Doumon Research Group

SEMDE

Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Device Engineering

SEMDE

Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Device Engineering

Team

"The secret is to gang up on the problem, not on each other." - Thomas Stallkamp

Group Leader

Nutifafa Y. Doumon (Ph.D., MA)

Assistant Professor: Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker Jr. Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Fuel Sciences 

Affiliate of the department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Affiliate of the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE)
Affiliate of the Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Affiliate of the Energy Institute (EI)
Affiliate of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI)
Affiliate of the Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering, and Design with Africa (AESEDA)

Ivy M. Asuo (Ph.D.)

Assistant Research Professor

Affiliate of the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE)
Affiliate of the Materials Research Institute (MRI)
Affiliate of the Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering, and Design with Africa (AESEDA)

Email: ipa5154@psu.edu
Hometown: Tsito, V/R, Ghana

Education

  • Ph.D. in Energy and Materials Science, INRS-EMT, QC, Canada
  • MSc. in Functionalized Advanced Materials Engineering, Erasmus Mundus Master Program, France & Germany
  • MSc. in Materials Science and Engineering, AUST-Abuja, Nigeria
  • BSc. in Physics,  University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Prior Publication Highlights:

Google Scholar  |  Research Gate

Graduate Students

Souk Yoon (John) Kim

Ph.D. Student (Materials Science and Engineering) 

Email: sjk6747@psu.edu
Hometown: Daegu, Republic of Korea.

Education

  • BEng. in Display Engineering, Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea.

  • MEng. in Display Engineering, Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea.

Cyril Chu Fubin Kumachang

Ph.D. Student (Materials Science and Engineering)

Email: cpk5497@psu.edu
Hometown: Bamenda, Cameroon.

Education 

  • BSc. in Physics with a minor in Electronics, University of Buea, Cameroon.
  • MSc. in Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology (AUST)-Abuja, Nigeria.

Justin Lin

Ph.D. Student (Materials Science and Engineering)

Email: Jml8512@psu.edu 
Hometown: Durham, North Carolina.

Education:

  • BS. in Chemistry, North Carolina Central University.
  • BS. in Business Administration, North Carolina State University.

Undergraduate Students

Pimmada Sawangwong

Undergraduate Student (Materials Science and Engineering)

Hometown: Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Education: Kimball Union Academy (2022)
Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Pathumthani (2021)

Jash Karan Vora

Undergraduate Student [MatSE Research Fellow] (Materials Science and Engineering)

Hometown: Mumbai, India 

Education: B.D. Somani International School (2022)          
Indus International School Pune (2024)

Mac Fitzgerald

Undergraduate Student (Materials Science and Engineering)

Email: jxf5726@psu.edu

Hometown: St Inigoes, Maryland

Education: Great Mills High School (2024)

Fatimah Alhejji

Undergraduate Student (Materials Science and Engineering)

Email: faa5498@psu.edu

Hometown: Alahsa, Saudi Arabia

Education: Alkifah Academy private schools (2023)

Brittlee Reese

Undergraduate Student (Material Science and Engineering)

Hometown: Bernville, PA

Education: Tulpehocken JSHS

Student Interns

  • Just Francois Nganziami Loumoni, from CESI France (Master Degree, 2023)
  • Pascale Emmanuella N’goran, from CESI France (Master Degree, 2024)
  • Julie Tring, from CESI France (Master Degree, 2024)

Past Group Members

  • Arezo-Mahdavi Varposhti, from the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (Master degree, 2024)
  • Amrita Anand, Undergraduate student, Materials Science and Engineering