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Hometown: Jiangyin, China
Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Jilin University (2016) Qingkai comes from Jiangyin, China. He first worked in Sean Xian-An Zhang’s group as a master degree graduate student majored in organic chemistry. In 2013, he joined Prof. Wenjing Tian’s group and then got PhD with a major in polymer chemistry and physics from Jilin University. After graduation, he first worked as a postdoctoral research associate in Prof. Zhaochao Xu’s lab at DICP, Chinese Academy of Science for 3 years. Then, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in Prof. Xiaocun Lu’s lab at Clarkson University for another 2 years. In the past 10 years, he has worked in four different research labs. His research works focused on stimuli-responsive molecular switches, mechanochemistry, fluorophores, and super-resolution single molecular location microscopy. Qingkai joined the Aprahamian Group in the summer of 2021. In his spare time, he enjoys playing ping pong, cooking delicious food, and traveling with his family. |
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Hometown: Himachal Pradesh, India
Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry, IISER Mohali (2021) Indu Bala was born and raised in Himachal Pradesh, India where she did her schooling. She did her bachelors in chemistry honors from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2013. In the same year, she joined IISER Mohali as an Integrated PhD (chemistry) student and completed her masters in 2015. She started her doctoral research in August 2015 under the supervision of Dr. Santanu Kumar Pal. Her research work included the design, synthesis, and characterization of discotic liquid crystalline polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with a strong interest in their application in electronic devices. After completing her Ph.D. in 2021, she joined the Aprahamian Group in the fall of 2021. Besides working, she enjoys listening to music, nature outings, and reading. |
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