Julian

About Julian

Julian hails from Houston, TX. He obtained his B.S. in chemistry from Rice University in 2014. Following graduation, Julian pursued advanced studies in chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an NSF graduate fellow, where he completed a Ph.D. in chemistry with Profs. Jeffrey Van Humbeck and Alex Radosevich in late 2019. That same year, Julian joined Jeffrey Moore’s research group at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow. In the summer of 2024, Julian started his independent scientific career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research interests seek to develop materials that can meet the global challenges of today and tomorrow. These interests lie at the interface of chemistry, materials science, and mechanics. Outside of research, Julian enjoys reading, exploring the local food scene, and playing golf.