McCall Research Group: June 2016
From left to right: Srinihar Bondalapati, Scott Dubowsky, Saarthak Narsipur, Phil Kocheril, Amber Rose, Ben McCall, Chris Hanneman, Chris Hillebrand, Rajeev Kotha, Charlie Markus.

People

Current Members
The research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students currently working in the McCall group.

Former Members
Our former group members, listed in order of most recent departure. Former members may update their information by logging in.

Collaborators
Other scientists who work with us on a variety of projects. Collaborators may update their information by contacting the webmaster.

Former Members

	Mr. Chris Hillebrand Tenure: September 2017 - December 2018 Current Position: Project Analyst, SunPower Corporation MEng, Energy Systems, University of Illinois, 2018 MBA Business Administration, Tennessee Tech, 2016 BS. Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech, 2016
	Mr. Christopher Hanneman Tenure: October 2017 - September 2018 B.S., Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2020 (expected)
	Mr. Philip Kocheril Tenure: June 2016 - September 2018 B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2020 (expected)
	Ms. Amber Rose Tenure: September 2015 - June 2018 Current Position: Graduate student, University of California, San Diego B.S. Specialized Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2018 (expected)
	Mr. Scott E. Dubowsky Tenure: October 2013 - May 2018 B.S. Chemistry and Biology, University of Hartford, 2012
	Mr. Srinihar Bondalapati Tenure: September 2017 - May 2018 B.S., Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2019 (Expected)
	Mr. Rajeev Kotha Tenure: September 2017 - March 2018 B.Tech. Mechanical, Delhi Technological University, 2015 M.Eng. Energy Systems, University of Illinois, 2018 (expected)
	Mr. Saarthak Narsipur Tenure: September 2017 - March 2018 B.E., Mechanical Engineering, M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India M.Eng., Energy Systems Engineering, University of Illinois, Dec -2018(Expected)
	Mr. Michael McNulty Tenure: September 2016 - June 2017 B.S. Chemistry, Boston College, 2015 M.S. Engineering Systems, University of Illinois, 2017
	Mr. Thomas Dieter Tenure: March 2015 - May 2017 Current Position: ASML - Upgrades Engineer B.S. Physics, University of Illinois, 2017
	Mr. Jefferson McCollum Tenure: October 2016 - May 2017 M.B.A. - Logistics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 2003 B.S. - Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1993
	Mr. Adam J Perry Tenure: November 2011 - November 2016 Current Position: Menlo Systems B.S., Chemistry, Oregon State University, 2011 PhD Physical Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2016
	Mr. G Stephen Kocheril Tenure: May 2013 - July 2016 Current Position: Graduate Student, Brown University B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2016
	Mr. James N. Hodges Tenure: October 2010 - June 2016 Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Bernath Group, Old Dominion University B.S. Chemistry, Clemson University, 2010 B.S. Polymer & Fiber Chemistry, Clemson University 2010 Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Illinois, 2016
	Ms. Courtney Talicska Tenure: November 2013 - May 2016 B.S. Chemistry, The University of Michigan, 2013 M.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
	Ms. Nicole Koeppen Tenure: October 2013 - May 2016 B.S. Chemistry, Western Washington University, 2013 M.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
	Dr. David Woon Tenure: June 2013 - May 2016 Current Position: Research Associate Professor, UIUC Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, 1989 M.S., Michigan Technological University, 1987 B.S., Michigan Technological University, 1984
	Mr. Adam Johnson Tenure: February 2015 - December 2015 Science
	Mr. Benjamin Thayer Tenure: September 2015 - December 2015 B.S. Engineering Physics, University of Illinois, 2019 (expected)
	Mr. Brad Gibson Tenure: March 2011 - November 2015 Current Position: Jet Propulsion Laboratory B.S. Biochemistry, University of Evansville, 2010 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
	Mr. Michael W. Porambo Tenure: June 2009 - July 2015 Current Position: National Security Analyst, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015 B.S., Lebanon Valley College, 2009
	Mr. Haochen Ke Tenure: September 2012 - July 2015 Current Position: Management Trainee, New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Beijing Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, 2010
	Mr. Paul A Jenkins II Tenure: May 2012 - May 2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, 2015
	Mr. Peter A Kiamanesh Tenure: April 2012 - May 2015 B.S., University of Illinois, 2015
	Ms. Jessica M Pearson Tenure: October 2011 - January 2015 B.S. Chemistry and Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 2011
	Ms. Ji-young Kim Tenure: June 2014 - October 2014 B.S., University of Illinois, 2015 (expected)
	Mr. David M Friday Tenure: August 2012 - March 2014 M.S., University of Illinois, 2014 B.S., US Air Force Academy, 2012
	Mr. Zhangji Zhao Tenure: March 2013 - February 2014 B.S. Physics, University of Illinois, 2014 (expected)
	Mr. Steve Kregel Tenure: May 2012 - July 2013 Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison B.S., University of Illinois, 2013
	Dr. Jacob T. Stewart Tenure: October 2008 - June 2013 Current Position: Professor, Connecticut College Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2013 B.S., Brigham Young University, 2008
	Mr. William R. Evans Tenure: January 2010 - June 2013 M.S. Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 2007 B.S. Physics-Astronomy, Brigham Young University, 2005
	Mr. Craig M Riccardo Tenure: May 2012 - June 2013 B.S., University of Illinois, 2014 (expected)
	Mr. Xiaoli Yan Tenure: October 2012 - May 2013 B.S., Computer Engineering and Mathematics, University of Illinois, 2016 (expected).
	Mr. Brian M. Siller Tenure: October 2007 - March 2013 Current Position: Research Scientist at Tiger Optics Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2013 B.A. Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics, Ohio Wesleyan University, 2007
