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Photo taken March '08.

	Prof. George Malliaras, Associate Professor. George received a BS in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1991 and a PhD from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands in 1995. His thesis was on photorefractivity in polymers. After postdocs at the University of Groningen and the IBM Almaden Research Center in CA, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell, where he carries out research on Organic Electronics. He is a recipient of the NSF Young Investigator Award, a DuPont Young Professor Grant, and a College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award. He likes to travel and to tend to his yard.	327 Bard Hall 5-1956 ggm1
	Dr. Hon Hang Fong, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Hon Hang received his PhD in Physics from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2004. His graduate work was on charge transport and luminescence of organic electronic materials. His current research focuses on a comprehensive characterization of charge injection and transport in organic electronic materials, used in light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells, and thin film transistors. He is the recipient of a Croucher Foundation postdoctoral fellowship.	332 Thurston Hall 5-0705 hhf4
	Dr. Fabio Cicoira, Visiting Scientist from IFN-CNR, Trento, Italy. Fabio received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne. He has worked at the CERN (Geneva), at ISMN-CNR (Bologna) and at INRS-EMT (Varennes, Québec, Canada). His research interests focus on organic devices, thin film growth and self-assembly of organic molecules. Fabio is recipient of a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship from the European Union, in collaboration with Dr Salvatore Iannotta (IFN-CNR, Trento, Italy). He enjoys reading, hiking and acting.	332 Thurston Hall 5-0705 fc87
	Dr. Aram Amassian, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Aram received his PhD in Engineering Physics from Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada in 2005. His graduate work was on the in situ study and simulation of plasma-surface interactions and the role of ion bombardment on surfaces and interfaces. His current research focuses on the growth study of various organic semiconductor films by using in situ x-ray characterization at CHESS. Aram holds a NSERC postdoctoral fellowship from Canada. He enjoys cooking and traveling.	332 Thurston Hall 5-0705 aa359
	Dr. Liangfeng Sun, Postdoctoral Research Associate (also associated with Prof. Frank Wise's group). Liangfeng received his PhD in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. His graduate work was on surface nonlinear optics. He developed a two-beam optical second harmonic generation method which dramatically enhanced the second-harmonic signal generated from silicon nanocrystals.His current research focuses on fabrication and characterization of quantum dot organic light-emitting devices. He likes to cook, play ping-pong and travel.	332 Thurston Hall 5-0705 ls462
	Dr. Alex Zakhidov, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Alex received his PhD in Physics of Solid State from Moscow State University, Russia in 2006. His graduate work was on the field electron emission properties of nano-carbon materials. His current research focuses on using novel patterning techniques to create high performance organic electronic devices. He likes to travel, read, play soccer, ski, and play the guitar.	331 Thurston Hall 5-8293 az79
	Dr. Mandakini Kanungo, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Mandakini received her PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2002. Her graduate research consisted of development of molecular biosensors and display devices based on conducting polymers. She has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Kansas State University and the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Her research interests include synthesis and characterization of advanced materials for device applications. Her current research involves carbon nanotube-semiconductor networks for organic electronics.	331 Thurston Hall 5-8293 mk637
	Dr. Sang Yang, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Sang received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Korea in 2006. His graduate work was on the growth studies of pentacene thin films on polymer gate dielectrics and the development/characterization of polymer gate dielectric-based pentacene field-effect transistors. His current research focuses on the organic biosensors and their arrays based on organic electrochemical transistors with conducting polymers. Sang is the recipient of a KRF postdoctoral fellowship from Korea. He enjoying taking pictures and listening to different kinds of music.	331 Thurston Hall 5-8293 syy3
	Dr. Dmitry Lyashenko, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dmitry received his PhD from the University of Joensuu, Finland in 2006. His graduate work was on electronic and non-linear optical properties of nano-carbons. His current research focuses on creation of carbon/polymer nanocomposites and for high performance organic transistors. He likes to travel, play soccer and ski.	331 Thurston Hall 5-8293
	John DeFranco, Graduate Researcher. John received a BS in Physics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Applied and Engineering Physics, expected to graduate in 2007. He is interested in using novel patterning techniques to create high performance organic electronic devices. His interests include soccer, swing dancing and playing guitar.	352 Duffield Hall 5-8293 jad93
	Yee-Fun Lim, Graduate Researcher. Yee-Fun received a BS in Physics from California Institute of Technology. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Applied Physics, expecting to graduate in 2011. He is interested in exploring new device structures for organic photovoltaics. He likes hiking, biking, sea sports and playing card games.	407 Thurston Hall 5-2511 yl325
	Vladimir Pozdin, Graduate Researcher. Vladimir received a BS in Physics from Butler University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in Indianapolis, IN. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He is interested in materials synthesis and organic electronic devices. He is the recipient of an NSF graduate fellowship. His interests include travel, soccer, music, cooking, and dancing.	407 Thurston Hall 5-2511 vap26
	Chung-Han Wu, Graduate Researcher. Chung-Han received a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, expected to graduate in 2011. He is interested in energy-related research, especially in organic photovoltaics. He likes sports, movies, history and Chinese philosophy.	407 Thurston Hall 5-2511 cw327
	Alwin Wan, Graduate Researcher. Alwin received a BASc in Engineering Science at the University of Toronto, with a specialization in nanoengineering. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, expected to graduate in 2012. He is interested in the integration of biology with organic electronics for applications in biosensing. He likes badminton, playing the violin, and long walks on the beach.	407 Thurston Hall 5-2511 amw262
	Abdurrahman Gumus, Graduate Researcher. Abdurrahman received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul University, in Turkey. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, expected to graduate in 2014. He is interested in biology related nano-research, especially in organic bioelectronics. He likes sports, movies, philosophy and playing ney.	407 Thurston Hall 5-2511 ag598