Group Members

Research Publications Funding Group Members

 

Dr. Baruth's Nanomaterials Research Group

Group Alumni

Name

Major

Years

Project

Current Location

Hannah Mullally

BIO

2012

Cryostat Mount

University of Tennessee

Molly Berringer

H.S.

2012

Cryostat Mount

MIT, Mechanical Engineering

Daniel Dean

ERG/BIO

2012

Cryostat Mount and X-ray Fluorescence

Montana Conservation Corps

Erin Cheese

ERG/ PHY

2013-15

Ex-situ Sulfidation

Special Assistant to Gina McCarthy (Climate Advisor to President Biden), White House,

OMB, White House, Program Examiner, Energy

M.P.A.: Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton

REU: K-State

Brianna Baca

ERG

2013-14

Ex-situ Sulfidation

Asst. Developer, Tradewind Energy

Ryan Gnabasik, PhD

ERG/ PHY

2013-15

Solvent Annealing/ Dental Materials

Post-Doc: University of California, Santa Barbara

Ph.D., University of Minnesota – Material Science

REU: UC-Davis, Olin

Sam Rosol

ERG/ PHY

2013

Polymer Characterization

Project Manager, SITE Construction

Engineer 1, Kiewit

Katherine Ostermann

PHY

2014

Dental Materials

LEED and WELL Certification Reviewer, Catalyst Partners

Analyst, BranchPattern

Kiewit Building Group Services – Sustainability Engineer

Anton Yanchillin

ERG

2014-16

Ex-situ Sulfidation

Launch Operations Strategy, SpaceX

Lockheed Martin

Data Analyst

Jason Rogers

PHY

2014

Hall Effect Instrument

United States Space Force, Officer

Gunnar Nelson

PHY

2014-18

Solvent Annealing

PhD, University of Minnesota – Material Science

Caroline Ladley

CHEM. E

2014

Ex-situ Sulfidation

Scientist, Uniliver

Cornell University

Nick Fischer, PhD

BIO/ EVS

2014-17

Dental Materials

DDS-PhD Fellow – University of Minnesota

Rachel Pham

CHM

2014

Dental Materials

 

CU Medical School

Koy Matthews

ERG

2014

Hall Effect Instrument

Follet

Jake Yager

ERG

2014

External Quantum Efficiency Apparatus

Inspector at Alfred Benesch & Company

AMI Environmental Systems, Project Manager

Ala’a Rayyan

ERG

2015-16

Ex-situ Sulfidation

Electrical Engineer at CMTA, Inc.

PhD Program in Architectural Engineering

Karen (Sass) Hardy

PHY

2015-16

Ex-situ Sulfidation

User Experience Analyst, University of Nebraska Foundation

Associate Project Manager, Siemens

Intern: Kiewit, Berkshire Hathaway, Omtimized Systems

Keelan Okazaki

ERG

2015-16

Dental Materials and Outreach

Project Manager at PhotonWorks Engineering LLP

Meagan Grant

ERG

2015-17

 Solvent Annealing and Outreach

MSE, Polymer Science and Engineering. University of Akron

Coatings and Materials Approval Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center

Jeffery Wong

PHY

2015-18

Solvent Annealing

CU Medical Physics MS

Sierra Brown

ERG

2015

Outreach and LED efficiency

Designer, Gensler

U. Virginia

Architecture

Colin Thomas

ERG

2015

Outreach and LED efficiency

Optimized Systems

Creighton University

Verdis Group

Michael Watras

ERG

2015

Dental Materials, Solar Array, Outreach and LED efficiency

Kiewit

Building Analyst

Data Presentation Engineer, Spreetail

John Sunderland

PHY

2016-18

Ex-Situ Sulfidation

U. Wisconsin

Material Science PhD

Christopher Landis

PHY

2016

LabView Control for Quantum Efficiency Testing

Sales Consultant, Mauer Chevrolet

Teresa Kooima

ERG

2016-17

Ex-Situ Sulfidation

Development Strategist

Bluestem Energy Solutions

Project Manager

Branch Pattern

Will Jakubowski

ERG

2016-17

Solvent Annealing

Retail Trader

Junior Financial Analyst, Garrett Consulting

Isaac Lamppa

ERG

2016-18

Ex-Situ Sulfidation

Senior Analyst, Renewable Project Development at Invenergy LLC

Joseph Gray

ERG

2016

Quantum Efficiency Testing

Left Creighton

Son Nguyen

PHY

2016-18

Solvent Annealing

Deported

Jack Arkfeld

ERG

2016-17

Designing a four-terminal probe station

Habitat for Humanity

Solar Energy Consultant at LGCY Power

Jimmy Connors

ERG

2016-17

Solvent Annealing

 

Hannah Okelberry

BIO/EVS

2016

Solvent Annealing

Research Study Coordinator, Institute for Human Neuroscience at Boys Town National Research Hospital

Jon Dang

BIO

2016-17

Dental Materials

Creighton Dental School

Mitchel Pham

BIO

2016-18

Dental Materials

Creighton Medical School

Yidedia Bekele

ERG

2017

Solvent Annealing

Risk and Financial Advisory Analyst at Deloitte

Shrestha Samuel

CHM

2017-18

Dental Materials

Creighton Medical School

Emily Johnson

CHM

2017-18

Dental Materials

Creighton Dental School

Sam Ruiz

PHY

2017-18

Ex-Situ Sulfidation

U. Nebraska – Lincoln

Materials Engineering, PhD

Jack Widmer

PHY

2017

Ex-Situ Sulfidation

National Energy Technology Laboratory Oregon

Graduate Research Assistant at University of Colorado Boulder

Max Marcussen DiPrince

ERG/ PHY

2019-2021

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

MS Creighton University

Grace Dirks

PHY

2019-2021

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Magnetic Skyrmions and Virtual Reality

BS Creighton University

Vikram  Venkataraman

H.S.

2019

Dental Materials

BS U. of Miami, FL

Logan Smith

ERG

2019 - 20

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Energy Analyst at Taitem Engineering

John Vosicky

PHY

2019

Glucose-Derived Carbon Dots

Runner at Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, LLC

Emily Engel

H.S.

2019

Copper Sulfide

 

Noor Himdan

H.S.

2019

Copper Sulfide

 

Keren Lopez

H.S.

2019

Copper Sulfide

 

Natalie Schwartzenberger

CS

2021

Virtual Reality

Software Engineer

Telcoin

Aaron Musson

H.S. Teacher

2022

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Chem teacher – Omaha North

Davis Reed

PHY

2022

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Active

Name

Major

Years

Project

Last Known Institution

Rustin Haase

PHY

2012-2014

Solvent Annealing

1Staff Training and Development, Network Manager

Mark Akubo, S.J.

PHY

2013-2015

Solvent Annealing

PhD Candidate, Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University

Post-doc: Cornell

Chloe Drapes

PHY

2015-17

Solvent Annealing

 

Ben Marcussen

PHY

2016-18

Ex-Situ Sulfidation

Midwest Labs

Ikenna Odeluzigbo

PHY

2021-

Magnetic Skyrmions

Active

Max Markuson DiPrince

PHY

2021 -

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Active

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