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David J. Flannigan
Curriculum Vitae
David J. Flannigan
McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Ray D. and Mary T. Johnson/Mayon Plastics Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL E NGINEERING AND M ATERIALS SCIENCE
421 WASHINGTON A VENUE SE, MC-0531A
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455, USA
E MAIL: [email protected]
OFFICE: 612-625-3867
FAX: 612-626-7246
WEB: research.cems.umn.edu/flannigan
EDUCATION
Dec. 2006
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Physical Conditions and Chemical Processes during Sonoluminescence (K. S. Suslick)
June 2001
B.S. Chemistry (Distinction; Math Minor), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Metal Nitrates as Precursors for CVD of Thin Metal Oxide Films (W. L. Gladfelter)
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013 – present
Member of the Graduate Faculty in Chemical Physics, University of Minnesota
2012 – present
Assistant Professor, Chemical Eng. and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
2011 – 2012
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology (A. H. Zewail)
2007 – 2010
Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology (A. H. Zewail)
2001 – 2006
Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (K. S. Suslick)
2000 – 2001
Technical Aide, 3M Corporation (M. Nirmal)
2000 – 2001
Research Assistant, University of Minnesota (W. L. Gladfelter)
HONORS AND AWARDS
University of Minnesota
2014 – 2016
McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
2013 – 2015
ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant
2013 – 2016
3M Nontenured Faculty Award
2012 – 2015
Ray D. & Mary T. Johnson/Mayon Plastics Assistant Professorship
2012
Elected to Full Membership in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
2013, 2012
Love of Learning Award, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Student/Postdoc
2011, 2008, 2007
Love of Learning Award, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2008
Workshop for Prospective Chemistry Faculty, American Chemical Society
2005
Theron Standish Piper Award for Outstanding Thesis Research, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
2005
Conference Travel Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001, 2002
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (ranked “Outstanding” in 2001; top 10% for overall effectiveness)
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David A. and Merece H. Johnson Scholarship, University of Minnesota
2001
Conference Travel Grant, University of Minnesota
2000
UROP, University of Minnesota (W. L. Gladfelter)
2000
Undergraduate Materials Research Initiative Award, Materials Research Society
2000
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Elected Junior Year)
1997 – 1999
College of Liberal Arts Honors Program, University of Minnesota
1998 – 1999
Dean’s List, College of Liberal Arts and Institute of Technology, University of
Minnesota
PUBLICATIONS (LAST AUTHOR OR * = CORRESPONDING AUTHOR )
University of Minnesota
33. Plemmons, D. A.; Park, S. T.; Zewail, A. H.; Flannigan, D. J. Characterization of Fast Photoelectron Packets
in Weak and Strong Laser Fields in Ultrafast Electron Microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2014, 146, 97-102.
32. Flannigan, D. J. Spreadsheet-Based Program for Simulating Atomic Emission Spectra. Journal of Chemical
Education 2014, 91, 1736-1738.
31. McKenna, A. J.; Flannigan, D. J. There’s Plenty of Time to Watch What’s Happening at the Bottom.
(submitted)
30. Flannigan, D. J.; Plemmons, D. Electron Pulse Properties and PINEM Aberrations in Ultrafast Transmission
Electron Microscopy. In Proceedings of the 18th International Microscopy Congress; Prague, Czech
Republic, September 7-12, 2014.
29. Plemmons, D.; Flannigan, D. J. Practical Considerations for Ultrashort Electron Pulse Characterization in
Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis 2014, 20, (Suppl. 3), 1588-1589.
28. Flannigan, D. J.*; Lourie, O. 4D Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Sheds Light on Dynamic Processes from the
Micrometer to the Atomic Scale. Microscopy and Analysis 2013, 27, S5-S8. (Cover article, Editor’s pick)
27. Cremons, D. R.; Schliep, K. B.; Flannigan, D. J. Diffraction Contrast as a Sensitive Indicator of Femtosecond
Sub-Nanoscale Motion in Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy. Proceedings of SPIE 2013, 8845,
884507.
26. Flannigan, D. J. Photoelectron-Pulse Properties from Free-Free Transitions in Ultrafast Transmission
Electron Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis 2013, 19 (Suppl. 2), 1158-1159.
