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Sanjay Behura is an Assistant Professor of Physics at San Diego State University. He is also an associated faculty at Computational Science Research Center. Behura Research Group studies Photophysics of Quantum Materials. Dr. Behura acknowledges the current funding support from NSF and AFOSR. He is a co-author of 43 peer-reviewed research articles in leading journals including Nature Photonics, ACS Nano, JACS, Nano Letters, ACS AMI, Carbon, AFM with 3 book chapters, 2 peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and 2 journal editorials. Dr. Behura is also a co-inventor of 2 US Patents and has delivered 30 invited talks. He has received ASGC Collaborative Research Program Award (2021), MRFN Faculty Fellow Award (2021), Young Scientist Travel Award (2014), Canada Commonwealth Graduate Scholarship Award (2011-12) and Best Science Graduate Award (2006). Dr. Behura has worked as Research Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois Chicago and as a Commonwealth Graduate Scholar at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
A: SDSU Department of Physics, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182
E: sbehura [AT] sdsu.edu; Tel: 619-594-2627; Web: sanjaybehuragroup.com |
Graduate Students
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Antonio Cobarrubia
Ph.D. Candidate SDSU-UCI Joint Doctoral Program Sept. 2022 - Aug. 2026 Project: Development of QHO-Qubit Quantum Circuits for Computing |
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New PhD Applicant
Behura Research Group is looking for a new PhD student to work on quantum light emission in atomically-thin materials and their engineered heterostructures. (Support: AFOSR Grant) |
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Sancia Michael Tauro
M.S. Candidate SDSU Physics Department Sept. 2022 - Aug. 2024 Project: Probing Quantum Light Emission in Moiré and van der Waals Quantum 2D Materials |
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Nicholas Schottle
M.S. Candidate SDSU Physics Department Sept. 2022 - Aug. 2024 Project: Probing Quantum Light Emission in Moiré and van der Waals Quantum 2D Materials |
Undergraduate Students
Interested SDSU undergraduate students: Please contact Dr. Behura to discuss the research projects available in our lab.
Ph.D. Thesis
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Hisham Maddah
Ph.D., UIC, July 2020 Thesis: Biophotoanodes for Molecular Photovoltaics Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Co-Advisor: Vikas Berry |
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Chen Wang
Ph.D., UIC, August 2019 Thesis: 2D/3D Photovoltaics Assistant Professor at Shanghai Institute of Microsystem & Information Technology, China Co-Advisor: Vikas Berry |
M.S. Thesis
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Chisom Okeke
M.S., UAPB, Dec. 2021 UAPB Computer Science Project: Optothermal Study of WS2 Crystals via Raman Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Analysis Current Position: Amazon |
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Pavan Emani
M.S., UIC, May 2020 UIC Materials Engineering Project: Heterointerface of Graphene and Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanowire Current Position: Engineer at GL Technologies, USA |
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Aineta Kassa
M.S., UIC, August 2019 Project: Chemical Exfoliation of Mixed-Hybridized Molecular Materials Process Engineer at MERCK, USA Co-Advisor: Vikas Berry |
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Natechanok Yutthasaksunthorn
M.S., UIC, December 2018 Project: Understanding Structural Stability in 2D Black Phosphorous PhD Student at G-Tech Co-Advisor: Vikas Berry |
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Xin Yu
M.S., UIC, December 2016 Project: CVD Design of Graphene-on-Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Research Engineer at ZEISS Microscopy, China Co-Advisor: Vikas Berry |
M.S. Research Projects and Research Assistants
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Jerri James, MS
Research Assistant Dec. 2020 - August 2022 UAPB Computer Science Project: Development of Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructure-based Biosensors |
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Bridgett W. Pinkins, MS
Research Assistant March 2021 - August 2022 UAPB Computer Science Project: Development of Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructure-based Biosensors |
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Isaac Juma
M.S., UAPB, May 2022 UAPB Computer Science Project: Study of Twisted WS2 Crystals via Raman Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Analysis Current Position: Axiom |
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Suprith Nandankumar
M.S., UIC, December 2018 Project: Chemical Synthesis and Raman Characterization of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Semiconductors Research Engineer at Green Quotient Ltd., UK |
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Arjun Rangoonwala
M.S., UIC, December 2018 Project: Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Semiconducting Nanowires Research Engineer at Sanofi Pasteur, USA |
Undergraduate Projects
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Chiko Musinga
BS Student, UAPB January 2022 - July 2022 Project: Development of Quantum Materials for Flexible and Lightweight Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cells |
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Tendai Musinga
BS Student, UAPB January 2022 - July 2022 Project: Development of Quantum Materials for Flexible and Lightweight Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cells |
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Anmole Jhally
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UIC May 2018 - August 2020 Project: New 2D and Energy Materials Publication: Royal Society of Chemistry Book Chapter |
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Ganesh Shetty
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UIC January 2019 - August 2020 Project: Mixed Layered and Non-Layered Molecular Materials and Chemical Exfoliation |
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Lila Aryadwita
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UIC GPIP Summer Project June - August 2019 Project: Biomolecular Photosensitizers Publication: RSER |
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Trung Le
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UIC UG Research Project January - May 2019 Project: Chemical Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanowires MEng at Univ. of Virginia |
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Ajay Kumar
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KIIT BBSR, India GERMI Internship 2014 Project: Investigation of Graphene/p-GaN Interface Publication: SM |
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Hatchinghoi Haokip
B.Tech. in Chemical Engg., IIT Madras, India GERMI Internship 2014 Project: Graphene/n-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells Publication: Materials Research Innovations |
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Charu Goel
B.Tech-M.Tech. in Ceramic Engineering, IIT-BHU Varanasi, India GERMI Internship 2014 Project: Inorganic/Organic Heterojunction Solar Cells Publication: MRI |
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Kamal Batra, Ph.D.
Int. M.Sc. in Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India GERMI Internship 2013 Project: Characteristics of Graphene/Silicon Interface Publication: JNN Researcher at CNRS France |
High School Student Summer Internships (BRIGHT Outreach Program)
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Aniya Remley
June - July 2022 Project: Biomolecules-Inorganic Semiconductor Hybrid Photoanodes for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting |
Innocence Reed-Guy
June - July 2022 Project: Biomolecules-Inorganic Semiconductor Hybrid Photoanodes for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting |
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Jasmine Stinnett
June - July 2021 Project: Biomolecules-Inorganic Semiconductor Hybrid Photoanodes for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting |
Ja'Miyah Gary
June - July 2021 Project: Biomolecules-Inorganic Semiconductor Hybrid Photoanodes for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting |
