Taylor Aubrey-Komin
Mariah Gomez transferred from San Bernardino Valley College to UC Riverside where she earned her B.S. in Chemistry. She now studies solvated electrons by ultrafast laser spectroscopic methods to better understand the molecular structure of the solvated electron in water which remains the subject of controversy. Outside of the laboratory, Mariah enjoys family time, ballet classes, vegan food, and playing with her dachshunds!
Omar Leon Ruiz is a graduate student in the Schwartz group, where Omar investigates the physics behind doping (deliberately introducing impurities into the system) of conjugated polymers, including p-doping (creating positive electronic carriers) in P3HT and PBTTT, while focusing on understanding the structural and electronic capabilities of these systems.
Wilberth Narvaez
Sanghyun Park
Dane Stanfield is a graduate student who has been working in the Schwartz group since August 2016. Born and raised in Bellingham, Washington he obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at Western Washington University. Directly thereafter, he began work at UCLA studying aspects of charge transport in solution-processed conjugated polymer films with an emphasis on optelectronic and thermoelectric applications.
Andy Vong
Matthew Voss is a graduate student who has been working in the Schwartz group since July 2014. Born and raised in San Diego, he got his undergraduate degree at Caltech, before coming to UCLA to study the spectroscopy of conjugated polymers.
Devon Widmer holds Bachelors degrees in Chemistry and English from Denison University. Her current research focuses on mixed quantum/classical molecular dynamics simulations of the photodissociation of simple diatomic solutes. Besides research, Devon’s talents include drinking too much coffee, forgetting where she set her glasses, and laughing at her own jokes. Besides research, she spends most of her time playing with her adorable three-year-old daughter Mei.
Daniel Zweernik