Francesca Maria Toma

CSD Staff Scientist; Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)

Francesca is a Materials Staff Scientist in the Chemical Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She earned my Ph.D. in Biophysics from the International School of Advanced Studies in Italy in 2009. She then moved to the University of California, Santa Barbara as a Marie Curie Researcher in 2011, and to the University of California, Berkeley in 2013. She now is the Materials Integration Thrust Coordinator and one of the 32 PIs of the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), which is a DOE funded project with Caltech and LBNL as major partner institutions. In 2016, I was the recipient of a prize for a prestigious young chemist from the Italian National Academy of Science for my prolific, high-quality scientific contributions in different aspects of nanotechnology. With a very interdisciplinary background, at LBNL, she manages a complex portfolio of research activities that span the synthesis and advanced characterization of electrocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction and water oxidation.

Contact:
Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Mailstop: 30R0205
Berkeley, CA 94720 

FMToma@lbl.gov
(510) 495-2342

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OliviA Alley

Postdoctoral Fellow

Olivia Alley has a background in chemistry and materials science, and is currently working on several projects characterizing (photo)electrocatalytic materials and assemblies.

Contact:
oalley@lbl.gov

Guiji Liu

Project Scientist

Guiji Liu received his Ph.D. degree from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2016. He has been working on photoelectrochemical water splitting during his Ph.D. study. After graduation, he joined Toma group and he is currently working on (photo) electrochemical CO2 reduction and hydrogen production.

Contact:
GuijjiLiu@lbl.gov
GuijiLiu@gmail.com

Guosong Zeng

Postdoctoral Fellow

My research focuses on fabrication, characterization and optimization of photoelectrochemical assemblies based on organic and inorganic materials, to produce stable and efficient devices for H2 production and CO2 reduction.

Contact:
guosongzeng@lbl.gov

MICHELLE LEE

Graduate Student Reserch Affiliate; JOINT CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS (JCAP)

Michelle is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry at Cornell University.
At JCAP, she is working on catalyst development for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. She is especially interested in tuning the catalytic environment to improve the activity and selectivity of catalysts. The scopes of her works include both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

Gabriele Panzeri

VISITING PhD STUDENT; JOINT CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS (JCAP)

Self-motivated with a positive and friendly attitude. Work enthusiast, curious and creative, with a deep desire to learn. Interested in electrodeposition, semiconductor synthesis, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy conversion (CO2 reduction, hydrogen production, batteries).

Contact:
gpanzeri@lbl.gov
gabriele.panzeri@polimi.it

Patrick Yorkgitis

Undergraduate Researcher; Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)

Patrick, a senior in Chemistry at UC Berkeley, is primarily interested in inorganic synthesis, catalysis, and materials chemistry as applied to renewable energy production, energy storage, and environmental remediation. He is currently investigating metal organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks for electrocatalytically reducing carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, formic acid, and other valuable compounds. Outside of the lab, Patrick works as an undergraduate student instructor, cooks and bakes prolifically, and is pursuing a minor in acting.

Contact:
pyorkgitis@berkeley.edu

Oscar Solorzano Jr

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Undergraduate student. Interested in sustainable energy as well as catalysis and reactions.

Contact:
osolorzano300@hotmail.com
Oscar Solorzano Jr on LinkedIn
(760) 421-3949

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Zoie Zhu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am currently a Chemical Engineering undergraduate student at UC Berkeley interested in sustainable energy and materials synthesis. My current work in the Toma group is on the development of semiconducting materials as light absorbers.

Contact:
michellelee@lbl.gov
ml2392@cornell.edu

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Jennifer Garrison

Undergraduate Researcher

I am a Chemical Engineering student at UC Berkeley interested in research that can make a difference in climate change.

Contact:
jennygarrison@berkeley.edu

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Jessica Evangelista

Undergraduate Researcher; Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)

A senior in UC Berkeley majoring in Chemical Engineering. Currently helping a postdoc researching in water splitting and plasmonic for solar water splitting.

Contact:
jessicaevangelista@berkeley.edu
Jessica Evangelista on LinkedIn
+1 (206) 822 0860

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