Graduate Students
Name | Degree | Date of graduation | Present position | Research topic |
Pelin Bulutoglu | Ph.D. | February 2023 | AbbVie, North Chicago | Computational Investigation of Nucleation Mechanism and Polymorph Selection in Crystallization |
Akancha Pandey | Ph.D. | December 2021 | AbbVie, San Francisco | Towards Personalizing Hydroxyurea Treatment of Sickle-cell Disease |
Lina Aboulmouna | Ph. D. | October 2020 | Eli Lilly, San Diego | Cybernetic Modeling of Lipid Metabolism in Mammalian Cells |
Parul Verma | Ph. D. | March 2020 | Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Radiology, UCSF | Towards Understanding Neuropathy from Cancer Chemotherapy and Pathophysiology of Pain Sensation: An Engineering Approach |
Vu Tran | Ph.D. | February 2018 | Northrop Grumman | Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis. Modeling and Computational Study |
Conor Parks | Ph.D. | May 2017 | Post Doctoral Researcher, University of California, San Diego | Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Solid State Form Prediction, Selection, and Control: Towards Application to Crystallization |
Frank DeVilbiss | Ph.D. | May 2016 | USAA | Is metabolism goal-directed? Investigating the validity of modeling biological systems with cybernetic control via omic data |
Jayachandran Devaraj | Ph.D | May 2014 | Dow Chemical Company | On an Expanded Framework for Personalized Cancer Treatment: Beyond Pharmacogenomics |
Meenesh Singh | Ph.D | April 2013 | University of Illinois, Chicago | Towards the Control of Crystal Shape and Morphology Distribution in Crystallizers |
Che-Chi Shu | Ph.D | August 2012 | Taipei Institute of Technology | Modeling Signal Transduction Process in Cell Population Application to Transfer of Drug Resistance |
Jin Il Kim | Ph.D | August 2007 | Kuwait Oil Company | A Hybrid Model of Anaerobic E.Coli: Cybernetic Approach and Elementary Mode Analysis |
Eric A. Sherer | Ph.D | December 2006 | Louisiana Tech University | Age-Structured Cell Models in the Treatment of Leukemia |
Jamey Young | Ph.D | August 2005 | Vanderbilt University | A System-Level Mathematical Description of Metabolic Regulation Combining Aspects of Elementary Mode Analysis With Cybernetic Control Laws |
Qiang Qin | Ph. D | July 2005 | Datang Powergen | To Improve Performance of Fischer Tropsch Synthesis, Model Studies on Catalysts, Reactors and Processes. |
Pankaj Doshi | Ph.D | May 2003 | Pfizer, New London | Deformation and Break-up of Liquid-Liquid Threads, Jets and Drops |
Abhijit Namjoshi | Ph.D | May 2003 | Dow Chemical Company | A Mathematical Investigation of the Consequences of Metabolic Regulation in Complex Pathways: The Cybernetic Approach |
Tanmay Lele | Ph.D. | December 2002 | University of Florida | Pattern Formation on Catalyst Surface |
Jon Shepler | M. S. | May 2002 | Dupont | Experimental Measurements of Cancer Cell Death Kinetics |
Alan Mahoney | Ph.D. | May 2001 | Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg, Germany | Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Precipitation Processes |
Aaron Cote | Ph.D. | August 2000 | Merck, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. | Spatially Patterned Catalytic Reactors |
Ted Pirog | M.S. | May 1995 | Exxon, Houston, Texas | Qualitative Study of Coalescence in Food Emulsions |
Ted Pirog | Ph.D. | April 1998 | Dynamics of Destabilization of Food Emulsions. Measurement and Simulation of Gravity Driven Particle Velocities in Polydisperse Dispersions | |
John Schell | M.S. | December 1992 | University of Texas | On self-similarity of microbial populations. |
Michael Hogan | M.S. | 1996 | Bioremediation of Naval Shipboard Effluent | |
S. Krishnaswami | Ph.D. | 1997 | ||
Jeff Varner | M.S. | May 1995 | Genencor | Analysis of the Dynamic Behavior of Phenanthrene Degradation |
Jeff Varner | Ph.D. | 1997 | Cornell University | Metabolic Engineering from a Cybernetic Perspective. A Conceptual Framework |
Ramprasad Ramakrishna | Ph.D. | May 1996 | Physiome | Cybernetic Modeling of Microbial Growth on Substitutable Substrates, Applications in Bioremediation |
Sinh Trinh | Ph.D. | 1996 | Conoco, Inc. Ponca City, Oklahoma | |
Atul Narang | Ph.D. | December 1994 | University of Florida | The Dynamics of Microbial Growth on Mixtures of Substrates |
