Principal Investigator
Research Summary
Dr. Mohite is interested in understanding and controlling photo-physical processes occurring at the interfaces created with layered 2D materials, organic and inorganic materials for thin film light to energy conversion technologies such as photovoltaics, photo-catalysis, etc. He is also interested in the application of correlated interface sensitive techniques such as photocurrent, time-resolved PL, electro-absorption, impedance spectroscopy, etc., to investigate the charge and energy transfer and recombination processes.
Brief Bio
Aditya D. Mohite will join the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University as an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering (CHBE), beginning July 1. Dr. Mohite has worked as a staff scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) since 2010, when he started as a post-doctoral fellow in its Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies. Dr. Mohite received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Louisville in 2007. He earned a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in solid state physics from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in India in 1999 and 2001, respectively. He did post-doctoral work at Rice in 2009 with Dr. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering, and chair of materials science and nanoengineering (MSNE), and R. Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry and of MSNE.
William M. Rice Trustee Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
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Post-Docs
Dr. Garai earned his BSc in Chemistry from Midnapore College in 2014 and MSc in Chemistry from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India in 2016. He received his Ph.D. in 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Parameswar K. Iyer at IIT Guwahati in India. His research focused on investigating multifunctional molecules for efficient and durable polymer and perovskite solar cells (PSCs). After that, he did his postdoctoral work at IIT Roorkee, India, where his research was based on fabricating semi-transparent PSCs for building integration. He is joining the MPEM research group as a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellow. His research interest focuses on developing high-performance and durable PSCs through structural phase and interface engineering.
Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Yeoun-Woo Jang joined the Materials Physics for Energy Management (MPEM; Mohite Research Group at Rice University) group within the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at Rice University as a Postdoc Associate in October 2023. Previously, he worked under the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Multi-Scale Energy System lab in South Korea. Dr. Jang earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering (Nano-scale process) from Seoul National University in Korea.
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. Students
Hao Zhang received his B.S. in Photoelectric Information Science and Engineering from University of Science and Technology of China in 2018. His past research focused on designing microscopic systems for bioimaging. He is currently a Ph.D. student of Applied Physics at Rice University, with research interests in understanding the optical and physical properties of perovskites as well as other 2D materials, and performing optical measurements using confocal microscopy.
6th Year PhD Student
hz64@rice.edu
Jin Hou earned his B.S. in Material Science and engineering from the China University of Geoscience in May 2017, and received the Master’s degree in MSNE of Rice in Jan 2019. Currently He is active in research about 2D perovskites synthesis, growth mechanism and control.
6th Year PhD Student
jh85@rice.edu
Andrew Torma earned his B.S. in Physics and Chemistry from the College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA) in 2017. His previous research experience involves the characterization of magnetic properties in thin films, and the growth and characterization of transition metal compounds. He joined Dr. Mohite’s group in the fall of 2019, as a PhD student in the Applied Physics program. His research interests focus on revealing the underlying physics of low dimensional structured materials to help create novel and better solutions for energy application.
5th Year PhD Student
ajt14@rice.edu
Ayush Agrawal got his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay, India in 2019. His research interests are development of integrated perovskite based photoelectrochemical cells for catalytic reactions and energy production. He is primarily working on creating acid resistant barriers for efficient perovskite cells for Solar to Hydrogen conversion.
5th Year PhD Student
aa140@rice.edu
Faiz Mandani is a 2nd Year graduate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University. He is currently a member of Dr. Aditya Mohite’s research group and focuses on creating carbon-based polymer barriers for perovskite solar cells.
4th year PhD student
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Isaac Metcalf graduated from MIT in 2020 with degrees in physics and materials science. His past research includes the design of non-imaging optics for concentrated solar power applications and the electrochemical synthesis of calcium hydroxide. He is interested in improving the stability of perovskite photovoltaics through surface and interface engineering.
4th Year PhD Student
iwm2@rice.edu
Chris earned his B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a specialization in Sustainability and Energy Engineering from Rice University. His previous work in the MPEM lab focused on the design of 3D-printed reactors for photo-electrocatalytic water splitting. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering program co-advised by Dr. Aditya Mohite and Dr. Michael Wong. His research interests focus on exploring the applications of photo-driven hydrogenation reactions and the development of photocatalytic reactors.
3rd Year PhD Student
crb12@rice.edu
Jessica Persaud earned her B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2021. Her previous research focused on the rheological characterization of 3D perovskite precursor solutions. She is currently a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. student at Rice interested in improving the efficiency and stability of 2D perovskites for their applications in solar cells.
3rd Year PhD Student
jhp10@rice.edu
Andrew Lin completed a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a B.M. in Music Performance at The University of Kentucky in 2023. In his undergrad, he focused on vacuum membrane distillation and applications towards spacesuit cooling. Andrew is a pathways rotational student at NASA’s Johnson Space Center with interest in the design of life support systems and in-situ resource utilization technologies. His current research focuses on decarbonization techniques utilizing plasma conversion of CO2.
1st Year PhD Student
Andrew.Lin@rice.edu
Enina Egiebor earned her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Spring 2023. Her previous research focused on exploring structure-activity relationships for drug development in medicinal chemistry. In Fall 2023, Enina joined Rice as Ph.D student in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department. Her research interests include the advancement of electrocatalysts for more efficient solar-to-hydrogen conversion technologies.
1st Year PhD Student
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Minshu Chen earned his B.S. in Mathematics & Applied Mathematics from the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (China) in 2022. His previous research experience involves Heat Catalysis, Photocatalysis. He joined Dr. Mohite’s group in the fall of 2022, as a ME student in the Chemical Engineering Program. His research interests focus on applying the inorganic perovskite quantum dots in photocatalysis to create novel and better photocatalysts for energy application.
Masters Student in Chemical Engineering
Jianlin “Francis” Zhou earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2022, with a research focus on the polymeric adhesive mechanism. In September 2022, he joined the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at Rice University as a Master of Science student. As a member of the MPEM research group, his main research interest revolves around exploring and optimizing the perovskite fabrication process for solar applications.
Masters Student in Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Students
Clara Ursic is a 3rd year undergraduate pursuing a BS in Applied Physics and a minor in Energy & Water Sustainability. She is interested in the physics of semiconductors and optoelectronic devices, the future of 3rd generation photovoltaics, and the factors that must be considered for their commercial viability. She currently focuses on how degradation of the perovskite precursor solution affects film quality and solar cell performance. She is passionate about the intersection of physics and environmental issues.
3rd year Undergraduate Student
Applied Physics
3rd year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering