Research Team

Alexis Dominquez

Melissa Anderson

Kice Brown

Morgan Raines

Mario Plata

Rahul Meduri

Streit Smith

Teddy Spencer

We are located at the Baylor Science Building (E.157, E.158, and E159). Come visit us!

We acknowledge support from National Science Foundation, Welch Foundation, and Department of Energy

Ph.D. Advisees

(1)   Robin Macaluso (Fall 2000 – Fall 2004); Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

(2)   Willa Williams (Spring 2002 – Summer 2006); Teaching in Mississippi

(3)   Evan Thomas (Fall 2002 – Fall 2006); Principal Engineer, Collins Aerospace

(4)  Jasmine Millican Drake (Fall 2002 – Spring 2007); Associate Professor of Administration of Justice at Texas Sounthern, Texas Forensic Science Commissioner

(5)  Dixie Gautreaux (Fall 2004 – Summer 2008); Dean, School of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

(6)   Jung Young Cho (Fall 2004 – December 2008); Principal Researcher, Energy Efficiency Materials Center, Energy & Environment Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology

(7)   Edem Okudzeto (Fall 2004 – December 2009); Pattern Attorney

(8)   Kandace Thomas (Fall 2006 – December 2010); Louisiana State University

(9)  Brenton L. Drake (Fall 2007 – December 2011); Research Scientist, Reactive Chemicals SME at Dow Chemical Co

(10) Melissa C. Menard (Fall 2007 – December 2011); Sr. Product Engineer, Ecobat

(11) William A. Phelan (Fall 2007 – May 2012); Scientist 3 at Los Alamos National Laboratory

(12) Michael Kangas (Fall 2008 – December 2012); Chemist, Inficon  

(13) Devin C. Schmitt (Spring 2009 – May 2013); Head of R&D, Eckart America

(14) Gregory Morrison (Fall 2009 – August 2013); Research Associate for EFRC, University of South Carolina

(15) Bradford W. Fulfer (Fall 2009 – August 2013); Laboratory Analyst at Battelle, Richmond, Kentucky

(16) LaRico J. Treadwell (Fall 2010 – Fall 2014); R&D Chemist and Materials Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories

(17) Pilanda Watkins-Curry (Fall 2011- Aug 2015); Technology Project Manager at U.S. Department of the Treasury

(18) Iain H. W. Oswald (Fall 2013- Aug 2017); Principal Scientist at Abstrax Tech, Inc

(19) Steve Deese (Joint with Prof. Garno, Fall 2012 – 2016); Partnership Manager, Technology Transfer Office at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

(20) Katherine Benavides (Fall 2014 – August 2018); Nuclear Data Analyst/Chemist at United States Air Force

(21) Ashley Weiland (Fall 2017 – May 2021); Director’s postdoctoral fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory

(22) Trent Kyrk (Fall 2019 – May 2024): TU Delft/Netherlands

Crystal Growth of Quantum Materials