Group 2022
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Biography
Sarah Tolbert received her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Yale University. She then received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from UC-Berkeley, studying the structure, stability, and electronic properties of nanometer sized clusters with Prof. A. Paul Alivisatos. She was then a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCSB, researching the synthesis, characterization, and physical and structural properties of new inorganic/organic composite and mesoporous materials with Prof. Galen D. Stucky.
In 1997, Sarah joined the UCLA family as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and currently serves in both the Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering Departments. Her current research interests include self-organized nanoscale materials for electronic, magnetic, optical, and structural applications; nanomaterials for energy, including electrochemical charge storage and solar energy harvesting; semiconducting polymers; polymer templated nanoporous materials, including supercapacitors and strain engineering magnetic materials; new ultrahard and ultra-incompressible materials and functional materials through solution phase self-assembly.

Graduate Students

B. S. Southern Methodist University
Research: Magnetic and multiferroic materials
Interests: Swimming, hiking, puzzles
B. S. UCSB
Research: Semiconducting Polymers
Interests: Travelling, wine tasting, cross stitching


B. S. Wesleyan University
Research: Pseudocapacitors
Interests: Singing songs from the radio
B. S. UCSB
Research: Mesoporous Low Thermal Conductivity Materials
Interests: Travelling, candy, dogs, sustainability


B. S. Wellesley College
Research: Energy Storage Materials
Interests: Reading, hanging out with animals, role-playing games
B. S. Cornell University
Research: Magnetic and multiferroic materials
Interests: Reading, baking, plants, tea, tomato throwing


B. S. Northwest Nazarene University
Research: Energy Storage Materials
Interests: Running, backpacking, listening to music
B. S. Northwestern University
Research: Energy storage materials
Interests: Popping, locking and dropping


B. S. Korea University
Research: Mesoporous low thermal conductivity material
Interests: Drawing and doodling
B. S. Carleton College
Research: Superhard and ultra-incomressible materials
Interests: Scuba diving, plants, scenic drives

B. S. Penn State
Research: Magnetic and multiferroic materials
Interests: Working out, surfing, snowboarding
B. S. University of San Diego
Research: Energy storage materials (alloy anodes)
Interests: Powerlifting, golf, music

B.S., M. S. Bilkent University
Research: Semiconducting Polymers
Interests: Cooking and baking, reading, traveling
B.S. San Diego State University
Research: energy storage materials
Interests: Backpacking, swimming, reading


University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research: semi-conductive polymer and graphene nanoribbons for potential electronic applications
Interests: traveling and cultivating flowers
University of New South Wales
Research: energy storage materials
Interests: swimming, running, drumming


Haverford College
Research: Pseudocapacitors/superhard materials
Interests: basketball, classic rock, hiking
UC Berkeley
Research: energy storage materials
Interests: cooking, reading, houseplants

Undergrads
Research: energy storage materials
Interests: basketball, traveling, music
