Graduate Degrees
May 2006
M.S.
Chan-Yi Chen
Thesis Title: New Configuration for Batch Distillation Column
Advisor(s): Rakesh Agrawal/Venkat Venkatasubramanian
Undergraduate Institution: National Taiwan University
Jesmin Haq
Thesis Title: Population Balance Model for the Determination of Kinetic Constants from Single-Site Olefin Batch Polymerization Data
Advisor(s): James Caruthers
Undergraduate Institution: Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Joshua Ratts
Thesis Title: FTIR Study of a Model NOx Storage/Reduction Catalyst
Advisor(s): Fabio Ribeiro
Undergraduate Institution: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Position upon leaving Purdue: Continued for PhD, Purdue University
Ph.D.
Nathanial Aaron Deskins
Thesis Title: Understanding Ceria/Noble Metal Interactions for Water-Gas-Shift Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory
Advisor(s): Kendall Thomson
Undergraduate Institution: University of Utah
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoc, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
Ronald Suryo
Thesis Title: Breakup of Simple and Compound Drops and Bubbles
Advisor(s): Osaman Basaran
Undergraduate Institution: University of South Florida
Position upon leaving Purdue: R & D Engineer, ExxonMobil
August 2006
M.S.
Ayush Goyal
Thesis Title: Population Balance Models of Vulcanization Kinetics using Advanced Computational Methods
Advisor(s): James Caruthers/Venkat Venkatasubramanian
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology/Madras
Ankita Jain
Thesis Title: Synthesis of Cu-In-Se and TiO2 Nanoparticles for Applications In Solar Cells
Advisor(s): Rakesh Agrawal/Hugh Hillhouse
Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
Position upon leaving Purdue: Fabrication Engineer, Micron Technologies
Saket Rai
Thesis Title: Kinetic Studies of Water Gas Shift Reaction on Alumina Supported Platinum and Palladium Catalysts
Advisor(s): Fabio Ribeiro/Nicholas Delgass
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology/Madras
Position upon leaving Purdue: M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
Ph.D.
Hao Shang
Thesis Title: Preparation of Paramagnetic Microparticles and their Applications In the Study of Ligand-Receptor Binding Characteristics
Advisor(s): Gil Lee
Undergraduate Institution: East China University of Science & Technology
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoc with Professor Gil Lee, Purdue University
December 2006
M.S.
Bryce D. Sturtevant
Thesis Title: Continued Development of an Integral Equation for the Structure of Hard-Particle Fluids from Scaled Particle Theory
Advisor(s): David Corti
Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina State University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Continued for PhD, Purdue University
Soon Kay Teoh
Thesis Title: Combustion of Single Titanium Particles
Advisor(s): Arvind Varma
Undergraduate Institution: University of California/Berkeley
Position upon leaving Purdue: Environmental Consultant, Trinity Consultants
Ph.D.
Selen Aydogan
Thesis Title: A Simulation Based Optimization Approach to Model and Design Life Support Systems for Manned Space Missions
Advisor(s): Joseph Pekny/Gintaras Reklaitis/Gary Blau
Undergraduate Institution: Bogazici University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Assistant Professor, University of Tulsa
Hao Chen
Thesis Title: Protein Engineering of Cinnamate 4-hydroxylase for Production of Non-Natural Phenylpropanoids
Advisor(s): John Morgan
Undergraduate Institution: Zhejiang University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Scientist, Becton, Dickinson & Co.
Lasitha Cumaranatunge
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Kinetics of Supported Catalysts for Green Chemistry
Advisor(s): Nicholas Delgass
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin
Position upon leaving Purdue: Catalytic After-Treatment Engineer, NxtGen Emission Controls, Inc.
Shuo-Huan Hsu
Thesis Title: Bayesian Model Building Strategy and Chemistry Knowledge Compilation for Kinetic Behaviors of Catalytic Systems
Advisor(s): James Caruthers/Venkat Venkatasubramanian
Undergraduate Institution: National Taiwan University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoc for Professors Reklaitis & Venkatasubramanian, Purdue University
Jin Seok Hur
Thesis Title: Simulated Moving Bed and Chromatography Processes for Multicomponent Separation
Advisor(s): Philip Wankat
Undergraduate Institution: Ajou University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Research Engineer, Novasep Inc.
Yogesh Joshi
Thesis Title: Light Alkane Aromatization using ZSM-5 based Catalysts: Application of Density Functional
Advisor(s): Kendall Thomson
Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
Position upon leaving Purdue: Research Scientist(MTS), ExxonMobil Research & Engineering
William Ketterhagen
Thesis Title: Modeling Granular Segregation During Hopper Discharge
Advisor(s): Jenifer Sinclair Curtis/Osman Basaran
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin
Position upon leaving Purdue: Senior Scientist, Pfizer
Tze Lee Phang
Thesis Title: Adsorption of Lecithin Lipids and Proteins at Air/Aqueous and Aqueous/Solid Interfaces
Advisor(s): Elias Franses
Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Research Engineer, Shell Global Solutions
Abhijit A. Phatak
Thesis Title: Kinetic Modeling and First Principles Study of the Water-Gas Shift and Methanation Reaction on Group VIII Metal Catalysts
Advisor(s): Fabio Ribeiro
Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoc, University of Notre Dame
Ta-Chen Wei
Thesis Title: Electrode Accessibility and Mass Transport through Nanoporous Silica Films Determined by Electrochemical Methods
Advisor(s): Hugh Hillhouse
Undergraduate Institution: National Taiwan University
Position upon leaving Purdue: R & D Scientist, Agilent Technologies