The Kamat Group
Graduate Students
Gábor Szabó
 
           
                   Gábor is a fifth-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
 
           
                   Akshaya is a fourth-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
 
           
                   Bikram is a third-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
 
           
                   Manish is a third-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
 
           Jackie is a second-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. Email: jsundstr@nd.edu
Jackie's LinkedInSkerxho Osmani
 
           Skerxho is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Physics and Mathematics at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy) and in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. He is part of a dual-degree program between the two institutions. He graduated with a master's degree in Chemistry from Università del Piemonte Orientale (Italy) in 2021. His research focuses on metal-oxide–based devices for electrochemical and photocatalytic water splitting as a sustainable energy source. Email: sosmani2@nd.edu
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