B.S./M.S. Student Lemoda (Lee) Laim:
Taking the lead

MSE students have a reputation for taking the initiative. B.S./M.S. student Lemoda (Lee) Laim first approached his advisor Dr. Jonathan Spanier as a sophomore and requested to work in his research group. Throughout his course of study, Lee exhibited tremendous initiative in Dr. Spanier's laboratory in his research on the chemical vapor deposition system for nanowire growth. He also became highly skilled in using scanning electron microscopy and the cutting-edge atomic force microscope. His research has focused on identifying growth conditions to synthesize nanostructures that will be the building blocks of the next generation of electronics.

"The research caught my interest from the start. It provided me with more opportunity than I could have ever expected," Lee says.

Lee’s work has been published in JACS Communications, and he has co-authored a review paper on the optical properties of nanocones in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy.

In addition, he is the recipient of the department's Undergraduate Research and outstanding Undergraduate Awards, the Dean's Scholarship, the Michael J. Koczak Scholarship, and the University's Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Lee also served as the president of MESPO, the undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering society at Drexel.

"The last 5 years I have spent here have been busy, but very worthwhile," Lee says.