Lidia received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Dallas in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in solid state devices and microsystems fabrication. During her bachelor’s she worked on various projects involving II-VI semiconductors and perovskite materials for photodetector and solar cell applications. Currently, she is studying the pulsed laser deposition of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for photosenor applications.

I received my BS degree in agricultural chemistry at NTU (Nation Taiwan University),2016. In my undergraduate research I focus on environmental toxicity nanomaterial. Therefore I start to get interested in the application of different nanomaterials. Now, I am pursuing a master’s degree in chemistry. Joined Dr. Quevedo’s lab in 2020 spring.

He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. degree in Materials Science from the University of Sonora, Mexico in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Materials Science from The University of Texas at Dallas. Currently, he works on the development and integration of electronic devices for radiation systems, including sensors and TFT-based amplifiers

I’m a PhD student in Dr.Quevedo’s group majoring in Materials Science and Engineering, originally from India with Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Metallurgy. In this group, I’m working on a project in which we’re developing low cost, large area neutron detectors for detecting the neutrons generated during heavy ion radiation therapy. My focus is on improving the efficiency of the II-VI neutron detectors by using different II-VI binary and quaternary sytems and also by using 3D microsturctures.

Vidushi graduated from Delhi College of Engineering, India in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics and a minor in Materials Science. She joined Dr. Quevedo’s lab in April 2019 as a graduate student in Materials Science and Engineering. Her current research work focuses on the development of perovskite single crystals as well as the thin films-based devices for radiation detection.

Zeshaan graduated in 2017 with a BS in physics from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He arrived at UT Dallas in 2018 where he began working towards his PhD. in large area radiation detection. His work comprises of Silicon-based detectors and other novel materials such as oxides primarily for gamma and neutron radiation sensing.

I am from Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Little Miami High School. I am pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in eletrical and computer engineering at UTD. My research group is currently involved in thin film transistors and the PLD.

I was born and raised in Dallas, TX and I am pursuing a B.S. in Biology/Healthcare Management. Currently, my research group is studying cell impedance sensing in bioelectronic devices.

Raised in Dallas and originally from Mexico. Currently a senior working towards a BS in Mechanical Engineering and assisting with research involving the characterization of thin film capacitors using dielectric layers formed by pulsed laser deposition.

Native to Texas and From San Antonio, and student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Currently, my research involves creation of solar diodes and the exploration of P-N junction characterization.

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. My current research involves diode fabrication and the evaluation the electrical, structural and optical properties of films formed by co-deposition of n-type semiconductors grown by PLD.

Sheila Keating is currently an undergraduate due to graduate in Spring 2021 and is in the Fast Track program for a graduate degree in Chemistry. Since 2018 she has been apart of the novel perovskite research project.

I am from the US and pursuing a BS in Chemistry. I’m involved in research for biosensors.

I was born and raised in Texas, and am currently pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering. I am currently involved in research with developing bioelectronic sensors for cell impedance sensing.

Isabel is originally from the south of Mexico, a green place called Michoacán. She earned her bachelor degree in Mechatronics Engineering (ITESM), has a Master degree in Materials Science (UMSNH) and did a research stay in Nagaoka, Japan (NUT). Her research areas are p-type and n-type oxide semiconductors grown by PLD and sputtering, focusing in bipolar devices as PN junctions and their application in solar cells, detectors and sensors. She’s interested in wide band gap materials and the control of their properties for future high power devices. She has been the Student Leader of the Materias Science department (2015-2016), the treasurer of the MRS Dallas-Chapter (2016-present) and student mentor of the YWISEI program (working with female high school students in science projects, 2017-present).

I’m Lindsey! I’m from Arlington, Texas and I’ve been a part of the Quevedo group for almost 4 years. I originally got my BS in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma and then pursued my PhD in Chemistry. I work on the large area neutron detector project where we focus on having cost effective detectors for defense applications. We utilize II-VI polycrystalline semiconductors as our sensor region along with cost effective conversion material. It’s been a great project because it exposes me to a lot of different areas I wouldn’t normally see as a chemist and has allowed me to work with some great people.

I was born in Mexico (not too many years ago), as a child I was always fascinated with the world and how everything works and interacts. Hence, I grew up with a passion for understanding the underlying mechanisms that control everything around us. I graduated with a Bachelor in Biochemistry. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Materials Science under Dr. Quevedo’s advisory. I am allowed to use (play with) X-rays, electron/ion guns, plasmas, lasers and much more while developing new materials for the electronics industry (such as Texas Instruments). During my time at UTD, I have learned many deposition and characterization techniques as well as process integration and teamwork skills.

