Sarnali has been working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University under the supervision of Prof. Marcetta Y. Darensbourg since June 2023. Her research work is primarily focused on the design, synthesis, and electrocatalytic application of novel bimetallic and multimetallic complexes, inspired by the biological metalloenzymes such as [Fe-Fe] hydrogenase and nitrile hydratase. She earned her Ph.D. (2023) from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. Subsequently, she transitioned to her postdoctoral role in Prof. M. Darensbourg’s Group to further advance her expertise in the field of bioinorganic chemistry.
Akhil Singh
Akhil is a postdoctoral research associate in the Darensbourg Group at Texas A&M University, where he joined in 2024. His cutting-edge research centers on designing innovative bimetallic and trimetallic complexes that replicate the sophisticated functionalities of metalloenzymes like [NiFe] and [FeFe] hydrogenases. Dr. Akhil earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, and subsequently embarked on a postdoctoral journey in Europe with Professor Peter Roesky at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. In 2022, he moved to the United States, where he continued his postdoctoral research at the University of Alabama before bringing his expertise to Texas A&M.
Michelle Smeaton
Postdoc & Graduate Student Advisory Board Lead
Michelle Smeaton joined NREL in early 2023. Her research focuses on using in situ electron microscopy to elucidate structure-property relationships in materials and devices for neuromorphic computing. Her research interests include scanning/transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, in situ characterization, and materials for neuromorphic devices.
Kyung Seok Woo
Kyung Seok Woo is a postdoctoral researcher at Sandia National Laboratories and in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. He is also a postdoctoral fellow at the Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University. His current research interests include resistance switching devices and computing systems.