Alan Sellinger Research Group

The Boss | aselli@mines.edu
Alan Sellinger received his B.S. in Chemistry from Eastern Michigan University in 1989. After 2 years as a Research Associate at Gelman Sciences, Inc., he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1997 from the University of Michigan in Macromolecular Science & Engineering under the guidance of Prof. Richard M. Laine. He then moved to Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM for postdoctoral work with Prof. C. Jeffrey Brinker. From 1998 to 2003, he worked as a Research Scientist in the industrial R&D laboratories of Canon Research Center Americas, Palo Alto, CA and Opsys US Corporation, Fremont, CA. From 2003-2008, he held the position of Senior Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Republic of Singapore. He then moved to Stanford University from 2008-2012 as both Consulting Associate Professor in Materials Science & Engineering, and Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Molecular Photovoltaics (CAMP). Since 2012 he has been Professor of Chemistry/Materials Science at the Colorado School of Mines and Senior Scientist at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). His research interests are in the synthesis of new hybrid materials for application in high surface materials for gas storage and catalyst supports, light emitting diodes (OLED), photovoltaics (OPV), thin film transistors (OTFT), and scintillation (radiation detection).

Morgan Fandrey | morgan_fandrey@mines.edu 
Morgan received her B.S. (2023) and M.S. (2024) in chemistry from Northern Arizona University. As a graduate student in the Sellinger research group, she works on the synthesis and characterization of materials for organic glass scintillators. Outside of the lab she enjoys being active by climbing, hiking, skiing, and hanging out with friends.

Tristan Huskie | tristan_huskie@mines.edu
Tristan received his B.S in Chemistry from Fort Lewis College in 2023. As a graduate student in Dr. Sellinger’s Lab, he is working on materials for application in plastic scintillators and perovskite solar cells.  Outside of class he loves to spend time outside, skateboarding, and playing chess.

Yooran Im | yim@mines.edu
Yooran received her B.S. degree in Chemistry at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in 2022. As a graduate student in Dr. Sellinger’s lab, she is working on the 3-D printing of plastic scintillators. Outside of the lab, she loves exploring her creative side and hanging out with friends.

Dina Liacopoulos | dliacopoulos@mines.edu
Dina received her B.S. (2021) in Materials Science Engineering from Virginia Tech. As a graduate student in Dr. Sellinger’s lab, she is working on the synthesis of organic glass scintillators. Outside of lab she loves spending time with her dog, dancing, and taking road trips with friends.

Shaina Chan | shaina_chan@mines.edu

Owen Farkas | owen_farkas@mines.edu
Owen is a junior seeking a B.S. in Chemistry at Colorado School of Mines. In Dr. Sellinger’s lab, he is researching materials for application in organic glass scintillators. Outside of school, he likes hiking in the mountains, playing in the Mines band, and reading.