Current Lab Members
Anika Bhoopalam
PhD Student, Materials Science and Engineering
Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering (2025), Purdue University
Anika is studying the charge transfer and charge transport properties of conducting pi-conjugated polymers with advanced electroanalytical techniques, including color impedance, and computational and machine learning approaches.
Corey Roberts
PhD Student, Chemistry
Bachelor’s of Science in Materials Chemistry (2025), University of Kentucky
Corey is focused on electrochemical doping with applications to electrochemical sensors.
Contact: croberts330@gatech.edu
Maximilian Spies
PhD Student, Chemistry
Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry (2026), Furman University, Greenville, SC
Max is studying the properties of electrochemically and photochemically doped materials by combining scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) with spectroscopic techniques.
Contact: mspies6@gatech.edu
Marcus Hawley
PhD Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering
Bachelor’s of Science in Materials Engineering (2024) California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
Marcus is studying the charge and mass transport properties of pi-conjugated polymers for use in optoelectronic devices and energy storage applications.
Contact: mhawley7@gatech.edu
Anthi Savvidou
PhD Student in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry (2024) from Florida Institute of Technology
Anthi is working on in situ electrochemical methods to understand degradation of metal halide perovskite semiconductors, including near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Contact: asavvidou6@gatech.edu
Jude Kpare
Bachelor’s of Science in Materials Engineering (2021), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Jude is studying the impact of phase morphology on electrochemical doping processes in organic semiconductor blends for energy storage, conversion, and sensing applications using a combination of structural (GIWAXS, DSC), electrochemical (CV, EQCM-D), and optoelectronic techniques (UV-vis spectroelectrochemisty).
Contact: jkpare3@gatech.edu
Elizabeth Ballenger
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering
Elizabeth is studying the structure and charge transfer relationship in pi-conjugated polymers using electrochemical characterization techniques.
Dr. Spencer Yeager
Postdoctoral Fellow (GATech affiliate)
PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry (UArizona)
Spencer is working on scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) approaches to understand printable electronic materials heterogeneity at multiple length scales.
Dr. Garrett Collins
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Chemistry (University of Utah)
Garrett is working on electrochemical and photoelectrochemical doping in organic semiconductors.
Dr. Michel De Keersmaecker
Research Scientist
Prior Experience:
- Research Scientist IV (2022-2024) University of Arizona, USA.
- Postdoctoral Researcher (2020-2022) University of Arizona, USA.
- Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2020) Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
- Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2015) Ghent University, Belgium.
- Master’s in Chemistry (2009) Ghent University, Belgium.
Research Areas:
- Development of in-line defect quantification method in semiconductor films;
- Study ion and charge carrier transport phenomena through advanced operando methodologies in semiconductor materials;
- Define the importance of interfacial processes within optoelectronic devices using (spectro)electrochemistry and;
- Examine active corrosion mechanisms in lead halide perovskites through
near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Dr. Judith L. Jenkins
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Forensic Science, Eastern Kentucky University Georgia Tech Affiliate
Broadly, Judy’s work examines charge-transfer processes at electrode/solution interfaces. She uses primarily electrochemical, spectroscopic, and spectroelectrochemical techniques to identify and measure structure-property relationships that govern reactions at semiconducting polymer/small molecule interfaces, targeting chemically rational design of functional interfaces for applications in energy conversion, energy storage, and (photo)electrocatalysis.
Preparation:
Postdoctoral Researcher (University of Arizona)
Ph.D. in Chemistry (University of Arizona)
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (Knox College)
Contact: judy.jenkins@eku.edu
Former Lab Members
Dr. Eui Hyun Suh
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
Research Areas:
Charge transfer in ground and excited states of conjugated polymers and organic molecules-
Electronic and energy harvesting devices
Solution processes for scalable and large-area film deposition
Contact: esuh37@gatech.edu
Dr. Zhiting Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow (GATech affiliate)
PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry (UArizona)
Zhiting was working on CIS and XPS to study polaron dynamics in conjugated polymer films at multiple length scales.
Dr. Ratul Mitra Thakur
Ratul Mitra Thakur received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, where his research focused on electrochemical doping of redox-active polymers for conjugated polymers and the development of recyclable, metal-free battery systems for circular energy storage. His work focused on understanding electrochemical properties polymer blends using advanced in situ electrochemical characterization techniques.
Steven May