25. Flannigan, D. J.*; Suslick, K. S.* Non-Boltzmann Population Distributions during Single-Bubble
Sonoluminescence. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2013, 117, 15886-15893. (Special issue: Michael D.
Fayer Festschrift, Invited)
24. Flannigan, D. J.; Zewail, A. H. 4D Electron Microscopy: Principles and Applications. Accounts of Chemical
Research 2012, 45, 1828-1839. (Cover article, Invited)
23. Flannigan, D. J.*; Suslick, K. S. Temperature Nonequilibration during Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence.
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2012, 3, 2401-2404.
Prior to U of MN
22. Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J. Inside a Collapsing Cavity: Sonoluminescence as a Spectroscopic Probe. In
Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Cavitation; Singapore, August 13-16, 2012; Ohl, C.-D.,
Klaseboer, E., Ohl, S. W., Gong, S. W., Khoo, B. C., Eds.; Research Publishing Services: Singapore, 2012.
21. Park, S. T.; Flannigan, D. J.; Zewail, A. H. 4D Electron Microscopy Visualization of Anisotropic Atomic
Motions in Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134, 9146-9149.
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20. Park, S. T.; Flannigan, D. J.; Zewail, A. H. Irreversible Chemical Reactions Visualized in Space and Time
with 4D Electron Microscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133, 1730-1733.
19. Suslick, K. S.; Eddingsaas, N. C.; Flannigan, D. J.; Hopkins, S. D.; Xu, H. Extreme Conditions during
Multibubble Cavitation: Sonoluminescence as a Spectroscopic Probe. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 2011, 18,
842-846.
18. Flannigan, D. J.; Park, S. T.; Zewail, A. H. Nanofriction Visualized in Space and Time by 4D Electron
Microscopy. Nano Letters 2010, 10, 4767-4773.
17. Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Inertially-Confined Plasma in an Imploding Bubble. Nature Physics 2010, 6,
598-601.
16. Flannigan, D. J.; Barwick, B.; Zewail, A. H. Biological Imaging with 4D Ultrafast Electron Microscopy.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 2010, 107, 9933-9937.
15. Flannigan, D. J.; Zewail, A. H. Optomechanical and Crystallization Phenomena Visualized with 4D Electron
Microscopy: Interfacial Carbon Nanotubes on Silicon Nitride. Nano Letters 2010, 10, 1892-1899.
14. Barwick, B.; Flannigan, D. J.; Zewail, A. H. Photon-Induced Near-Field Electron Microscopy. Nature 2009,
462, 902-906.
13. Flannigan, D. J.; Samartzis, P. C.; Yurtsever, A.; Zewail, A. H. Nanomechanical Motions of Cantilevers:
Direct Imaging in Real-Space and Time with 4D Electron Microscopy. Nano Letters 2009, 9, 875-881.
12. Eddingsaas, N. C.; Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Measuring the Extreme Conditions Created during
Cavitation. Proceedings of Acoustics ’08 (Eur. Acoust. Assoc./Acoust. Soc. Amer.: Paris, 2008), 3565-3570.
11. Drayna, G. K.; Flannigan, D. J. Ultrafast Electron Microscopy: Watching Atoms Move and Crystals Melt.
Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal 2008, 8, 36-43.
10. Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J. Inside a Collapsing Bubble: Sonoluminescence and the Conditions during
Cavitation. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 2008, 59, 659-683.
9.
Flannigan, D. J.; Lobastov, V. A.; Zewail, A. H. Controlled Nanoscale Mechanical Phenomena Discovered
with Ultrafast Electron Microscopy. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition 2007, 46, 9206-9210. (Cover
article)
8.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Emission from Electronically Excited Metal Atoms during Single-Bubble
Sonoluminescence. Physical Review Letters 2007, 99, 134301. (Editors’ suggestion)
7.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Plasma Quenching by Air during Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence. Journal
of Physical Chemistry A 2006, 110, 9315-9318. (Cover article)
6.
Flannigan, D. J.; Hopkins, S. D.; Camara, C. G.; Putterman, S. J.; Suslick, K. S. Measurement of Pressure and
Density Inside a Single Sonoluminescing Bubble. Physical Review Letters 2006, 96, 204301.
5.
Flannigan, D. J. Bubbles Hotter than the Surface of the Sun. Swift County Monitor-News, July 13, 2005, p 11.
