Lab Personnel
Dr. Daniel E. Austin
BS, Brigham Young University, summa cum laude and University Honors (1998)
PhD, Physical Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (2003)
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (2002-2005)
PhD, Physical Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (2003)
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (2002-2005)
Current Students
Graduate
Undergraduate
Hillary Owuor
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry, I started off my masters in Analytical Chemistry in Kenya. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Analytical Chemistry at BYU. I am in the Austin lab exploring particle-surface adhesion. I am working on understanding the uncertainties in measuring particle-surface adhesion and coming up with a model to measure these forces with precision.
Amina Chollom
Amina Mohammed Chollom is a graduate student in the Austin lab. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto State, Nigeria. She worked at the National Space Research and Development Agency, Center for Atmospheric Research Anyagba Kogi State, Nigeria for over 6 years before moving to the USA for her PhD in Analytical chemistry. As a graduate student, she will be working to understand how soot particle adhesion to surfaces affects humans and the atmosphere using a high-speed rotor.
Brandon Judd
I am currently a senior pursuing BAs in both Chemistry and German here at BYU and have been working in Dr. Austin's lab for just over a year. My hometown is Alpine, UT, my family consists of four siblings (younger) and two parents (older), and I served a German-speaking church mission in Berlin. I love hiking, running, skiing, and most things outdoors, and plan to attend grad school in a STEM field after completing my undergraduate studies.