People

Principle investigator

Professor Jifeng Liu

Email: jifeng.liu@dartmouth.edu

Phone: 603-646-9885

Office Location: Cummings, Room 227B

Department: Thayer School of Engineering

Administrative Assistant

Mary Moul

Email: mary.e.moul@dartmouth.edu

Phone: 603-646-3858

Office Location: Cummings, Room 227

Research Scientist

Dr. Xiaoxin Wang

Email: xiaoxin.wang@dartmouth.edu

Phone: 603-646-0566

Office Location: Cummings, Room 230

Graduate Students

Cory Thomas Cline

Email: can.cory.t.cline.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: Colorado School of Mines, Bachelor of Science, 2016

Research interests: Thermoelectric materials

Can Xu

Email: can.xu.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: U of Florida, Master of Science, 2017; Central South University, Bachelor of Engg, 2015

Research interests: High-temperature solar absorbers for solar thermal systems

Xiaoxue Gao

Email: xiaoxue.gao.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: Mount Holyoke College, Bachelor of Arts, 2018

Research interests: 2D materials

Shang Liu

Email: shang.liu.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: Columbia University, Master of Science, 2017; Zhejiang University, Bachelor of Engineering, 2015

Research interests: GeSn optoelectronic device

Tao Fang

Email: tao.fang.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: University of British Columbia, Master of Science, 2018; Nanjing U, Bachelor of Science, 2016

Research interests: 2D materials

Shangda Li

Email: shangda.li.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: Shanghai Jiao Tong U, Bachelor of Science, 2019

Research interests: UV detectors

ShGideon Belay Kassa

Email: gideon.b.kassa.th@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History: Ethiopia School, 2018

Research interests: High-temperature solar absorbers for solar thermal systems

Undergraduate Students

Kevin Daniel Larkin

Email: kevin.d.larkin.22@dartmouth.edu

Degree Sought: Bachelor of Arts

Research interests: X-ray detectors

Alumni

Weiling Dong

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Email: weiling.dong@dartmouth.edu

Process Engineer, Applied Materials.

Eldred Lee
Email: eldred.lee.th@dartmouth.edu
Dept. of Energy NNSA LRGF Fellow
Research Affiliate, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Graduated: Fall 2021
Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy
Academic History: B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Dartmouth College (2017)
B.A. in Physics, Bard College at Simon’s Rock (2015)
Research Interests: High-energy X-ray detectors, Monte Carlo radiation transport, materials for concentrated solar power systems

CVD Account Technologist, Applied Materials.

Alejandra Vanessa Cuervo Covian
Email: alejandra.v.cuervo.covian.th@dartmouth.edu
Class Year: TH
Graduated: Spring 2021
Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy
Academic History: Colby College, Bachelor of Arts, 2015

Research and Design Engineer, Mikro Technologies.

Sidan Fu

Email: sidan.fu.th@dartmouth.edu

Class Year: TH

Degree Sought: Doctor of Philosophy

Graduated: Spring 2020

Academic History: Xi’an Jiaotong University, Bachelor of Engg, 2015

Hardware Engineer, Apple.

Anand Gali, MS 16′ (co-supervised with Prof Ian Baker), Design Release Engineer, Lear Corporation

Danielle C. Castley, PhD 20’, Entrepreneurship, Neutroelectric.

Andrew Wong, MS 15′, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University.

Xiaobai Yu, Ph.D. 16′, Materials Analytical Engineer, HP.

Haofeng Li, Ph.D. 16′, Senior Associate, PwC / Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company).

Zhiyuan Wang, Ph.D. 17′, Panel Process Engineer, Apple.