(Invited)
4.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Molecular and Atomic Emission during Single-Bubble Cavitation in
Concentrated Sulfuric Acid. Acoustic Research Letters Online 2005, 6, 157-161. (Special issue: Apfel’s
Acoustics Articulations, Invited)
3.
Flannigan, D. J.; Hopkins, S. D.; Suslick, K. S. Sonochemistry and Sonoluminescence in Ionic Liquids,
Molten Salts, and Concentrated Electrolytic Solutions. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2005, 690,
3513-3517. (Special issue: Organometallic Chemistry in Ionic Liquids, Invited)
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Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Plasma Line Emission during Single-Bubble Cavitation. Physical Review
Letters 2005, 95, 044301.
1.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. Plasma Formation and Temperature Measurement during Single-Bubble
Cavitation. Nature 2005, 434, 52-55.
PATENTS
Student/Postdoc
Zewail, A. H.; Flannigan, D. J.; Barwick, B. Photon-Induced Near-Field Electron Microscope and Biological
Imaging System. U.S. Patent 8,429,761, April 23, 2013.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
University of Minnesota
37. 2015 Mach Conference, Annapolis, MD, April 8-10, 2015
36. 12th Annual Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D), Chantilly, VA, November 17-20, 2014.
35. Second International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials, Chinese Materials Research
Society, International Union of Materials Research Societies, Haikou, China, October 24-27, 2014.
34. Chemistry and Physics Colloquium, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, September 25, 2014.
33. Physics Colloquium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, September 24, 2014.
32. Research Experiences for Undergraduates Seminar, University of Minnesota MRSEC, July 10, 2014.
31. 3M Science and Engineering Faculty Day, 3M Corporation, June 11, 2014.
30. ACS Pure Chemistry Award Symposium in Honor of Prof. Sara E. Skrabalak, 247 th ACS National Meeting,
Dallas, TX, March 16-20, 2014.
29. Future Trends in Microscopy: Horizons Near and Far, IPrime Workshop, University of Minnesota, January
15, 2014. (Plenary Speaker)
28. Femtosecond Electron Imaging and Spectroscopy Workshop, Key West, FL, December 9-12, 2013.
27. Engineering and Stem Cell Institute Joint Symposium, University of Minnesota, December 5, 2013.
26. Workshop on Femtosecond Transmission Electron Microscopy, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 18-19, 2013.
25. Research Experiences for Undergraduates Seminar, University of Minnesota MRSEC, June 27, 2013.
24. 3M Science and Engineering Faculty Day, 3M Corporation, June 12-13, 2013.
23. IPrime Annual Meeting, University of Minnesota, May 28-30, 2013.
22. CEMS 50th Class Reunion, University of Minnesota, May 10, 2013.
21. Midwest Microscopy and Microanalysis Society Spring Meeting, Northwestern University, March 28-29,
2013. (Keynote Speaker)
20. Center for Nanostructure Applications Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, March 25, 2013.
19. UNITE/EE 8660 Magnetics Seminar, University of Minnesota, March 15, 2013.
18. Seagate Technology, Advanced Transducer Development, Bloomington, Minnesota, March 8, 2013.
17. Workshop on Ultrafast Electron Sources for Diffraction and Microscopy, University of California, Los
Angeles, December 12-14, 2012.
16. 8th Annual Minnesota Nano Workshop, University of Minnesota, November 7, 2012.
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15. Condensed Matter Seminar, Department of Physics, University of Minnesota, October 25, 2012.
Student/Postdoc
14. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, February 7, 2012.
13. Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, January 31, 2012.
12. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech, January 26, 2012.
11. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, January 17, 2012.
10. Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, January 6, 2012.
9.
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, January 3, 2012.
8.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, December 14, 2011.
7.
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, December 6, 2011.
6.
3M Corporation, St. Paul, MN, August 2011.
5.
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), Honolulu, HI, December 15-20,
2010.
4.
General Electric Plastics, Mt. Vernon, IN, September 2005.
3.
Theron Standish Piper Award Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, August 2005.
2.
33rd Annual Meeting of the Ultrasonics Industry Association, Indianapolis, IN, September 23, 2003.
1.
Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 17, 2001. (Undergraduate Materials
Research Initiative Award Winner) (Poster)
PRESENTATIONS (SPEAKER IS UNDERLINED)
University of Minnesota
30. Plemmons, D.; Flannigan, D. J. “Semi-Direct Transfer of CVD Graphene for In Situ Transmission Electron
Microscopy Thermal Transport Experiments” 4th International Symposium on Graphene Devices, Bellevue,
WA, September 21-25, 2014.
29. Cremons, D. R.; Flannigan, D. J. “Thermal Boundary Conductance Measurements of the Germanium-Silicon
Interface with Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy” MNAVS Annual Symposium, St. Paul, MN,
September 18, 2014.
28. Suri, P. K.; Flannigan, D. J. “Direct Observation of a Crystallographic Phase Transition in Undoped
LaFeAsO with In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy” MNAVS Annual Symposium, St. Paul, MN,
September 18, 2014.
27. Flannigan, D. J.; Plemmons, D. “Electron Pulse Properties and PINEM Aberrations in Ultrafast Transmission
Electron Microscopy” 18th International Microscopy Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, September 7-12,
2014.
26. Plemmons, D.; Flannigan, D. J. “Practical Considerations for Ultrashort Electron Pulse Characterization in
Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy” Microscopy and Microanalysis, Hartford, CT, August 3-7,
2014.
25. Plemmons, D.; Flannigan, D. J. “Prospects for Investigation of 2D Energy Transport via Ultrafast
Transmission Electron Microscopy” Microscopy Across the Disciplines, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,
MN, January 16, 2014.
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24. Schliep, K.; Wang, J.-P.; Flannigan, D. J. “Visualizing Nanoscale Magnetism Dynamics with Ultrafast
Foucault Imaging” Microscopy Across the Disciplines, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, January 16,
2014.
23. Cremons, D. R.; Flannigan, D. J. “Specimen Preparation for Thermal Transport Studies with Ultrafast
Transmission Electron Microscopy” Microscopy Across the Disciplines, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,
MN, January 16, 2014.
22. Plemmons, D.; Holzman, N.; Flannigan, D. J. “Characterization of Transfer Artifacts of CVD-Grown
Graphene Using Correlative Optical, Confocal Raman, and Transmission Electron Microscopy” MNAVS
Annual Symposium, St. Paul, MN, September 19, 2013.
21. Flannigan, D. J. “Photoelectron-Pulse Properties from Free-Free Transitions Near a Nanostructure in Ultrafast
Transmission Electron Microscopy” 246th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, September 8-12, 2013.
20. Flannigan, D. J. “Photoelectron-Pulse Properties from Free-Free Transitions in Ultrafast Transmission
Electron Microscopy” Microscopy and Microanalysis, Indianapolis, IN, August 4-8, 2013.
19. Flannigan, D. J. “Principles of Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy with Applications in Materials
Science” Joint SES and ASME-AMD Meeting, Brown University, Providence, RI, July 28-31, 2013.
18. Flannigan, D. J. “Photoinduced Component Separation of Phase I Cu(TCNQ) Visualized with Ultrafast
Transmission Electron Microscopy” 40th Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
La Crosse, WI, June 5-8, 2013.
Prior to U of MN
17. Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J. “Inside a Collapsing Cavity: Sonoluminescence as a Spectroscopic Probe” 8th
International Symposium on Cavitation, Singapore, August 13-16, 2012.
16. Flannigan, D. J.; Park, S. T.; Zewail, A. H. “Irreversible Chemical Reactions Visualized in Space and Time
with 4D Electron Microscopy” 242nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO,
August 28-September 1, 2011.
15. Flannigan, D. J.; Barwick, B.; Zewail, A. H. “Imaging Biological Structures with Photon-Induced Near-Field
Electron Microscopy” 242nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, August 28September 1, 2011.
14. Flannigan, D. J.; Park, S. T.; Zewail, A. H. “Effects of Interfacial Forces on Crystal Nanoscale Motion
Visualized with Four-Dimensional Electron Microscopy” 242nd National Meeting of the American Chemical
Society, Denver, CO, August 28-September 1, 2011.
13. Suslick, K. S.; Xu, H.; Flannigan, D. J. “Evidence for a Plasma Core during Acoustic Cavitation in Sulfuric
Acid” 161st National Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA, May 23-27, 2011.
12. Suslick, K. S.; Xu, H.; Flannigan, D. J.; Eddingsaas, N. C. “Extreme Conditions during Cavitation: Evidence
for a Plasma Core” 12th Meeting of the European Society of Sonochemistry, Chania, Crete, Greece, May 30June 3, 2010.
11. Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. “Emission from Electronically Excited Metal Atoms and Exciplexes during
Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence” 235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans,
LA, April 6-10, 2008.
10. Eddingsaas, N. C.; Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. “Comparison of Single-Bubble and Multibubble
Sonoluminescence in Sulfuric Acid” 234th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston,
MA, August 19-23, 2007.
9.
Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J.; Hopkins, S. D. “Measuring the Extreme Conditions during Acoustic
Cavitation” 232nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, September 1014, 2006.
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Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. “Formation of a Hot and Dense Plasma during Single-Bubble
Sonoluminescence” 33rd IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Traverse City, MI, June 4-8,
2006.
7.
Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J. “Plasma Formation during Single-Bubble Cavitation” International Chemical
Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), Honolulu, HI, December 15-20, 2005.
6.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. “Single-Bubble Acoustic Cavitation in Inorganic Liquids” 58th Annual
Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Chicago, IL, November 20-22, 2005.
5.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. “Plasma Formation during Single-Bubble Cavitation” 229th National Meeting
of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005. (Poster)
4.
Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J. “The Temperatures of Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence” 148th Meeting of
the Acoustical Society of America, San Diego, CA, November 15-19, 2004.
3.
Flannigan, D. J.; Suslick, K. S. “Single-Bubble Cavitation in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid” 36th Great Lakes
Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Peoria, IL, October 17-20, 2004.
2.
Flannigan, D. J. “Studies of Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence from Concentrated Sulfuric Acid”
Inorganic/Materials Student Seminar Series (S3), Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, April 2004.
1.
Suslick, K. S.; Flannigan, D. J. “Temperatures of Single-Bubble Cavitation in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid”
9th Meeting of the European Society of Sonochemistry, Badajoz, Spain, April 2004.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY M EMBERSHIPS
American Chemical Society, Physical Chemistry Division
Microscopy Society of America
Midwest Microscopy and Microanalysis Society
Minnesota Microscopy Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Elected junior year)
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (Full Member)
TEACHING
University of Minnesota
 CSE 1001: First Year Experience, F. 2013
 MATS 3011: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (Lead Instructor), F. 2013, F. 2014
 MATS 3011: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (Recitation Instructor), S. 2013
 MATS 5517: Electron Microscopy (Lead Instructor), S. 2014
 CHEN 2001: Material and Energy Balances (Recitation Instructor), F. 2012
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Student)
 Chem 319: Inorganic Chemistry (Teaching Assistant), S. 2002
 Chem 315: Instrumental Chemical Systems Lab (Teaching Assistant), F. 2001, F. 2002
ADVISING AND MENTORING
University of Minnesota
Current Postdoctoral Associates
 David T. Valley, 2014 – present
Current Graduate Students
 Daniel R. Cremons, Materials Science, 2012 – present
 Alyssa J. McKenna (NSF Fellow), Materials Science, 2012 – present
 Dayne Plemmons, Chemical Engineering, 2012 – present
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Karl B. Schliep, Materials Science, co-advised with Jian-Ping Wang (ECE), 2012 – present
Jessica Kissel, Materials Science, 2013 – present
Thomas E. Gage, Materials Science, co-advised with Beth Stadler (ECE), 2013 – present
Pranav Kumar Suri, Materials Science, 2014 – present
Current Undergraduate Students
 Madeline Hanson, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, UROP Award, 2013 – present
 Shane Hughes, UROP Award, 2014 – present
 Sushruth Venkatesh, Chemical Engineering (Chemistry minor), 2013 – present
Former Undergraduate Students
 Noah J. Holzman, Materials Science, University of Wisconsin-Stout, REU, Summer 2013
 Clay H. Batton, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2013 – 2014
Examination Committees
2013 (7 total)
CEMS Orals (3): Pranav Kumar Suri (Gerberich and Mkhoyan), Nathan Morgan (Substitute; Holmes), Brett
