People

Gabriel Adams ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Gabe joined the Rolston Lab in Fall 2022 as part of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) program. His work involves testing new materials to be used as solid state electrolytes for batteries. Outside of the lab, Gabe loves being outdoors and is a member of the ASU triathlon club.

Adianne Alamban ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Materials Science and Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE)

Adianne’s research focuses on bandgap tuning in semi-transparent perovskite materials for use in building-integrated PVs. She is excited to work toward creating a more equitable and sustainable future through accessible, renewable energy. In her spare time, she enjoys trying new recipes, listening to music, and watching nature documentaries.

Kayshavi (Kay) Bakshi ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering, Spanish Linguistics
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy (SEMTE)

Kay joined the Rolston Lab in Fall 2022 as part of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) program. Her work involves testing perovskite films to find its mechanical properties. Outside of the lab, Kay loves being creative, whether that’s in the kitchen, on canvas, or anywhere in between.

Shrinivas Balwadkar (Shree) ([email protected])
MSc (Research) Additive and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
The University of Sheffield

Shree joined the Rolston Lab in the Summer of 2023. His research is focused on studying the ion concentration and mobility in perovskite solar cells using Setfos simulation. Shree previously worked on developing Kesterite (CZTS) solar cells using inkjet printing. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing soccer, bouldering and travelling.

Eduardo Beltran ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Astronautical Engineering
School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE)

Eduardo is currently researching methods to develop a suitable perovskite that can efficiently power electronics with solar cells. He strives to promote sustainability with a focus in energy and astronautical engineering, influenced by his electrical engineer brother, and mentor Dr. Rolston. Other than his ambition of sustainability, he loves playing video-games, soccer, loves weight-lifting, and especially loves his biggest role model, Spider-man. Eduardo longs to explore the unknown, even if he makes reckless, yet fun, decisions.

Erin Burgard ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Environmental Engineering
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SEBE)

Erin joined the Rolston Lab in Fall 2022 after looking for an opportunity to address her curiosity in solar energy. She researches aspects of thin film stress under operational conditions in order to further develop the understanding, and therefore reliability, of perovskite material. Outside of the lab, Erin enjoys staying busy with music, yoga, keeping up her Spanish, and running a business where she paints and sells handmade cards.

Jacob Burrows ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Jacob joined the Rolston Lab in Spring 2023. He is working on scalable plasma-assisted spray-coating processes of polymer and ceramic materials to improve the interface stability and ionic conductivity of thin-film solid-state electrolytes. Outside of the lab in his spare time, he enjoys scuba diving, computers, and watching sci-fi and adventure movies.

Carsen Cartledge ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Materials Science and Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy (SEMTE)

Carsen joined the Rolston Lab in Summer of 2022 through ASU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Initiative (SURI). Her work focuses on understanding novel additives’ roles in improving the processing and scalability of perovskite thin films used in solar cells. Outside of the lab Carsen loves hiking and is involved in the SAE Formula 1 Aero Manufacturing Team on campus.

Clara Chaves Azevedo ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Civil Engineering (Sustainable Engineering) (BSE)
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE)

Clara joined the Rolston Lab in Fall 2023. Her work focuses on how to make perovskite windows more sustainable by trying new solvents and lead-free materials. She is looking forward
to working on creating environmental solutions. Outside of the laboratory she enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends and listening to music.

Berrak Gokce ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE)

Berrak Joined the Rolston Lab in Spring 2023 as a volunteer and is going to continue as a part of the Grand Challenges Scholar Program (GCSP) and the SURI Program. She is working to understand the effects of film stress/strain in perovskites and how it influences ionic and mechanical properties through working with the PAIOS and fracture testing systems. Outside of lab and school she likes spending time outside, snowboarding, and playing instruments.

Po-Heng Ho (Peter) ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Peter joined the Rolston Lab in Summer 2023 as part of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) program, to explore his interest in Solid state battery and semiconductor materials. His work focuses on Open Air Plasma sintering of Lithium Lanthanum Titanate (LLTO) Solid Electrolytes to improve ionic conductivity. Outside of the lab, Peter enjoys music, photography, and reading history, politics and aesthetic literature.

Nithin Jakrebet ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Computer Science
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI)

Nithin joined the research lab in Fall 2023 as part of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) program. His work involves analyzing impedance data to create a machine learning model for battery degradation. Outside of the lab, Nithin enjoys playing guitar, playing basketball, and lifting.

Hassonil Jones (HJ Jones) ([email protected]) – https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassonil-jones-820a2b279/
Undergrad Student in Chemical Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE)

HJ’s journey is to pursue a Chemical Engineering Degree with Certification in Mathematical Concepts in Engineering. He continues to apply his strength to enable him to have a lens to explore opportunities in this highly demanded field. He has consistently demonstrated grit, perseverance, and courage by working very hard to do his personal best, and he knows that there is strength in not giving up in adverse conditions. He has earned the ASU Dean’s list for the first year of college and has become a new member of the National Society of Leadership and Success. He focuses his efforts on achieving good grades and persevering through obstacles. He believes when people work hard, they will develop confidence that they will get to where they want to go.

