Recent Graduates

(Terminal Degrees only)
Last name alphabetical by year

2011 Calendar Year

David R. Baker

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Prashant Kamat
• Title: On the Advancement of Quantum Dot Solar Cell Performance through Enchanced Charge Carrier  Dynamics
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington
• Placement: Posdoctoral Reasearcher, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Sagnik Basuray

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Dielectrophoresis and its Application to Bio-Diagnostic Chips
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT-Bombay, India
• Placement: Life Sciences Corporation, A Roche Company

Nishant Chetwani

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Preferential Etrainment of Macro-ions at Singular Interface in an AC Electric FieldUndergraduate Institution: IIT-Delhi, India
• Placement: Life Sciences Corporation, A Roche Company

Prashant Deshlahra

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Study of Electronic Effects in Nanofabricated Catalytic Diode: Experiments and DFT Calculations
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT-Bombay, India
• Placement: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California-Berkeley

Victoria E. Froude

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Yiingxi Elaine Zhu
• Title: AC-Electrokinetic Behavior of Lipid and Surfactant Vesicles
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Oklahoma
• Placement: University of Notre Dame

Burcu E. Gurkan

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Kinectics of CO2 Absorption of Reactive Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Toledo
• Placement: Postdoctoral Researcher, MI

Anand Kumar

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Combustion Synthesis of Novel Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Light Alcohols
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT-Kharagpur, India
•  Placement: Posdoctoral Associate, MIT-Cambridge

Elaine M. Mindrup

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: William F. Schneider
• Title: Discovery of New Ionic Liquid for CO2 Capture
• Undergraduate Institution: Rose-Hulman Institute
• Placement: Law School, New York

Patrick R. Mousaw

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Jeffrey C. Kantor
• Title: Valuation of Flexibel Fuel Energy Conversion Networks Under Uncertainty
• Undergraduate Institution:University of Notre Dame
• Placement: Chemical Engineer, Albemarle Corporation, MI

Craig R. Powers

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Monte Carlo Simulation of Adsorption and Ion Exchange in Nanoporus Materials
• Undergraduate Institution: North Eastern University
• Placement: Sr. Process consultant at Smith & Burgess, Houston, TX

Changsheng Su

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn
• Title: Potassium Stability of Silicate Catalysts for Diesel Soot Oxidation and its Application on Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs)
• Undergraduate Institution: Zheijiang University, China
• Placement: Postdoctoral Researcher, Notre Dame

Pavithra Tiruppathi

• Degree: MS
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ionic Liquid Nanodroplets in Electric Fields
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
• Placement: Syntellect

Karen L. Williams

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn
• Title: Development of a High throughput Impedance Measurement Device for New Materials Discovery
• Undergraduate Institution: Rice University
• Placement: Researcher, INTEL, Hillsboro, OR

2010 Calendar Year

Joshua A. Enszer

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Mark A. Stadtherr
• Title: Verified Probability Bound Analysis for Dynamic Nonlinear Systems
• Undergraduate Institution: Michigan Technological University
• Placement: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Lecturer

Lindsay E. Ficke

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Thermodynamic Properties of Imidazolium and Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Mixtures with Water of Carbon Dioxide
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Dayton
• Placement: 3-MCorporate Research Laboratory, St. Paul, MN

Saivenkataram Jayaraman

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Atomistic Simulations of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids and Molten Salts
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT- Madras
• Placement: Sandia National Laboratories

Prasad Sarangapani

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Yingxi (Elaine) Zhu
• Title: Experimental Investigation of Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics in Dense Colloidal Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: Worchester Polytechnic Institute
• Placement: Postdoctoral Research Associate, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD

Luke D. Simoni

• Degree: Phd
• Advisor: Mark A. Stadtherr & Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Predictive Modeling of Fluid Phase Equilibria for Systems Containing Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: Michigan Technological University
• Placement: Postdoctoral Research, University of Notre Dame

Eric W. Smith

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Mark J. McCready
• Title: Turbulence, Stability, and Imaging of Gas-Liquid Flow
• Undergraduate Institution: Calvin College
• Placement: The Center for Applied Energy Research

Hangyao Wang

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: William F. Schneider
• Title: Atomistic Studies of Oxidation Catlysis and Deactivation of Transition Metal Oxides
• Undergraduate Institution: National University of Singapore
• Placement: Post Doctoral Position, University of Delaware

Jeremiah D. White

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn and Alex Mukasyan
• Title: Development & Investigation of a Novel Combustion-Based Technique for Joining Carbon/Carbon Composite & Synthesis of Carbon/Carbon-Silicon Carbide Composite
• Undergraduate Institution: Michigan Technological University, MI
• Placement: Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation

Yanghai Yu

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Prashant Kamat
• Title: Photoelectronic Properties of CdSe and CdTe Nanowires
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
• Placement:

Lu Zhang

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Yuxing Elaine Zhu
• Title: Manipulation of the DNA and Colloids in Solution and at Surface
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
• Placement: Yale University, Postdoctoral Position

2009 Calendar Year

Jessica L. Anderson-Kuczenski

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Design and Evaluation of Ionic Liquids through Thermophysical Studies
• Undergraduate Institution: Iowa State University
• Placement: Engineering Faculty, Century College, MN

Alexandre Chapeaux

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Dr. Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Extraction of Alcohols from Water Using Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: Syracuse University
• Placement: Natonal Renewable Energy Labs/BioMass Div., Golden, CO

Zachary R. Gagnon

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Integrated AC Electrokinetic Microfludics: Fundamental Design and Analysis for Portable Cellular and DMolecular Diagnostics
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA
• Placement: Johns Hopkins University, Assistant Professor

Rachel B. Getman

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: William F. Schneider
• Title: Simulation of NO Oxidation Catalysis Over Oxygen Covered Transtion Metal Surfaces
• Undergraduate Institution: Michigan Technology University
• Placement: Post Doctoral position, Northwestern University

Michael D. Lundin

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Mark J. McCready
• Title: Multiphase Flow Management in Confined Geometries Applied to the Optimization of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Kentucky
• Placement: Post Doctoral Postion, University of Kansas

Berlyn R. Mellein

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Solvent Strength Effects on the Anti-Solvent Ability of Carbon Dioxide with Ionic Liquid/Organic Mixtures
• Undergraduate Institution: University of California-Santa Barbara
• Placement: DuPont, Wilmington, DE

Philip P. Schonewill

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: David T. Leighton
• Title: Oscillatory Flow: Effect on Transverse Diffusivity and Inertial Migration of Particles and Bubbles
• Undergraduate Institution: Calvin College
• Placement: Pacific NW National Labs, WA

Brian J. Seger

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Prashant Kamat
• Title: Electocatalytic and Photoelectocatalytic Aspects of Proton Exchange Membrane Based Naostructured Assemblies
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Toledo, OH
• Placement

2008 Calendar Year

Sichem Guerrero-Ruz

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Activity In-situ IR and EXAFS Spectroscopy Studies and Monte Carlo Simulation of the Preferential Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide
• Undergraduate Institution: Universidad de Chile
• Placement: Chile

Sharon Gundersen

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Andre F. Palmer
• Title: Onjugation of Methoxypolyethylene Glycol to the Surface of Bovine Red Blood Cells
• Undergraduate Institution: Univ. Washington-Seattle
• Placement: Ohio State University, Postdoc

Timothy J. Hall

• Degree: PhD
• Advisors: Albert E. Miller and Davide A. Hill
• Title: Enhancement of Reaction Zones in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells by Catalyst and Support Layer Modifications
• Undergraduate Institution: West Virginia
• Placement: Nuvant Systems, Inc., Crown Pt., IN

Peter D. Hoffman

• Degree: MS
• Advisor: Yuxing Elaine Zhu
• Title: Segregation and Self-Assembly of Binary Colloidal Suspensions Under Dielectrophoresis
• Undergraduate Institution: Lafayette College
•  Placement: Chicago, High school Teaching Position

Diana Hou

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Designing MicroFludic Components for Analyte Concentration and Identification Using AC Electrokinetics
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
• Placement: Merck, West Point, PA

Manish Kelkar

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Computing Transport Properties of Molecular and Ionic Fluids using Atomistic Simulations
• Undergraduate Institution: UDCT-Mumbai, India
•  Placement: Postdoc at Dupont, DE

Siddharth Maheshwari

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Anomalous Microfluidic Behavior Near Singular Interfaces
• Undergraduate Institution: Laxminarayan, India
• Placement: Silverbrook Company, Australia, Research Engineer

