Current Group Members

Matt Lovander

Graduate Student

Joined group in December 2012 (currently a full-time Assistant Professor at University of South Dakota Community College in Sioux Falls, SD)

(Co-advised with Prof. Johna Leddy - materials electrochemistry)

E-mail: matthew-lovander@uiowa.edu

Educational Background: M.S. in Chemistry - University of Iowa (2019), B.A. in Chemistry,  University of Minnesota, Morris (2012)

Research Projects: Design of flexible methods to examine electrochemical behavior of metal phosphides, carbon nitrides, and botanically templated metal oxide produced in Gillan Lab; investigating capacitance behavior, catalytic hydrogen evolution, and oxygen evolution (or reduction) reactions.

Janaka Abeysinghe

Graduate Student

Joined group in December 2017

E-mail: janaka-abeysinghe@uiowa.edu

Educational Background: M.S. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX (2017), B.Sc. Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka (2012)  

Research Projects: Examining synthetic range and tunability of solid-state metathesis reactions for metal boride growth. Working with Matt Lovander on electrocatalytic properties of select metal borides.

Ishanka Liyange

Graduate Student

Joined group in December 2018

E-mail: ishanka-liyanage@uiowa.edu

Educational Background: B.Sc. University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka (2016)

Research Projects: Working on the solid-state synthesis of mid to late transition-metal phosphide from metal halides and phosphorus. Examining metal phosphides for HER electrocatalysis.