Prof. Geoff Hutchison
Geoff grew up in upstate New York and attended Williams College for undergrad. His Ph.D. is from Northwestern University, where he worked on rational design of transparent and conducting polymers. His postdoctoral research at Cornell University focused on single-molecule wires and novel cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.
Graduate Students
Xialing Chen comes to the University of Pittsburgh from the prestigious University of Science and Technology of China. She is currently working on electrostatic self-assembly of semiconducting films and transistor characterization for the designer defect project.
Xinfeng Quan comes to the University of Pittsburgh from Fudan University in Shanghai. He is currently working on synthesis and computational modeling of single-molecule piezoelectrics.
Adam Gagorik works in the group on theoretical simulation of charge transfer in organic semiconductors as part of the designer defects project.
Paula Hoffmann came to Pittsburgh after completing her B.S. in chemistry at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. She works on atomic force microscopy and other characterization techniques for each of the research projects but will further specialize in the organic solar cells project.
Andrey Sharapov works on computational methods and theoretical modeling in the group.
Steven Owens graduated from Penn State in December 2009 with his B.S. in chemistry. He is currently focusing on synthesis of oligo- and polythiophene materials within the organic solar cells project.
Christopher Marvin is from Charleston, SC, but has decided to brave the cold in Pittsburgh. He works on synthesis and characterization techniques for the single-molecule piezoelectrics project.
Undergraduate Students
Terry Paske (’12) is a senior chemistry major from Sharpsville, PA. She works on the single-molecule piezoelectrics project alongside graduate student Xinfeng Quan, focusing primarily on AFM characterization.
Valerie Lentz (’13) is a junior chemistry major coming to Pittsburgh from Ohio. Until graduation in May 2013, she will be working on organic synthesis within the organic solar cells project.