Oksana's group (gif: 1187x816 px, 420 kB)
Left to right:   Whitney, Faye, Afina, Oksana, Kyle, Rebecca, Alex, Mark (not shown: Brian)

Oksana Ostroverkhova (PI)

Office: Weniger 413
(541) 737 1679
Address: Department of Physics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-6507
Fax: (541) 737 1683
Lab: Weniger 101, 103, 100a
(541) 737 1691, 737 1677

Dr. Keshab Paudel

(postdoctoral researcher)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
paudelk@science.oregonstate.edu
Keshab is working on photophysics, photoconductivity, and single-molecule fluorescence imaging of novel organic semiconductors.

Supported by NSF

Brian Johnson

(graduate student)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
johnbria@onid.orst.edu
Brian is modeling numerically organic semiconductor devices.

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Rebecca Grollman

(graduate student)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
grollmar@onid.orst.edu
Rebecca is working on single molecule spectroscopy and optical tweezer trapping.
Supported by NSF CAREER

Alex Robertson

(undergraduate)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
roberale@onid.orst.edu
Alex is working on single-molecule imaging.

Supported by NSF CAREER.

Mattson Thieme

(undergraduate)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
thiemem@onid.orst.edu
Mattson is working on imaging organic semiconductor films at low temperatures.

Alumni


Kati Bilty

(graduate; currently at Radiant Zemax in Redmond, WA)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
biltyk@onid.orst.edu
Kati graduated with a M.Sc.(2013) (project: "Single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy of organic semiconductor molecules".

Supported by NSF.

Afina Neunzert

(undergraduate; currently a Ph.D. student at the U of Michigan Ann Arbor)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
aneunzert@gmail.com
Afina graduated with a B.Sc.(2013) (senior thesis: "Exploration of charge-transfer exciton formation in organic semiconductors through transient photoconductivity measurements".

Supported by NSF CAREER.

Kyle Peters

(undergraduate; currently a Ph.D. student at Case Western Reserve University)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
petersky@onid.orst.edu
Kyle graduated with a B.Sc. (2013) (senior thesis: "Optical Tweezer Trapping of Colloidal Polystyrene and Silica Microspheres").

Whitney Shepherd

(graduate student, now at Intel, Inc.)
Whitney graduated with Ph.D. (2012)
“Optoelectronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors: From Bulk to Single Molecule.”

Supported by NSF CAREER

Mark Kendrick

(graduate student; now at Intel, Inc.)
Mark graduated with Ph.D. (2012)
“Light-matter Interactions: From the Photophysics of Organic Semiconductors to High Spatial Resolution Optical Tweezer-controlled Nanoprobes.”

Supported by ONAMI/ONR and NSF CAREER.(DMR-0748671).

Garrett Banton

(undergraduate; now at Sulzer Pumps, Inc.)
development of software for image analysis

Supported by ONAMI/ONR and NSF CAREER.

Andrew Platt

(graduate student; now at NREL)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
plattan@onid.orst.edu
Andrew worked on photophysical properties of organic semiconductors.

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Jessica Gifford

(undergraduate; now grad student at ASU)
development of nanosensors for pH measurements in microfluidic channels

Supported by ONAMI/ONR.

Dustin Quandt

(undergraduate)
Dustin worked in the group during summer '08, on:
optical tweezer trapping of microscopic particles

Supported by ONR via ONAMI Nanometrology and Nanoelectronics initiative

Guy Cutting

(undergraduate)
Guy worked in the group during 2008, on:
development on imaging software for fluorescence imaging

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Thomas Gilray

(undergraduate; now grad student at U of Utah)
Tom worked in the group during summer '08:
web-based tutorial on photorefractive materials and devices

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Jonathan Day

(graduate student)
Jonathan graduated with Ph.D. (2008)
“On the photoresponse of several novel functionalized oligoacene and anthradithiophene derivatives.”

Supported by ONR via ONAMI Nanometrology and Nanoelectronics initiative, and PRF.

Sam Peterson

(undergraduate; now grad student at OSU)
Sam worked in the group during 2006-2007, on:
a home-built autocorrelator and FROG for measurements of ultrashort pulse shape and for testing and calibration of a home-built pulse compressor.

Mark Mazurier

(undergraduate)
Mark graduated with thesis:
(B.Sc. in 2007)
“Photophysics of organic semiconductors.”

Joseph Peterson

(undergraduate; now grad student at New Mexico State U)
Joe graduated with thesis:
(B.Sc. in 2006)
“Autocorrelator for femtosecond pulse characterization.”

Currently, Joe is a graduate student in physics at New Mexico State U.

Zack Peterson

(undergraduate; now grad student at OSU)
Zack graduated with thesis:
(B.Sc. in 2006)
“Optical and electronic properties of conductive polymers doped with nanoparticles.”

Zack is currently a graduate student in economics at Oregon State U.