The
Lear Laboratory
Meet our team!
Principle investigator
Benjamin J. Lear
bul14@psu.edu , 814.867.4625
PhD: University of California, San Diego, Inorganic Chemistry (2007)
BS: University of California, Davis, Biochemistry (2002)
Current researchers
Vadim Tanygin
vkt5039@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2015
B.S.: University of Chicago, Chemistry (2015)
Current project: Surface chemistry of metallic nanoparticles.
Anthony Katona
apk5101@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2015
B.S.: Susquehanna University, Biochemistry (2015)
Current project: Photothermal curing of polymers.
Santina Cruz
ssc5164@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2015
B.S.: James Madison Univeresity, Chemistry (2015)
Current project: Ligand control of nanoparticle electronic properties.
Lily Mawby
lmm78@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2016
B.S.: University of Richmond, Biochemistry (2015)
Current project: Surface chemistry of aluminum particles.
Zach Rhoden
zcr5008@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2016
B.S.: Bloomsburg University, Chemistry (2014)
Current project: Ligand control of electronic properties in atomically precise clusters.
Nate Ginder
ncg9@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2018
B.S.: Case Western Reserve University, Chemistry Engineering (2018)
Current project: Photothermal curing of polymers.
Nick Litak
npl50989@psu.edu
Undergraduate student, joined lab in 2018
Major: Chemistry and Physics
Current project: Ligand control over electronic properties of metallic nanoparticles.
Becky DiMarco
zcr5008@psu.edu
Graduate student since 2019
B.S.: University of Dallas, Chemistry (2019)
Current project: Ligand control of electronic properties in atomically precise clusters.
Danny Glickman
zcr5008@psu.edu
Undergraduate student, joined lab in 2019
Major: Chemistry
Current project: Direct synthesis of nanoparticles in prepolymer matrices.