Graduate Degrees

May 2012

PhD

Al-Kukhun, Ahmad Y.
Advisor: Varma
Thesis Title: Hydrogen Generation for Vehicle Applications
Undergrad Institution: Jordan University of Science & Technology
 
Chen, Ye
Advisors: Reklaitis/Pekny
Thesis Title: Pharmaceutical Clinical Trial Supply Chain Management
Undergrad Institution: Zhejiang University
Grad Institution: Zhejiang University
 
Emady, Heather
Advisor: Litster
Thesis Title: Single Drop Granule Formation for Regime Separated
Undergrad Institution: University of Arizona
 
Gao, Haijing                                          
Advisor: Basaran/Harris
Thesis Title: The Impact of Nanoparticle and Support Synergy on Water-Gas Shift                              
Undergrad Institution: Tsinghua University
Grad Institution: Tsinghua University
 
McGough, Patrick
Advisor: Basaran
Thesis Title: Fluid Dynamics of Drips, Filaments and Strings
Undergrad Institution: Purdue University
Grad Institution: Purdue University
 
Sung, Pei-Fang                                    
Advisor: Harris                        
Thesis Title: Deposits Formed from the Evaporation of Sessile Droplets and the Interaction of Particles with a Liquid
Undergrad Institution: National Taiwan University
Grad Institution: National Taiwan University      
                                     
Williams, Wilce Damion
Advisor: Ribeiro/Delgass
Thesis Title: The Impact of Nanoparticle and Support Synergy on Water-Gas Shift Catalysis Design
Undergrad Institution: University of Oklahoma

MS Non-Thesis Degrees

Vora, Shaunak
Advisor: Litster                        
Non-Thesis: Pfizer Animal Health
Undergrad Institution: University of Mumbai

August 2012

PhD

Appathurai, Santosh                               
Advisor: Basaran/Harris
Thesis Title: Breakup and Coalescence of Liquid Drops                                      
UG Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
 
Kispersky, Vincent                                  
Advisor: Ribeiro/Delgass
Thesis Title: Kinetic and Spectroscopic Study of Catalysts for Water-Gas Shift and NOx Removal
UG Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
 
Li, Jianfeng                                             
Advisor: Litster
Thesis Title: Multi-Scale Modeling Approaches for a Spray Coating Process in Paddle Mixers
UG Institution: Tsinghua University
 
Pommer, Chris                                       
Advisor: Basaran/Harris
Thesis Title: Scaling in Multi-Phase Flows                         
UG Institution: Purdue University
 
Prabhu, Rasika                                 
Advisor: Caruthers
Thesis Title: A Critical Investigation of the Viscoelastic Mechanical Response Of Elastomers
UG Institution: University of Bombay
 
Renner, Julie N.                          
Advisor: Liu
Thesis Title: Modular Protein Matrices for Cartilage Repair
UG Institution: University of North Dakota
 
Shekhar, Mayank                                   
Advisor: Ribeiro/Delgass
Thesis Title: Water-Gas Shift Catalysis over Supported Au and Pt Nanoparticles                         
UG Institution: University Institute of Chemical Technology
 
Shenvi, Anirudh                                      
Advisor: Agrawal
Thesis Title: Synthesis of Energy Distillation Configurations                                   
UG Institution: University Institute of Chemical Technology
 
Shu, Che-Chi                                         
Advisor: Ramkrishna
Thesis Title: Modeling Signal Transduction Process in Cell Population
UG Institution: National Taiwan University

MS Non-Thesis Degrees

Straub, Dean                                          
Advisor: Wang
UG Institution: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

December 2012

PhD

Cipich, Michelle N. C.
Advisor: Beaudoin
Thesis Title: Contact Between Swabs and Surfaces during Explosives Detection
UG Institution: Tri-State University
 
Dong, Jiannan
Advisor: Franses/Corti                                                      
Thesis Title: Experimental and Modeling Studies of Colloidal Dispersion Stability Of CuPc Pigment Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution
UG/Grad Institution: Zhejiang University
 
Gawecki, Piotr
Advisor: Agrawal/Delgass/Ribeiro
Thesis Title: Fundamental Studies of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis for the Direct Production of Molecules in the Fuel Range
UG Institution: University of California/Riverside
 
Kim, Dae Hwan
Advisor: Won
Thesis Title: Surface Modification of Nanoparticles by Polymer Grafting
UG/Grad Institution:Seoul National University
 
Lee, Wen-Sheng
Advisor: Delgass/Ribeiro
Thesis Title: Catalytic Sites in Au/TS-1 and Related Epoxidation Catalysts
UG Institution: National Taiwan University
 
McCarthy, Robert
Advisor: Hillhouse/Agrawal
Thesis Title: The Fabrication and Characterization of Double-Gyroid and Thin Film Photovoltaics
UG Institution: Washington University
 
Misiego Arpa, Carmen Rocio
Advisor: Pipes
Thesis Title: Carbon Nanotube Dispersion and Characteristics: Thermo-Mechanical Properties and Conductivity of Polyimide Nanocomposites
UG Institution: University of Valladolid/Spain