Graduate Degrees

May 2018

PhD

Hay, Martha
Advisor: Boudouris
Dissertation Title: Influence of Radical Proximity on the Charge Transport of Nitroxide-based Electronics
UG Institution: Virginia Tech

Kim, Jungsuk
Advisors: Caruthers/Delgass
Dissertation Title: Development of Quantitative Kinetic Models for Single-Site Olefin Polymerization
UG Institution: Korea University

Mendonca, Agnes
Advisor: Yuan
Dissertation Title: Engineering cross-platform probes for the quantification of epigenetic modifications in single cells
UG Institution: Visvesvarya N Inst-Tech-Nagpur

Tang, Jialiang
Advisor: Pol
Dissertation Title: Development of High-Capacity Li/Na Anodes for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries
UG Institution: Univ of Texas/Austin

Tran, Vu
Advisor: Ramkrishna
Dissertation Title: Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus Faecalis.  Modeling and Computational Study
UG Institution: Texas A&M University/Coll Station

Wegener, Evan
Advisor: Miller
Dissertation Title: Reactivity and Characterization of Intermetallic Alloy Catalysts for Alkane Dehydrogenation
UG Institution: Michigan St Univ East Lansing

August 2018

PhD

Dysart, Arthur D.
Advisor: Pol
Dissertation Title: Polysulfide Mitigation at the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface: Experiments in Rechargeable Lithium Sulfur Batteries
UG Institution: Polytechnic Univ/Brooklyn-NY

Tseng, Han-Ting
Advisor: Ribeiro
Dissertation Title: Ting Catalytic Conversion of Light Hydrocarbons to Chemicals and Fuels
UG Institution: Natl Taiwan University

Wu, Zhenwei
Advisor: Miller
Dissertation Title: The Structure-Function Relationship of Intermetallic Compound Catalysts for Light Alkane Dehydrogenation
UG Institution: Tsinghua University-China

MS Non-Thesis Degree

Miroshnik, Leonid A. 
Advisor: Boudouris
UG Institution: Drexel University-PA

December 2018

PhD

Bynum, Michael
Advisor: Laird
Dissertation Title: Modeling and Optimization Techniques for Critical Infrastructure Resilience
UG Institution: Texas A&M University/Coll Sta

Choi, Hoon
Advisor: Wang
Dissertation Title: Development of Separation and Purification Methods for Producing Rare Earth Elements From Coal Fly Ash
UG Institution: Yonsei University-South Korea

Cordon, Michael 
Advisor: Gounder
Dissertation Title: Consequences of the Hydrophobicity and Spatial Constraints of Confining Environments in Lewis Acid Zeolites for Aqueous-Phase Glucose Isomerization Catalysis
UG Institution: Univ of Arizona/Tucson

DiIorio, John
Advisor: Gounder
Dissertation Title: Synthetic Methods to Control Aluminum Proximity in Chabazite Zeolites and Consequences for Acid and Redox Catalysis
UG Institution: Univ of Washington

Garg, Vishrut
Advisor: Basaran
Dissertation Title: Dynamics of thin films near singularities under the influence of non-Newtonian rheology
UG Institution: Indian Inst Tech/Bombay-India

Hollingshead, Sydney
Advisor: Liu
Dissertation Title: Biological Applications of Elastin- and Mussel-Inspired Polymers
UG Institution: Univ of California/Santa Barbara

Jiang, Zheyu
Advisor: Agrawal
Dissertation Title: Multicomponent Distillation - Mathematical Modeling, Global Optimization, and Process Intensification
UG Institution: Univ of Minnesota Twin Cities

Majumdar, Paulami 
Advisor: Ramkrishna
Dissertation Title: Density Functional Theory Investigations for Metal/Oxide Interfaces and Transition Metal Catalysts
UG Institution: Jadavpur University

Martin, Curtis
Advisor: Kim
Dissertation Title: Rational Design of Type II Kinase Inhibitors via Novel Multiscale Virtual Screening Approach
UG Institution: N Carolina State University

Moreno, Mariana
Advisor: Reklaitis/Nagy
Dissertation Title: Robust Process Monitoring for Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
UG Institution: Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

Ridha, Taufik
Advisor: Agrawal
Dissertation Title: Transformation of Biomass and Shale Gas Carbon to Fuels and Chemicals
UG Institution: Texas A&M University/Coll Sta

Shih, Arthur
Advisor: Ribeiro
Dissertation Title: Ribeiro Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Exchanged Zeolite Catalysts and Kinetic Studies on NOx Selective Catalytic Reduction with Ammonia
UG Institution: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor