People

Kono Lab Group Members

Principal Investigator

Junichiro Kono
Karl F. Hasselmann Chair in Engineering and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Chair, Applied Physics Graduate Program.         
Professor, Physics & Astronomy, Materials Science & NanoEngineering.

Assistant Research Professor

Andrey Baydin
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Ph.D. Students


Fuyang Tay
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Jacques Doumani
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Hongjing Xu
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy

Ziqin Yue
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Elijah Kritzell
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Kiran Kulkarni
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics
Shengjie Yu
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics
Wenjing Wu
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics
 
Dasom Kim
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Will Smith
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Materials Science and Nanoengineering

Jaanita Mehrani
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Gustavo Rodriguez Barrios
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Wen-Hua Wu
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Alan Covarrubias-Morales
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Jiacheng Li
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Carlos Criollo
Graduate Student

Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

Visiting Researchers and Students
Rikuta Kikuchi
Graduate student, Hokkaido University
Undergraduate Students
Ares Lu
Junior, Applied Physics & ECE, Rice University
Lance Yoshizaki
Sophomore, ECE & Physics, Rice University
High School Students
Keshav Zahn
Administrator
Wilfredo Balza
Alumni

Alumni – Post-Doctoral Researchers
Alumni – Graduate and PhD Advisees
Alumni – Undergraduate Advisees
Alumni – High School Advisees
Alumni – Past Visitors & Others

Alumni – Post-Doctoral Researchers

Dr. Manukumara Manjappa (July 2021 – Oct 2022).
Current position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Dr. Saunab Ghosh (June 2019 – September 2020).
Current position: Scientist, Jacobs Technology, Inc.

Dr. Arash Ahmadivand (June 2019 – July 2020).
Current position: Photonics Research Scientist, Meta Materials, Inc.

Dr. G. Timothy Noe (January 2008 – November 2019).
Current position: Research Technologist II, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Dr. Alina Lyuleeva (November 2018 – October 2019).
Current position: Advanced Consultant/Engineer, Altran Technologies.

Dr. Weilu Gao (June 2016 – July 2019).
Current position: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah.

Dr. Andreas Stier (August 2014 – June 2016).
Current position: Group Leader, Technical University Munich, Germany.

Dr. Gang Shi (June 2015 – March 2016).

Dr. Xuan Wang (March 2011 – July 2013).
Current position: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.

Dr. Ji-Hee Kim (March 2011 – July 2013).
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.

Dr. Takashi Arikawa (March 2009– May 2011).
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Hyogo, Japan.

Dr. Sebastien Nanot (December 2009 – October 2012).
Current position: Assistant Professor, L2C (Laboratoire Charles Coulomb), Université de Montpellier, France.

Dr. David J. Hilton (July 2006 – July 2007).
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

Dr. Yoichi Murakami (March 2006 – September 2007).
Current position: Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.

Dr. Young-Dahl Jho (March 2002 – July 2007).
Current position: Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.

Dr. Giti A. Khodaparast (June 2001 – July 2004).
Current position: Professor, Department of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Dr. Michael A. Zudov (April 1998 – December 2000).
Current position: Professor, Department of Physics, University of Minnesota.

Alumni – Graduate and PhD Advisees

 MSc. Somesh Sasmal (Master of Science in Material Science & NanoEngineering, May 2023).

Dr. Natsumi Komatsu (Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2022).

Thesis title: “Thermoelectric and Electronic Transport Studies of Ultrahigh-Conductivity Carbon Nanotube Fibers.”
Current position: Schmidt Science Fellow in the Landry Lab at UC Berkeley.

Dr. Ali Mojibpour (Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2022).
Thesis title: “Electroluminescence from Single-Chirality Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Films.”
Current position: Automation Engineer, Syzygy Plasmonics.

Dr. Fumiya Katsutani (Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2020).
Thesis title: “Spectroscopy of Two-Dimensional Excitons in High Magnetic Fields to 30 Tesla.”
Current position: Engineer, Shimadzu Corporation, Japan.

Dr. Xinwei Li (May 2015 – August 2019).
Thesis title: “Probing Cooperative Phenomena in Solids by Terahertz Magnetospectroscopy.”
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore.

Dr. Kankan Cong (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, August 2017).
Thesis title: “Coherent Light-Matter Coupling and Nonequilibrium Dynamics in Single-Chirality Carbon Nanotubes.”
Current position: System Engineer, Veeco.

