Group News
2026
April
Group member Natalie Vartabedian received the Undergraduate Student Service Award from the Michigan State University College of Engineering. Congrats, Natalie!
March
The Turnley Lab has received seed funding from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium to start studying space-tolerant semiconductors. Thank you, MSGC!
2025
December
Natalie Vartabedian joins the Turnley Research Lab as an undergraduate researcher. She will work on novel battery materials. Welcome, Natalie!
Evan Sebe joins the Turnley Research Lab as an undergraduate researcher. He will work on emerging chalcogenide semiconductors. Welcome, Evan!
Godfrey Ikhuemein joins the Turnley Research Lab. Godfrey is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, and his research will focus on metal chalcogenide ion conductors for next-generation batteries. Welcome, Godfrey!
November
Jonathan collaborated with Edgardo Saucedo’s group to help publish a paper titled “Molecular Ink-Based Synthesis of Bi(SzSe1-z)(IxBr1-x) Solid Solutions as Tuneable Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications” in Small Methods. Congratulations to David Rovira and the rest of the team!
Jonathan presented his work on the nuance of using tolerance factor analysis with chalcogenide perovskites at the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting is Boston.
October
Jonathan published an article titled “Highlighting a Bright Future for Chalcogenide Perovskites” in ChemistryEurope.
Anika Rahman Riya joins the Turnley Research Lab. Anika is pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science, and her research will focus on emerging chalcogenide perovskite semiconductors. Welcome, Anika!
August
Jonathan joins Michigan State University’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science as an Assistant Professor. Go Green!