Principal Investigator

Jeremy I. Feldblyum

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University at Albany, SUNY

Postdoc, Stanford University
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park
B.Mus., University of Maryland, College Park

Jeremy Feldblyum (pronounced FELD-bloom) has been fascinated by science since the age of 10, when he picked up Richard Feynman's physics primer Six Easy Pieces. After his first high school research experience at The Institute for Genomic Research (now the J. Craig Venter Institute), Feldblyum went to the University of Maryland where he studied both chemistry and piano performance. Pursuing a Ph.D. with Adam Matzger and in collaboration with David Gidley at the University of Michigan, Feldblyum studied metal-organic framework properties using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). An interest in electronic materials took him to the Zhenan Bao group at Stanford, where he developed synthesis and processing methods for 2D network semiconductors. As an assistant professor at SUNY Albany, he is developing new methods to synthesize, characterize, and utilize functional coordination materials for diverse applications in electronics, separations, and catalysis.

Postdoctoral Scholars

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Graduate Students

Darin Sukalingum

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY

Research areas: Porous and semiconducting metallopolymers

Favorite vegetable: Have not yet tried them all

Favorite type of filter paper: Whatman 5

Pouria Akbari

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tech. Univ. Ahvaz

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Sahand Univ. Tech.

Research areas: Battery recycling

Favorite vegetable: Lettuce

Favorite show: Breaking Bad

Favorite sport: Soccer

Caroline Schaeffer

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Biochemistry, Lafayette College

Research areas: Metal-organic frameworks

Favorite movie: Fantastic Planet (1973)

Favorite animal: Opossum

Favorite color: Orange

Jeffrey Noll

M.S. Student

B.S., Chemistry, Binghamton University, SUNY

B.A., Film, Binghamton University, SUNY

Research areas: Battery recycling

Favorite movie: Playtime

Favorite show: Twin Peaks

Favorite book: The Name of the Rose

Sohraab Khan

M.S. Student

B.S., Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY

Research areas: Polymer synthesis

Favorite anime: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Favorite animal: Cat

Undergraduate Students

Nissi Okuji

B.S. Student (Human biology)

Research areas: Metal-organic frameworks

Favorite vegetable: Potato

Favorite anime: Tokyo Ghoul

Favorite book: Looking for Alaska

Alex Kalena

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: Metal-organic frameworks

Favorite book: The Song of Achilles

Favorite podcast: Welcome to Night Vale

Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings trilogy

Kelsey Classen

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: Ionic liquids

Favorite animal: Stingray

Favorite band: King’s X

Favorite book: Station Eleven

Victor Kyaw

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: Porous and semiconducting metallopolymers

Favorite animal: Cat

Favorite superhero: Batman

Favorite ice cream: Mint chocolate chip

Jing N Cao

B.S. Student (Biology)

Research areas: Polymer synthesis

Favorite color: Gold

Favorite show: Love, Death, and Robots

Favorite animal: Birds

Sunwoo Hur

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: High strength polymers

Favorite color: Black

Favorite movie: Moana

Favorite animal: Cat

Savanah Wong

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: Electrospinning

Favorite show: Prison Break

Favorite sport: Volleyball

Favorite artist: Playboi Carti

Jessica Rosales

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: Metal-organic frameworks

Favorite food: Yogurt parfait with strawberries

Favorite hobby: Surfing & weightlifting

Favorite show: Original Avatar: the last airbender nickelodeon cartoon

Maegan Mazzarella

B.S. Student (Chemistry)

Research areas: Conjugated polyelectrolytes/gel electrophoresis

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite band: Fall Out Boy

Favorite candy flavor: Watermelon

Alumni

Audrey Crom Ph.D., Chemistry, 2023.
Tianran Zhai Ph.D., Chemistry, 2023.
Mengwen Yan Ph.D., Chemistry, 2022.

Fernanda Giongo Fernandes M.S., Chemistry, 2022.
Matthew Sherrill M.S., Chemistry, 2022.
Ebtisam Alammri M.S., Chemistry, 2019.
Sarthak Patel M.S., Chemistry, 2019.
Kelly Walter M.S., Chemistry, 2018.

Erica Nunoo B.S., Biology, 2026 [expected].
Jacob Dobson B.S., Chemistry, 2022.
Sandra Wiedmann B.S., Chemistry, 2022.
Jessica Andras B.S., Chemistry, 2021.
Chaya Eastmond B.S., Biology, 2021.
Sazzad Ali
Benita Britton-George B.S., Chemistry, 2019.
Kate Holley B.S. Chemistry and M.S. Chemistry, 2019.
Nikki Taylor B.S., Chemistry and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2018.
Alexander Vandish B.S., Chemistry, 2018.