Graduate Degrees
May 2009
MS
Cipich, Michelle N. Chaffee
Thesis Title: Real Time Steady-State Data Reconciliation and Gross Error Detection in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Advisor(s): Reklaitis/Venkat
Undergraduate Institution: Tri-State University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Continuing on for PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
PhD
Akkisetty, Venkata Sai Pavan
Thesis Title: Ontological Informatics based Decision Support for Pharmaceutical Product Development: Milling as a Case Study
Advisor(s): Venkat/Reklaitis
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology/Madras
Position upon leaving Purdue: Process Development Sr. Engr., Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR
Bollmann, Luis
Thesis Title: Design of Improved Noble Metal Catalyst for the Water-Gas Freeport Shift Reaction
Advisor(s): Ribeiro/Hillhouse
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Position upon leaving Purdue: Sr. Research Engineer, Dow Chemical, TX
Lee, Kyung Min
Thesis Title: The Effects of Relative Humidity on Lactose Particle Adhesion
Advisor(s): Beaudoin
Undergraduate Institution: Korea University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Researcher, LG Chemical Inc., Daejeon, South Korea
Polster, Christopher S.
Thesis Title: Design and Development of a Catalytic Microsystem for the Detection Of CO in H2 Fuels
Advisor(s): Baertsch
Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoctoral Researcher, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN
Tan, Chung Kwang Christopher
Thesis Title: Catalytic Studies Utilizing Microfabricated Reactors: Applications to Improving Diesel Emissions Reduction Catalysts
Advisor(s): Baertsch/Delgass
Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR
MS Non-Thesis Degrees
Hall, Talesha T.
Advisor(s): Harris
Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina Agricultural Technical State University
August 2009
PhD
Boyle, Nanette
Thesis Title: Stoichiometric Modeling of Photoautotrophic Metabolism
Advisor(s): Morgan
Undergraduate Institution: Arizona State University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA, CA
Diwan, Moiz
Thesis Title: Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cell Applications
Advisor(s): Varma
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology/Madras
Position upon leaving Purdue: Sr. Research Engineer, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL
Kelchner, Megan Farrell
Thesis Title: Surface Forces Affecting the Biocompatibility of Modified Polydimethylsiloxane Films
Advisor(s): Beaudoin
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Joonhyung Lee
Thesis Title: Development of Fluorescence and Radio Label-Free Detection Methods with Enhanced Sensitivity
Advisor(s): Savran/Won/Lee
Undergraduate Institution: Seoul National University
Position upon leaving Purdue: R & D Engineer, Samsung Advanced Inst of Tech, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Nair, Hari
Thesis Title: Fundamentals of Metal Oxide Catalysis
Advisor(s): Baertsch/Kim
Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
Position upon leaving Purdue: R & D Engineer, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX
Pham, Bich Van
Thesis Title: Characterization of Interaction Forces Between Bovine Serum Albumin and Self-Assembled Monolayers Relating to Protein Adhesion
Advisor(s): Beaudoin
Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University
MS Non-Thesis Degrees
Pathare, Rugved
Advisor(s): Agrawal
Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
Sharma, Pradeep
Advisor(s): Wankat
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology/Madras
December 2009
MS
Gaik, Steven
Thesis Title: Optimization of Double Gyroid Film Synthesis for use in Inorganic Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaics
Advisor(s): Hillhouse/Agrawal
Undergraduate Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Continuing on for PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
PhD
Gatt, Joseph E.
Thesis Title: Development of Metal Oxide Catalysts for use in Target Specific Organic Compound (VOC) Gas Sensors
Advisor(s): Baertsch
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
Position upon leaving Purdue: Sr. Research Engr., ExxonMobil, Clinton, NJ
Guo, Qijie
Thesis Title: Development of Multinary Chalcogenide Nanocrystal Inks for Low Cost Solar Cells
Advisor(s): Agrawal/Hillhouse
Undergraduate Institution: University of Rochester
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoc, Purdue University/ChE, West Lafayette, IN
Kilroy, Caitlin M.
Thesis Title: Particle Adhesion with Microelectronics Applications
Advisor(s): Beaudoin
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Position upon leaving Purdue: TD Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR
Manz, Thomas A.
Thesis Title: Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships for Olefin Polymerization Catalyzed by Ti and Zr Complexes with Mixed Cyclopentadienyl/Aryloxide Ligation
Advisor(s): Caruthers/Thomson
Undergraduate Institution: University of Toledo
Position upon leaving Purdue: Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Novstrup, Krista A.
Thesis Title: Development of Fundamental Kinetic Models of Single-Site Olefin Polymerization with a Focus on [rac-(C2H4(1-indenyl)2)Zr (Me)][MeB(C6F5)3] Catalyzed Polymerization of 1-Hexene
Advisor(s): Caruthers/Delgass
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington/Seattle
Position upon leaving Purdue: Senior Researcher, ExxonMobil, Annandale, NJ
Singh, Navneet R.
Thesis Title: High Liquid Fuel Yielding Biofuel Processes and a Roadmap for the Future Transportation
Advisor(s): Agrawal/Ribeiro/Delgass
Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
Position upon leaving Purdue: Process Engineer, Bayer Crop Science, Institute, WV
Smeltz, Andrew D.
Thesis Title: Structure Activity Relationships in Catalysis Studied using Model Catalysts
Advisor(s): Ribeiro/Delgass
Undergraduate Institution: Ohio University/Athens
Position upon leaving Purdue: Postdoc, Purdue University/ChE, West Lafayette, IN
Witte, Kevin
Thesis Title: On the Structure and Thermodynamics of Polymer Brushes
Advisor(s): Won
Undergraduate Institution: Ohio State University
Position upon leaving Purdue: Process Engineer, Intel, Rio Rancho, NM
MS Non-Thesis Degrees
Basu, Sumit
Advisor(s): Gore/Litster
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Tech/Kharag
Hamdan, Intan M.
Advisor(s): Reklaitis/Venkatasubramanian
Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University
Hu, Wenbin
Advisor(s): Varma
Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
Park, Yoonjee
Advisor(s): Franses
Undergraduate Institution: Seoul National University
Pazmino, Jorge H.
Advisor(s): Delgass/Ribeiro
Undergraduate Institution: U. San Fran De Quito-Ecuador
Ramalingam, Santhosh K.
Advisor(s): Basaran
Undergraduate Institution: Indian Institute of Tech/Madras
Zhu, Qing
Advisor(s): Harris
Undergraduate Institution: Zhejiang University