People

Research Personnel

Faculty 

Peifen Zhu, PhD

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering 

Lehigh University, January 2015

Contact Information

Peifen Zhu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

University of Missouri

Naka Hall 141B | 411 S Sixth Street | Columbia, MO 65211

O: (573) 884-4250 |  E: pzhu@missouri.edu

Visting Professor 

Dr. Junru Jiang

Education

PhD. in Physics, Jilin University

Contact Information

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University  of  Missouri, Columbia, MO  65211


Graduate (Ph.D./Masters) Students

Mr. Yang Yue

Education

B.S. in Material Science and Engineering, North Carlina State University, Raleigh, NC 

M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa 

Contact Information 

Yang Yue 

Ph.D. Student

Department of Electrica Engineering and Computer Science

University of Missouri-Columbia

E: yyue@missouri.edu

Mr. Christopher Dzorkpata

Education

B.S. in Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

M.S. in Physics, Georgia Southern University

Contact Information 

Christopher Dzorkpata 

Ph.D. Student

Department of Electrica Engineering and Computer Science

University of Missouri-Columbia

E: csdzxf@missouri.edu

Ms. Yanmei Chen

Education

B.S. in Physics, Inner Mongolia Minzu University


M.S. in Physics, Jilin University 

Contact Information 

Yanmei Chen 

Ph.D. Student

Department of Electrica Engineering and Computer Science

University of Missouri-Columbia

E: ycw3h@missouri.edu



Ms.  Azmin Islam

Education

B.S. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, North South University

Contact Information 

Azmin Islam 

Ph.D. Student

Department of Electrica Engineering and Computer Science

University of Missouri-Columbia

E: azmin.islam@missouri.edu

Undergraduate Students

Mr. Deverneton Saint Paul

Education

Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, Kansas City, MO 

Contact Information 

Deverneton Saint Paul 

Undergraduate Student

Department of Electrica Engineering and Computer Science

University of Missouri-Columbia

E: dlshhy@umkc.edu

Outreach High School Students

Mr. Joseph Bennett Willmore

Rock Bridge High School 

Group Alumni

PhD Alumni

Ph.D.  in Physics, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 

Graduated in December 2020

PhD Dissertation: Metal Halide Perovskites for Lighting Applications

Google Scholar ID: ‪Gopi Chandra Adhikari‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬ 

Current Position:  TD Mod & Integr Yield Engineer at Intel Corporation


Ph.D.  in Physics, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

Graduated in May 2022.

PhD Dissertation: Towards the Development of Lead-Reduced and Stable Metal Halide Perovskites for the Next Generation White Light-Emitting Diodes

Google Scholar ID: ‪Saroj Thapa‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬ 

Current Position: Assistant Professor at Concordia College


3. Dr. Nanda K. Kasani 

     (co-advised with Dr. Islam)

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 

Graduated in December 2022.

Current Position: Senior Process Engineer at Ferric, Inc.


4. Dr. Dilip Venugopal

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 

Graduated in May 2023.

Current Position: Sr. Technology Manager at University of Massachusetts Lowell


MS/MENG Alumni 

MS in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa

Graduated in December 2021

MS in Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

Graduated in December 2022

MS in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

Graduated in August 2023


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