Group Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Xiong Gong
Professor
School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering
Department of Chemical, Biomolecular and Corrosion Engineering
The University of Akron
Phone: (330) 972-4983
Fax: (330) 972-3406
Office: GDYR 1201C
Labs: GDYR1206, GDYR1214, GDYR 1218
Associate Editor: Organic Electronics
Deputy Editor: Emergent Materials
Editorial Board Members: Scientific Reports, Polymers, and Chinese Chemistry Letter
Current Group Members




Lei Liu, Ph. D. student

Xiyao Zhang, Ph. D. student

Xun Liu, Master Student

Tianyu Meng, Ph. D. student, Organic thermoelectric device
Former students



Mr. Luyao Zheng, Ph. D. Student, Broadband photodetectors

Ms. Lu Yu, Ph. D. Student, perovskite thermoelectric device

Mr. Tao Zhu, Ph. D. student, perovskite solar cells and photodetectors

Mr. Dezhen Wu, M. Sc. student

Mr. Zixu Huang, M. Sc. student

Mr. Zhiyuan Chen, M. Sc. student

Mr. Xiuyuan Zhang, M. Sc. student

Mr. Zhihao Ma, M. Sc. student

Mr. suyuan Zhou, M. Sc. student

Mr. Baoshen Zhang, M. Sc. student

Miss Abigail Wilhite, Undergraduate student, organic thermoelectric devices

Miss Bethany Davidson, REU student, polymer photodetector

Ms. Olga Eliseeva and Mr. Jack Giles, high school students
Alumni
Dr. Chien-Lung Wang, post-doc, Assistant Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Dr. Wanzhu Cai, joint Ph. D. student, Faculty, South China University of Technology
Dr. Tianzhi Yu, visiting professor, currently professor, Lanzhou Jiaotong University
Dr. Huanli Dong, visiting professor, Professor, Institute of Chemistry, CAS
Dr. Chao Yi, Ph. D. student, currently, post-doc, University of California
Dr. Kai Wang, Ph. D. student, currently, post-doc, VT
Dr. Chang Liu. Ph. D. student
Dr. Hangxiong Wang, joint Ph. D. student, currently Faculty, Hubei University
Dr. Tinbing Yang, joint Ph. D. student, Assistant professor, South University and Technology, P. R. China
Dr. Xilan Liu, Ph. D. student , senior engineer, industrial company
Dr. Xiaowen Hu, Joint Ph. D. student, Assistant professor, South China Normal University
Dr. Hui Peng, Joint Ph. D. student, Assistant professor, Northwest Normal University
Dr. Pengcheng Du, Joint Ph.D. Student, Assistant professor, Lanzhou University
Dr. Yu Cao, visiting professor, professor, China
Mr. Xinjian Xu, visiting professor, Professor, Northwest University
Mr. Rundong Hu, Currently Ph. D. student in Chem Eng. The University of Akron
Mr. Jose Chapa Garza, M. Sc. student (co-advised with Prof. A. Karim). Graduated, in Mexico
Ms. Zhehui Li, M. Sc. Student; currently, Ph. D. student in College of Boston
Mr. Bohao Li, M. Sc. Student; currently Ph. D. student in University of Alabama
Mr. He Ren, M Sc. Student
Mr. Guanyu Fang, M. Sc. Student, currently Ph. D. student in Hong Kong University
Mr. Zhan Zhang, M. Sc. Student, currently Ph. D. student, Clemson University
Mr. Qiang Fu, M. Sc. student, currently Ph. D. student, University of Houston
Ms. Zixin Wang, M. Sc. student, Currently Ph. D. student, University of South Carolina
Ms. Rebecca Sherlock, Undergraduate student