Principal Investigator
Dr. Dev Chidambaram
Director, MER Lab.
Ph.D. - Materials Sc. & Eng, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 2003
M. S. - Biomedical Eng., State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 2001
M. S. - Materials Sc. & Eng, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 2000
B.Tech - Chemical & Electrochemical Eng, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India, 1998
His research is focused on utilizing electrochemistry and spectroscopy to solve problems in
materials, biological, and environmental sciences.
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Liz Palmer
Ph.D. - Food Science (Molecular Microbiology), Cornell University, NY, 2010
B.S - Biology, University of Virginia, VA, 2004
Her research is focused on understanding the molecular principles underlying basic physiological processes or mechanisms in microbes as related to environmental and pharmaceutical sciences.
Ph.D. - Food Science (Molecular Microbiology), Cornell University, NY, 2010
B.S - Biology, University of Virginia, VA, 2004
Her research is focused on understanding the molecular principles underlying basic physiological processes or mechanisms in microbes as related to environmental and pharmaceutical sciences.
Graduate Student
Jason Hastings
M.S- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2010
B.S - Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2008
Jason's research is aimed at understanding the electron transfer processes in microbes and exploiting them for applications in environmental remediation and biofuels.
M.S- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2010
B.S - Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2008
Jason's research is aimed at understanding the electron transfer processes in microbes and exploiting them for applications in environmental remediation and biofuels.
Graduate Student
Jesse Ruppert
M.S- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2009
B.S -Mathematics, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2002
Jesse's research is to study and understand the hydride embrittlement of zirconium alloys used as cladding materials for nuclear fuels.
M.S- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2009
B.S -Mathematics, University of Nevada Reno, NV, 2002
Jesse's research is to study and understand the hydride embrittlement of zirconium alloys used as cladding materials for nuclear fuels.
Graduate Student
Dharshini Balasubramaniyan
B.Tech- Chemical & Electrochemical Eng, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India, 2010
Dharshini's research is focussed on to generation of biodiesel from non-traditional food wastes.
B.Tech- Chemical & Electrochemical Eng, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India, 2010
Dharshini's research is focussed on to generation of biodiesel from non-traditional food wastes.
