People | Shiv Halasyamani

Prof. P. Shiv Halasyamani

B.S (Honors) Chemistry, University of Chicago - 1992.

Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University - 1992-1996 (Prof. Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier)

Post-doctoral and Junior Research Fellow (Christ Church College), Oxford University - 1997-1999 (Prof. Dermot O’Hare)

Assistant Professor, University of Houston: 1999-2005

Associate Professor, University of Houston: 2005-2010

Professor, University of Houston, 2010-present

Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair, 2023 - present

Contact Information

Room 53, SR1

713-743-7716

psh@uh.edu

Honors and Awards

NSF Career grant: 2000
Beckman Young Investigator: 2002
ExxonMobil Solid State Award: 2003
Excellence in Research Award (UH) – Assistant Professor Level: 2004
Guest Editor: Inorganic Chemistry ‘Functional Inorganic Materials’: 2008
Adjunct Professor: Xinjiang Technological Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Urumqi, China: 2008
Excellence in Research Award (UH) – Associate Professor Level: 2009
UH Honors Fellow: 2010
Dow Lecturer - University of Minnesota: 2010
Visiting Professor for International Scientists - Chinese Academy of Sciences: 2011
Guest Editor: Journal of Solid State Chemistry ‘Polar Inorganic Materials’: 2012
Associate Editor - Inorganic Chemistry: 2013-present
Roy-Somiya Award - International Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Association: 2014
High-End Foreign Experts Project Award - CAS People’s Rep. China: 2015
Distinguished Visiting Professor - Tongji University: 2018
AAAS Fellow: 2019
Future Science & Technology Lecturer - Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS: 2019
Distinguished Visiting Project Professor - Kyoto University: 2020
Associate Editor - ACS Organic & Inorganic Au: 2021-present
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC: 2023
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair: 2023

Our Team

Post-doctoral Associate

Dr. Oleksiy Lebedynskiy

Dr. Oleksiy Lebedynskiy is a Senior Researcher of State Scientific
Institution “Institute for Single Crystals” of National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine, holding a Ph.D. in Physical and Mathematical
Sciences. In December 2023, he joined Prof. Halasyamani's group as a
postdoctoral fellow. Oleksiy specializes in the production and
research of functional materials and has an extensive background in
the production of inorganic compounds in the form of films and
crystals. His expertise extends to various methods and techniques for
studying the structure and physical properties of inorganic materials.

Post-doctoral Associate

Dr. Eric A. Gabilondo

Eric joined Prof. Halasyamani’s group in January of 2024 as a postdoctoral fellow after completing his Ph.D. in Chemistry with Prof. Maggard at North Carolina State University. His background is in the exploratory synthesis of metastable semiconducting oxides and using diverse materials characterization skills such as X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and various spectroscopic techniques to understand the underlying structure-property relationships. He now brings these skills to the Halasyamani group to discover new and functional nonlinear optical materials. Eric’s broad interest is to continue studying the structural chemistry of crystalline inorganic materials and their resulting properties to address emerging challenges in renewable energy and technology.

Post-doctoral Associate

Dr. Chonglei Xu

Following graduation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Dr. Chonglei became a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Halasyamani's group in September 2024. His academic background has primarily focused on the spectral characteristics of optical crystals doped with rare-earth ions. His research approach combines theoretical work, such as DFT calculations, with extensive experimental methods, including crystal growth and high-resolution optical spectroscopy. This multifaceted expertise has enabled him to develop a deep understanding of the structure-property relationships that govern the performance of functional optical materials.

Undergraduate Student

Michael Jabez Vargas

My name is Michael Jabez Vargas, and I am a freshman at the University of Houston this year. I graduated from Wharton County Junior College with an associate of arts degree in general studies. I am a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a Terry Scholar. I am eager to get started in Dr. Halasyamani's research!

Undergraduate Student

Michael Jabez Vargas

I am a Freshman at the University of Houston majoring in physics. I graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in May 2023 and am a Tier One and National Merit Scholar. I work with Dr. Gabilondo in Prof. P. Shiv Halasyamani's lab on synthesizing novel deep UV NLOs, and I look forward to continuing our research over the summer.

