The Talapin Group
Our Research
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Group Philosophy
Current research interests of the Talapin Group lie in the development of novel materials through the assembly of functional nanoscale building blocks. In recent years, we have explored different routes to materials design, including:
- synthesis of novel nanomaterials
- inorganic ligand chemistry development for electronic application
- self-assembly of nanocrystals into ordered superstructures
- electronic studies of nanocrystal arrays
The ability to assemble precisely engineered nano-building blocks into complex, hybrid structures opens the door to a new generation of complex materials in which components and functionalities can be added, tuned, or combined in a predictable manner.
Group News
Welcome new lab member Yuan Liu!
Dr. Yuan Liu has joined our group as a postdoc and as one of UChicago MRSEC’s Kadanoff-Rice Fellows! This highly prestigious award recognizes his potential to be one of chemistry’s future leaders in research. Yuan earned his PhD working on cutting-edge optoelectronics based on lead halide perovskites with Ted Sargent’s group at Northwestern University.
Welcome new lab member Marley Downes!
Marley Downes has joined our group as a graduate student! She completed her undergraduate education at Drexel University and will be working to advance the frontiers of MXene chemistry with us. Marley is also supported by the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program.
Congratulations to Ahhyun Jeong!
Ahhyun Jeong has been awarded the Danute Nitecki Fellowship for excellence in research! The Fellowship will support her work in the exciting field of nanocrystal superlattices during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Congratulations to Dr. Haoqi Wu!
Congratulations to Dr. Haoqi Wu! He has successfully defended his thesis "Direct Optical and Thermal Lithography of Inorganic Nanomaterials for Optics and Optoelectronics." See examples of his work here and here.
Congratulations to Noah on his GFRP award!
Our first-year graduate student Noah Mason has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. This prestigious award provides full financial support for three years. We are very excited to see what Noah will be doing in the field of MXenes!
Congratulations to Di Wang!
Di Wang has been named an American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator! He will present his exciting new results in the science of MXenes during the ACS Young Investigator Symposium at the ACS Fall 2024 National Meeting.
UChicago Chemistry
The Talapin Group is located on the second floor of the east wing of the Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences (GCIS) at the University of Chicago. Map