Research on Carbon-Based NanomaterialsThe Star group is interested in developing novel carbon-based nanomaterials and employing them for practical applications. The research in the Star group focuses on the synthesis of novel carbon nanomaterials, developing chemical and biological sensors and building carbon nanotube-based sensing platforms aiming to address health-care related problems. The results of our research have led to positive steps in the development of novel applications, which include the production of chemical and biological sensors, energy conversion devices (fuel cells), nano-capsules for drug delivery, and point-of-care diagnostic devices.
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Star Group News
April 2022: Samia Afrin receives the 2021-22 Mary E. Warga Predoctoral Fellowship
March 2022: Postdoctoral Associate position available: Talent Center: Careers at Pitt Chemistry - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (21004693)
January 2022: Jieyu Wang, Raihan Ahamed, and Samia Afrin join the Star Research Group. Welcome!
November 2021: Congratulations to Long Bian for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation! Long will work as a data scientist at PPG Industries
November 2021: Dr. Ganesh Kesavan joins the Star Research Group as a new postdoc. Welcome!
September 2021: Congratulations to Xiaoyun He for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation!
August 2021: Congratulations to Sean Hwang for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation! Sean will work as a test engineer at C2Sense, Inc.
June 2021: Prof. Star - IVS Webinar: Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemical Sensors and Drug Delivery Systems
May 2021: Dr. Wenting Shao stays in the Star group as a postdoc.
April 2021: Congratulations to Wenting Shao for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation!
February 2021: Our rapid COVID-19 antigen test: Pitt inventor of the marijuana breathalyzer creates 5-minute Covid test is highlighted in the press.
December 2020: Rodrigo Silva Ferreira joins the Star group. Welcome!
October 2020: Congratulations to David White for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. We wish Dr. White the best of luck in the future.
July 2020: Dr. Alexander Star is awarded a NSF Award for a project entitled "Structure-Property Relationship in Graphene Nanoparticle Compounds."
October 2019: A team composed of Dr. Star, Dr. Shurin, and Dr.Wheeler wins the $100k grand prize from the Pitt Innovation Challenge. Prize will be used to develop a one minute HIV test. Pitt Research Team Uses Rapid Diagnosis Technology to Tackle HIV Testing Problems
September 2019: Our THC Breathlyzer: Pitt Researchers Develop Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology is highlighted in the press.
April 2019: Congratulations to Seth Burkert for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. We wish Seth the best of luck at Lafayette College
January 2019: Zhengru Liu and Christian Gamboa join the Star group. Welcome!
August 2018: Congratulations to James Ellis for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. We wish James the best of luck!
January 2018: Zidao Zeng joins the Star group. Welcome!
December 2017: Congratulations to Michael Chido for receiving his Master's degree. Best of luck!
August 2017: Congratulations to Gordon Chiu for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. Best wishes on your future endeavors!
January 2017: Xiaoyun He joins the Star group.
August 2016: Congratulations to Wanji Seo for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation. Best of luck!
May 2016: Congratulations to Phillip Fournier for successfully defending his Master's thesis! In addition, Phil won the EIPBN scanning probe image contest with his image "Your Brain on Grass ???"
January 2016: Long Bian and Dave White join the Star group.
December 2015: Congratulations to Gregory Morgan and James Gaugler for successfully defending their Master's theses!
March 2015: The Star group welcomes Guilherme de Oliveira Silva, a visiting student from University of São Paulo.
January 2015: Wenting Shao joins the Star group.
November 12, 2014: A team composed of Dr. Star, Dr. Finegold, James Ellis, Sean Hwang, and Gregory Morgan wins $100k from the Pitt Innovation Challenge. Prize will be used to develop a breath acetone sensor prototype.
November 6, 2014: Dr. Star receives University of Pittsburgh's Innovator Award.
May 2014: Dr. Uri Green departs from the Star group and begins at CIVAN-Advanced Technologies. Good luck Uri!
April 2014: Congratulations to Yong Zhao for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. Dr. Zhao goes on to begin his position at Bayer MaterialScience.
April 2014: Phys.org reports on our wireles pH sensor: Detecting infection with a microchip.
January 2014: James Gaugler, Michael Chido, Sean Hwang, and Philip Fournier join the Star group.
