Coskun Research Group: Alumni

Group Alumni

Explore former group members, their time with the lab, and their current positions.

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Alumni

Portrait of Dr. Laras Fadillah

Dr. Laras FadillahAlumni · Former Postdoctoral FellowNIMS, Japan

Education & career

2014 — B.Eng. in Physics Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
2017 — M.Sc. in Materials Science, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
2022 — Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Hokkaido University
May 2024–June 2027 — Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Fribourg
June 2027–Present — NIMS, Japan

Research interests

Li-ion batteries, all-solid-state batteries, interface stabilization, and electrolyte membranes.

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Portrait of Alexander Forster

Alexander ForsterAlumni · Former Ph.D. Student

Education & career

2019 — B.Sc. in Chemistry, ETH Zürich
2021 — M.Sc. in Chemistry, ETH Zürich
October 2021–April 2027 — Ph.D. Student, University of Fribourg

Research interests

All-solid-state batteries, sulfide solid-state electrolytes, lithium metal anodes, solid-state cathodes, and organic interface design.

Portrait of Leonie Braks

Leonie BraksAlumni · Former Ph.D. StudentEMPA

Education & career

2018 — B.Sc. in Molecular Lifesciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
2021 — M.Sc. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, joint Erasmus Mundus program at KU Leuven and Université Grenoble Alpes
January 2022–June 2027 — Ph.D. Student, University of Fribourg
June 2027–Present — EMPA

Research interests

Sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, mechanically interlocked polymers, lithium metal anodes, and interfacial protection strategies.

Portrait of Dr. Hossein Pourrahmani

Dr. Hossein PourrahmaniAlumni · Former Postdoctoral Fellow

Education & career

February 2025–January 2026 — Postdoctoral Fellow, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Patrick W. Fritz

Dr. Patrick W. FritzAlumni · Former Ph.D. StudentPostdoctoral Fellow, Morandi Group, ETH Zürich

Education & career

February 2020–January 2025 — Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

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Portrait of Dr. Yan Zhao

Dr. Yan ZhaoAlumni · Former Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. StudentProfessor, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Education & career

2017–2024 — Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Tianhong Zhou

Dr. Tianhong ZhouAlumni · Former Ph.D. StudentProfessor, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Education & career

2019–2024 — Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Kyung Seob Song

Kyung Seob SongAlumni · Former Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. StudentSenior Researcher, Hanwha R&D Center, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Education & career

2014–2023 — Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Ahmed El-Abd

Dr. Ahmed El-AbdAlumni · Former Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. StudentSenior Researcher, ChemOurs, Switzerland

Education & career

2017–2022 — Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Haydarali Sayfidinov

Haydarali SayfidinovAlumni · Former Ph.D. Student

Education & career

2018–2023 — Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Sang Hyun Je

Dr. Sang Hyun JeAlumni · Former Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. StudentSenior Researcher, Samsung Electronics, Materials Development Department

Education & career

2012–2017 — Postdoctoral Fellow / Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Taewoo Kwon

Dr. Taewoo KwonAlumni · Former Ph.D. StudentPostdoctoral Fellow, University of Hong Kong

Education & career

2012–2017 — Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Jiyoung Lee

Jiyoung LeeAlumni · Former M.Sc. StudentAssistant Professor, Ajou University, Republic of Korea

Education & career

March 2016–December 2017 — M.Sc. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Siddulu N. Talapaneni

Dr. Siddulu N. TalapaneniAlumni · Former Postdoctoral FellowResearch Fellow, University of Newcastle

Education & career

July 2014–October 2016 — Postdoctoral Fellow, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Srinivasan Sampath

Dr. Srinivasan SampathAlumni · Former Postdoctoral FellowFaculty, Central Leather Research Institute, India

Education & career

2011–2014 — Postdoctoral Fellow, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Onur Buyukcakir

Dr. Onur BuyukcakirAlumni · Former Postdoctoral FellowAssociate Professor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey

Education & career

October 2013–January 2017 — Postdoctoral Fellow, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Daeok Kim

Dr. Daeok KimAlumni · Former Postdoctoral FellowSenior Researcher, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Seoul

Education & career

June 2015–April 2017 — Postdoctoral Fellow, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Yearin Byun

Dr. Yearin ByunAlumni · Former M.Sc. / Ph.D. StudentSenior Researcher, Samsung Electronics, Materials Development Department

Education & career

March 2013–September 2017 — M.Sc. / Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Dr. Sungyoon Kim

Dr. Sungyoon KimAlumni · Former Ph.D. StudentPh.D. Student, Chemistry, KAIST

Education & career

September 2016–September 2017 — Ph.D. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Ka Hee Kim

Ka Hee KimAlumni · Former M.Sc. StudentR&D Scientist, Hanwha Corporation

Education & career

September 2014–December 2016 — M.Sc. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Yoon Jeong Lee