I was born and raised in Trenton, NJ. I attended The College of New Jersey where I majored in chemistry, earned a minor in business management, and held a concentration in public health communication. During my time at TCNJ, I spent time independently researching polymorphic cocrystals and determining a method to evaluate the thermodynamic stability of each polymorph. In the summer of 2014 I moved to UT Dallas to begin my Ph.D. in Chemistry. An interest in military defense led me to join Dr. Quevedo’s group where I now synthesize novel perovskite materials. Once the materials are studied, they are incorporated into a diode structure and analyzed as radiation detectors. This research led me to a summer internship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where I was studying novel scintillators and learning more about crystal growth.

After receiving a B.S in Materials Science and Engineering from Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia), Martha worked as a Engineer for Research And Development and Industrial Applications Laboratory, one of the best Materials Laboratories in Colombia, there Martha focused her work on Plasma diagnostics for Magnetron Sputtering processes, Hard coatings development, and Tribological Properties of Thin films. On 2010, Martha visited the University of Delaware as part of a Summer Research Exchange, her research at UD focused on finding a ideal process for the Synthesis of crystalline Silicon by Magnetron Sputtering for applications in Lithium ion Batteries. Upon finishing, her Research in UD, Martha returned to Colombia to work in RDAI Lab again. At UTD, She works on synthesizing 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Pulsed Laser Depostion (PLD) Processes in Dr Quevedo’s Group. Currently she works in this project with Dr Hyunjoo Choi, Professor at Kookmin University, too. Ms Serna had the opportunity to spend part of 2015 summer in Seoul, Korea working at Dr Choi’s Laboratory. At this laboratory Martha learned about how to engineer targets of semiconducting materials for vacuum process. She is interested in developing rational approaches for designing 2D structures for Transistors applications.

I joined the PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering Program on January 2011 .I received a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Coahuila in 1991. I then received a Master Degree in Non Ferrous Metallurgy from The Research and Advanced Studies Center in Mexico in 1994. I worked for 3 years at a Refractory Bricks Factory in Mexico and also I have worked for 13 years in the Research and Advanced Studies Center in Mexico as a Research Assistant. I am currently working in pulsed laser deposition for flexible electronics

I am from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I joined the PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering Program at UTD on August 2016. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Materials & Metallurgical Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2012. For my thesis I worked with natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. I completed my Master’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering in 2015 from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. My research focus was Graphene based 3D device integration through stacking and characterization. I have also worked with other 2D materials like MoS2, WS2 based devices, fabrication and characterization. Here at UTD, currently I am working on fabrication of GaAs MESFET and its applicaion as detector, development of a TMD based devices for sensor application.

I was born in Sonora, Mexico. I received my undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master degree in Physics from University of Sonora. In my master degree, I worked mainly with CdS TFTs deposited by Chemical Bath Deposition, however, my research also included optoelectronics issues to develop a photolithography process without masks. At presenst, I’m a Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering Department in the University of Texas at Dallas, where I am focused in II-VI materials research, mainly Cadmium Sulphide/Cadmium Telluride thin films deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition. My research consists in depositing and doping these chalcogenides and their application as different semiconductor devices, such as diodes, solar cells, JFETs and particles detectors.

I’m Justin Didier and am from Whittier, California. I received my BSEE from UT Dallas in 2013 and am currently pursuing my PhD in EE. I am researching a charge sensitive amplifier implemented monolithically using a CMOS process. My research interests include low noise CMOS amplifier design and circuit design with the intent of mitigating process drift effects.

I am from Hamilton, NJ. I received my B.S. in chemistry in 2011 from Rowan University in south New Jersey. I received my M.S. in inorganic chemistry in 2014 from University of Texas at Dallas. My master research involved the growth of complex crystal structure intermetallics and the elucidation of their physical property-structure relationship. My current research involves the fabrication of ZnO based transistors for application in microelectronics. My research interests are energy conversion and storage materials from thermoelectrics to batteries.

Sergiy received a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2014 and continued to pursue a Ph.D in Materials Science & Engineering. His dissertation work involves testing and developing diode sensors for neutron detection. As part of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office internship program, he worked on developing a semiconductor based neutron multiplicity counting system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA.

I was born in the State of México, México. I received my undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in México city (2010) and a Master of Materials Science from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) in Querétaro, México (2013), working on the synthesis and characterization of TiO2-SiO2-PMMA hybrid materials by Sol-gel technique.
Currently, I am a PhD candidate in Materials Science department at CINVESTAV Querétaro, México. Also, at the present time, I am at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) as scholar research. My research is focused on the development of p-type semiconductors for applications in electronic devices (thin film transistors), throughout the understanding of its optical, structural, morphological and electrical properties.

I’m a current PhD student at Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico. I’ve been working on synthesis and characterization of ZnO thin films and nanostructures. I joined Prof. Quevedo’s group at Utdallas as a research scholar. Here, I became familiar with new kind of organometallic material known as Perovskites which are of much attention as light harvesters and photodetectors. Despite the rapid progress in perovskite devices, many fundamental issues of these materials have not been fully understood. Recently I started working on transistor thin films which are the essential for many electronic devices. I feel really excited to be a part of such an energetic and enthusiastic group and look forward achieving all my goals.

