Current Research Group Members

Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory, UC Davis

Michael Aizenshtein

Work Phone:
(530) 752-1869

Email:
 maizenshtein@ucdavis.edu
Position:
visiting scientist 		Country of Origin:
Israel
Research:
  • Energetics of thorium, lanthanum and uranium oxides
  • Energetics of rare-earth oxides
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    Shushu Chen

    Work Phone:
    (530) 752-1869

    Email:
     nachen@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc     		Country of Origin:
    China
    Research:
  • Interface and surface energy of cubic yittria-stablized-zirconia
  • Mg2SiO4 nanoparticle energetics

    • Yunchul Cho

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-2133

    Email:
     ycho@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc     		Country of Origin:
    Korea
    Research:
  • Thermochemistry of Mn oxide nanomaterials

    • Gustavo Costa

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-2132

    Email:
     gccosta@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Visiting Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    Brazil
    Research:
  • Calorimetry of yttria-stabilized zirconia nanopowders
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    Ben Hanken

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-2132

    Email:
     behanken@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    USA
    Research:
    Thermochemistry of UO2- CeO2 solid solutions

    Seyedeh Mahboobeh Hosseini

    Work Phone:
    (530) 752-1869

    Email:
     shosseini@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    Iran
    Research:
  • Energetics of nanoparticle and dense nanophase oxides
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    Nihan Kemik

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-2132

    Email:
     nkemik@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    Turkey
    Research:
  • Comparison of bulk and thin film energetics of La(Sr)FeO3 and La(Sr)MnO3 perovskites by high temperature calorimetry

    • Andrey Levchenko

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-5459

    Email:
     alevchenko@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc     		Country of Origin:
    Russia
    Research:
  • Energetics of formation of TiO2 nanophases
  • Confinement in organic-inorganic composites
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    Yuanyuan Ma

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-2132

    Email:
     quma@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    China
    Research:
  • Energetics of Ge-Se and other glasses
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    Chengcheng Ma

    Work Phone:
    (530) 752-1869

    Email:
     cchma@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    China
    Research:
  • Energetics of polymer dervied SiCNO ceramics
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    Tae-Jin Park

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-2132

    Email:
     etjpark@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc     		Country of Origin:
    Korea
    Research:
  • Calorimetry of Cs- and/or Ba-silicotitanates (e.g., Ba-Cs-Ti-Si-O systems) for nuclear waste remedation
  • Energetics of TiO2 nanostructures with different morphologies
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    Tatiana Shvareva

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-5863

    Email:
     tyshvareva@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc    		 Country of Origin:
    Russia
    Research:
  • Thermochemistry of actinide-based materials
  • Energetics of nuclear waste relevant materials
  • Thermodynamics of cerium systems as models for plutonium-containing materials

    • Olga Trofymluk

    Work Phone:
    (530) 752-1869

    Email:
     otrofymluk@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc    		 Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
    Research:
  • Energetics of mesoporous materials
  • Thermodynamics of silica nanoparticle self-assembly
  • Thermodynamics of mesoporous silica synthesis (organic-inorganic interactions)
  • Energetics of [Ca12Al14O32](2H) and [Ca12Al14O32](2OH) samples
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    Sergey Ushakov

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-5863

    Email:
     svushakov@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Staff Research Associate     		Country of Origin:
    Russia
    Research:
  • High temperature phase transitions in rare earth oxides
  • Size and water adsorption effects on phase stability in oxides
  • Miscibility in rare earth orthophosphate systems (with Lynn Boatner (ORNL) and Pavel Mogilevsky (WPAFB))
  • Application of thermal analysis for assessment of the effects of fires on soils
  • Construction of laser ablation system for synthesis of anhydrous nanoparticles

    • Radha Venkataramana

    Work Phone:
    (530) 752-1869

    Email:
     ravenkat@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc    		 Country of Origin:
    India
    Research:
  • Nano m-zirconia
  • Calorimetry of the ordered layered double hydroxides (LDH)
  • Calorimetry of lanthanum zirconate
  • Calorimetry of calcium carbonate nanoparticles
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    Fen Xu

    Work Phone:
    (530) 754-5863

    Email:
     fenxu@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    postdoc    		 Country of Origin:
    China
    Research:
  • Calorimetry of Cd-S-Se, Zn-S-Se, Cd-Zn-S, Cd-Zn-Se and Fe-Ni-S compounds
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    Wei Zhou

    Work Phone:
    (530) 752-1869

    Email:
     wezhou@ucdavis.edu
    		Position:
    Ph.D. student     		Country of Origin:
    China
    Research:
  • Energetics of hafnia-based thin films and nanoparticles
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