Group Events
March 24-26, 2025: ACS Spring National Conference San Diego
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January 15, 2025: Junsu’s Farewell!
November 11, 2024: Junsu’s thesis defense!
November 2024: Congratulations to Jacob Pike, former REU student from the University of Texas at San Antonio, for earning the Outstanding Presentation Award for his poster at the ABRCMS conference! His work during the summer was truly exceptional, and this recognition is well-deserved. Well done, Jacob!
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June 17, 2024: Julia’s big day! Congratulations.
Julia and Junsu’s commencement May 2024!
Gopalan Group Spring 2024
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Thanksgiving 2023 Get Together!
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Ri Chen’s commencement in May 2023, thesis defense in July 2023, and farewell party! Congratulations Ri!
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Julia Smith presenting at the ACS Spring Meeting 2024
Gopalan Group Summer 2023
Stephanie receiving her poster award from Dr. Jeff Blackburn the division chair of nanocarbon division at ECS in May 2023!
Undergraduate student Sindhu Krishnan presenting her research work mentored by Stephanie Santos in the chemistry department in April 2023!
Julia Smith and Stephanie Santos among Chemistry Award recipients-April 2023!
We are so proud of you Julia! you are a winner! Congratulations on successfully finishing your first Boston Marathon! wishing you many more to come!
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Get together at Padma’s house Jan 2023!
ACS Fall National Conference Chicago 2022
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Jian Sun’s thesis defense May 4th 2022 and commencement. Congratulations Jian!
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ACS Spring 2022
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Graduate Student Stephanie Santos wins the highly prestigeous NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Thanksgiving Party at Padma’s house, 2021
Farewell get together for Disha. All the best!
Carter Wins the Hubert Diner Pie From the Middleton Mustard Day Festivities!
Group Party at Park, May 2021
Stephanie Presenting at ACS-Bridge Program, Feburary 2021
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John Krutty’s Defense, December 2019
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Wei Wei’s Defense, December 2019
REU Students Jessica Bloustine Presenting Poster at UW-Madison in July 2019
Group Party at Padma’s House in July 2018
Prof. Hayakawa’s Group from Tokyo Institute of Technology Visit in March 2018
REU Students Beau Schweitzer and Daniel Anderson PresentingPosters at UW-Madison in August 2017
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Yongho Joo’s Defense and Commencement March 2017
Thanksgiving party at Padma’s home 2016
REU Students Kyrstyn Ong and Lara Frankson Presenting Posters at UW-Madison in August 2016
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Jonathan Choi’s Defense and Commencement June 2016
Samantha Schmitt in May 2016 Commencement
Farewell Party for Samantha Schmitt August 2015
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Samantha Schmitt’s Defense and Commencement August 2015
REU Students Cody Schilling and Susan Knox Presenting Posters at UW-Madison in July 2015
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Prof. Gopalan with Materials Science and Engineering Graduates in May 2015 Commencement
Prof. Gopalan with Prof. Myungwoon Kim and Prof. Sohn During Visit to Hanyan University in March 2015
REU Students Rusty Roberts and Jonathan Choi Presenting Posters at UW-Madison in August 2011
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December 2010 Commencement: Eungnak Han
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Peerasak Paoprasert’s Defense September 2010
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REU Student Daniel Clement Presenting a Poster at UW-Madison in August 2010
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Farewell Party for Melvina and Yun Jun May 2010
Melvina Leolukman’s Defense and Commencement December 2009
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Undergraduate Researcher Kirsten Johnson Presenting a Poster at UW-Madison in December 2009
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Undergraduate Researcher Dane Peterson Presenting a Poster at UW-Madison in May 2009
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Undergraduate Researcher Andrew Hatas from Chemistry in Fall of 2008
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Sean Cullen’s Defense September 2008
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REU Student Kimy Yeung Presenting in Poster Session Summer 2007
McGee Group Visit May 2006
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Party at Padma’s House
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