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THE CREW

We are a diverse and interdisciplinary team working with a multi-collaborative network of materials scientists in chemistry, physics, and engineering

MAXX Q. ARGUILLA, PH.D.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Joint Appointment: Department of chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE (JULY 2020 - PRESENT)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - DILIMAN (2007-2011)

PH.D., THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (2012-2017)

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, MIT (2017-2020)

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • Eddleman Quantum Institute (University of California Irvine)

  • Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN; American Chemical Society)

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C (Royal Society of Chemistry; to be announced)

  • Materials Chemistry Frontiers (Royal Society of Chemistry)

  • GradMAP Philippines STEM Mentorship Network (Deputy Chair)

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Awardee, Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program

  • IUPAC Young Observer (2025)

  • Matter (Cell Press) 35 PIs under 35 (2024)

  • Top 5 Awardee, Dream Chemistry Award (2024; Polish and Czech Academy of Sciences)

  • Runner-up, Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship Award (2024)

  • Honoree, C&EN Talented 12 Class (2023)

  • Awardee, NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER; 2023)

  • Awardee, UCI Inclusive Excellence Teaching Award (2021)

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS

DMITRI LEO M. CORDOVA, PH.D.

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - MANILA (2009-2013)

PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (2016-2020)

GRADUATE RESEARCHERS

STEVEN JAY ALLISON

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G5, EQI Fellow)

B.S., BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

KALEOLANI OGURA

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G5, DoD NDSEG Fellow)

B.S., CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

DIANA LOPEZ

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G4, NSF GRFP Fellow)

B.S., UC RIVERSIDE

GRIFFIN M. MILLIGAN

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G4, NSF GRFP Fellow)

B.S., UC SANTA CRUZ

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KAITLYN G. DOLD

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G3, NSF GRFP Fellow)

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK

ANGELA GOTINGCO

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G1)

B.S., CAL POLY POMONA

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MARAN SARDONI

GRADUATE RESEARCHER
(G1)

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

CAMERON COLLINS

THANH HUYNH

BRIAN Y. ZHI

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE (expected 2025)​

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE (expected 2025)​

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE (expected 2025)​

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RECENT GROUP PHOTOS

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GROUP ALUMNI

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Assoc. Research Fellow, Peking University

DR. ZE-FAN YAO

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

KENNETH CHUA

UNC Chapel Hill Chemistry

MAHAM HASIB

Harvard Applied Physics

ALICIA LIU

Pepperdine University, MBE

BAIXIN TONG

University of Southern California, MSE

REBECCA MAI HUYNH

California Health Sciences University

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LEO CHENG

University of California San Francisco, Pharmacy

ELIJAH MAUGA

(incoming) University of California Riverside, Chemistry
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