Group Members

Professor and Chair

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

University of California, Davis

2015 Kemper Hall
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Lab Phone: 530-754-7124
ytakamura (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

inihal (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

Graduate Student Researcher Since 2021

hashih (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

Graduate Student Researcher Since 2024

matframe (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

Graduate Student Researcher Since 2024

ilsnowden (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

Graduate Student Researcher Since 2023

tansahoo (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

Undergraduate Student Researcher Since 2023

Undergraduate Student Researcher Since 2023

Dayne Sasaki [Ph.D.], graduated March 2024, now at Advanced Light Source
Mingzhen Feng [Ph.D.], graduated December 2023, now at Applied Materials
Ryan Fillhouer [M.S.], graduated December 2023, now at Mitra Chem
I-Ting Chiu [Ph.D.], graduated December 2021, now at Applied Materials
Yuchen (Jerry) Qu [M.Eng.], graduated December 2020
Jinyun (Arthur) He [M.S.], graduated December 2020
Nolan Ahlm [M.S.], graduated March 2020, Now at Intel
Alex Kane [Ph.D.], graduated December 2019, Now at Intel
Michael Lee [Ph.D.], graduated March 2018, Now at Niron Magnetics
Atharva Deshpande [M.S.], graduated in September 2017, Now at Apple
Kyle Hoke [M.S.], graduated in August 2017
Yue Jia [Ph.D.], graduated in March 2017, Now at Amazon
Edmund Mills [Ph.D.], co-advised with Prof. Sangtae Kim, graduated in July 2016, Now at LifeWorks Learning Center
Binzhi Li [Ph.D.], graduated in July 2015, Now at Apple
Thomas Wynn [M.S.], graduated in July 2015, Now at QuantumScape
Andrew Izumi [M.S.], graduated July 2015, Now at Micron
Nihan Kemik [Ph.D.], graduated in May 2011, Now at ASML, Netherlands
Meng Gu [Ph.D.], graduated in October 2011, Now at Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Fan Yang
John Wall, Now at Aurora Algae, Inc.
Christian Pfretzschner [M.S.]
Alexander Lange [visiting scholar]
J. Paige Byers
Aleksey Ionin