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Gregory Parsons, PI

Postdocs and Research Staff

Ph.D. Students

M.S. Students

B.S. Students

Group Alumni

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Gregory Parsons, PI, Celanese Acetate Professor Parsons’ research explores chemical reactions on surfaces, particularly for formation of thin films by atomic layer deposition. He joined the faculty at NC State in 1992, after a postdoc position at IBM TJ Watson Research Center. His research interests include: Atomic Layer Deposition and Related Processes; Physics of Electronic Materials and Devices; Polymer Fiber and Film Formation, Coating and Chemical Surface Modification; Metal-Organic-Framework (MOF) Materials and Thin Films; Advanced Energy Storage and Solar Energy Conversion. His expertise also includes: Thin Film Transistor (TFT) and Flat Panel Active Matrix Display (esp. AMLCD) Devices and Manufacturing, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Plasma Enhanced CVD, Plasma Etching and other processes.

Postdocs and Research Staff

	Chris Oldham, Senior Researcher Hometown: Apex, NC via Federal Way, WA Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University Joined the group: September 2009 Research: Chris’ research interests focus on using vapor phase processes including ALD to develop novel nanoscale coatings for fiber based material systems.  Within this area of research we are investigating new methods for scaling the ALD technology to meet demands of high throughput manufacturing required by industries where advanced textile products are routinely produced. Through his startup VaporPulse Technologies, he works to commercialize technology developed in our lab.
	Bruce Ash, Senior Researcher Hometown: Apex, NC Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University 1985 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, North Carolina State University 1989 Joined the group: March 2019 Research: Bruce is working on using ALD coatings as protective barrier layers on polymer substrates.
	Hyunwoo Yang, Postdoc Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Education: B.S in Material Science & Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University 2015 M.S and Ph.D in Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University 2021 Joined the group: February 2022 Research: ALD and MLD applications in photoelectrochemistry

Ph.D. Students

 

	Man Hou (Joe) Vong Hometown: Macau, China Education: B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 2019 Research: Molecular layer deposition of polymer and hybrid inorganic/organic materials
	Landon Keller Hometown: Berkeley Lake, Georgia Education: B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 2020 Joined the group: January 2021 Research: Area selective deposition of metals and dielectrics through ALD
	Hannah Margavio Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2020 Joined the group: January 2021 Research: Low-temperature thermodynamically driven area-selective deposition
	Nick Carroll Hometown: Jamestown, North Carolina Education: B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Honors Concentration, North Carolina State University 2021 Joined the group: September 2019 Research: Precise lateral area-selective deposition
	Jimmy Nguyen Hometown: Chantilly, VA Education: B.S. Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University 2021 B.S. in Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University 2021 Joined the group:January 2022 Research: Metal-organic framework (MOF) composites using sponge/foam/monofilaments supports structures
	Mai Abdelmigeed Hometown: Cairo, Egypt Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cairo University 2014 M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cairo University 2019 Joined the group:January 2022 Research:Benign and bio-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF fabric composites
	Jeremy Thelven Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Education: B.S. in Physics, Rhodes College 2022 B.S. in Chemistry, Rhodes College 2022 Joined the group: January 2023 Research: Multi-layer systems using atomic layer deposition and area selective deposition
	Pragyan Jha Hometown: Ranchi, India Education: B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy 2020 Joined the group: January 2023 Research: Atomic-Scale Surface Modification of Heat Transfer Materials
	Mara Alonso Hometown: Ensenada, Mexico Education: B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 2023 Joined the group: September 2024 Research: Metal-organic framework composite systems
	Cole Hodges Hometown: Parkersburg, West Virginia Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University 2024 Joined the group: September 2024 Research: Area selective deposition of metals and dielectrics through atomic layer deposition
	Seoyeon Kim Hometown: Jeonju, South Korea Education: B.S. in Polymer Engineering, Jeonbuk National University 2021 M.S. in Polymer Engineering, Jeonbuk National University 2023 Joined the group: September 2024 Research: Atomic and molecular layer deposition for photoelectrochemical applications

M.S. Students

Chirantan Shah Hometown: Navi Mumbai, India Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Pandit Deendayal Energy University 2023 Joined the group: January 2024 Research: Characterization of thin film growth using in-situ FTIR

B.S. Students

	Carwynn Rivera Hometown: Holly Springs, North Carolina Education: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S. Projected 2025 Joined the group: July 2022 Research: Exploring benign, dip-based MOF composite synthesis techniques
	Brennon Brown Hometown: Denver, Colorado Education: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S. Projected 2024 Joined the group: September 2023 Research: Understanding and manipulating nanofilms using Atomic Layer Deposition/Etching
	Jana Thompson Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Education: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S. Projected 2026 Joined the group: September 2023 Research: Understanding the mechanism of Al-film growth using in-situ FTIR
	Carlotta Contreras Sepulveda Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Education: Business Administration: Marketing, B.S. Projected 2027 Joined the group: October 2023 Work: Graphic Designer for Scientific Communications for Thin Films: Parsons Research Group

Former Students:

Tim Anderson	Steve Ellis	Daniel Lloyd	Jeremy Bordeaux	Chris Arthur
Andrew Lemonds	Thumai Pham	Kai Wang	Bill Ketchie	Franklin Goldsmith
Leonard Nelson	Tammi Schmitt	Clint Smoke	Scott Burnside	Rob Ashcraft
Bryce Sturdevent	Justin Bennett	Kiel Chapman	Jason Doub	Joe Spagnola
Katherine Schadel	Justin Hill	Paige Auten	Erin D. Young	Michael Stewart
Linda Bruner	Daniel Ruby	Eric Petschke	Zack Conrad	Kimberly Ager
Justin Wood	Ryan Van Gundy	Zach Nicholson	Andrew Canton	Kelly Roth
Berc Kalanyan	Christine Watson Link	Chris Hanson	Hanna Reese	Michael Carpenter
Shane Di Dona	D. Evan Piephoff	Mariah Woodroof	Barry Hiney	Harshad Srinivasan
Ashwin P. Srikrishna	Deon Bharrat	Nik Sigmon	Sven Soltmann	Michael Naclerio
Trent Blevins	Matt Salmon	Billy Nunn	Omar Knio	Clayton Shaffer
Cailean Pritchard	Saif Hassan	Allie Cox	Hannah Gotsch	Brent White
Michael Hinkson	Ian Woodward	Parker Colbath	Kraig Turner	Grant Hill
Antoine Gremaud	Jovenal (Joe) Jamir	Alexandra Davis	Sara Bartczak	Alex Lerner
Christopher Downs	Devin Junkins	Andie O’Connell	Nicholas Carroll	James Donovan
Melissa Makonga	Sydney Buck	Morgan Willis	Nyaan Amin	Davis Ilmberger-Fischer
Jonathan Falso	Meaghan Rees

Group Alumni

2024

Hwan Oh, Ph.D.: Hwan finished his Ph.D. and is starting his next adventure at Brook haven National Lab.

2023

 

	Sarah Morgan, Ph.D.: Sarah finished her Ph.D. and is starting her next, new adventure.		Leah Granger, Ph.D.: Leah completed her degree and now works as a postdoc and course instructor at NC State.
	Amanda Volk, Ph.D.: Amanda finished her Ph.D. and is starting her next, new adventure as a postdoc at the Air Force Research Laboratory.		Yujin Jang, M.S.: Yujin finished her M.S. and completed the Fulbright Program.

2022

	Rachel Nye, Ph.D.: Rachel joined Lam Research on the West Coast in August of 2022.		Jungsik Kim, Ph.D.: Jungsik (Justin) joined Lam Research on the West Coast in 2022.
	Ian Winek, M.S.: Ian joined Pfizer working as a Technical Operations Engineer .

2021

	Siyao Wang, Ph.D.: Siyao joined Applied Materials as a R&D Process Engineer in 2021.		Holgar Saare, Ph.D.: Holgar joined Lam Research in 2021.
	Seung Keun Song, Ph.D.: Seung Keun (S.K.) Song joined Intel as a Process Engineer in 2021.

2020

Heather Barton, Ph.D.: Heather joined Micross in Durham, NC in March of 2020.

Kristian Lausund, Ph.D., Postdoc: Kristian started working for the Norway Department of Defense in 2020.

2019

	Michael Fusco, Ph.D, Postdoc: Michael joined Wolfspeed in Durham, NC in February of 2019.		Maryam Khazaee, Ph.D., Postdoc: Maryam joined Intel in Phoenix, AZ in May of 2019.
	Dennis Lee, Ph.D.: Dennis began a postdoc position at Johns Hopkins University in May of 2019.		Wenyi Xie, Ph.D.: Wenyi is helping out with the group as lab manager for a few months before starting a job.
	Zijian Dai, Visiting Ph.D.: Zijian will complete his doctorate program in Chemical Engineering at Donghua University in China before seeking a postdoc position in the Fall of 2020.

2018

	Eric Stevens, Ph.D.: Eric joined ASM in Phoeniz, AZ in June of 2018.		Ian Woodward, B.S.: Ian is pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware starting in the Fall of 2018.
	Jennifer Ovental, Ph.D.: Jenny joined Micross in Research Triangle Park, NC in June of 2018.		Mariah King, Ph.D.: Mariah began teaching computational chemistry at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in August of 2018.

2017

	James Daubert, Ph.D.: James joined Northrop Grumman in Baltimore, MD in July of 2017.		Paul Lemaire, Ph.D.: Paul joined Lam Research Corporation in Tualatin, OR in June of 2017.
	Zach Mundy, Ph.D.: Zach joined the BASF Leadership Development Rotational Program in July of 2017.		Cheng Cheng, Ph.D.: Cheng joined Applied Materials in San Jose, CA in May of 2017.

2016

	Junjie Zhao, Ph.D.: Junjie will join Karen Gleason’s group at MIT as a postdoc in Fall 2016.		Erinn Needham, Ph.D.: Erinn will join Intel in Portland, OR in Fall 2016.
	Alex Brozena, Ph.D.: Alex will focus on building up her technical editing business. (www.advancedenglishediting.com)		Mike Mantini: Mike joined the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University in June 2016.

2015

	Moataz Mousa, Ph.D.: Moataz joined ASM in Phoenix, AZ in November 2015.		Berc Kalanyan, Ph.D.: Berc joined NIST in Gaithersburg, MD in August 2015.
	Sarah Atanasov, Ph.D.: Sarah joined Intel in Portland, OR in July 2015.		Phil Williams, Postdoc: Phil joined BASF in Detroit, MI in February 2015.

2014

William Sweet, Ph.D.: Will joined Northrup Grumman in Baltimore, MD in June 2014.

Mark Losego, Research Assistant Professor: Mark joined Georgia Tech as an Assistant Professor in Materials Science in August 2014. Losego Lab Website