Path to Professorship Fellows
Current PTP Fellows
Ivy Krystal Jones, Ph.D.
B.Sc., Chemistry, Tuskegee University
M.Sc., Biotechnology and Chemical Sciences, Roosevelt University
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Tuskegee University
M.Sc., Physics, Hampton University
Ph.D., Physics, Hampton University
Phone: (757) 727-5223
Email: ivy.jones@hamptonu.edu
Dr. Jones joined Hampton University as a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology through the Hampton-Brandeis’ Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) as a Path to Professorship (PTP). Her research focuses on Thrust #3, specifically on solid-state mechanochemical synthesis and solute-solution sonochemical catalysis of distorted and ordered inorganic halide perovskites with a concentration on ternary hettotype tetragonal 3D orthorhombic and heavy-metal (cubic, trigonal and tetragonal crystal structures) elpasolitic double perovskites for ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) optoelectronic material applications.
Past PTP Fellows
Golsa Mirbagheri, Ph.D.
B.Sc., Information Technology, Azad University
M.Sc., Information Technology Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University
Dr. Mirbagheri joined Hampton University as the Research Assistant Professor through the Hampton-Brandeis PREM as a Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow. She conducted postdoctoral research at Duke University under the guidance of Dr. David R. Smith. Her current research focuses on the optics and optoelectronic materials, device design, and micro/nanofabrication.
Cherrelle Thomas, Ph.D.
B.S, Chemical Engineering, Howard University
MSE, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Thomas joined Hampton University through the Hampton-Brandeis PREM as a Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow. Her research is a collaboration between all three PREM Thrusts. Specifically, Dr. Thomas focuses on the spectroscopy of rare earth-doped perovskites and the engineering of opto-active polymeric materials and composites.
kemefuna J. Uba, Ph.D.
B.Sc., Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria Nuskka (Nigeria)
Ph.D, Physics(Condensed Matter), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Nigeria)
Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, Howard Univeristy
Dr. Ikem joined Hampton University through Hampton-Brandeis PREM as a Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow. His research focuses on the study of silicon and III-V semiconductors along with mixed halide perovskites, metallohydrogel and polymeric materials for optofluidic applications. His research is a collaboration between all three PREM Thrusts.
Samuel C. Uba, Ph.D.
B.S., Physics Alabama A&M University
MSc., Applied Physics Alabama A&M University
Ph.D. Applied Physics Alabama A&M University
Dr. Samuel Uba joined Hampton University through Hampton-Brandeis PREM as a Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow. His research is focuses on the study of optical spectroscopy of lanthanides and transitional metal-doped lead halide perovskites as optical gain media for lasing applications and synthesis of metallohydrogels for photo-responsive/photo-switchable applications. His research is a collaboration is between Thrusts 2 and 3.
Stephen Boakye-Ansah, Ph.D.
B.S., Petroleum Engineering Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
MSc., Chemical Engineering Hanbat National University
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Rowan University
Dr. Boakye-Ansah joined Hampton University through Hampton-Brandeis PREM as a Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow. His research is focuses on the study of optoactive materials for bio-composite applications.
Marcos J. Guerrero-Munoz, Ph.D.
B.S., Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
MSc., Molecular Biology Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Ph.D. in Morphology Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Postdoctoral Training: University of Texas Medical Branch and Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Marcos J. Guerrero-Munoz joined Hampton University through the Hampton-Brandeis PREM as a Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow. His research is focused in the study of structural features of IDP in health and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes.
Stefan Malone Cooper Jr. , Ph.D.
B.S., Chemistry, College of Charleston
PH.D., Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Louisiana State University
Postdoctoral Training: University of Maryland, College Park
Stefan Malone Cooper Jr. is native of Sumter, South Carolina. He obtained a B.S. in chemistry from College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His dissertation is entitled: “Trans-Positioning” carbons within strained caged bicyclic(s): ROM/RCM (Ring-opening/Ring-closing) metathesis and Dieckmann/retro-Dieckmann condensation routes to a cis-declain infrastructure.” Dr. Cooper conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, under Dr. Herman O. Sintim. In January 2016, he joined the Hampton-Brandeis PREM as the first Path to Professorship (PTP) fellow.
