Join the Group
The Brgoch group trains graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and undergraduates in every step of materials discovery: computation and machine learning, synthesis, crystallography, and spectroscopy.
Open Positions
Undergraduate researchers, permanent magnets
Undergraduates are joining GAMBIT, an ARPA-E-funded project on the AI-driven discovery of new permanent magnetic materials. The work combines high-temperature synthesis, X-ray diffraction, and magnetic measurements with the machine-learning models that guide the search. University of Houston students in chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, and related majors should email Dr. Brgoch with their major, year, and weekly availability.
How to Apply
Graduate students
Admission is through the Ph.D. program in the Department of Chemistry. Prospective students are encouraged to email Dr. Brgoch before or after applying to discuss research in the group.
Postdoctoral researchers
Email Dr. Brgoch a CV with a list of publications, a short statement describing your research experience and how it connects to the group, and the names of three references.
Undergraduate researchers
University of Houston undergraduates in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related majors are welcome. Email Dr. Brgoch with your major, year, relevant coursework, and the hours you are available each week.
Training
Every member of the group learns to carry a material from prediction to measurement.
- High-temperature solid-state synthesis
- Powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction
- Optical and luminescence spectroscopy
- Magnetic and mechanical measurements
- Density functional theory calculations
- Machine learning and materials data science
Where Alumni Go
Former group members hold positions in industry, academia, and government.
University of Münster, GermanyDr. Jacob Hickey
NASA Johnson Space CenterDr. Roy Arrieta
General Electric – Global Research CenterDr. Gosia Sójka
Department of Chemistry, UT DallasDr. Shruti Hariyani
JPMorgan ChaseDr. Ziyan Zhang
Department of Chemistry, Haverford CollegeDr. Gordon Peterson
Alamar BiosciencesDr. Adheesha Danthanarayana
FujiFilmDr. Ya Zhuo
Nissan Motor CorporationDr. Sogol Lotfi
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, ChinaDr. Jiyou Zhong
Postdoctoral Associate, MITDr. Aria Mansouri Tehrani
Thermo Fisher ScientificDr. Erin Finley
Mission Support and Test Services, LLCDr. Anna C. Duke
Department of Chemistry, Hunter CollegeDr. Anton Oliynyk- OSRAM, MunichDr. Martin Hermus