HJ joined the Rolston Lab in the summer of 2023. He has been studying the processing and characterization of solid-state electrolytes using ink-based processing methods alongside Mohammed Sahal, helping him develop future high-efficient batteries.

David Machbitz ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE)

David joined the Rolston Lab in the spring of 2023 on a project that will culminate in an Honors Thesis. His research is focused on characterizing the thermomechanical properties of perovskite thin film materials for solar energy applications through theoretical ANSYS simulations and experimental validation. Outside of the lab, David is a member of the ASU Taekwondo team and spends his time reading and hiking.

Alexandra (Alex) McWatters ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE)

Alex joined the Rolston Lab in Fall 2023 as part of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) program. Her research focuses on understanding how the chemomechanics (the mechanical, electrical and material properties) of solid-state battery thin film energy devices react under stresses in order to better understand their future manufacturing capabilities. Her interest for this lab stems from her passion for sustainability and its connection to renewable energy and the built environment. Outside of the lab, Alex enjoys listening to music, watching videos about space and traveling with friends and family.

Suyog Misra ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Suyog joined the Rolston Lab in Summer 2023 as a volunteer to explore his interest in data analysis in the field of Electrical Engineering. He is currently working on predicting the State of Health and Remaining Useful Life for second life batteries using ML. Outside the lab, Suyog is a travel-buff, loves to hike, enjoys photography, rock climbing, playing badminton and playing instruments.

Hanson Nguyen ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Hanson joined the Rolston Lab in the Spring 2023 as a volunteer and will continue through the FURI program and GCSP. He is working to understand various processing techniques and their optical and electrical effects on high bandgap inorganic perovskites with the hopes that his work makes an impact by pushing solar applications for a more sustainable future. In his free time, he enjoys his hobby in electronics, listening to absurd records, and speedrunning Sudokus.

Hithesh Rai Purushothama ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Hithesh Rai joined the Rolston Lab in the Fall of 2022 as part of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI). His work focuses on reducing ionic migration by understanding the electrical characterization of halide perovskites. His vision is to create a safe environment for the upcoming generation. Outside the lab, he is one of the international coalition leaders at ASU, a member of Devil’s Advocate, and Sun devil Rocketry, an intern at USG Tempe, and a team lead for EPICS.

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Patricio Solana Bustamente ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Patricio joined the lab in fall 2023 as part of the FURI program. His research focuses on the study of battery stability on sodium ion batteries tested at extreme temperatures and varied charge rates. Outside of the lab, Pato enjoys playing volleyball, ping pong, reading any kind of book and trying to learn the piano.

Chanese Smith ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Chanese joined the Rolston Lab in Summer 2023 as a participant in the Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest Research Experience for Undergraduates. Her research involves perovskite characterization, observing its degradation and validation of stress responses under in situ testing conditions. In her free time she enjoys reading, riding her bike and gardening.

Sanskar Srivastava ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Computer Science
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI)

Sanskar began volunteering in the Rolston lab in the fall of 2023 and will remain a part of the Grand Challenges Scholar Program (GCSP) and the FURI program. He is using machine vision to assess perovskite faults and to assist his colleagues in determining how to enhance the perovskite. He likes spending time outside, playing video games, and traveling to new places with family and friends when he is not in the lab or at school. He is also vice of a TEDx club at ASU.

Seth Storino ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

Seth joined the Rolston Lab in Spring 2023. He researches the adverse effects of lithium carbonate in LLZTO solid-state electrolytes to improve interfacial mechanical and ionic properties for high performance solid-state batteries. Outside of the lab, Seth enjoys playing tennis, cooking, hiking, and going to 70s/90s rock concerts as well as country music festivals.

Favian Tippin ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Favian researches the effect of temperature on the ion concentration, mobility, and conductivity in perovskite PV cells. The goal is to further characterize the behavior of the emerging solar cell technology for a more safe and sustainable future. In his free time, he enjoys working out and playing basketball at his local gym while spending time with family and friends.

Benjamin Tung ([email protected])
Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE)

After joining the lab in Summer 2023, Benjamin is looking to perform research in improving the operational stability of Formamidinium-based perovskites through the use of different additives and processing methods. In his spare time, he enjoys writing stories (that he’s too embarrassed to show), playing geography trivia quizzes (seriously, who does that?) and destroying people at Mario Kart (at least, he would like to).

Adam Westmoreland ([email protected])
Barrett the Honors College
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE)

Adam joined the Rolston Lab in Fall 2023 to complete an honors thesis on the topic of flexible perovskite solar module characterization for lunar applications. He has passion for advancements in renewable energy capabilities and aspires to have a role in scaling these technologies across the globe and beyond. Outside of the lab, he enjoys adventuring while practicing outdoor photography, learning how to drum, and recreationally sporting with friends.