	Mr. Zhaoqi Leng Tenure: May 2012 - August 2012 Summer research 2012
	Dr. Kyle N. Crabtree Tenure: April 2007 - August 2012 Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2012 B.S., Ball State University, 2006
	Dr. Holger Kreckel Tenure: January 2009 - June 2012 Current Position: Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Doctorate in Physics, University of Heidelberg, 2003 Physics Diploma, University of Heidelberg, 2000
	Mr. Joseph Puhr Tenure: September 2011 - May 2012 Current Position: Graduate Student in Materials Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University B.S., University of Illinois, 2012
	Mr. Preston W. Buscay Tenure: October 2008 - May 2012 B.S., University of Illinois, 2013
	Mr. Joe Kelly Tenure: May 2011 - May 2012 B.S., University of Illinois, 2012
	Dr. Andrew A. Mills Tenure: October 2005 - November 2011 Current Position: IMRA Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2011 B.S., Brigham Young University, 2005
	Ms. Eftalda Becka Tenure: May 2010 - August 2011 Current Position: Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, 2012 (expected)
	Ms. Heather Hanson Tenure: May 2011 - August 2011 Current Position: Laboratory Technician, Intertek, Champaign, IL B.S., University of Illinois, 2012
	Dr. Nick Indriolo Tenure: May 2006 - July 2011 Current Position: Postdoc, University of Michigan Ph.D. Astronomy, University of Illinois, 2011 B.S. Astronomy, Case Western Reserve University, 2005
	Dr. Manori Perera Tenure: November 2008 - July 2011 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Illinois Wesleyan University Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008 B.S., University of Denver, 2002
	Dr. Brian E. Brumfield Tenure: October 2005 - June 2011 Current Position: Postdoc, Princeton University Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2011 M.S. Chemistry, Wright State University, 2005 B.S. Chemistry, Wright State University, 2003 B.S. Biology, Wright State University, 2003
	Mrs. Carrie A. Kauffman Tenure: May 2008 - May 2011 Current Position: Analytical Researcher, Battelle M.S., University of Illinois, 2011 B.S., Lebanon Valley College, 2008
	Ms. Lauren E. Moore Tenure: December 2007 - May 2010 Current Position: Research Chemist, Celanese B.S., University of Illinois, 2010
	Mr. Kyle B. Ford Tenure: October 2007 - December 2009 Current Position: Contractor, Army Construction Engineering Research Lab M.S., University of Illinois, 2009 B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 2007
	Mr. David J. Knippenberg Tenure: June 2008 - August 2009 Current Position: Systems Administrator, St. John's Newman Center & Co-Founder, WarFactory PCs B.S. Astronomy, University of Illinois, 2009
	Colonel Brian A. Tom, USAF (Retired) Tenure: June 2006 - July 2009 Current Position: Served as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the US Air Force Academy, and Associate Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2009 M.S. Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2006 M.A. Organizational Mgmt., The George Washington University, 1999 B.S. (Double Major) University of California at San Diego, 1991         -Chemistry with a specialization in earth sciences         -Ecology, behavior, and evolution
	Dr. Brett A. McGuire Tenure: October 2005 - July 2009 Current Position: Jansky Fellow, Caltech/NRAO Ph.D., Caltech, 2014 M.S., Emory University, 2011 B.S., University of Illinois, 2009
	Mr. Tom J. Wood Tenure: May 2008 - July 2009 Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Iowa B.S. University of Illinois, 2009
	Prof. Susanna L. Widicus Weaver Tenure: June 2005 - May 2008 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Emory University Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2005 B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University, 2000
	Mr. Michael Wiczer Tenure: September 2005 - May 2008 Current Position: Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S., Engineering Physics, University of Illinois, 2008
	Mr. Christian Luca Tenure: November 2006 - November 2007 Current Position: Staff Scientific Information Analyst, Chemical Abstracts Service B.S., Stony Brook University, 2006
	Mr. Siddhartha Bhasker Tenure: May 2007 - August 2007 Current Position: Lecturer in Chemistry, Mumbai,India B.Sc., Industrial Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2006 M.Sc., Industrial Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2008
	Mr. Bogdan Negru Tenure: February 2005 - July 2007 Current Position: Graduate Student, University of California at Berkeley B.S., University of Illinois, 2007
	Mr. Jeffrey Carter Tenure: November 2005 - November 2006 Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Illinois (advisor: Dana Dlott) B.S., Virginia Tech, 2005
	Mr. Matthew C. Zwier Tenure: November 2004 - July 2006 Current Position: Programmer, University of Illinois M.S., University of Illinois, 2006 B.S., Hope College, 2003
	Mr. Joshua P. DiGangi Tenure: February 2005 - July 2006 Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison B.S., University of Illinois, 2006
	Mr. Brian T. Pohrte Tenure: February 2005 - June 2006 Current Position: Research Scientist, Tate & Lyle B.S., University of Illinois, 2006
	Dr. Meredith Drosback Tenure: February 2006 - May 2006 Ph.D., Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006 M.S., Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004 M.S., Physics, North Carolina State University, 2001 B.S., Duke University, 1998
	Ms. Christine Cecala Tenure: November 2004 - March 2006 Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Illinois (advisor: Johnathan Sweedler) B.S., New York University, 2004
	Dr. Yun Ding Tenure: January 2005 - January 2006 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory Ph.D., University of Science and Technology, China, and University of Grenoble, France, 2004 B.S., University of Science and Technology, China, 1999
	Dr. Mate Adamkovics Tenure: October 2004 - February 2005 Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California at Berkeley Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2004 B.S., University of Chicago, 2000