The Team | Justinandrews

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

First Year Graduate Student

Emmanuel Adeniyi (Inorganic)

Email: aadeniy[at]purdue[dot]edu

Education:

B.Tech. Industrial Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Ajure, Ondo, Nigeria

Favorite (Non-Carbon) Element: Emmanuel won't tell me (apparently it is a secret), so I am guessing "Sulfur"

Favorite Crystal System: TBD

About Me: Emmanuel's favorite restaurant is Cane's Chicken. When it is his turn to pick group lunches, he chooses Cane's. When it is not his turn, he still chooses Cane's

First Year Graduate Student

Aldan Dye (Materials)

Email: dye35[at]purdue[dot]edu

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, US

Favorite Element: Iridium (I like the finer things in life)

Favorite Crystal System: Cubic

Favorite Characterization Technique: SC-XRD

About Me: In my spare time I like reading and learning languages. I really enjoy solid state synthesis methods such as arc melting!

First Year Graduate Student

Avinash Kiran (Materials)

Email: kiran1[at]purdue[dot]edu

Education:

M.S. Chemistry, IIRBS, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India

B.S. Chemistry, IIRBS, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India

Favorite Element: Boron b/c empty p orbitals

Favorite Crystal System: Monoclinic, of course

About Me: I enjoy capturing moments through photography and videography, and I indulge in writing and reading poetry whenever time permits.

First Year Graduate Student

Kaixin Wu (Inorganic)

Email: wu2145[at]purdue[dot]edu

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, The University of California Davis, Davis, California, US

Favorite Element: Antimony (but only when the lone pair is stereoactive, otherwise "meh")

Favorite Crystal System: Cubic

Favorite Characterization Technique: PXRD

About Me: Outside of chemistry I love skiing and skating. I really enjoy spending time with animals. Despite what my headshot and love of animals would suggest, I am in fact NOT a cat.