Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Yale University, 2024
M.S. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Yale University, 2022
B.S. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Rutgers University, 2019
Devan completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Yale University in 2024, receiving master’s degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Chemistry en route. There he worked with Professor Shu Hu on understanding mixed metal oxide coatings synthesized by Atomic Layer Deposition. He also worked on water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide, indirect ocean-based carbon capture, stabilizing perovskite photoabsorbers, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy.
He is interested in energy research broadly and aims to work at the interface of fundamental and applied research—taking advancements made in academia and implementing them at scale. Devan graduated from Rutgers University in 2019 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. There, he did research with Professor G. C. Dismukes on the development of perovskite thin films for photovoltaic devices and the use of tantalum nitride as a photoanode for water oxidation.
Outside of research, Devan is interested in 1920-1960s American Literature, frequents rock concerts, and has been involved with multiple cleantech startups. Devan is very interested in speaking with any prospective undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoc. Feel free to email him with any questions or thoughts of collaboration.