William Hemmingson

Photonics/Multijunction Nanowires

Email

Caudill 008

(919) 843-6852

B.S. in Chemistry

Minor in Mathematics

James Madison University, 2023

Research Summary: Will’s primary research goal is to leverage multijunction nanowires to perform the CO2 reduction reaction. His work follows the nanowire photocatalysis process from start to finish: first growing the wires, functionalizing them with metal co-catalysts, creating single nanowire photovoltaic (PV) and photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices, and creating larger scale nanowire suspensions - all while analyzing performance and discovering new ways to optimize product yield.

Personal Summary: When he’s not in lab, Will is almost always playing volleyball with his friends in the UNC Graduate Student Volleyball Club (GSVC). He can also be found sacrificing his sleep schedule to play video games until he gets one more win. Will’s only true love (outside of nanowires) is food, so he’ll frequently take on extravagant cooking projects just to feel something. He doesn’t know how to play pool.