The Kamat Group
Graduate Students
Gábor Szabó
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Gábor is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He graduated with a master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Szeged (Hungary) in 2021. His current research focuses on understanding light- and heat induced degradation processes in perovskite solar cells. Email: gszabo3@nd.edu
Gábor's LinkedInAkshaya Chemmangat
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Akshaya is a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Notre Dame. She graduated with a Master’s degree in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-TVM) in 2022. Akshaya’s current research is focused on understanding the energy and charge transfer processes in perovskite nanocrystal-acceptor hybrids. Email: achemman@nd.edu
Akshaya's LinkedInBikram Ghosh
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Bikram is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. He graduated with a Master's degree in Applied Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (RKMV-Belur Math), India in 2023. Bikram’s current research is focused on metal-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures. Email: bghosh@nd.edu
Bikram's LinkedInManish Mukherjee
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Manish is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Notre Dame. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-Kolkata) in 2023. His current research is focused on understanding the energy and charge transfer processes in perovskite nanocrystal-acceptor hybrids. Email: mmukherj@nd.edu
Jacquelyn Sundstrom
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Jackie is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University in 2024. Jackie's current research is focused on understanding the optoelectronic properties of quantum dot semiconductors.