Our group’s major thrust is relationships among processing, properties and structure as well as the development of new materials and processes for energy, microelectronic, optoelectronic and biomedical applications.

  • Thin film deposition
  • Vacuum systems & reactor design
  • Atomic layer deposition
  • In-situ probing of surface chemical phenomena
  • Novel materials for energy, microelectronic and optoelectronic applications
  • Flexible electronics, screen printing & gravure printing
  • Heterogeneous catalysis and surface chemistry
  • Orthopaedic and dental implant surface functionalization
  • Surface functionalization of biomaterials

Visit our Publications Page for more information.

Year 2020

  • Sarah succesfully defender her PhD thesis – Dec 8th, 2020

Year 2019

  • Nickolas successfully defended her PhD thesis – June 11th, 2019

Year 2018

  • Siliang successfully defended her Phd thesis – Mar 9′ 2018
  • Arghya successfully defended his Phd thesis – May 8′ 2018

Year 2017

  • Arghya successfully passed his Phd Prelim – Mar 9′ 2017
  • Arghya received the UIC Student Presenter Award for attending AVS 63rd International Symposium, FL – Oct 29- Nov 3, 2017

Year 2016

  • Arghya received the UIC Student Presenter Award for attending AVS 63rd International Symposium, TN – Nov 6-11, 2016

Year 2015

  • Siliang successfully passed her Phd Prelim – Dec 9′ 2015
  • Arman successfully defended his Phd thesis – Jul 2′ 2015
  • Sathees successfully defended his Phd thesis – Jun 9′ 2015

Year 2014

  • Jeorge successfully defended his Phd thesis – Jun 6′ 2014
  • !! Congratulations !! Nasim receives the Chancellor’s Graduate Research Fellowship 2014 – Mar 10′ 2014

Year 2013

  • !! Congratulations !! Sathees K. Selvaraj receives the Dean’s Scholar Award Winners for 2014-2015! Please see http://grad.uic.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/DS%202014-2015%20Winners_Web.pdf for details.
  • Jorge I. Rossero receives UIC Student Travel Presenter’s Award for attending AICHE 2013 National Conference in San Francisco, CA – Nov 4th’ 2013
  • Arman Butt receives the UIC Student Travel Presenter’s Award for attending AAID 2013 Conference in Phoenix, AZ – Oct. 23rd’ 2013
  • Jorge I. Rossero receives the UIC-GSC travel grant for attending AICHE 2013 National Conference in San Francisco, CA – Nov 4th’ 2013
  • Jorge Ivan Rossero attended the AICHE 2013 National Conference in San Francisco, CA – Nov 4th’ 2013. Presentation title “Atomic Layer Deposition of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Using Cp-Type Precursors and Water Vapor for Fuel Cell Applications.”
  • Arman placed 2nd for poster presentation and 3rd place for table clinic at 2013 AAID Conference in Phoenix, AZ – Oct 23-26′ 2013
  • Sathees K. Selvaraj passed his Preliminary exam – Oct 02′ 2013
  • Congratulations to Yi Yang for her successful PhD defense – Sep 25′ 2013
  • Sathees K. Selvaraj receives the UIC-GSC travel grant for attending ALD-2013 conference in San Diego – Sep 12′ 2013

Year 2012

  • Congratulations to Runshen Xu for defending his Ph.D. Thesis.-December 12th, ’12.
  • Nasim receives the 2012 Air Liquide ALD Applications Symposium Travel Grant for the ECS Convention @ Hawaii-September 27th, ’12.
  • Arman receives the 2012 AAID Research Foundation Student Award and Travel Grant for the Annual Convention @ Phoenix, AZ-August 30th, ’12.
  • Arman receives the 2012 IADR PG Student Research Fellowship and Travel Grant for the Annual Convention-May 1st, ’12.

Year 2011

  • Nasim defends her Master’s Project-November 22nd, ’11.
  • Runshen receives travel and registration fee awards for the ALD Applications Symposium in the ECS meeting in Boston – October 3rd ’11
  • Runshen passed his preliminary exam – September 27th ’11

Year 2010

  • Qian receives DAMOP travel award for attending the 41st DAMOP conference at Houston – May 26′ 10
  • Qian passed his preliminary exam – April 8′ 10

Year 2009

  • Lin defends her PhD thesis – Nov 4′ 09
  • Manish defends his PhD thesis – Sep 28′ 09
  • REU final colloquium July 30 2009
  • Manish receives receives the University of Tennessee Travel Grant for attending the NSF CMMI 2009 Research and Innovation Conference.

Year 2008

  • Deepthi defends her PhD thesis – Sep 05 ’08
  • Directing the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program Summer REU-NSF Fellowship Program for 2008
  • Prodyut defends his PhD thesis – April 03 ’08
  • Yi Yang receives the University of Tennessee Travel Grant for attending the NSF CMMI 2008 Research and Innovation Conference.

Year 2007

  • Co-Directing the Chicago Science Teachers Research Program Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) NSF Fellowship Program for 2007
  • Participant and contributing member of the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE)