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Sean Keuleyan, Ph.D.

Brown Uni versi ty | 324 Brook St GC339 | Providence, RI 02912
(717) 341. 9788 |sean_keuleyan@brown.edu

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Brown University, Providence, RI March 2014 - Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, PI: K. J. Koski
Synthesis of new 2D layered materials
Characterization of mechanical properties using Raman and Brillouin spectroscopies
Electronic device fabrication and characterization
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry December 2013
M.S., Chemistry June 2009
Graduate Research Assistant with Professor Philippe Guyot-Sionnest January 2009-Present
Colloidal nanomaterials for mid-infrared optoelectronics.
Developed a new synthesis of HgTe colloidal quantum dots with narrow
tunable optical transitions in the mid-IR and characterized optical and
electrical properties.
Developed and patented mid-IR active photoconductive detectors from
colloidal HgTe.
Business plan based on patent developed in Ph.D. thesis work October 2012- February 2013
Won 3
rd
place (of 81) and $10k at SeedCon 2012, a Conference on
Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital, November 2012
Finalists, Illinois Clean Energy Challenge December 2012
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA May 2008
B. S., Double Major in Chemistry; Film and Media Arts Cum Laude
Undergraduate Research Assistant with Professor Eric Borguet June 2006-May 2008
Thin metal film growth for surface acoustic wave-based H2 sensors
Led team interaction with small-business collaborator
Studied charge transfer in self assembled monolayers of porphyrin
derivatives using scanning tunneling microscopy.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Colloidal Nanoparticle Synthesis, Vapor-Liquid-Solid, Air-free methods, Device Fabrication; Infrared,
UV-Vis, and Fluorescence Spectroscopies, NMR, Sum Frequency Generation, Low-Temperature
Spectroscopy and Transport Measurements,; Scanning Probe and Electron Microscopies, EDX, EELS,
Electrochemistry, Thermal-Gravimetric Analysis, XRD;LabView, Origin Software, Mathematica
PUBLICATIONS
1. Patent (PCT) Application: Mid-Infrared Photodetectors Guyot-Sionnest, P.; Keuleyan, S.; Lhuillier,
E. PCT/US2012/038852
2. Mercury Telluride Colloidal Quantum Dots: Electronic Structure, Size-Dependent Spectra, and
Photodetection up to 12 Microns Keuleyan, S.; Delerue, C.; Allan, G.; Guyot-Sionnest, P. (submitted)
3. Air-Stable n-Doped Colloidal HgS Quantum Dots Seob Jeong, K.; Deng, Z.; Keuleyan, S.; Liu, H.;
Guyot-Sionnest, P. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5, 7, 1139-1143 (2014)
4. Photoluminescence of Mid-Infrared HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots Keuleyan, S.; Kohler, J.; Guyot-
Sionnest, P. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118, 5, 2749-2753 (2014)
5. Mid-IR Colloidal Nanocrystals (Invited Review Article) Lhuillier , E.; Keuleyan, S.; Liu, H.; Guyot-
Sionnest, P. Chemistry of Materials 25, 8, 1272-1282 (2013)
6. Mid-Infrared HgTe/As2S3 Field Effect Transistors and Photodetectors. Lhuillier, E., Keuleyan, S.,
Zolotavin, P. & Guyot-Sionnest, P. Advanced Materials 25, 1, 137-141 (2012)
July, 2014
7. Optical Properties of HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots Lhuillier, E.; Keuleyan, S.; Guyot-Sionnest, P.
Nanotechnology 23, 175705 (2012)
8. Colloidal HgTe Material for Low-Cost Detection into the MWIR Lhuillier, E.; Keuleyan, S.; Liu, H.;
Guyot-Sionnest, P. Journal of Electronic Materials. (2012)
9. Transport Properties of Mid-Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dot Films Lhuillier, E.; Keuleyan, S.; Guyot-
Sionnest, P. Proc. SPIE 8271, 827109 (2012)
10. n- and p-Type HgTe Quantum Dot Films Liu, H.; Keuleyan, S.; Guyot-Sionnest, P. Journal of Physical
Chemistry C 116 (1), 1344-1349 (2011)
11. Synthesis of Colloidal HgTe Quantum Dots for Narrow Mid-IR Emission and Detection Keuleyan, S.;
Lhuillier, E.; Guyot-Sionnest, P. Journal of the American Chemical Society 133 (41), 16422-16424 (2011)
12. Thermal Properties Of Mid-Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dot Detectors Lhuillier, E.; Keuleyan, S.;
Rekemeyer, P.; Guyot-Sionnest, P. Journal of Applied Physics 110, 3, 033110 (2011)
13. Mid-infrared HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodetectors Keuleyan, S., Lhuillier, E., Brajuskovic, V.
& Guyot-Sionnest, P. Nature Photonics 5, 489493 (2011)
14. Contact Angle Measurements Using a Simplified Experimental Setup Lamour, G.; Hamraoui, A.;
Buvailo, A.; Xing, Y.; Keuleyan, S.; Prakash, V.; Eftekhari-Bafrooei, A.; Borguet, E. Journal of Chemical
Education. 2010, 87, 14031407.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Synthesis of Si2Te3 Nanoribbons Poster at Graphene and Beyond Workshop on 2D Materials, State
College, PA, April 2, 2014.
2. James Franck Institute Graduating Student Symposium. *Best Presentation Award
3. Mid-IR HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots Oral Presentation, Mid-Infrared Optoelectronic Materials and
Devices, Evanston, IL. September 4-8 2012. *Best Paper Award
4. Colloidal Material for Infrared Detection Oral Presentation, International Symposium on
Optoelectronics Materials and Devices. Chicago, IL. July 12-14 2012.
5. Colloidal Material For Infrared Detection Oral Presentation, Quantum Structures in Infrared
Photodectection, Corsica, France. June 15-22, 2012.
6. HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots For Mid-IR Optoelectronics Oral Presentation, Nano Talks (Internal
Symposium), University of Chicago, December, 2011 *Best Presentation Award
7. HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots For Mid-IR Optoelectronics Oral Presentation, Materials Research
Society, Boston, MA. November 28 December 3, 2011
8. HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots For Mid-IR Optoelectronics Oral Presentation, Physics and Chemistry of
II-VI Materials, Chicago, IL October 4-6, 2011
9. Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-IR Detectors Poster Presentation at Optical Probes 2011 and Excited
States in Bio- and Inorganic-Nanomaterials, Santa Fe, NM, June 19-25, 2011
10. Characterizing thin metal film growth on organic self assembled monolayers using current sensing
atomic force microscopy. Sean Keuleyan, Yangjun Xing, Eric Borguet. National Meeting of the American
Chemical Society Poster Session New Orleans, LA. April 6-10, 2008
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Elizabeth R. Norton Prize for Excellence in Research in Chemistry 2013
Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship Travel Award to attend a conference in France 2012
Temple University Undergraduate Research Incentive Fund, Spring 2007, 2008
College of Science and Technology Richard Asher Paclin Memorial Prize 2008
Temple University News Graduation Profile (1 of 27 profiled out of 7500 graduates)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Quantum Chemistry, University of Chicago Fall 2012
Ran 2 weekly sections for a class of 56 students.
Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry, University of Chicago Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Ran weekly discussion sections and a lab course for 20 undergraduates.