Ken E. Yasuda | M.S. | June 1994 | The Manipulation of Selectivity of Reaction in Liquid-Liquid Systems by Control of the Dispersion Process | |
Arun N. Sathyagal | Ph.D. | December 1994 | Graco Industries, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Self-Similarity in Drop Break-up Phenomena in Liquid-Liquid Dispersions. Identification of Break-up Functions by Inverse Problem Approach. |
Thomas Tobin | M.S. | May 1989 | International Paper, Mobile, Alabama | Experimental Measurement of Drop Coalescence Frequencies in Turbulent Liquid-Liquid Dispersions |
Ph.D. | December 1992 | Measurement and Modelling of Drop Charge Effects on Coalescence in Agitated Liquid-Liquid Dispersions | ||
Harold A. Wright | Ph.D. | 1991 | Conoco, Inc. Ponca City, Oklahoma | Inverse Problems in Agglomeration |
Jeff Straight | Ph.D. | 1991 | International Paper, Mobile, Alabama | Microbial Growth in Continuous Cultures Subject to Single and Multiple Limitations Involving Carbon and/or Nitrogen |
Pedro Arce | M.S. | 1987 | Florida A&M University -Florida State University | |
Ph.D. | 1990 | |||
M.L. Alexander | Ph.D. | 1990 | Texas A&M University Kingsville | |
S. Baloo | Ph.D. | 1990 | BP Amoco | |
Ramachandran Muralidhar | M.S. | 1985 | Motorolla | An inverse problem of agglomeration kinetics |
Ph.D. | 1988 | |||
Brian G. Turner | M.S. | 1982 | Biotech Industry | Analysis of multicomponent diffusion and complex chemical reactions in isothermal tubular reactors. |
Ph.D. | 1986 | |||
Dhinakar S. Kompala | M.S. | 1982 | University of Colorado at Boulder | Cybernetic modeling of microbial growth on multiple substrates. |
Ph.D | 1984 | Bacterial growth on multiple substrates: experimental verification of cybernetic models. | ||
Pramod Agrawal | M.S. | 1980 | Theoretical Investigations of Dynamic Behavior of Isothermal Continuous Stirred Tank Biological Reactors | |
Ph.D | 1983 | Characterization of the growth dynamics and development of a mechanistic model of a methanol-utilizing bacterium | ||
Satish J. Parulekar | Ph.D. | 1983 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Analysis of axially dispersed systems with general boundary conditions |
Gregory M. Nejfelt | M.S. | 1982 | Steady state dropsize distributions in continuous flow mixing vessels for lean liquid-liquid dispersions | |
Prasad S. Dhurjati | Ph.D. | 1982 | University of Delaware | Cybernetic modeling of the growth of microorganisms in multiple substrate environments. |
Kendree J. Sampson | Ph.D. | 1981 | Ohio University | An investigation of particle size correlations and the effect of limiting mixing and Brownian coagulation |
Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis | Ph.D. | 1979 | Northwestern University | The solution of boundary value problems in diffusive heat and mass transfer with convection: functional analytic methods |
Ganesan Narsimhan | Purdue University | |||
R.K. Bajpai | Ph.D. | 1976 | University of Missouri | |
B.H. Shah | Ph.D. | 1974 | Xerox | |
S. Raghavan | M.S. | 1972 | ||
M. Sheth | M.S. | 1974 | ICI, India | |
N.J. Rao | Ph.D. | 1972 | Centre for Electronics Design and Technology | Power Electronics Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560 012, India |
P.N. Singh | M.S. Ph.D. | 1972 – 1974 | ||
M.C. Misra | M.S. | 1972 | Central Food Technological Research Institute | |
S.L. Gandhi | M.S. | 1969 | Kelloggs | |
G. Subramaniam | M.S. | 1969 | Exxon | |
Postdoctoral Researchers
Name | Duration of visit | Current Position | Research Topic |
G. Narsimhan | 1980-1982 | Professor Agricultural & Biological Engineering; Purdue University | |
Parichay K. Das | 1985-1987 | Scientist. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | |
R. Muralidhar | 1987-1990 | ||
Ramprasad Ramakrishna | 1996 (4 months) | ||
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta | 1993-1996 | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | |
Hyun-Seob Song | 2000-2001 | Nonlinear Analysis of Fischer-Tropsch Slurry Bubble Column Reactor Models | |
Nandkishor Nere | 2003-2008 | Abbott Laboratories | Modeling of Milling |
Jayanta Chakraborty | 2008-2010 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | Modeling of Milling and Crystal Morphology Distribution |
Hyun-Seob Song | 2007-2012 | BHSAI, MD |
Dynamic Metabolic Modeling based on the Cybernetic
Approach Pathway Analysis of Genome-scale Metabolic Networks |