Staff

Group Leader

 Sheng Dai

Ph. D. 1990, Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Synthesis of mesoporous oxide materials, nanocrystals, ionic liquids, nuclear chemistry and chemistry uranium compounds, sol-gel synthesis, molecular imprinting and chemical sensors.
Phone: (865) 576-7307
Fax (865) 241-5252
MS: 6201

Group Staff

  De'en Jiang
Ph. D. 2005, Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles.
Computer simulation of separations, interfacial chemistry, and catalysis; first principles density functional theory methods, hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical molecular dynamics methods.
E-mail
Phone: (865) 574-5199
Fax (865) 241-5252
MS: 6201

   Shannon M. Mahurin

Ph.D. in 2000,Chemical Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Membrane separations of gas mixtures using ionic liquids and porous carbon, solid/fluid interface interactions, surface modification of nanostructured materials by atomic layer deposition, plasmonic nanostructures for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, characterization of novel ionic liquids.
E-mail
Phone: (865) 576-8256
Fax (865) 241-5252
MS: 6201

 Richard Mayes
 

Ph.D. in 2009, Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Porous material development and application, carbon functionalization for heavy metal sorbents, porous carbons in catalysis, activated carbons for ultra-capacitors, building block methods in heterogeneous catalysis.

E-mail
Phone: (865) 576-4570
Fax (865) 241-5252
MS: 6201

  Xiao-Guang Sun

Ph. D. 2001, Chemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe.
Synthesis of novel organic lithium salts, additives, liquid and polymer electrolytes for rechargeable lithium ion batteries and capacitors. Modification of electrode surface via different methods to improve coulomb efficiency and extend cycle and calendar life of the Li-ion batteries and capacitors.
E-mail
Phone: (865)241-8822
Fax (865) 241-5252
MS: 6201

Secretary

Tracy Housewright

Phone (865) 574-5033
Fax (865) 241-5252
MS 6201

Guest Scientists

Suree Brown
Phone: (865) 241-5189

Post-Docs / Students

Ravichandar Babarao
Phone: (865) 241-5189

John Bauer
Phone: (865) 574-6583

Songhai Chai
Phone: (865) 574-7099

Pasquale Fulvio
Phone: (865) 576-6690

Joanna Gorka
Phone: (865) 241-8189

Bingkun Guo
Phone: (865) 241-5189

Patrick C. Hillesheim
Phone: (865) 241-5189

Chen Liao
Phone: (865) 574-6583

Rui Liu
Phone: (865) 574-5033

Yatsandra Oyola
Phones: (865) 574-6583

Xiaoqi Sun
Phone: (865) 574-6583