August 20, 2013: We congratulate Gregg Kotchey on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense.
August 2, 2013: Yifan Tang successfully completes the requirements for a Ph.D. We wish Dr. Tang the best of luck at ATOM, Inc.
June 28, 2012: Dr. Nadine Kraut has joined PPG Industries. We wish Nadine the best of luck.
June 6, 2013: We congratulate Mengning Ding on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. We wish Dr. Ding the best of luck at UCLA.
May 17, 2013: Hao Bai departs with a M.Sc. and will attend Carnegie Mellon University. We wish Hao the best of luck.
January 9, 2013: We congratulate Yanan Chen on her successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. We wish Dr. Chen the best of luck at Bayer MaterialScience.
January 2013: Seth Burkert, James Ellis, and Gregory Morgan join the Star group.
October 24, 2012: Dr. Haifeng Dong joins the Star group as a postdoc.
June 27, 2012: Ian Feigel departs with a M.Sc. and accepts a position with Michelin North America, Inc. We wish Ian the best of luck.
June 1, 2012: Dr. Nadine Kraut joins the Star group as a postdoc.
May 21, 2012: Yong Zhao receives the 2011-12 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
May 9, 2012: Yifan Tang is awarded second place by the Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures Division of the Electrochemical Society for a student poster entitled "The Effect of Metal Catalysts in the Electrocatalytic Activity of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups for Oxygen Reduction Reaction." Yifan presented his poster at the 221st meeting of the ECS held in Seattle, WA.
April 13, 2012: Dr. Harindra Vedala has joined KLA Tencor as an applications engineer. We wish Harindra the best of luck.
April 11, 2012: We congratulate Brian Barth on his successful M.Sc. dissertation defense.
February 13, 2012: We congratulate Pingping Gou on her successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. We wish Dr. Gou the best of luck.
January 2012: Wanji Seo joins the Star group.
September 2011: Dr. Saad Hasan joins the Star group as a postdoc.
April 7, 2011: Yifan Tang receives the 2011-12 Graduate Excellence Fellowship.
April 6, 2011: Yanan Chen receives the 2011-12 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
April 2011: Dr. Alexander Star has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Chemistry with tenure (effective September 1, 2011).
February 25, 2011: Dr. Alexander Star receives the 2011 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award.
January 2011: Hao Bai, Gordon Chiu, and Zachary Michael join the Star group.
September 14, 2010: Yifan Tang receives the 2010-11 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
September 9, 2010: Ian Feigel receives the Safford Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teacher.
September 1, 2010: Dr. Alexander Star has received a NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award, which comes with a R01 grant to conduct a five-year project entitled "Investigations and Mitigation of Carbon Nanomaterial Toxicity."
September 1, 2010: Gregg Kotchey was awarded a highly competitive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) STAR Graduate Fellowship.
July 21, 2010: We congratulate Brett Allen on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. Dr. Allen has joined ICx Technologies as a senior research scientist. We wish Brett the best of luck at ICx.
March 24, 2010: We congratulate Douglas Kauffman on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. Dr. Kauffman was awarded a prestigious National Research Council associateship through the National Academies. He will join the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL, Pittsburgh, PA) as a postdoctoral fellow. We wish Doug the best of luck in his future endeavors.
March 2010: Dr. Alexander Star is named Section Editor-in-Chief of the topical section on "Biosensors" for the journal Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
February 2010: Dr. Alexander Star is awarded a NSF CAREER Award for a project entitled "Synthesis and Exploration of Graphitic Nanocapsules."
January 2010: Brian Barth and Ian Feigel join the Star group.
October 2009: Undergraduate researcher, Matthew Keddie, travels to Harrisburg, PA to present his research entitled, "Tailoring the volumetric parameters of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube cups" to Pennsylvania state legislators as a part of the state-wide Undergraduate Research at the Capital program (URC-PA).
October 2009: Gregg Kotchey receives the Safford Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teacher.
September 2009: Dr. Harindra Vedala joins the Star group as a postdoc.
August 2009: Yong Zhao receives the Arts and Sciences Fellowship.
June 2009: Doug Kauffman receives the 2009-10 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
June 2009: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) awards the Star group with a contract for the proposal entitled "Investigations of Enzymatic Mechanisms for the Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes."