Dr. Ahmed Zubair (Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2017).
Thesis title: “Generation, Detection, and Manipulation of Light with Ultrahigh-Conductivity Carbon-Nanotube Fibers.”
Current position: Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Mr. Cody Sewell (M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, April 2017).
Thesis title: “Terahertz Conductivity Assessment of Doped and Aligned Carbon Nanotubes.”
Current position: Electrical Engineer, Artis.

Dr. Minjie Wang (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, August 2016).
Thesis title: “Synthesis and Terahertz Applications of Large-Area Monolayer Graphene.”
Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.

Dr. Weilu Gao (Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2016).
Thesis title: “Wafer-Scale Films and Devices of Spontaneously Aligned Carbon Nanotubes.”
Current position: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah.

Dr. Qi Zhang (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, October 2015).
Thesis title: “Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Quantum-Degenerate Fermionic and Bosonic Gases in Semiconductors Probed by Coherent Terahertz Magneto-optics.”
Current position: Professor, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, China.

Dr. Xiaowei He (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, August 2015).
Thesis title: “Wafer-Scale Films of Aligned Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Preparation, Characterization, and Optoelectronic Applications”
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics, Peking University, China.

Dr. G. Timothy Noe II (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, April 2013, Rice University).
Thesis Title: “Ultrafast Spectroscopy in High Magnetic Fields Using a Mini-coil Pulsed Magnet.”
Current Position: Research Technologist II, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Dr. Layla G. Booshehri (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, May 2012).
Thesis title: “Infrared Spectroscopy of Graphene in Ultrahigh Magnetic Fields.”
Current position: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Darius T. Morris, Jr. (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, May 2012).
Thesis title: “Third Harmonic Generation in Highly-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes.”
Current position: Chemical Analyst, Albemarle, Pasadena, TX.

Dr. William D. Rice (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, May 2012).
Thesis title: “Low-Energy Charge and Spin Dynamics in Quantum Confined Systems.
Current position: Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Draper Labs.

Dr. Lei Ren (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, October 2011).
Thesis title: “Terahertz Dynamics of Quantum-Confined Electrons in Carbon Nanomaterials.”
Current position: Research Faculty, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute.

Dr. Thomas A. Searles (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, August 2011).
Thesis Title: “Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes under Extreme Conditions.”
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Dr. Chanjuan Sun (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, February 2010).
Thesis title: “Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy of Novel Magnetic Materials.”
Current position: Seismic Imager, CGGVeritas, Houston, TX.

Dr. Xiangfeng Wang (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, January 2009).
Thesis title: “Terahertz Time-Domain Magneto-spectroscopy of Semiconductors.”
Current position: Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Dr. Ajit Srivastava (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, August 2008).
Thesis title: “Micro-photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.”
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Emory University.

Dr. Jonah Shaver (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, May 2008).
Thesis title: “High-Field Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.”
Current position: Optical Systems Engineer at Meta, Sunnyvale, California, United States

Dr. Sasa Zaric (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, January 2007).
Thesis title: “Optical Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in High Magnetic Fields.”

Dr. Diane C. Larrabee (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, January 2006).
Thesis title: “Spectroscopy of Narrow Gap III-V Semiconductor Quantum Wells.”
Current position: Director, Applications, Epitaxy Technology, R&D, Lumileds, San Jose, CA

Dr. Jigang Wang (Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2005).
Project title: “Ultrafast Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy of Ferromagnetic III-V Semiconductors.”
Current position: Professor, Department of Physics, Iowa State University & Ames Laboratory.

Dr. Gordana N. Ostojic (Ph.D. in Applied Physics, January 2005).
Thesis title: “Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.”  Deceased.

