Group & Alumni
Current Members
Recent Alumni
Alumni before 1998
Post-doc Alumni
Most Recent Visitors
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Current Members
Yifei Duan (Postdoctoral fellow)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San antonio, 2018
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2013
B.S. in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013
Song Gao (Graduate student in Mechanical Engineering)
M.S. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2018
B.S. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2015
Lu Jing (Postdoctoral fellow)
Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 2017
M.Eng. in Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, 2012
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 2010
Suwei Liu (Graduate student in Mechanical Engineering, co-advised by Sinan Keten)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2018
Thomas Lynn (Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Sciences and Applied Math)
M.S. in Engineering Sciences & Applied Math, Northwestern University, 2016
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2014
B.S. in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2014
Paul Umbanhowar (Research Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, 1996
M.S. in Physics, Boston University, 1991
B.A. in Physics, Carleton College, 1987
Mengying Wang (Graduate student in Mechanical Engineering)
M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2018
B.Eng in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2016
Mengqi Yu (Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Rice University, 2014
Recent Alumni
Ryan P. Jones (Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2020M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Davis 2010
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Denver, 2006
Currently at USGS, Golden, CO
Alexander M. Fry (Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2019M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014
Currently at P&G, Cincinnati, OH
Zhekai Deng (Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering)
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern, 2019B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Applied Math, University of Rochester, 2014
Currently at Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX
Hongyi Xiao (Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2018B.eng in Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2014
Currently Postdoctoral fellow in Durian Research Group at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, 2016
M.Sc. in Pure Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences and Statistics, Monash University, 2012
B.Sc. (Hons) with double major in Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences and Statistics, Monash University, 2009
Currently Postdoctoral fellow at The University of Sydney, Australia
Vidushid Wivedi (Graduate student in Chemical Engineering)
M.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2018B.E. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 2016
Currently at Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Austin B. Isner (Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering)
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern, 2017B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2012
Currently at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Adithya Shankar
M.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2017Currently at Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2017
M.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2011
M.S. in Mathematics, Delaware State University, 2010
B.S. in Mathematics, Delaware State University, 2008
Paul P. Park
Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2016M.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2011
B.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Math, Northwestern University, 2010
Currently at Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington D.C.
Zafir Zaman
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2016
A.B. in Chemistry with minor in Mathematics, Colgate University, 2010
Currently at Dupont, Wilmington, DE.
Conor SchlickPh.D. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2014
M.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2011
B.S. in Physics and Math, Boston College, 2010
Currently at Deloitte, Washington D.C.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2013
B.S. in Applied Physics, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 2011
Currently at Motorola, Inc., Chicago.
Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2011
M.S. in Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 2007
S.B. in Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
Currently at Purdue University
Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 2009
B.A. in Physics, Cornell University, 2004
Currently a Post-Doctoral Associate with Paulo Arratia in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at University of Pennsylvania.
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2009
B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
B.S. in Mathematics, University of Michigan, 2003
Currently Managing Partner at Datascope Analytics, LLC.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2008
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The National University of Singapore, 2004
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, 1997
Currently with UOP, LLC (a Honeywell Company).
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2007
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 2001
Currently an editor at Physics Today.
Previously a Post-Doctoral Associate with John Brady in Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2007
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Rice University, 2002
Currently with ExxonMobil Corporate Strategic Research.
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2007
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2001
Currently a Financial Engineer at Bengal Capital.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2006
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 2000
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2006
S.M. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 2000
Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2006
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2000
Currently with Eckhardt Trading Company.
Nitin Jain
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2004
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2000
Bachelor of Engineering, Panjab University, India, 1998
Currently a Management Consultant at ZS Associates.
Ben Socie
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2003
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 2002
Currently at Tetra Pak.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2003
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Washington University, 1997
Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University.
Previously a Post-Doctoral Associate with Jennifer Lewis in Materials Science and Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Kurt Smith
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2003
Currently with Archimedes, Inc. (www.archimedesmodel.com)
Marc Horner
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2002
Currently with Fluent, Inc.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2001
Currently with Kraft.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1998
Currently Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
Alumni before 1998
Ph.D. unless otherwise noted
Bresler, L. - Amoco, Naperville, Illinois; Chakravarthy, V. I2S Dallas; Chella, R. - Prof. Florida State University; Chien, W,L. - Goodyear Research Laboratories; Akron, Chipalkatti, M.H., GTE Laboratories, Boston; Danielson, T.J. Conoco, Oklahoma; de Rousell, P. 3M; Fields, S.D.-Rohm & Haas, Bristol, Pennsylvania; Franjione, J.G..-Tennessee Eastman; Hansen, S. Consultant IPA Global, Virginia; Jana, S.C., Head, Polymer Engineering, Akron University, Khakhar, D.V.- Provost for Faculty and Professor of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India, Kusch, H.A., Chevron, Leong, C.W.-venture capitalist, Malaysia, Lin, D.J. (Masters) returned Taiwan; Muzzio, F.J., Professor Rutgers University; Niederkon, T.C., Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati (recently changed jobs), Ohio; Rising, H -Iterated Systems; Sax, J.E. Technical Director, 3M; Serrano, M. - Dow Chemical, Midland, Michigan; Sevick, E.M.- Associate Professor, National Australian University; Shah, N.- Director of Research, Rohm & Haas, Bristol, PA; Swanson, P.D.-Simulation Sciences; Tjahjadi, M. GE, currently Senior Manager at Shanghai; Wolf, J.E. (Masters).
Post-doc Alumni
Hill, K.M. Faculty Univ. Minnesota; Metcalfe, G - CSIRO/DBCE, Australia; Shinbrot, T. Professor Biomedical Eng, Rutgers; Souvaliotis, A. National Starch
Most Recent Visitors
Arndt, T. (Germany); Siegmann-Hegerfeld, T. (Germany); Melani, D.A. (MIT undergraduate).
Jiajun Wang
Associate Professor
State Key Lab of Polymer Reaction Engineering
College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