May 2009: Sruti Bhaumik graduates with a Master's Degree.
April 2009: Brett Allen receives the Mellon Fellowship.
March 2009: Yong Zhao joins the Star group.
December 2008: Gregg Kotchey joins the Star group.
March 2022: Postdoctoral Associate position available: Talent Center: Careers at Pitt Chemistry - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (21004693)
January 2022: Jieyu Wang, Raihan Ahamed, and Samia Afrin join the Star Research Group. Welcome!
November 2021: Congratulations to Long Bian for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation! Long will work as a data scientist at PPG Industries
November 2021: Dr. Ganesh Kesavan joins the Star Research Group as a new postdoc. Welcome!
September 2021: Congratulations to Xiaoyun He for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation!
August 2021: Congratulations to Sean Hwang for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation! Sean will work as a test engineer at C2Sense, Inc.
June 2021: Prof. Star - IVS Webinar: Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemical Sensors and Drug Delivery Systems
May 2021: Dr. Wenting Shao stays in the Star group as a postdoc.
April 2021: Congratulations to Wenting Shao for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation!
February 2021: Our rapid COVID-19 antigen test: Pitt inventor of the marijuana breathalyzer creates 5-minute Covid test is highlighted in the press.
December 2020: Rodrigo Silva Ferreira joins the Star group. Welcome!
October 2020: Congratulations to David White for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. We wish Dr. White the best of luck in the future.
July 2020: Dr. Alexander Star is awarded a NSF Award for a project entitled "Structure-Property Relationship in Graphene Nanoparticle Compounds."
October 2019: A team composed of Dr. Star, Dr. Shurin, and Dr.Wheeler wins the $100k grand prize from the Pitt Innovation Challenge. Prize will be used to develop a one minute HIV test. Pitt Research Team Uses Rapid Diagnosis Technology to Tackle HIV Testing Problems
September 2019: Our THC Breathlyzer: Pitt Researchers Develop Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology is highlighted in the press.
April 2019: Congratulations to Seth Burkert for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. We wish Seth the best of luck at Lafayette College
January 2019: Zhengru Liu and Christian Gamboa join the Star group. Welcome!
August 2018: Congratulations to James Ellis for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. We wish James the best of luck!
January 2018: Zidao Zeng joins the Star group. Welcome!
December 2017: Congratulations to Michael Chido for receiving his Master's degree. Best of luck!
August 2017: Congratulations to Gordon Chiu for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. Best wishes on your future endeavors!
January 2017: Xiaoyun He joins the Star group.
August 2016: Congratulations to Wanji Seo for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation. Best of luck!
May 2016: Congratulations to Phillip Fournier for successfully defending his Master's thesis! In addition, Phil won the EIPBN scanning probe image contest with his image "Your Brain on Grass ???"
January 2016: Long Bian and Dave White join the Star group.
December 2015: Congratulations to Gregory Morgan and James Gaugler for successfully defending their Master's theses!
March 2015: The Star group welcomes Guilherme de Oliveira Silva, a visiting student from University of São Paulo.
January 2015: Wenting Shao joins the Star group.
November 12, 2014: A team composed of Dr. Star, Dr. Finegold, James Ellis, Sean Hwang, and Gregory Morgan wins $100k from the Pitt Innovation Challenge. Prize will be used to develop a breath acetone sensor prototype.
November 6, 2014: Dr. Star receives University of Pittsburgh's Innovator Award.
May 2014: Dr. Uri Green departs from the Star group and begins at CIVAN-Advanced Technologies. Good luck Uri!
April 2014: Congratulations to Yong Zhao for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. Dr. Zhao goes on to begin his position at Bayer MaterialScience.
April 2014: Phys.org reports on our wireles pH sensor: Detecting infection with a microchip.
January 2014: James Gaugler, Michael Chido, Sean Hwang, and Philip Fournier join the Star group.
August 20, 2013: We congratulate Gregg Kotchey on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense.
August 2, 2013: Yifan Tang successfully completes the requirements for a Ph.D. We wish Dr. Tang the best of luck at ATOM, Inc.
June 28, 2012: Dr. Nadine Kraut has joined PPG Industries. We wish Nadine the best of luck.
June 6, 2013: We congratulate Mengning Ding on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. We wish Dr. Ding the best of luck at UCLA.