Kuestermeyer (Reader; Hackel)
CEMS Thesis Defense (2): Aloysius Gunawan (Chair; Mkhoyan), Anudha Mittal (Chair; Mkhoyan)
BMBB Orals (1): Lori Zacharoff (Bond)
CHEM Orals (1): Ivan Spector (Massari)
2014 (15 total)
CEMS Orals (12): Daniel Cremons (Reader; Flannigan), Prabesh Dulal (Stadler), Tom Fielitz (Holmes),
Prashant Kumar (Reader; Mkhoyan and Tsapatsis), Alyssa McKenna (Reader; Flannigan), Md Aminul
Mehedi (Wang), Dayne Plemmons (Reader; Flannigan), Lafe Purvis (Chemistry), Karl Schliep (Reader;
Flannigan), Kerry Wang (Derby), Tianqi Wang (Jalan), Yuezhou Wang (Reader; Dumitrica), Ryan Wu
(Mkhoyan)
CEMS Master’s Defense (1): Dan Sorensen (Gerberich and Mkhoyan)
CEMS Thesis Defense (1): Jeremy Bedard (Chair; Schmidt and Bahn)
Prior to U of MN
Undergraduate Students [*(---) = went to graduate school]
*(Harvard) Garrett Drayna, Physics, California Institute of Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow,
1 first-author publication, 2007 – 2008
Led two-day workshop on acoustics and sonoluminescence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011
Incoming Graduate Student Mentor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
International Graduate Student Mentor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 – 2002
SERVICE AND OUTREACH
University of Minnesota
University/Departmental Service
 Materials Science seminar speaker coordinator, F. 2013
 CEMS 50th Class Reunion Speaker, May 10, 2013
 Materials Science Graduate Student Admissions Committee, 2013 – present
 Materials Science Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Spring 2014
 Chaired morning session of IPrime Carbon Polymer Nanocomposites Workshop, May 29, 2013
 CHEN/MATS 1001: Advances in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Delivered seminar on ultrafast
science. F. 2012, F. 2013
 Volunteer instructor for CSE 1001: First Year Experience, Fall 2013
 Electron Microscopy Management Committee, 2014 – present
Outside Service
 Symposium Organizer, 2015 Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting, Portland, OR
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Symposium Co-organizer, AVS 62nd International Symposium & Exhibition, San Jose, CA
KAUST proposal reviewer
NSF review panel
NSF proposal reviewer
DOE proposal reviewer
Participant in DOE BES Workshop on the Future of Electron Scattering and Diffraction, Feb. 25-26, 2014
Participant in Nanotechnology for Defense (NT4D) workshop and panel discussion on new methods in electron
microscopy, Nov. 17, 2014
 College of Reviewers for the Canada Research Chairs Program
 Session chair on Materials Characterization and Evaluation at IUMRS-ICYRAM, Oct. 25, 2014, Haikou, China
Outreach
 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Seminar, University of Minnesota MRSEC, 2013 and 2014
 Presenter, Exploring Careers in Engineering and Physical Science Summer Camp, University of Minnesota
College of Science and Engineering, Summer 2013
 Speaker, University of Minnesota Materials Research Society Student Chapter, Future Directions in Materials
Science and Engineering, December 3, 2012
 Judge for the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Poster Symposium, April 19, 2013
 Judge for the 2013 Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase, March 18-23, 2013
Journal Peer Review and Editing
 Editorial Board, Dataset Papers in Science: Nanotechnology (2012-present)
 Advanced Materials
 Analytical Chemistry
 Atoms
 Canadian Journal of Chemistry
 Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B
 Laser & Photonics Reviews
 Physical Review Letters
 The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Prior to U of MN
Committee Memberships
 Physical Biology Center Image Formatting Committee, California Institute of Technology, 2008
 Department of Chemistry Graduate Student Advisory Committee (DCGSAC), University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2003 – 2005 (Communications Officer 2004 – 2005)
 Inorganic/Materials Student-Selected Seminar Speaker Committee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
2002 – 2004 (Founding Member, Chair 2004)
 Inorganic/Materials Graduate Student Seminar Series (S3), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002 –
2004 (Chair 2004)
Journal Peer Review
 Analytical Chemistry
 Angewandte Chemie
 Europhysics Letters
Funding Peer Review
 Proposal Review, Altrusa International
Other Service
 Postdoc Representative for Linus Pauling Lecturer Eric S. Lander, California Institute of Technology, 2009
 Host, Smithsonian Institute Visitation, Zewail Group, California Institute of Technology, 2008
 Graduate Student Host, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002, 2005
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