Current Members
Prof. Gary S. Harlow
Associate Director, Oregon Center for Electrochemistry
Gary leads the Harlow Group, focusing on fundamental electrochemical interfaces and advanced surface-sensitive techniques.
He earned his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Liverpool (surface x-ray diffraction at electrified interfaces), followed by
multimodal x-ray work at Lund University (Sweden) and a joint postdoc with the University of Copenhagen/Malmö University and MAX IV.
Interests include reaction mechanisms in energy storage and catalysis, structure–function relationships, hierarchical nanostructures, and corrosion.
Ziyan Yang (PhD Student)
Ziyan is originally from China and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (Materials Science & Engineering).
She completed the OCE M.S. program studying single-crystal gold electrochemistry with organic molecules and has now transitioned to the Ph.D. program,
continuing structure–function studies of molecularly modified noble-metal surfaces.
Collin Smith (PhD Student)
Collin earned his B.S. in Chemistry from UC Riverside, where he worked with Dr. Francisco Zaera on catalytic surface chemistry and ultrasmall Au nanoparticles.
In the Harlow Group he investigates how strain and adsorption modulate surface charge and the potential of zero charge on well-defined electrodes.
He is also building the group’s ultra-high vacuum system for electrochemical transfer experiments.
Iqra Fatima (M.S. Student)
Iqra is an OCE M.S. student working on molecular modification of Pt surfaces with N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs).
Her work focuses on single-crystal electrochemistry.
Miles Wheaton (PhD Rotation Student)
Miles returned to join the Ph.D. program after an REU in the group. He is current a rotation student in the lab working on adsorption phenomena using in situ optical reflectance and laser-induced temperature-jump (LITJ) measurements in non-aqueous solvents.
Aden Marines (Undergraduate Researcher)
Aden works on optical reflectance of NHC-modified Pt surfaces, assisting with experimental setup, data acquisition, and analysis for interfacial structure–function studies.