I am from Sonora, México, with a degree in Chemical and Biological Sciences with specialization in food technology at the University of Sonora, I also have a master degree in Biosciences, and I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Materials Science, working with a project that involves both areas. Now I am using different materials as coatings for dental implants and biomedical applications.

I’m from Jalisco, Mexico. I studied an engineering in renewable energy at the Universidad Tecnológica of Bahia of Banderas. Currently, I am studying a M. Sc in Chemistry of Materials at the Universidad Autonoma of Nuevo Leon. My research is focused in the study of AgInS2 thin films deposited by CBD as absorbent layer for applications in solar cells

I’m currently studying at the Universidad de Sonora, in Hermosillo, Mexico and
working with perovskite based photovoltaic devices.

I am originally from Newark, DE, and graduated from Newark High School in 2001. I attended Drexel University for my undergraduate studies, and graduated with a BS in Materials Science and Engineering in 2007. After moving to Texas in 2007, I attended UT-Dallas from June 2008 through December 2014, receiving both my MS and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering under the tutelage of Profs. Bruce Gnade and Manuel Quevedo while researching thin-film neutron detectors. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where I study micro-structured semiconductor devices for radiation detection and energy harvesting.

From Cachoana, Ahome, Sinaloa. I got my bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering in 2010 from Instituto Tecnológico de Los Mochis, then I worked a short time in the industry to get some experience related to my career. I studied my Master degree in Materials Science in Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, during my Master degree I had the chance of doing some research at UTD as a short time scholar and now I´m back at UTD for finishing my PhD, studying scintillator materials based on ZnO:X deposited by PLD and Sputtering.

I am from south India, the state is called Andhrapradesh.I obtained my masters degree with the specilization of Nanoscience and technology (2010-2012) from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India.Currently i am working as a PhD (Material Science) student from CINVESTAV, Queretaro, Mexico. My present research work on development of Organic-Inorganic high-k hybrid gate dielectric materials by sol-gel method for the application of thin film transistors.Presently i am student exchange visitor in UT Dallas to utilize the laboratory fecilities to fabricate thin film transistors.

Susana was born in Frontera, Coahuila, México. She received her bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering (2015, University Autonomus of Coahuila). She started a Master degree in Metallurgy in the University Autonomous of Coahuila. For her last semester she had the chance to do some research at UT Dallas as a Short-term Scholar. Her research area is type P semiconductors for solar cells, chemical deposition by SILAR.

I am from China, I recieved my Bachelor of Engineering degree from Shenzhen University, China in 2006, major in Optoelectronics. After that I continued my graduate study in State University of New York at Buffalo, working on Organic Electronics, and got Master of Science degree in 2008. From 2009 to present, I am working on my Ph.D degree in The University of Texas at Dallas. My research is to design, develop and characterize ferroelectric non-volatile memory for flexible electronics.

I was born in Morelia, Mexico. I received my master degree in Materials Science from the Metallurgical Research Institute at Mexico, working on Ceramic Materials, back in 2008. Right now I am working on my PhD degree in the University of Texas at Dallas, in the Flexible Organic Electronic group. My research is focused on the development and characterization of alternate II-VI inorganic semiconductor materials deposited by Chemical Bath Deposition Method (CBD) suitable for Flexible Electronic applications.

I earned a bachelor of science from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX in 2005 majoring in chemistry. I then earned a masters degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2009 for my work with gallium nitride high power microelectronics. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D degree with a focus on novel organic semiconducting materials. My focus is on exploring and characterizing novel n-type organic molecules for semiconductor applications. I am working on thermal and solution based deposition of organic semiconductor thin films for device applications. Thin films are studied with physical and electrical characterization. The main focus is application based OTFT devices for CMOS integration. The electrical characterization of an unknown molecule includes, but is not limited to, mobility, on-off ratio, and threshold voltage.

I was born in Saltillo Coahuila in Mexico, I finished my bachelor in Mechatronic Engineering in the Saltillo Technology Institute in 2007. I have been a PhD student in the University of Texas at Dallas since 2008. My research focuses in the implementation of different materials for n-type and p-type thin film transistors and their integration on different circuits.

Dewan Lutful Kabir is a Research Assistant at the department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Texas at Dallas. He was working for Doctorate degree under supervision of Dr. Manuel Quevedo. Dewan has completed his undergraduate (2008) and Masters (2010) in “Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering” from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. During his Masters, Dewan worked on organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). He proposed a multilayer OLED structure containing a novel organic material in the emissive layer and performed a numerical simulation on the electrical characteristics of the proposed device.