Brian Novak

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Mark J. McCready
• Title: Molecular Simulation Studies of Heterogenous Bubble Nucleation: Effects of Surface Chemistry and Topology
• Undergraduate Institution: Kansas State
• Placement: Louisiana State University-Mechanical Engr. Dept

Christopher O’Neill

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Activity and Selectivity of Selective Oxidation Reactions for C3 and I-C4 Hydrocarbons in a Membrane Reactor
• Undergraduate Institution: Villanova
• Placement: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA

Stephen Schuyten

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Activity and In-Situ Xas Studies of Promoted Copper and Zinc Oxide Catalysts for Hydrogen Production by Methanol Partial Oxidation
• Undergraduate Institution: Michigan Technological University
• Placement: Greatpoint Engergy (RI), Senior Analytical Chemist

Paul Tran

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: William C. Strieder
• Title: Rheological and Kinetics Properties of Two Dimethacrylate Dental Resins for Spinal Fixation Application: Diourethane Dimethacrylate and Bisphenol a Glycerolate Dimethacrylate
• Undergraduate Institution: ENSIC, France

Loukas Tsagalas

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Production of Porous Electrodes for Fuel Cells
• Undergraduate Institution: Aristotle-Greece
• Placement: Greece

Ping Wang

• Degree: PhD
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Electrokinetic Pumping and Spraying at Micro/Nao Level
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University, China
• Placement: Chevron-Richmond Tech. Center, CA

2007 Calendar Year

Hongmei An

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn
• Title: Development of Novel Catalysts for use in Diesel Particulate Filters
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
•  Placement: Senior Engineer, Cummins, Inc., Indiana

James Cooper

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn
• Title: Combinatorial Screening of Fuel Cell Catalysts
• Undergraduate Institution: University of New South Wales, Australia
• Placement: CSIRO, Australia

Cesar Cadena Cortes

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Molecular Modeling of the thermophysical and transport Properties of Ionic
• Liquids: Towards Greater Insight into the Behavior of Energetic Nitrogen-Rich Salts
• Undergraduate Institution: Instituto Tecnologico de Orizaba, Mexico
• Placement: Minrad International, Inc.; Project Manager. NY

Michael L. Dimino

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Andre F. Palmer
• Title: Synthesis Characterization and Modeling of Novel Bovine Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
• Placement: EpicRx Technical Services, WI

Arun Ramachandran

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: David T. Leighton
• Title: The Effect of Flow Geometry on Shear-induced Particle Segregation and Resuspension
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai-India
• Placement: Post-Doc University of California-Santa Barbara

Jesse Sullivan

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Andre F. Palmer
• Title: Oxygen Transport within a Hepatic Hollow Fiber Bioreactor
• Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern
• Placement: Amgen Inc, RI

Katherine Wilbanks

• Degree: MS
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
•  Title: Phase Behavior of Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen in the Ionic Liquid 1-Hexyl-3- Methylimidazolium Bix (Trifluorometlylsulfonyl) imide
• Undergraduate Institution: Auburn University
• Placement: Project Development-Exxon Mobil Research & Engineering Co.

Changjun Zhou

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn
•  Title: The Effect of Additives and Processing Conditions on Properties of Sintered Mesocarbon Microbead
•  Undergraduate Institution: Peking University-China
• Placement: Superior Graphite

Ronghui Zhou

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Micro-Fludics of Micro and Nano-Colloidal suspensions: Designing Future
•  Miniture Diagnostic Devices
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University, China
• Placement: Rohm & Haas, Newark, DE

2006 Calendar Year

David M. Eike

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Joan F. Brennecke, Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Property Prediction of Novel Compounds using Statistical Analysis and Molecular Simulation
• Undergraduate Institution: Auburn University
• Placement: Proctor & Gamble, OH, Scientist

Jason Gordon

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Andre F. Palmer
•  Title: The use of Bovine Red Blood Cells to Improve Oxygen Delivery within a Hepatic Hollow fiber Bioreactor
• Undergraduate Institution: Iowa State University
• Placement: Midwest Research Institute, Senior Engineer

C. Ryan Gwaltney

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Mark A. Stadtherr
• Title: Reliable Location of Equilibrium States & Bifurcations in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems with Applications in Food Web Modeling and Chemical Engineering
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Kansas
• Placement: Exxon Mobile-Houston, TX

