Graduate Degrees

May 2017

PhD

Acevedo, David A.
Advisor: Nagy
Dissertation Title: Development of Particle Size and Shape Manipulation Approaches for Crystallization Systems via Model Based Design and Process Intensification
UG Institution: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Guerra, Omar Jose
Advisor: Reklaitis
Dissertation Title: Management of Energy Supply Chain under Uncertainty
UG Institution: Industrial University of Santander

Kim, Seong-Eun
Advisors: Won
Dissertation Title: Development of Biopolymer-Based Nanoparticles toward Cancer Theranosis/Theragnosis
UG Institution: Korea University - S. Korea

Koeper, Mark J.
Advisors: Agrawal
Dissertation Title: Solution Processing of Thin Film Kesterite Photovoltaics
UG Institution: University of Missouri Columbia

Lee, Jaewon
Advisors: Won/Wu
Dissertation Title: Novel Nanomaterials for Cancer Imaging, Therapy, and Energy Storage
UG Institution: Yonsei University - South Korea

Lu, Jennifer
Advisor: Nagy/Taylor
Dissertation Title: Impact of Biologically Relevant Bile Salts on Solution Crystallization
UG Institution: National Taiwan University

Parks, Conor D.
Advisor: Ramkrishna
Dissertation Title: A Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Solid-State Form Prediction, Selection, and Control. Towards Application to Crystallization
UG Institution: University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Sung, Seung Hyun
Advisor: Boudouris
Dissertation Title: Control of Structure and Charge Transport in Polymer Active Layers of Organic Electronic Devices
UG Institution: Seoul National University - S. Korea

Tomlinson, Edward Philips
Advisor: Boudouris
Dissertation Title: Tuning the Thermoelectric Performance of Conjugated Polymers with Open-Shell Dopants
UG Institution: North Carolina State University

MS Non-Thesis Degree

Wingate, Adam J. 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Michigan State University East Lansing

MS Degree with Thesis

Sargent, Jessica L.
Advisor: Boudouris
Thesis Title: Block Polymer Solution Assembly for Nanoporous Membrane Fabrication
UG Institution: Auburn University Auburn - AL

August 2017

PhD

Anthony, Christopher
Advisor: Basaran/Harris
Dissertation Title: Dynamics of Retracting Films and Filaments Near Singularities
UG Institution: University of Arizona/Tucson

Chun, Hee-Joon
Advisor: Greeley
Dissertation Title: First-Principles Studies of Transition Metal Catalysts for Electrochemical Reactions
UG Institution: Ajou University-South Korea

Graeser, Brian
Advisors: Agrawal
Dissertation Title: Development of New Materials and Processing Techniques for Photovoltaic Devices
UG Institution: Virginia Poly Inst & State Un

Hoss, Darby
Advisors: Boudouris/Beaudoin
Dissertation Title: Adhesion Characterization to Improve Trace Explosives Detection Using Mesostructured Polymers
UG Institution: Univ of Idaho

McLeod, Steven
Advisors: Agrawal
Dissertation Title: Selenization and Grain Growth of Thin-Film CIGSSe from Nanoparticle Inks
UG Institution: Univ Of Florida

Sanchez-Medina, Oscar
Advisor: Yuan
Dissertation Title: Engineering Protein Probes for Monitoring Epigenetic Marks in Response to Environmental Chemicals
UG Institution: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Zhao, Xin
Advisor: Agrawal
Dissertation Title: Development of Novel Solution Processing Routes to High Efficient Metal Chalcogenide Thin-Film Solar Cells
UG Institution: Sun Yat-Sen Univ China

MS Non-Thesis Degree

Addanki, Sai Anusha 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Osmania University-India

Borkataky, Arunabh 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Manipal Acad Higher Ed-India

Chary, Hrishikesh 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of California/San Diego

Jia, Lin 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Hope College Holland-MI

Jian, Zhiya 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington

Kelley, Amanda 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Rose Hulman Institute, TerreHaute-IN

