group members
| post-doctoral associates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Shaun O'Donnell (2023–) | magnets (joint with NREL) | sodonne@colostate.edu |
| graduate students | ||
| G. Thinh Tran (2018–) | low-temperature solid state chemistry | thinh.tran@colostate.edu |
| Andrew Treglia (2018–) | quantum magnetism, crystal growth, and neutron scattering | andrew.treglia@colostate.edu |
| Dominic Cudjoe Asebiah (2019–) | hybrid perovskite halide semiconductors | dominic.asebiah@colostate.edu |
| Autumn Peters (2021–) | hybrid inorganic-organic semiconductors | autumn.peters@colostate.edu |
| Lauren (Ren) Borgia (2022–) | defect-tolerant semiconductors (joint with Prof. A. Prieto) | lauren.borgia@colostate.edu |
| Corlyn Regier (2022–) | magnets | corlyn.regier@colostate.edu |
| Layton Rudolph (2022–) | oxynitrides | layton.rudolph@colostate.edu |
| undergraduate students | ||
| Tripp Pientka (2023–) | crystal growth | michael.pientka@colostate.edu |
| Talya Elam (2024–) | hybrid inorganic-organic semicondutors | talya.elam@colostate.edu |
| Persephone Jordano (2024–) | low-temperature synthesis | persephone.jordano@colostate.edu |
| Juan Gomez (2024–) | REU! defect tolerant semiconductors (joint with Prof. A. Prieto) | jegomez1@uno.edu |
group alumni
| graduate students | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brennan McBride (2019–2023) | low-temperature solid state chemistry | |
| Adrienne Smiley (2020–2023) | low-temperature fluorination chemistry | NASA |
| Emily Storck (2020–2022) | low-temperature solid state chemistry | Teaching Middle School Science |
| Dr. Alex Koegel (2017–2023) | layered perovskites | Forge Nano |
| Dr. Chris Rom (2017–2023) | low-temperature solid-state chemistry and energy storage (joint with Prof. A. Prieto) | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Dr. Jewels Fallon (2016–2022) | Thesis: Organic Fluxes As A Tool For Solid-state Synthesis | Humbolt Post-doctoral Fellowship (with Prof Dr Wolfgang Zeier) |
| Crystal Lundgren (2020–2022) | Thesis: Discovery and Properties of Hybrid Materials for Potential Applications in Quantum Information Science. | teaching |
| Evan Miller (2019–2022) | layered hybrid perovskites | teaching |
| Dr. Eve Mozur (2015–2020) | Thesis: Organic-inorganic Dipolar And Quadrupolar Coupling Underlies The Structure And Properties Of Hybrid Perovskites | Faculty, Colorado School of Mines |
| Dr. Paul Todd (2015–2020) | Thesis: Enabling And Understanding Low-temperature Kinetic Pathways In Solid-state Metathesis Reactions | Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Dr. Ethan Emerson (2015–2020) | Thesis: In Situ Measurements Of Factors Controlling Atmospheric Particle Deposition | Handix Scientific |
| Dr. Arnold Paecklar (2014–2020) | Thesis: Local Structure Studies In Functional Materials and self-regulated Learning Interventions In General Chemistry Courses | Postdoctoral Researcher at Laboratoire de Cristallograhie et Sciences des Matériaux (ENSICAEN / UNICAEN / CNRS) |
| Victoria Combs (2016–2019) | perovskite halides and crystal growth | Teacher at Denver School of Science and Technology |
| Dr. Annalise Maughan (2013–2018) | Thesis: Defect Tolerance, Anharmonicity, And Organic-Inorganic Coupling In Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors | Faculty, Colorado School of Mines |
| Mary Marisa (2013–2018) | Thesis: Understanding the crystallization pathway of synthetic bone mineral | Teacher at Althoff Catholic High School |
| Dr. Andy Martinolich (2013–2017) | Thesis: Kinetic Control of Solid State Metathesis Reactions | Synoptics |
| Michael Tarne (2014–2017) | Thesis: Compositional tuning, crystal growth, and magnetic properties of iron phosphate oxide | Specialized Bicycles |
| Loryn Killpack (2014–2016) | materials for energy (joint with Prof. A. Prieto) | American Chiller |
| Greg Terho (2012–2014) | frustrated magnetism | Agilent |
| post-doctoral associates | ||
| Dr. Allison Wustrow (2019–2021) | kinetic control and mechanisms in solid state chemistry | Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Universite de Sherbrooke, |
| Dr. Iain Oswald (2017–2019) | hybrid inorganic-organic perovskites | Abstrax Tech, Inc. |
| Dr. Josh Kurzman (2013–2015) | local structure and disorder in redox active materials and magnets | Prieto Battery |
| Dr. Kate Ross (2014–2015) | quantum magnetism | CSU Physics Faculty |
| undergraduates | |
|---|---|
| Ben Wasinger, CSU (2018–) | halide-based semiconductors |
| Jose Rivera, CSU (2019–) | halide-based semiconductors |
| Cal Knebel, CSU (2019–) | nitride-based solid-state chemistry |
| Logan Antrobus, CSU (2019–) | halide-based semiconductors |
| Erik Rognerud, CSU (2016–2018) | low-temperature solid-state chemistry |
| Matt Gorman, CSU (2017–2019) | photoconductivity |
| Hyochul Ahn, CSU (2018–2019) | perovskite halides |
| Andrew Candia, CSU (2016–2017) | perovskite halides |
| Alex Milder, Haverford College (REU 2016) | perovskite halides |
| Kyle Peterson, CSU (2016) | low-temperature solid-state chemistry |
| James Allen, CSU (2014–2016) | novel approaches to oxide ceramics |
| Mohammed Almaker, CSU (2016–2016) | perovskite halides |
| David Boyle, James Madison Univ. (REU 2016) | low-temperature metathesis reactions |
| Juliette Granger, CSU (2015–2016) | hybrid inorganic-organic materials |
| Mitchell Bordelon, CSU (2013–2016) | correlated oxides |
| Geordan Brickey, CSU (2013–2014) | catalytic solution preparation of materials |
Prof. James R. Neilson
Curriculum Vitæ as a PDF
James R. Neilson, Ph.D.
email: james.neilson - at - colostate.edu
phone: 970-491-2958 | lab phone: 970-491-3825
office: Chemistry C101
labs: Chemistry C208 and C214
department page: http://www.chem.colostate.edu/people/jrn/
mailing address:
Colorado State University
Department of Chemistry
1872 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1872