University of Houston Electrochemistry Workshop 2024

Alex Peroff joined the Pine Research team as an Electroanalytical Scientist in 2016. Alex came to Pine Research after earning his Ph.D. at Northwestern University under the direction of Richard Van Duyne and Eric Weitz. Following his doctorate, Alex completed a post-doctoral position at SUNY Albany. Alex resides in the Durham, North Carolina area.

Professor Naihao Chiang is the Drs. Yao and Song Endowed Professor of Chemistry at the University of Houston.  His research focuses on fundamental light-matter interactions: manipulate light to induce new chem­i­cal and physical phenomena, and leverage these to pursue interdisciplinary projects linking physics, chem­i­s­try, materials science and biomedical engineering. The research builds upon my skillset and training, and involves instru­mentation, technology, and materials development to extend the capa­bil­i­ties of nano­scale op­tical processes. He seeks to formulate and interrogate new plasmonic/optical cavity enabled near-field phe­no­mena for fundamental studies of liquid-phase surface chem­is­try, with the aid of applica­tions in regenerative medicine.

Neil Spinner joined the Pine Research Team as an Electrochemical Engineer in 2016. Neil brings with him an extensive history of working with batteries, especially while working as a post-doctoral research associate at the Naval Research Laboratory and as a graduate student at the University of Connecticut. Originally from New Hampshire, Neil enjoys following his wildly successful Boston sports teams and is running out of space in his closet for the scores of championship T-shirts. Neil resides in the Durham, North Carolina area.