I am from Ahome, Sinaloa, México. I obtained my bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Los Mochis (2010, ITLM), a couples of years later I joined to study a master degree at Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (2014, UAS), where I had the opprtunity to continue with it as exchange student at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Right now I am in a Ph D. student at UAS working as reserch scholar UTD in project focus in “MAPbBr3 Perovskite by CSS at differents conditions annealing and pressure”.

I am from Kandy, Sri Lanka. I completed my B.S. in Chemistry and also received my M.S. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. I am pursuing my Ph.D in Chemistry in Dr. Quevedo’s lab. My research focuses on the development of perovskite materials for radiation detection.

Gonzalo was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. I got my bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering in 2011 from UAS (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mñexico). I got my Master degree in Metallurgy Engineering in 2015 from IPN (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México). Now, I’m PhD student in IPN. My researched area is transparent conductive films (as ZnO, aluminum-doped ZnO, fluorine-doped ZnO, SnO2, fluorine-doped-SnO2) prepared by sol-gel spin-coating. Since July 2017, I have the opportunity to be in research stay in UTD, here I’m learning about sputtering technique to obtain thin films and modify their electrical and optical properties for solar cells and transistors applications.

Lino is a chemical engineer born and raised in Puebla, México. He is pursuing a master degree in Semiconductor devices at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP). Currently he is in a research stay at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) working on the simulation of semiconductor devices with TCO materials primarily focused on zinc based materials.

Pavani worked on inorganic electronics. She graduated from University of South Florida in 2005 with a Masters in Chemical Engineering. Previously worked at Micron Technology as a Process Engineer from 2006-2009. Areas of research interest include flexible inorganic electronics, nano wires and semiconductors.

I’m a 24 years old graduate student from Mexico.I majored in Biochemistry at the University of Coahuila, I’m a masters degree student in Material Sciences at CIMAV (Center for Advanced Materials Research), in Monterrey. I’ll be at UTD for one semester as a scholar research in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Laboratory, working on aluminum doped zinc oxide thin films by the sol-gel method. I’ll be getting my MS degree in August and after that I’d like to pursue a PhD. I love what I do and I like it here; life is good!

I am from Saltillo, Mexico. I got my Bachelor of Chemistry from The University of Coahuila (UAdeC), Mexico in 2008, major in analytical chemistry. From 2009 to present I am student of Master of Materials Science, at the research center on advanced materials (CIMAV), Monterrey Mexico, in the field of semiconductor materials, specifically Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-Al2O3 nanolaminates by Atomic Layer Deposition method. Nowadays I am doing a research visit in The University of Texas at Dallas.

I am currently working on my PhD degree in the Center of Research in Advanced Materials (CIMAV) at Monterrey, Mexico. I got the B.E in Electrical (2005) and M.S. in Physics (2010) from the University of Sonora, Mexico. In 2008 I worked on a project in the University of Texas at Dallas to develop an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLED) on flexible substrate, also presented as thesis defense to get the M.S. degree. I was collaborating with a new project in the University of Texas at Dallas to develop flexible electronics systems and the thesis projects for my PhD degree.

I am from Mexico. I have a bachelors degree in chemical engineering from the University of Coahuila, Mexico. During my bachelor I worked in the development of nanoparticles dispersed in a silica matrix by using a sol-gel. This work was performed in CIQA (research center on applied chemistry). After that, I continued my graduate studies at CINVESTAV (research center for advanced studies) in Queretaro, Mexico. At CINVESTAV I worked in organic electronics focused on encapsulation towards getting my masters degree in materials science (2009). In January 2010 I joined CIMAV (research center on advanced materials) in Monterrey, Mexico and am currently working in my PhD. I am now at UT-Dallas working in a joint project between Conacyt (Mexico) and the AFOSR (Air Force office for sponsored research).

Juan C Ramos was born in Torreon, Coahuila,Mexico, in 1984. He received his B.S degree in Chemistry from Biomedical Sciences Institute at UACJ (Autonomus University of Juarez City) in 2007. Afterward he moved to the Engineering and Technology Institute at UACJ under the supervision of Prof. Carlos Martinez and Ivana Moggio, he received an M.S. degree and was awarded the National prize of the best thesis on chemistry by Mexican Chemical Society and Honorific mention by the Iberoamerican University in 2009. Currently he is a Ph. D. candidate in Engineering and Technology Institute at UACJ under supervision of Prof. Carlos Martinez and Prof. Manuel Quevedo. He is currently at UTD as scholar research. His current research topic is the fabrication and physical and chemical properties of nanostructured materials for flexible electronics.

I’m from Dallas and I was working with the group as an assistant while I finish my degree in Biochemistry.

Lisa worked on the development of a biosensor utilizing IgG antibodies with thin-film transistor technology. She is currently working at Baylor University Medical Center in the emergency department.