Liang, Chi-Chen 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: National Taiwan University

Liu, Qi 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Iowa State University

Lynch, John 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Purdue University West Lafayette-IN

Padmanabhan, Arjun 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Manipal Institute of Technology

Rao, Keerthan 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Visveswaraiah Tech University-India

Rockwell, Christopher 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Shabbir, Hafeera 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: UET Lahore

Swetamber, Sagar 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Wang, Kaiyue 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Tulsa-OK

Wang, Xukun 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Missouri/Columbia

Wang, Yiqi 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Yi, Li 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Purdue University

December 2017

PhD

Choksi, Tej
Advisor: Greeley
Dissertation Title: First Principles Investigations in Reducible Oxides and Metal/Oxide Interfacial Catalysts
UG Institution: Institute of Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering

Fronczak, Sean
Advisor: Beaudoin/Corti
Dissertation Title: A New Method for Determining Hamaker Constants of Solids Based on the Dynamic Approach Behavior of an Atomic Force Microscope
UG Institution: Trinity University-TX, Engineering Science, Focus: Chemical

Harris, James
Advisor: Ribeiro/Gounder
Dissertation Title: Titration and Characterization of Lewis Acid Sites in Siliceous Oxides for the Catalysis of Oxygenates
UG Institution: Univ of Virginia, Chemical Engineering

Jaini, Rohit
Advisor: Morgan
Dissertation Title: Computational and Experimental Investigation of Lignin Metabolism in Arabidopsis
UG Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Chemical Engineering

Kamat, Pritish
Advisor: Basaran
Dissertation Title: A study of singularities in drops and bubbles under the influence of non-Newtonian surface and bulk rheology
UG Institution: Institute of Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering

Kim, Hyun Chang (Kyle)
Advisor: Won
Dissertation Title: Strategic Development of Polymer Lung Surfactant
UG Institution: Yonsei University-South Korea, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Laster, Jennifer
Advisor: Beaudoin/Boudouris
Dissertation Title: Design of Microstructured Conducting Polymer Films for Enhanced Trace Explosives Detection
UG Institution: Zhejiang University-China, Control Science and Engineering

Liu, Jianfeng
Advisor: Laird
Dissertation Title: Global Optimization of Large-Scale Complex Nonlinear Systems: Algorithms and Applications
UG Institution: University of Florida, Chemical Engineering

Pena, Ramon
Advisor: Nagy
Dissertation Title: Process Intensification through Spherical Crystallization: Novel Experimental and Modeling Approaches
UG Institution: Rutgers Univ/Piscataway-NJ, Chemical Engineering

Pradhan, Shankali
Advisor: Litster
Dissertation Title: Quality by Design in Twin Screw Granulation
UG Institution: 

Rossi, Francesco
Advisor: Reklaitis
Dissertation Title: Novel Strategies for the Multi-Level, Online Optimization and Control of Batch Operations Under Uncertainty
UG Institution: Politecnico Di Milano-Italy

MS Non-Thesis Degree

Broderick, Mark 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: College of William & Mary

Dey, Tilottama 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Manipal Institute of Technology

Habibi-soureh, Arash 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Purdue University

Lu, Yuxuan 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Purdue University

Marquez, Dara 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: St. Mary's College

Ramirez, Kevin 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Houston Baptist University

Riggio, Sean 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rinaldi, Zachary 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Purdue University

Rurkowski, Stephanie 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Mount St. Mary's University

Shah, Yash 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Institute of Chemical Technology

Sun, Chengyi 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Beijing Institute of Technology

Wang, Isaiah 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: University of Washington

Wang, Ruohan 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Suzhou University of Science and Technology

Zheng, Xuexuan 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: East China Univ of Science and Technology

MS Degree with Thesis

Vue, Jeremiah
Advisor: Morgan
Thesis Title: Metabolic Engineering for Aromatic Amino Acids in Cyanobacteria
UG Institution: Univ of Wisconsin Madison, Chemical Engineering