Yoon Jeong LeeAlumni · Former M.Sc. StudentPh.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, KAIST

Education & career

March 2015–August 2017 — M.Sc. Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Minseong Kim

Minseong KimAlumni · Former Undergraduate StudentResearch Engineer, SKC High Tech & Marketing

Education & career

September–December 2016 — Undergraduate Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Minkyeong Kim

Minkyeong KimAlumni · Former Undergraduate StudentChonnam National University

Education & career

September 2016–February 2017 — Undergraduate Student, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Daniel Kim

Daniel KimAlumni · Former Visiting ScholarNYU Abu Dhabi

Education & career

June–December 2013 — Visiting Scholar, Coskun Research Group

Portrait of Ms. Minjung Choi

Ms. Minjung ChoiAlumni · Former Administrative Assistant

Education & career

February 2017–2018 — Administrative Assistant, Coskun Research Group

Alumni

Group Alumni - Members of MONA Family (Since 2012)

Dr. Hossein Pourrahmani

(Postdoctoral Fellow)

Joined: 02/2025

Left: 01/2026

Dr. Patrick W. Fritz

(PhD Student)

Joined: 02/2020

Left: 01/2025

ResearcherID: Y-1762-2018

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Morandi Group, ETH Zurich

Dr. Yan Zhao

(Postdoc/PhD Student)

Joined: 2017

Left: 2024

ResearcherID: V-7434-2017

Current Position: Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Dr. Tianhong Zhou

(PhD Student)

Joined: 2019
Left: 2024

ResearcherID: O-9839-2019

Current Position: Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Kyung Seob Song

(Postdoc/PhD Student)
Joined: 2014
Left: 2023

ResearcherID: D-8899-2015

Current Position: Senior Researcher, Hanwha R&D Center, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Dr. Ahmed Elabd

(Postdoc/PhD Student)

Joined: 2017

Left: 2022

ResearcherID: Q-1468-2017

Current Position: Senior Researcher at ChemOurs, Switzerland

Haydarali Sayfidinov
(PhD Student)
Joined: 2018
Left: 2023
ResearcherID: V-7675-2017
ORCID-ID

Dr. Sang Hyun Je

(Postdoc/PhD Student)

Joined: 2012

Left: 2017

ResearcherID: D-7022-2015

Current Position: Senior Researcher, Samsung Electronics, Materials Development Department

Dr. Taewoo Kwon

(PhD Student)
Joined: 2012
Left: 2017

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of HongKong with Prof. Fraser Stoddart

ResearcherID: D-6898-2015

Jiyoung Lee

(MSc Student)
Joined: 03/2016
Left: 12/2017

Current Position: Assistant Professor at Ajou University, South Korea

ResearcherID: H-2670-2016

Dr. Siddulu N. Talapaneni

(Postdoctoral Fellow)

Joined:07/2014

Left: 10/2106

Current Position:

Research Fellow at

University of Newcastle

ResearcherID: D-7199-2015

Dr. Srinivasan Sampath

(Postdoctoral Fellow)

Joined:2011

Left: 2014

Current Position: Faculty

at Central Leather Research

Institute (CLRI), India

Dr. Onur Buyukcakir

(Postdoctoral Fellow)

Joined:10/2013

Left: 01/2017

Current Position: Associate Professor, Izmir Technical University, Turkey

ResearcherID: D-6871-2015

Dr. Daeok Kim

(Postdoctoral Fellow)

Joined: 06/2015

Left: 04/2017

Current Position: Senior Researcher, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Dr. Yearin Byun

(MSc & PhD Student)

Joined: 03/2013
Left: 09/2017

Current Position: Senior Researcher, Samsung Electronics, Materials Development Department

ResearcherID: D-8931-2015

Dr. Sungyoon Kim

(PhD Student)

Joined: 09/2016

Left: 09/2017

Current Position:

PhD Student, Chemistry, KAIST

(MSc Student)

Joined: 09/2014

Left: 12/2106

Current Position:

R&D Scientist at Hanwha Corporation

ResearcherID: D-7185-2015

(MSc Student)

Joined: 03/2015

Left: 08/2017

Current Position:

PhD Student, KAIST, Chemical Engineering

ResearcherID: D-8903-2015

Minseong Kim

(Undergraduate Student)

Joined: 09/2016

Left: 12/2106

Current Position:

Research Engineer, SKC High Tech&Marketing

Minkyeong Kim

(Undergraduate Student)

Joined: 09/2016

Left: 02/2107

Current Position:
Chonnam National University

Daniel Kim

(Visiting Scholar)

Joined: 06/2013

Left: 2013

Current Position: NYUAD

Ms. Minjung Choi

(Administrative Assistant)

Joined group: 02/2017-2018

Current Position: N/A