James P. Larentzos

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Molecular Modeling of Cation and Water Adsorption in Crystalline Titanosilicate and Polyoxoniobate Materials
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana
• Placement: Stoller Corp., Las Vegas, NV

Shuliang Li

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Lipid & Polymer-Based Druy Delivery Vehicles
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University, China

Nyree McDonald

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: William C. Strieder
• Title: Diffusion Interactions for a Pair of Reactive Spheres
• Undergraduate Institution: Tuskegee University
• Placement: University of Notre Dame, Associate Professional Specialist, VP Office

Jaqunda Patton

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Andre F. Palmer
• Title: Hydrogel Based Oxygen Carriers
• Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University
• Placement:

Hartley Tyler Schmidt

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Agnes E. Ostafin
• Title: Calcium Phosphate Based Nanoshell for use in Biomedical Applications
• Undergraduate Institution: Florida Tech
• Placement: Process Engr., Intel Corporation, NM

Stephanie Schmidt

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Agnes E. Ostafin
• Title: Shearing Oscillatory Interstitial Fluid Flows Affect Solute Transport and
• Osteogenesis in Cortical Bone
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Waterloo, Canada
• Placement: Process Engr., Intel Corporation, NM

Philip A. Wingert

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Title: Agnes E. Ostafin
• Title: Chemiluminescent nanoshells for Early Cancer Detection
• Undergraduate Institution: Lafayette College
• Placement: Rice University, Post Doc

2005 Calendar Year

Dian Arifin

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Andre F. Palmer
• Title: Development of Optimized Cellular Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin
• Placement: Merck and Company, Inc., Senior Development Engineer

Jacob Crosthwaite

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Liquid Phase Behavior and Thermal Stability of Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Cincinnati
• Placement: Clemson University, Postdoctoral Position

Kishori Deshpande

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma
• Title: Nanoscale Advanced Materials Using Aqueous Combustion Synthesis
• Undergraduate Institution: U.D.T.C, India
• Placement: MIT, Postdoc

William D. Haynes

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Mark S. Stadtherr
• Title:Reliable Asymmetric Phase Stability Modeling Using Interval Analysis
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida
• Placement: Office of Naval Research, SAIC, D.C., Program & Site Manager

Fei Liu

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Agnes E.Ostafin
• Title: Atomic Force Microscopy of Erythrocyte Cytoskeleton
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University, Bejing, China
• Placement: University of Chicago, Postdoctoral Position

Christopher W. Norfolk

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma &Paul J. McGinn
• Title: Processing Mesocarbon Microbeads to High-Performance Materials for Friction Applications
• Undergraduate Institution: Clemson University
•  Placement: Clemson University

2004 Calendar Year

Jennifer L. Anthony

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke &Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Gas Solubilities in Ionic Liquids: Experimental Measurements and Applications
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Colorado
• Placement: California Institute of Technology, Postdoc.

Lionel S. Belveze

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisors: Joan F. Brennecke &Mark A. Stadtherr
• Title: Modeling &Measurement of Thermodynamic Properties of Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: CPE Lyon, France
• Placement: France

Yuxing Ben

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Nonlinear Electrokinetic Phenomena in Microfluidic Devices
• Undergraduate Institution: Peking University, China
• Placement: MIT, Postdoc - Math Dept.

Gabriela Illiann Burgos Solorzano

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Joan F. Brennecke &Mark S. Stadtherr
• Title: Supercritical Fluid Technology: Computational and Experimental Equilibrium Studies and Design of Supercritical Extraction Processes
•  Undergraduate Institution: University of Mexico
•  Placement: Dupont Titanium Technologies, Mexico

Francisco Javier Esteban Gracia Caroca

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Experimental Studies & Monte Carlo Simulations of the State of the Surface During Oxidation Reactions on Supported Pt Catalysts
• Undergraduate Institution: Universidad de Chile
• Placement: Universidad de Chile

Javier E. Guzman

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Kinetics of Carbon/Carbon Composite Oxidation &Inhibition by Site Blockage
• Undergraduate Institution: Nacional de Colombia
• Placement:

Bri Anna Henderek

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Alber E. Miller
• Title: The Physical and Electrochemical Properties of Fluorescein-5-Isothiocyanate When Bound to Various Gold Morphologies
•  Undergraduate Institution: Lafayette College
•  Placement: The Dial Corporation

