Current RAMI Postdoctoral Fellows
Qinyuan Jiang obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology in 2019, and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2024. Qinyuan’s doctoral study mainly focuses on the synthesis, properties, and applications of ultralong carbon nanotubes. At RAMI, Qinyuan is working with Prof. Shengxi Huang and Prof. Jun Kono to investigate the controlled synthesis and exotic properties of nanostructured topological materials. This research may give rise to deeper understandings of structure-property relationships in topological systems, as well as the development of (opto) electronic devices with higher performance.
Xinyan Li is a RAMI Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University. He received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Shandong University and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) with Prof. Lin Gu. His research focused on in-situ scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and the characterization of ferroelectric and energy materials. After graduating from IOP CAS, he joined Prof. Ramamoorthy Ramesh and Prof. Yimo Han’s group at Rice University to expand his knowledge on four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM), as well as develop in-situ 4D-STEM methods for the characterization of multiferroic and 2D ferroelectric materials. Dr. Li received the Director's Scholarship Recognition Award (2020) and Merit Student of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (2021).
Hyunchul Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Yonsei University in 2016 and 2018, respectively, and earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2025. His doctoral research focused on the effects of mechanical strain on the electrical and optoelectronic properties of two-dimensional materials and their device applications. At RAMI, Hyunchul is working with Prof. Jun Lou and Prof. Haeyeon Lee to uncover new physical phenomena in strained two-dimensional materials, aiming to enable novel device concepts for energy conversion and sensing applications.
Debasmita Pariari earned her B.S. with honors in Chemistry from Presidency College, Kolkata, India, and received her M.S. at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. She then pursued her Ph.D. under Prof. D. D. Sarma in the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Her research explored the optoelectronic properties of dimensionally confined hybrid halide perovskites and transition metal dichalcogenides, with a particular emphasis on understanding their structure–property relationships for potential applications in next-generation electronic and photonic devices. After completing her Ph.D., she joined Prof. S. Marder's research group at the University of Colorado Boulder as a postdoctoral research scholar, where she contributed to projects involving organic and hybrid semiconductors. In 2015, she was awarded the prestigious Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the University Grants Commission–Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR), recognizing her academic excellence and research potential.