Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Founded the Lab 2014
B.S. Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
Hometown: Clarinda, IA
Hobby: Gardening, Cooking
Graduate Students
6th Year PhD Student
Joined the Lab 2020
B.S, Pennsylvania State University
Hobby: Composing Music
Hometown: Washington, PA
5th Year PhD Student
Joined the Lab 2021
B.S, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Hobby: Painting
Hometown: Kandy, Sri Lanka
4th Year PhD Student
Joined the Lab 2022
B.S, University of Rochester
Hobby: Soccer
Hometown: Pipersville, PA
3rd Year PhD Student
Joined the Lab 2023
B.S, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Hobby: Hiking, Volleyball
Hometown: Ragama, Sri Lanka
3rd Year PhD Student
Joined the Lab 2023
B.S, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Hobby: Films, Music
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
3rd Year PhD Student
Joined the Lab 2023
M.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
B.Tech, APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University
Hobby: Soccer, Singing
Hometown: Kerala, India
Maxwell
Our Group Mascot
Joined the Lab 2014
Hobby: Stealth motion-guided capture system of Sciurus carolinensis
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Undergraduate Students
Ava Bankert
Lawrence McAllister
Rachel Lewis
Genesis Castro
Emilia Crocker
Franciele Momberg
Ben Brackett
Samah Shummo
Aitana Wells
Sarah Wilson
Yaqueline Morales Vidal
This Can Be YOU!!
Graduate Alumni
Ph.D.
Rachel Mazur (CHE), Ph.D., August 2024
Edi Meco (CHE), Ph.D. June 2020
Nicholas Murphy (CHE), Ph.D. November 2019
James Tang (CHE), Ph.D. August 2019
Lauren Russell (CHE), Ph.D. April 2019
M.S.
Zhiqi Zhang (CHE), M.S. August 2022
Deniz Unal (CHE), M.S. December 2019
Undergrad
2025
2025 Justin Kim (CHE)
2025 Kenneth Chao (CHE)
2025 Diana Kirilov (CHE)
2025 Robin Hur (MechE)
2024
2024 Clare Cocker (CHE)
2024 Elaina Lee (CHE), USOAR Researcher
2024 Ashley Hemp (BME)
2024 Gordina Hodibert (BME), USOAR Researcher
2024 Eujine Kim (Chemistry)
2024 Kaylin Shukert (Chemistry)
2024 Emani Glover (NC A&T Bioengineering)
2023
2023 Ivy Wu (Biology), USOAR Researcher
2023 Anna Kittel (BME)
2023 Liza Harold (BME)
2023 Andrew Thede (BME)
2023 Will Ferguson (CHE)
2023 Mariano Seiglie Gonzalez (Biology, Florida International U)
2023 Lauran Pearson (CHE, Hampton U)
2022
2022 Hannah Hockensmith (BME), USOAR Researcher
2022 Gilberto Hernandez, Jr. (BME), USOAR Researcher
2022 DessaRae Lampkins (CHE, Hampton U)
2022 Lauran Pearson (CHE, Hampton U)
2022 Jubin George (BioE, Arizona State U)
2021
2021 Xhesika Sula (CHE), USOAR Researcher
2021 Emily Roloson (BME)
2021 Anahita Sharma (CHE)
2021 Adam Mann (CHE)
2021 Conor Amelung (BME)
2021 Leila Ghaffari (Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Meyerhoff Scholar
2020
2020 Lilly Ko (undeclared CLAS)
2020 Sharon Zheng (BME)
2019
2019 Anne Katherine Brooks (CHE)
2019 Ethan Purnell (CHE)
2019 Suzanne Lightsey (BME)
2019 Julia Shanno (BME)
2019 Patryck Michalik (CHE)
2019 Felipe Barraza (BME)
2019 Genesís Ferrer Imbert (Biophysics, University of Puerto-Rico, Rio Piedras)
2018
2018 Meghan Hefferon (Biochemistry), USOAR Researcher
2018 Maryam Ansari (CHE)
2018 Lydia Erbaugh (BME/Neuroscience)
2018 Jonas Bowman (BME)
2018 Jair Valenzuela (CHE)
2018 Beatrice Li (BME), USOAR Researcher
2017
2017 Isabella Zecchini (Eng Science)
2017 Megan Pinezich (CHE)
2017 Marika Gutzman (Undecided Engineering), USOAR Researcher
2016
2016 Sarah Shamsie (CHE)
2016 Sarah Dietz (Biochemistry), USOAR Researcher
2016 CJ Norsigian (BME)
2015
2015 Chelsea Harris (CHE)
2015 Ziyad Amer (CHE)
2015 Michelle Shiu (CHE)