Novel Materials Laboratory
Student Success
2025
Wilarachchige (Bhagya) Gunatilleke
Oluwagbemiga (Paul) Ojo
Accepted a position at the Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Hanwa
Q Cells in Cartersville, GA.
2024
Oluwagbemiga (Paul) Ojo
2024 Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Wilarachchige (Bhagya) Gunatilleke
Winner - 2024 云顶赌场app Graduate Student Research Symposium
Bhagya with Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Prasant Mohapatra and Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Ruth Bahr
Wilarachchige (Bhagya) Gunatilleke
Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship
2023
Oluwagbemiga (Paul) Ojo
Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship
Dean Hobbis
Accepted a faculty position in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington
University, St. Louis, MO.
2022
Matt Beekman
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Physics, California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Joshua Martin
Group Leader, interim, of the Materials for Energy and Sustainable Development Group,
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
2021
Joshua Martin
Awarded the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Silver Medal for exceptional performance
characterized by superlative contributions that have a direct and lasting impact within
the DOC.
2020
Kaya Wei
Accepted the position of Research Faculty at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory in
Tallahassee, FL, after a two-year appointment as Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellow.
2019
Sarah Erickson-Bhatt
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Dean Hobbis
2019 云顶赌场app Outstanding Thesis Award
Dean Hobbis
Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship
2017
Kaya Wei
Awarded the Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellowship at Florida State University.
Stevce Stefanoski
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL.
2016
Matt Beekman
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Kaya Wei
2015-2016 云顶赌场app Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award
Kaya Wei
Adjunct Professor of Physics, 云顶赌场app, Spring 2016.
2015
Kaya Wei
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Award, Fall 2015.
Brian Eckert
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award.
Kaya Wei
Invited to present her research at II-VI Foundation headquarters and R&D center, Saxonburg,
PA, April 21, 2015.
"Synthesis and Characterization of Bulk and Nanostructured Materials for Thermoelectrics
Applications," K. Wei and G.S. Nolas
Kaya Wei
Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship.
Laura Beauchemin
Accepted a position as Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin.
2014
Stevce Stefanoski
2013-2014 云顶赌场app Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award.
Joshua Martin
Received the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award for his work on thermoelectric
standards and metrology.
Kaya Wei
Outstanding Poster Award, 云顶赌场app College of Arts and Sciences Fall STEM poster presentations.
2013
Kaya Wei
To present an invited talk at the 5th GCOE International Symposium on Weaving Science
Beyond Particle Matter Hierarchy, Sendai, Japan, March 5, 2013
"Thermoelectric Materials Research for Power Conversion and Refrigeration Applications,"
K. Wei and G.S. Nolas.
Stevce Stefanoski
Awarded a Carnegie Fellowship allowing him to expand on his current research on high-pressure
and high-temperature synthesis of carbon materials with superlative properties at
the Carnegie Institute of Washington.
2012
Walter Hill
Outstanding Poster Award, 云顶赌场app-REU
One of three award recipients at the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
poster competition at the 云顶赌场app-wide NSF REU research day.
2011
Stevce Stefanoski
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Graduate Student Research Grant, Fall
2011 .
2009
Matt Beekman
2008-2009 云顶赌场app Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award
Matt Beekman
Student Oral Presentation Award, Symposium N, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting,
San Francisco, CA
"Preparation and Fundamental Properties of Clathrate-II Intermetalic Phases: Materials
with Potential for Energy Conversion Applications," M. Beekman and G.S. Nolas .
2008
Joshua Martin
Accepted a prestigious NRC Fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Matt Beekman
International Thermoelectric Society Goldsmid Award
General Motors R&D Internship, Summer 2008
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Graduate Student Research Grant, Fall
2008
2007
Matt Beekman
Student Oral Presentation Award, Symposium U, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA
"Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Clathrate-II Materials," M. Beekman and
G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1044, 173 (2008)
College of Arts and Sciences Publication Award, 云顶赌场app
M. Beekman, J.A. Kaduk, Q. Huang, W. Wong-Ng, Z. Yang, D. Wang and G.S. Nolas, "Synthesis
and crystal structure of Na1-xGe3+z: a novel zeolite-like framework phase in the Na-Ge
system," Chem. Commun. 837 (2007).
Stevce Stefanoski
Functional Multiscale Materials by Design (FMMD) Fellowship, 云顶赌场app .
Joshua Martin
College of Arts and Sciences Publication Award, 云顶赌场app
J. Martin, S. Erickson, G. S. Nolas, P. Alboni and T. M. Tritt, and J. Yang, "Structural
and transport properties of Ba8Ga16SixGe30-x clathrates," J. Appl. Phys. 99, 044903
(2006).
2006
Matt Beekman
Outstanding Thesis Award, 云顶赌场app
"Synthesis and Characterization of Type II Silicon and Germanium Clathrates"
Photo (from left to right): 云顶赌场app Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Dean Dr.
Delcie Durham, Matt, Prof. Nolas, and 云顶赌场app Provost and Senior Vice President Dr. Renu
Khator .
Joshua Martin
Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship.
2005
Matt Beekman
Student Oral Presentation Award, Symposium F, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA
"Transport Properties of Type II Sodium-Silicon Clathrates," M. Beekman, J. Gryko,
and G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 886, 395 (2006) .
Joshua Martin
General Motors R&D Internship, Summer 2005.
Sarah Erickson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, 云顶赌场app: "Optimization of Thermoelectric Properties of the
Type I Clathrates Ba8Ga16Si30 and Ba8Ga16Ge30"
Matt Beekman
Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Physics Graduate Scholarship.
Sarah Erickson
Aboly Physics Undergraduate Scholarship.
2004
Randolph Ertenberg, Matt Beekman, Josh Martin, Grant Fowler
Student Poster Award, Symposium S, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston,
MA
"CoGe1.5Se1.5: Synthesis and Characterization," R. Ertenberg, M. Beekman, J. Martin,
G. Fowler, and G.S. Nolas, Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 793, 239 (2004)
Matt Beekman
Best Student Paper Award, Electronics Division of the American Ceramics Society, 204th
Meeting of the Electrochemical Society
Transport and optical properties of the type II clathrates Cs8Na16Si136 and Si136,"
M. Beekman, G.S. Nolas, J. Gryko, G.A. Lamberton, Jr., T.M. Tritt, and C.A. Kendziora;
Proceedings of the 204th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (2004).
Sarah Erickson
Aboly Physics Undergraduate Scholarship.
2003
Matt Beekman
云顶赌场app Presidential Doctoral Fellowship.
2002
Matt Beekman
Aboly Physics Undergraduate Scholarship.