Alumni – Undergraduate Advisees

Ms. Maahum Khan (Junior, Rice University) Fall 2023

Mr. Jae Joon Lee (Sophomore, Rice University) Fall 2023

Ms. Xinyue Li (Rice University), Summer 2022 – Spring 2023

Mr. Bob Bao (Rice University), Fall 2020 – Spring 2022

Mr. Stephen Marcon (Rice University), Summer 2020 – Fall 2021

Mr. Nolan Bitner (Rice University), Dec 2019 – May 2021

Mr. Takuma Makihara (Rice University), January 2019 – July 2020

Mr. Tony (Ruizheng) Wang (Junior, Rice University), Summer 2018

Mr. Jorge Zepeda (Junior, Rice University), Summer 2017

Mr. Jeffrey Horowitz (Junior, Rice University), Summer 2017

Mr. Young Yul Kim (Junior, Rice University), Spring 2016

Ms. Natsumi Komatsu (Junior, Keio University), Spring, 2016

Mr. Sean Peters (Rice University), Fall 2014 – Spring 2015

Mr. John M. Robinson (University of Nevada), Summer 2014

Mr. James (JJ) Allred (Senior, Rice University), Fall 2013 – Spring 2016

Mr. Logan Su (Duke University), Summer 2013

Ms. Tianjia Zhu (Rice University), Summer 2013 and Summer 2014

Mr. Donnie Kim (Rice University), Summer 2013

Mr. John Yan (Rice University), Spring 2013

Mr. Wilfred So (Rice University), Fall 2012

Ms. Chenxin Fu (Rice University), Fall 2012

Ms. Qijia Jiang (Rice University), Fall 2012 – Fall 2013

Mr. Timothy Moon (Rice University), Summer 2012 – Fall 2012

Mr. Deleon Jamal La’Beau Reescano (Rice University), Summer 2012

Mr. Nathan E. Ogden (Rice University), Summer 2012 – Spring 2013

Mr. Simon Lee (Texas A&M University), Summer 2012 & Summer 2013

Mr. Sang-Hee “Steven” Cho (Rice University), Fall 2011

Ms. Ayana Andalcio (Rice University), Fall 2011 – Spring 2013

Mr. Michael Macmahon (Rice University), Fall 2011 – Spring 2012

Mr. Zehua “Arthur” Jin (Rice University), Summer 2011 – Summer 2014

Ms. Lisa A. Hendricks (Rice University), Spring 2011 – Spring 2012.

Ms. Ke “Cathy” Zhang (Rice University), Spring 2011 – Fall 2011

Mr. Albert Chen (Rice University), Fall 2010 – Spring 2011

Mr. Gregory A. Bond (REU Student), Summer 2010

Mr. Jeremy Tucker (Rice University), Summer 2010

Mr. Barney F. Cruz (Rice University), Spring 2010

Ms. Michelle Z. Jin (Rice University), Fall 2009 – Spring 2010

Ms. Georgia Lagouda (Rice University), Fall 2009 – Spring 2010

Mr. Ian A. Walsh (Rice University), Fall 2009 – Spring 2010

Mr. Shahzaib Shaheen (Rice University), Summer 2009

Mr. Kyung-Hun Oh (Rice University), Spring 2009 and Summer 2009

Mr. Brian Bustamante (REU Student), Summer 2008

Ms. Angela Edwards (REU Student), Summer 2007

Mr. Tianhe Yang (Rice University), Fall 2006 – Fall 2007

Mr. Kanes Sutuntivorakoon (Rice University), Fall 2006 –Spring 2008

Mr. Jaimeet Gulati (Rice University), Fall 2006 – Spring 2007

Mr. Christopher M. Corbet (Rice University), Spring 2006 – Spring 2008

Mr. Stephen J. Goebel (Rice University), Spring 2006 – Spring 2008

Ms. Tracy Tsai (Rice University), Fall 2006 – Spring 2007

Mr. Yu-Heng “Jaret” Lee (Rice University), Fall 2005 – Fall 2006

Mr. Claiborne O. McPheeters (Rice University), Fall 2005 – Spring 2006

Ms. Layla G. Booshehri (REU Student), Summer 2005

Mr. Christopher K. Sramek (Rice University), Fall 2004

Mr. Clifford R. Wong (Rice University), Spring 2004 – Spring 2005

Mr. Jeffery R. Bishop (Rice University), Spring 2004

Mr. Andrew D. Engroff (Rice University), Summer 2003

Mr. Derek A. Van Orden (Rice University), Fall 2002 – Spring 2004

Ms. Ginger G. Walden (Rice University), Fall 2002 – Summer 2003

Mr. Ari J. Briskman (REU Student), Summer 2002, co-advised by Daniel Mittleman

Ms. Mengning Liang (REU Student), Summer 2002

Ms. Shanna M. Crankshaw (Rice University), Fall 2001 – Spring 2003.

Mr. Benjamin A. Schmid (Rice University), Fall 2001 – Spring 2002

Alumni – High School Advisees

Mr. Alan Lo (Clements High School, Sugar Land, Texas), Fall 2014

Mr. Daniel Nikotchev (Lamar High School, Houston, Texas), Fall 2014

Mr. Will Kuglen (Academy of Science and Technology, The Woodlands, Texas). Summer 2014.

