Jocelyn Mendes
Undergraduate Student, B.S. ’21
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA
01609

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Jocelyn explored the surface chemistry, atmospheric stability, and electronic properties of cesium titanium bromide. If you think this project sounds interesting and would like to work on a similar MQP, then contact Prof. Grimm to join now!

Publications

Interfacial States, Energetics, and Atmospheric Stability of Large-Grain Antifluorite Cs2TiBr6
Jocelyn L Mendes, Weiran Gao, Julia L Martin, Alexander D. Carl, N. Aaron Deskins, Sergio Granados-Focil, and Ronald L. Grimm
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2020, 124(44), 24289–24297.
10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08719

What brought you to WPI?

I came to WPI for the project based curriculum, as well as the opportunities to conduct research.

What are your research interests?

I am interested in researching renewable energy and the fundamental properties of materials .

What will you be doing immediately following your time at WPI?

After graduating from WPI, I plan on pursuing a graduate degree.

What are your long term professional goals?

I would like to conduct research that contributes positively to the world.