Juan Jiang

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Albert E. Miller
• Title: Electrochemical studies of nanostructured materials: The synthesis and size effect dependence of the adsorption of organic molecules and applications to biosensors
• Undergraduate Institution: Zhejiang University, China
• Placement: PKU Lincoln Center, Researcher

Youdong Lin

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Mark S. Stadtherr
• Title: LP-Based Strategies for Deterministic Global Optimization Using Interval Methods
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University, Beijing
• Placement: Lindo Systems, Chicago, Optimization Software Developer

Laurie Ropel

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Diffusion Coefficients and 1-octanol-water Partition Coefficients of Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University
• Placement: Exxon Mobil-Houston-TX, Environmental Advisor

Jindal K. Shah

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Monte Carlo Simulations of Room Temperature Ionic Liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate
• Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, India
• Placement: University of Notre Dame, Assistant Research Professo

Vaidyanathan Subramanian

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Eduardo E. Wolf & Prashant V. Kamat
• Title: Photoelectrochemical & Photocatalytic Aspects of Semiconductor-Metal Nanocomposites
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT Mumbai
• Placement: Southern Medhodist University, TX, Assistant Professor

Sameer Vijay

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Eduardo E. Wolf
• Title: Synthesis, Characterization, and Isomerization Activity Studies for Modified Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts
• Undergraduate Institution: Unavailable
•  Placement: R&D Company, Finland, Researcher

2003 Calendar Year

Charles L. Arvin

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Albert E. Miller
• Title: Advanced Materials Synthesis at the Nano and Macro Scale: An Electrochemical Approach
• Undergraduate Institution: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Placement: IBM

Gaurav Arya

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Hsueh-Chia Chang & Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Molecular Simulation of Transport in Nanoporous Materials
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT Bombay
• Placement: University California-San Diego, Postdoctoral

Michael M. Crouse

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Albert E. Miller
• Title: Enabling One-Dimensional Nanostructured Materials Through Electrochemistry with Novel Template Development: An Application Towards Monocrystalline Nanowires of Cadmium Sulfide
• Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University
• Placement: IBM

Victor E. Diakov

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma
• Title: Methanol Oxidative Dehydration in a Catalytic Packed-Bed Membrane Reactor: Experiments and Model
• Undergraduate Institution: Moscow University
• Placement: California Institute of Technology

Dabsashis Dutta

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: David T. Leighton
• Title: Dispersion Reduction on Microchip Geometries
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT Bombay
• Placement: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Junbo Feng

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Spectroscopic Investigation of Reactions in Subcritical &Supercritical Water
• Undergraduate Institution: Unavailable
• Placement: Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame

Xudong Huang

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Mark J. McCready & Arvind Varma
• Title: Flow Patterns and Their Influence on Trickle-Bed Reactors: Experiments &Theory
• Undergraduate Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology
• Placement: UOP LLC

Dmitry Kopelevich

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Hsueh-Chia Chang
• Title: Transport in Nanoscale Materials Due to Thermal Noise &Deterministic Dynamics
• Undergraduate Institution: Kuban State University
•  Placement: Princeton University

Robert M. Landis

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Edward J. Maginn
• Title: Synthesis & Characterization of Functionalized Mesoporous Silica for the Remediation of Heavy Metals
• Undergraduate Institution: Tennessee Institute of Technology
• Placement: Y12

Cheryl H. Lau

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma & ASM
• Title: The Effects of Gravity on Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Material
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Hong Kong
• Placement: Carnegie-Mellon University

Cyril R. Lesage

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Mark J. McCready
•  Title: Macroscopic Study of the Onset and the Propogation of the Pulses in a Concurrent Downflow Trickle-Bed Reactor
• Undergraduate Institution: CPE Lyon, France
• Placement: France

Nicholas S. Martino

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Mark J. McCready
• Title: Hydrodynamics of a Two-Dimensional Gas-Liquid Packed Bed
• Undergraduate Institution: West Virgina University
• Placement: Westinghouse Savannah River Company

Adrienne R. Minerick

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Hseuh-Chia Chang
• Title: Medical Diagnostic Microfluidics & Physiological Blood Flow Dynamics
• Undergraduate Institution: Michigan Technological University
• Placement: Mississippi State University