Mr. Kevin Dao (Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, Texas). Summer 2014.

Mr. Wenting Chang (Academy of Science and Technology, The Woodlands, Texas). Summer 2014.

Mr. Melvin Du (Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas). Summer 2013 – Fall 2013.

Mr. Conrad Gray (Strake Jesuit Preparatory, Houston, Texas). Summer 2013.

Mr. Joseph L. Lee (Clements High School, Sugar Land, Texas). Summer 2013 – Summer 2014.

Mr. Martin Nikoltchev (Lamar High School, Houston, Texas). Summer 2012 – Fall 2012.

Ms. Michelle Lee (St. Agnes Academy, Houston, Texas). Summer 2011.

Mr. Christian Abad (Carnegie Vanguard High School, Houston, Texas). Fall 2010 – Spring 2011.

Mr. Aldo Frosinini (St. Thomas High School, Houston, Texas). Summer 2010.

Ms. Sophia Dao (St. Agnes Academy, Houston, Texas). Summer 2010.

Mr. Grant Yuan (Elkins High School, Fort Bend ISD, Texas). Summer 2010.

Mr. Anirudh Chiti (Elkins High School, Fort Bend ISD, Texas). Summer 2009 and Summer 2010.

Ms. Rohini Sigireddi (Belaire High School, Houston, Texas). Spring 2009 and Summer 2010.

Mr. Christopher Urbina (Harmony Science Academy, Houston, Texas). Fall 2008 – Summer 2009.

Mr. Corey Ross (Harmony Science Academy, Houston, Texas). Fall 2008 – Summer 2009.

Mr. Hunil Cha (Diploma & IB, Lamar High School, Houston, Texas). Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, and Summer 2010. Current Position: Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin).

Ms. Cherie Plouff (Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas). Summer 2004.

Alumni – Past Visitors & Others

Mr. Yu-Shuo Liao (Visitng Graduate Student from National Taiwan University, September 2022)

Mr. Yuan Tian (Visiting Graduate Student from Tohoku University, September 2022)

Ms. Sarah Phillips (Kono Group International Education Programs Director, November 2009 – May 2020)

Dr. Motonori Nakamura (Visiting Professor from National Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College, Japan, April 2019 – March 2020)

Mr Kenji Hayashida (visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, August 2019)

Mr. Yota Ichinose (Visiting Graduate Student from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan,  October 2018)

Mr. Andre Zepeda (Visiting Undergraduate Student from UT Austin, May – August 2018)

Mr. Tomohide Morimoto (Visiting Graduate Student from Osaka University, Japan, January – March 2018)

Ms. Daeun Kim (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, September 2017 – February 2018)

Mr. Katsumasa Yoshioka (Visiting Graduate Student from Yokohama National University, Japan, August – October 2017 and February, 2018)

Dr. Kazuhiro Yanagi (Visiting Professor from Tokyo Metropolitan University, April – September 2017)

Mr. Yage Zhao (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Peking University, China, September 2017 – February 2018)

Mr. Akira Kikuchi (Visiting Graduate Student from Tokyo University, Japan, September 2016 – January 2017)

Ms. Chenni Xu (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Zhejiang University, China, August – October 2016)

Mr. Nobuyoshi Hiramatsu (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Tokyo University, Japan, August – September 2016)

Mr. Yoichi Harada (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, September 2015 – July 2016)

Dr. Lijuan Xie (Visiting Researcher from Zhejiang University, China, September 2013 – July 2016)

Dr. Yuji Sakai (Visiting Researcher from Osaka University, Japan, March 2016 and August – October 2016)

Mr. Kousuke Okada (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Osaka University, Japan, February 2016 – March 2016)

Mr. Kota Katsumi (Visiting Graduate Student from University of Tokyo, Japan, February 2016 – March 2016)

Mr. Damien Tristant (Visiting Graduate Student from University of Toulouse, France, December 2015 – February 2016)

Mr. Filchito “TJ” Bagsic (Visiting Graduate Student from Osaka University, Japan, January – March, 2014, January – February 2016, and February – March 2018)

Mr. Cheng Guo(Visiting Undergraduate Student from Peking University, China, October – February 2016)

Dr. Atsusi Hirano (Visiting Researcher from AIST, Japan, September – December 2015)

Mr. Florian Vigneau (Visiting Graduate Student from University of Toulouse, France, September – November 2015)

