People

Principal Investigator

Beth Guiton 
Professor
University of Kentucky 
Department of Chemistry
beth.guiton@uky.edu

Current Group Members

Ireshika Wickramasuriya
Graduate Research Assistant 
 ireshika.wickramasuriya@uky.edu
Hashini Navarathne
Graduate Research Assistant
 hashiprabha@uky.edu
Lateefat Jimoh
Graduate Research Assistant  
lateefat.jimoh@uky.edu
Lathaa Sree Sankar
Graduate Research Assistant  
lathaa.sankar@uky.edu

Adrienne Hafley
Graduate Research Assistant 
adrienne.hafley@uky.edu
Ian Phares
Undergraduate Researcher
 iphares87@uky.edu

Alumni

Former Post-Doctoral Scholars

Dr. Honore Djieutedjeu
Staff TD Mod and Integration Yield Engineer
Intel, OR
Dr. Guohua Li
Associate Professor
 Anhui University, Department of Electrical Engineering
ghl304@googlemail.com
Dr. Anas Mouti
anas.mouti@gmail.com

 

Dr. Abhishek Sundararajan 
Process Development Engineer Sr. Staff
SkyWater Technology Foundry, MN

 Former Graduate Research Assistants

Dr. Kathryn Pitton
Postdoctoral Scholar
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Kathryn.Pitton@uky.edu
 Dr. Manisha De Alwis Goonatilleke
Field Applications Scientist II
Thermo Fisher Scientific 
manishenali@gmail.com
Dr. Ayanthi Thisera
Field Applications Engineer 
Thermo Fisher Scientific  
ayanthi16@outlook.com
Dr. Rose Pham
Process Engineer
Lam Research, Fremont, CA
rose.h.pham@gmail.com
Dr. Ahamed Ullah
R&D Battery Scientist II
Ingevity Corporation
ahamed.duchem@gmail.com
Dr. Alexa Riddle
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Centre College, KY
Dr. Melonie Thomas
Postdoctoral Scholar
Penn State University, PA
Melonie.thms@gmail.com
Dr. Yao-Jen (Jerry) Chang
TEM and SEM Lab Manager
Kuiper Materials Imaging & Characterization Facility
University of Arizona, AZ
ychang1@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Lei Yu
Manufacturing Design Engineer
KLA, CA
leiyuhere@gmail.com
Dr. Bethany Hudak 
Physical Sciences TEM Specialist
Center for Advanced Microscopy
Michigan State University
Dr. Silas Fiefhaus
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
TN

Former Undergraduate Research Assistants

Peyton McCubbin
Undergraduate Researcher
 peyton.mccubbin@uky.edu
Rachel Moscona
Undergraduate Researcher
 rachel.moscona@uky.edu
Eisen Wang
Undergraduate Researcher
eisen.wang@uky.edu
Chloe Porter
Daniel Keshtvarz
Daniel.Keshtvarz@uky.edu
Daniel Earle
Danielle Edwards 
dnedwards07@yahoo.com
Eric Gilland
esg_gilland@yahoo.com
Allison Lonneman 
Matthew Park 
Test Engineer
Doosan Fuel Cell American
Amita Patel
UK Dental School
amipat10175@gmail.com
Damon Wallace
UK Medical School 
damon.wallace@uky.edu