May 17, 2013: Hao Bai departs with a M.Sc. and will attend Carnegie Mellon University. We wish Hao the best of luck.
January 9, 2013: We congratulate Yanan Chen on her successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. We wish Dr. Chen the best of luck at Bayer MaterialScience.
January 2013: Seth Burkert, James Ellis, and Gregory Morgan join the Star group.
October 24, 2012: Dr. Haifeng Dong joins the Star group as a postdoc.
June 27, 2012: Ian Feigel departs with a M.Sc. and accepts a position with Michelin North America, Inc. We wish Ian the best of luck.
June 1, 2012: Dr. Nadine Kraut joins the Star group as a postdoc.
May 21, 2012: Yong Zhao receives the 2011-12 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
May 9, 2012: Yifan Tang is awarded second place by the Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures Division of the Electrochemical Society for a student poster entitled "The Effect of Metal Catalysts in the Electrocatalytic Activity of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups for Oxygen Reduction Reaction." Yifan presented his poster at the 221st meeting of the ECS held in Seattle, WA.
April 13, 2012: Dr. Harindra Vedala has joined KLA Tencor as an applications engineer. We wish Harindra the best of luck.
April 11, 2012: We congratulate Brian Barth on his successful M.Sc. dissertation defense.
February 13, 2012: We congratulate Pingping Gou on her successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. We wish Dr. Gou the best of luck.
January 2012: Wanji Seo joins the Star group.
September 2011: Dr. Saad Hasan joins the Star group as a postdoc.
April 7, 2011: Yifan Tang receives the 2011-12 Graduate Excellence Fellowship.
April 6, 2011: Yanan Chen receives the 2011-12 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
April 2011: Dr. Alexander Star has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Chemistry with tenure (effective September 1, 2011).
February 25, 2011: Dr. Alexander Star receives the 2011 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award.
January 2011: Hao Bai, Gordon Chiu, and Zachary Michael join the Star group.
September 14, 2010: Yifan Tang receives the 2010-11 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
September 9, 2010: Ian Feigel receives the Safford Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teacher.
September 1, 2010: Dr. Alexander Star has received a NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award, which comes with a R01 grant to conduct a five-year project entitled "Investigations and Mitigation of Carbon Nanomaterial Toxicity."
September 1, 2010: Gregg Kotchey was awarded a highly competitive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) STAR Graduate Fellowship.
July 21, 2010: We congratulate Brett Allen on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. Dr. Allen has joined ICx Technologies as a senior research scientist. We wish Brett the best of luck at ICx.
March 24, 2010: We congratulate Douglas Kauffman on his successful Ph.D. dissertation defense. Dr. Kauffman was awarded a prestigious National Research Council associateship through the National Academies. He will join the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL, Pittsburgh, PA) as a postdoctoral fellow. We wish Doug the best of luck in his future endeavors.
March 2010: Dr. Alexander Star is named Section Editor-in-Chief of the topical section on "Biosensors" for the journal Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
February 2010: Dr. Alexander Star is awarded a NSF CAREER Award for a project entitled "Synthesis and Exploration of Graphitic Nanocapsules."
January 2010: Brian Barth and Ian Feigel join the Star group.
October 2009: Undergraduate researcher, Matthew Keddie, travels to Harrisburg, PA to present his research entitled, "Tailoring the volumetric parameters of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube cups" to Pennsylvania state legislators as a part of the state-wide Undergraduate Research at the Capital program (URC-PA).
October 2009: Gregg Kotchey receives the Safford Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teacher.
September 2009: Dr. Harindra Vedala joins the Star group as a postdoc.
August 2009: Yong Zhao receives the Arts and Sciences Fellowship.
June 2009: Doug Kauffman receives the 2009-10 Bayer MaterialScience Graduate Student Fellowship.
June 2009: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) awards the Star group with a contract for the proposal entitled "Investigations of Enzymatic Mechanisms for the Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes."
May 2009: Sruti Bhaumik graduates with a Master's Degree.
April 2009: Brett Allen receives the Mellon Fellowship.
March 2009: Yong Zhao joins the Star group.
December 2008: Gregg Kotchey joins the Star group.
Prof. Alexander Star's IVS Webinar on Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemical Sensors and Drug Delivery Systems
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