Mr. Pandian Karuppasamy (Visiting Undergraduate Student from SRM University, India, February – October 2015)

Mr. Sanjay Kumar (Visiting Undergraduate Student from SRM University, India, February – October 2015)

Mr. G. Aravind Chenrayan (Visiting Undergraduate Student from SRM University, India, February – October 2015)

Mr. Takahiro Katayama (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Tottori University, Japan, August – September 2015)

Ms. Takami Kaji (Visiting Graduate Student from Tottori University, Japan, August – September 2015)

Mr. Satoshi Matsuzawa (Visiting Graduate Student from Tohoku University, Japan, January – March 2015)

Mr. Fumiya Sekiguchi (Visiting Graduate Student from University of Tokyo, Japan, January – March 2015)

Ms. Soraya Shirini (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, December 2014 – March 2015)

Mr. Hirotaka Kasai (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, December 2014 – February 2015)

Mr. Hiroyuki Wako (Visiting Graduate Student from Tohoku University, Japan, October – November 2014).

Mr. Takaya Higashira (Visiting Graduate Student from Tottori University, Japan, August – October 2014).

Mr. S. Karuppasamy Pandian (Visiting Undergraduate Student from SRM University, India, India, June – August 2014).

Mr. Roopam K. Gupta (Visiting Graduate Student from Indian Inst. of Sci. Ed. & Res. Kolkata, India, May – July 2014).

Mr. Kazuki Kojima (Visiting Graduate Student from Tohoku University, Japan, July – August 2013).

Mr. Yuki Kurita (Visiting Graduate Student from Tohoku University, Japan, July – August 2013).

Ms. Fumika Oshiyama (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, July – October 2012).

Mr. Xuan Duy Luong (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Chiba University, Japan, August – October 2012).

Mr. Haotian Li (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Zhejiang University, China, July – August 2012).

Mr. Srikrishna Pandey (Visiting Graduate Student from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, July – August 2012).

Mr. Ryota Kawai (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, June 2012 – March 2013).

Ms. Yuna Sung (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, March – April 2012).

Mr. Daiki Kato (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, October 2011 – January 2012).

Mr. Masato Suzuki (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, September 2011 – January 2012).

Mr. Ryohei Fukumoto (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, August – October 2011).

Mr. Takayuki Watanabe (Visiting Graduate Student from Tohoku University, Japan, August – October 2011).

Mr. Hiroyuki Sugahara (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, Summer 2011).

Mr. Shunsuke Mineshige (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, Summer 2011).

Mr. Shota Ushiba (Visiting Graduate Student from Osaka University, Japan, Summer 2011).

Mr. Ryusuke Kaneko (Visiting Graduate Student from Osaka University, Japan, Summer 2011).

Mr. Naoto Hieda (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Summer 2011).

Mr. Ryo Mori (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Keio University, Japan, Summer 2011).

Mr. Takafumi Akiho (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, January – March 2011).

Mr. Hiroshi Gojuki (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, October 2010 – January 2011).

Mr. Akira Ikeuchi (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, October 2010 – January 2011).

Mr. Trong Chien Nguyen (Visiting Undergraduate Student from Chiba University, Japan, August – October 2010).

Mr. Kenji Yamamoto (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, October 2009 – January 2010).

Mr. Takayuki Nosaka (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, March – August 2010).

Mr. Takahiro Kinoshita (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, August – October 2009).

Dr. Ji-Hee Kim (PhD, Chungnam National University, South Korea, Visiting Graduate Student, Summer 2009).

Mr. Feng Xie (Visiting Graduate Student from Texas A&M University, June – August 2008).

Ms. Eri Maruyama (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, September 2008 – January 2009).

Mr. Keisuke Sawada (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, August – October 2008).

Mr. Tomoyuki Hatekeyama (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, July – September 2008).

Mr. Takatoshi Yamamoto (Visiting Graduate Student from Hokkaido University, Japan, January 2008 – March 2008).

Dr. Yong-Sik Lim (Visiting Professor from Konkuk University, Korea, December 2004 – February 2006).

Mr. Yusuke Hashimoto (Visiting Graduate Student from Chiba University, October 2003 – August 2004).

Mr. Bruce E. Brinson (Optical Analyst, Rice University, July 2000 – February 2003).

Dr. Marie Pontier-Johnson (Senior Research Scientist, Rice University, co-advised by Prof. Richard E. Smalley, July 2001 – July 2002).