Aaron M. Scurto

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
•  Title: High-Pressure Phase and Chemical Equilibria of B-Diketone Ligands &Chelates with Carbon Dioxide
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Deleware
• Placement: RWTH - Aachen

Olga V. Sozinova

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Davide A. Hill
• Title: Microstructures and Topological Defects Induced by a Spherical Particle in a Nematic Liquid Crystal
• Undergraduate Institution: Moscow Institute of Physics
• Placement: California Institute of Technology

Sunil K. Thamida

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Hseuh-Chia Chang
• Title: Instability Mechanisms In Micro-Fluidics &Nano-Materials
• Undergraduate Institution: IIT Bangalore
• Placement: Hindustan Lever Research Centre

Benjamin A. Wilhite

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Arvind Varma & Mark J. McCready
• Title: Pulsing-Flow regime in Trickle-Bed Reactors: Reactor Performance and Hudrodynamics
• Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina State University
• Placement: MIT

2002 Calendar Year

Jeffrey T. Bernacki

• Degree M.S.
• Advisor: Mark J. McCready
• Title: Synthesis and Dielectric Properties of Substituted Lanthanum Aluminate
• Undergraduate Institution: Clarkson University
• Placement:

Hongkun Liang

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Mark A. Stadtherr
• Title: Strategies for Reliable Global Optimization & Nonlinear Equation Solving Using Interval Analysis
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
• Placement: Unavailable

Heidi M. Reichenbach

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Paul J. McGinn
• Title: Studies of the Combinatorial Synthesis of Catalyst Oxide Powders
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
• Placement: Institute of Defense Analysis

Laurent Thiers

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma
• Title: Mechanistic Studies Involving Kinetics of Rapid High-Temperature Reactions for Materials Synthesis
• Undergraduate Institution: CPE Lyon, Franc
• Placement: France

2001 Calendar Year

Mohammed Al-Juaied

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma
•  Title: Ethylene Expoxidation in a Catalytic Packed Bed Membrane Reactor
• Undergraduate Institution: King Fahd University
• Placement: Unavailable

Lynette Blanchard

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Ionic Liquid-Carbon Dioxide Systems: Measurements of Phase Behavior, Solubilities in Ionic Liquids &Extraction from Ionic Liquids Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Massachusetts
• Placement: Intel Corporation

Adam (Changan) Chen

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Jeffrey C. Kantor
• Title: Perturbed Linear Programming Problems Arising in Process Modeling
• Undergraduate Institution: University of South Carolina
• Placement: Rutgers University, Professional Specialist

Chao-Yang Gau

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Mark A. Stadtherr
• Title: Reliable High Performance Computing Strategies for Chemical Process Modeling: Nonlinear Parameter Estimation
• Undergraduate Institution: National Taiwan University
• Placement: Lindo Systems, Inc.

Zhiyong Gu

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Experimental Studies of Thermophysical Properties fo Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
• Undergraduate Institution: Qingdao Institute of Chemical Technology
• Placement: University of SUNY at Buffalo

Jason M. Keith

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Hseuh-Chia Chang &David T. Leighton
• Title: Novel Reactor Designs fo Pollution Reduction Utilizing Enhanced Transient Thermal Dispersion
• Undergraduate Institution: University of Akron
• Placement: Michigan Technological University, Professor

Christopher M. Lubbers

• Degree: M.S.
• Advisor: Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Experimental Investigations & Thermodynamic Modeling of the Phase Behavior of B-Diketonate Complexes in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
• Undergraduate Institution: Ohio University
• Placement: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Razima Souleimanova

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Arvind Varma
• Title: Palladium-Composite Membranes: Synthesis, Characteristics &Properties
• Undergraduate Institution: Moscow Institute of Fine Chemistry
• Placement: Argonne National Laboratory

Saurabh Thapliyal

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisor: Jeffrey C. Kantor
• Title: A Model Validation Approach to Process Monitoring and Fault Detection
• Undergraduate Institution: Ohio State University
• Placement: Oracle Company, CA; Principal Applications Engineer

Gang Xu

• Degree: Ph.D.
• Advisors: Mark A. Stadtherr & Joan F. Brennecke
• Title: Peliable Phase Stability and Equilibrium Calculaton Using Interval Analysis for Equiation of State Methods
• Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
• Placement: SIMSCI/Invensys