Alumni

Visiting Scholars

- Ievgen Izvarin (2022-2023); Technology Lead Engineer – Morgan Advance Materials and Technology; ievgen.izvarin@morganplc.com

- Prof. Tongqing Sun (2017-2018); Associate Professor at Nankai University; suntq@nankai.edu.cn

- Prof. Yanjun Li (2017-2018); Associate Professor at Wuhan University of Science and Technology; yanwatercn@wust.edu.cn

- Prof. Lei Geng: (2016-2017); Associate Professor at Huaibei Normal University; lgeng.cn@gmail.com

- Prof. Hongping Wu (2016-2017); Associate Professor at Tianjin University; wuhp2022@163.com

- Dr. Yujie Zhang (2023-2024); Assistant Professor at Tianjin University; yjzhang295866@gmail.com

Graduate Students

- Kang-Min Ok: Ph.D. 2003, Post-doc 2004-2006
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, kmok@sogang.ac.kr

- Yetta Eagleman: Ph.D. 2003; Senior Chemist - Day and Zimmermann, Texarkana

- Dr. Tianxiang Zhu (Sept. ‘08 - Sept. ‘09): Vice-General Manager, Areospace Hi-Tech Holding Group Co., Hubei, China

- Hong-Young Chang: Ph.D. 2009; Assistant Professor, Sul Ross State University; Hong.Young.Chang@sulross.edu

- Jaewook Baek: M.S. 2009; Chief Chemist ExperTox Inc., Houston, TX

- Jeongho Yeon: Ph.D. 2011; Senior Process Development Engineer, Coherent Corp., NJ; yeonj8305@gmail.com

- Sau Doan Nguyen: Ph.D. 2012; Post-doctoral Associate - University of Northern Colorado (Prof. Robin Macaluso); Sau.Nguyen@unco.edu

- HaNa Lee: M.S. May 2013; LG Chemicals, Korea

- Sun Woo Kim: Ph.D. 2014; Assistant Professor, Chosun University, Korea; swookim@Chosun.ac.kr

- Thanh Thao Tran: Ph.D. 2015; Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University; thanhthao2807@gmail.com

- Meng Shang: Ph.D. 2020; Post-doctoral Associate, University of Houston (Prof. Yan Yao); 359811159@qq.com

Post-doctoral Associates

- Dr. N.S.P. Bhuvanesh (Sept. ‘99 - Aug. ‘01); Powder Diffraction Manager - Texas A&M University

- Dr. Zhong-le Huang (April ‘01 - April ‘02); Research Scientist, Christian-Albrechts- University Kiel

- Dr. Joanna Goodey-Pellois (Sept. ‘01 - July ‘02); Senior Lecturer - Associate Graduate Advisor, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University; jpellois@chem.tamu.edu

- Dr. Lei Zhang (June ‘02 - May ‘04); Research Scientist, Peking University

- Dr. Oya Gokcen (Jan. ‘03 - Jan. ‘04); Research Scientist, Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center, University of Houston

- Dr. Ranbo Yu (Feb. ‘03 - Feb. ‘04); Professor, University of Science and Technology, Beijing; ranboyu@ustb.edu.cn

- Dr. Eunok Chi (April ‘03 - March ‘06); DC Chemical Company, Seoul, Korea; eunokchi@dcchem.co.kr

- Dr. T. Sivakumar (August ‘04 - March ‘07); Post-doctoral Associate, Tokyo Institute of Technology;

- Dr. Jun Ho Kim (June ‘06 - June ‘08); DC Chemical Company, Seoul, Korea; jhkim200808@gmail.com

- Dr. Sang-Hwan Kim (Feb. ‘08 - June ‘11); Senior Research Chemist, Central Research & Development, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA; shkim0525@hotmail.com

- Dr. Elise Pachoud (Jan. ‘12 - June ‘13); Research Engineer in Crystal Growth, Institut Néel, CNRS Grenoble; elise.pachoud@neel.cnrs.fr

- Dr. Hongwei Yu (Sept. ‘14 - Feb. ‘17); Professor, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology; hwyu15@gmail.com

- Dr. Lili Liu (Sept. ‘17 - Aug. ‘19); Research Scientist, Xinjiang Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS; lilythere@126.com

- Dr. Weiguo Zhang (July ‘09 - Aug. ‘21); Single Crystal Growth Engineer, CTS Corporation; wgzhang82@gmail.com

- Dr. Matthew Lacroix (May '21 - May '23):

Matthew.Richard.Lacroix@gmail.com

- Dr. Ce Tao (Aug. '21 - Sept. '23)

- Dr. Mingli Liang (Aug '21 - Sept' 23): Associate Professor, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications; iammlliang@njupt.edu.cn

Please e-mail psh@uh.edu with any updates.