Current Group Members

Kevin Brenner is a faculty member in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is also affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in ECE from the Georgia Institute of Technology and was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University.

Jesus Alejandro (Alex) Avendano Bolivar is pursuing his Ph.D. in ECE. His research investigates the application of computational methods to thermal transport in nanoscale materials and interfaces. He was also awarded the Scholarship for Graduate Studies from Consejo Nacional De Ciencias y Tecnologias in Mexico.

Chaman Muhidal Islam is pursuing his Ph.D. in MSE. His research investigates the fabrication of transistors based on two-dimensional (2D) materials with a focus on 2D-metal interfaces.

Nargol Jalali is pursuing her Ph.D. in MSE. Her research investigates the thermal properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials and interfaces using Raman thermometry.

Raphael Nam is pursuing his Ph.D. in MSE. His research investigates the fabrication of nanoscale transistors based on oxides for applications in high-performance computing.

Past Group Members

Jyothi Chintalapalli | Postdoctoral Fellow | Fall 2023

Megan Appel | High School Student | Summer 2022

Paul Xu | M.S. Thesis | Fall 2022

We are always looking for bright and curious researches at all levels (undergraduate, graduate Ph.D., postdoc). If you are interested in the type of work we do, please contact kevin.brenner@utdallas.edu.