for electronic and energy applications. Email*: ssingh23
	Harish Kumarasubramanian Harish is a Ph.D. student in Material Science, Mork Family department, University of Southern California. He received Bachelors and Masters of Technology degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai in 2019 with a minor in Physics. His research interests are synthesis and characterization of epitaxial thin films with a particular focus on ferroelectric systems. Email*: kumarasu
	Raymond Yu (co-advised with Prof. Michelle Povinelli) Raymond is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ming Hsieh Department, University of Southern California. He received his B.S. in Optics from the University of Rochester in 2019. His research interest is in infrared optical materials. Email*: rbyu
	Claire Wu Claire is a Ph.D. Student in the Material Science, Mork Family Department, University of Southern California. Claire received her B.S. in chemical engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2022. Email*: clairewu
	Andrew Boyi Lee Andrew is a Ph.D. Student in the Material Science, Mork Family Department, University of Southern California. Andrew received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from National Chiao Tung University and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from National Taiwan University. His research interests are electronic and optical properties of novel semiconductors. Email*: ablee
	Shivam Nigam Shivam is a Ph.D. Student in the Material Science, Mork Family Department, University of Southern California. Shivam received his M.S. in Materials Science from Colorado School of Mines in 2023. Email*: shivamni
	Raphael Van Laer Raphael is a Ph. D. student in Material Science, Mork Family department, University of Southern California. He received a B. S. in Physics from Fordham University in 2022 with a minor in Mathematics and a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in 2024. His research interests include the synthesis, characterization, and device fabrication of semiconductors. Email*: vanlaer

Undergraduate Students

	Claire Archer Claire is an undergraduate student studying Chemical Engineering with the Mark Family Department at the University of Southern California. Her research interests are in the development of materials for electronic and energy applications. She has previous experience working with solar photosensitizers for the devolvement of sustainable fuel production. Email*: caarcher.
	Kenta Lin Kenta is an undergraduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ming Hsieh Department, University of Southern California. His research interests are in the development of materials for electronic and energy applications. Email*: kentalin.

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