Alumni.

Research Scientists.

Dr. Kimberly Heck

2015-2024

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2015, Rice University

Postdoctoral Research Associates.

Dr. Byeong Jun Cha2023-2024
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2022, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Dr. Wenqing Zhang2021-2022
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2021, Purdue University
Dr. Pinn-Tsong Chaing2017-2018
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2015, Rice University
Dr. Ciceron Ayala2015-2017
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2015, Rice University
Dr. Mayank Gupta2014-2017
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2010, Louisiana State University
Dr. Sivaram Pradhan2013-2016
Ph.D., Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2011, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK
Dr. Zhen Wang2014-2015
Ph.D., Thermal Power Engineering, 2014, Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Huifeng Qian2012-2014
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2012, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Jerimiah Forsythe2011-2014
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011, Louisiana State University
Dr. Hitesh G. Bagaria2007-2011
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2006, University of Alabama
Dr. Roderick B. Pernitesbr2012-2013
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011, University of Houston
Dr. Matthew Blankschien2010-2013
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, 2009, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Zachary Schaefer2011-2012
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011, Penn State University
Dr. Muhammed K. Gheith2006-2007
Ph.D., Photonics, 2004, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Ammar Alkhawaldeh2003
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering 2002 Texas A&M
Dr. Rohit K. Rana2003-2004
Ph.D., Chemistry, 1999, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Dr. Jie Yu2009-2010
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2008, Rice University
Dr. Jong Hun Han2002-2003
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1999, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Dr. Ingrid Stepanek-Basset2002-2003
Ph.D., Condensed Matter Physics, 2001, University of Montpellier II, France

Graduate Students.

Mr. Joshua Samba2024
Dr. Hunter Jacobs2024
Mr. John Nguyen2023
Dr. Austin Fehr2023
Dr. Bo Wang2023
Dr. Christian Conrad2023
Dr. Tanya Rogers2021
Ms. Rhea Nargund2021
Dr. Priscilla Dias Da Silva2021
Mr. Juan Donoso2021
Dr. Yan Xu2020
Dr. Chelsea Alexis Clark2020
Dr. Sujin Guo2020
Ms. Xinying Luan2020
Dr. Camilah Powell2020
Dr. Yiyuan "Ben" Yin2019
Ms. Samantha Samaniego2019
Dr. Li Chen2017
Mr. Jake Robert Lobb2017
Dr. Varun Shenoy Gangoli

Mr. Juan C. Velazquez
Dr. Zhun Zhao2014
Dr. Sravani Gullapalli2013
Dr. Sumedh Warudkar2013
Dr. Lori Pretzer2013
Dr. Gautam Kini2011
Dr. Nikolaos Soultanidis2011
Mr. Quang Nguyen2011
Dr. Yu-Lun Fang2011
Dr. Shyam Benegal2011
Dr. Kimberly Heck2009
Dr. Subashini "Suba" Asokan2008
Dr. Jie Yu2008
Ms. Grainne Duffy2006
Dr. William V. Knowles2006
Dr. Vinit S. Murthy2006
Dr. Michael O. Nutt2006
Ms. Regina M. Yoo2006
Mr. Zuze Mu2004
Mr. Ramsey Smith

Mr. Richard Lucas

Mr. Hassan Alasiri

Undergraduate Students.

Mr. Abraham Nelson (2023-2024)
Ms. Kilali Latter (2024)
Mr. Kamal Tijani (2022-2023)
Ms. Emily Aspey (2022-2023)
Ms. Hope Moustakakis (2020-2021)
Mr. Shengqi Peter Hang (2019-2020)
Mr. David Elder (2018-2019)
Ms. Lea Godret-Miertschin (2018)
Ms. Devanshi Wadhwa (2017-2018)
Mr. Fernando Lejarza (2017-2018)
Mr. Max Kurtz (2017)
Ms. Sophia Grossweiler (2016)
Mr. Yuan (John) Gao (2015)
Mr. Colin Shaw (2012-2014)
Ms. Olivia Tati (2013-2015)
Mr. Karim De Vol (2014)
Ms. Sarah Munday (2013-2014)
Mr. Wilfred So (2014)
Mr. Peter Milling (2014)
Mr. Brandon Hautt (2011-2013)
Mr. Pongsak (Michael) Limpornpipat (2012-2013)
Mr. Luis (Rudy) Hasbun (2012-2013)
Mr. Sean Kim (2012)
Mr. Juyan Azhang (2010-2012)
Ms. Taryn Willett (2011-2012)
Mr. Jason Grider (2011-2012)
Ms. Nicole Lu (2010-2012)
Mr. Chris Romanczuk (2008-2012)
Mr. Apoorv Bhargava (2009-2012)
Mr. Naoki Nitta (2010-2011)
Ms. Hyun Song (2009-2011)
Mr. Sriram Chadrashekhar (2007-2008,2009)
Ms. Monica He (2009)
Ms. Amy Liu (2006-2009)
Mr. Barney Cruz (2008-2009)
Mr. Allen Liao (2008-2009)
Mr. Xing Zhe Loy (2006-2008)
Mr. Grant Belgard (2004-2008)
Mr. Wei Sun (2007)
Mr. Mark J. Pond (Beckman Scholar, 2005-2006)
Ms. Miinkay Yu (2006-2007)
Ms. Alison Takemura (Rice Century Scholar, NREU Research Fellowship, Morris K. Udall Scholar, 2004-2006
Mr. Christopher J. Barth (NREU Summer Research Fellowship; 2006)
Ms. Alessandra R. Carreon (CENG Department Internship, NREU Summer Research Fellowship; 2004)
Mr. Kush Mathur (RUSP Fellow, 2002-2003, 2006)
Mr. Prasad Sarangapani (from WPI; NREU Summer Research Fellowship; 2004)
Ms. Lynh Jones (CENG Department Internship, NREU Summer Research Fellowship; 2004)
Ms. Crystal E. Raman (AGEP Summer Research Fellowship; 2002)
Mr. James Glenn (from MIT; NREU Summer Research Fellowship; 2003)
Mr. Tinashe Ndoro (exchange student from International University of Bremen; 2003)

Visiting Scholars.

Mr. Rajvikram Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (2024)
Mr. Jan-Max Arana Juvé, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (2022)
Mr. Mateo Sanchez, Post Oak High School, Houston, TX (2022)
Mr. Zheng Li, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China (2019-2020)
Dr. Yongchao Li, School of the Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China (2019-2020)
Ms. Lijie Duan, School of the Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2018-2020)
Ms. Michelle Prospere, Jones Middle School through the NEWT RET Program (2019)
Ms. Kaitlin Bartuska, Mayde Creek Junior High School through the NEWT RET Program (2019)
Dr. Dennis Lee, Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI) at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea (2018)
Mr. William Zenor, San Jacinto College through the NEWT Research Experience REU Program (2018)
Dr. Hao Xu (2017)
Ms. Rio Tsukimura (2017)
Mr. Welman Curi Elias (2015-2016)
Ms. Arreyndip Rey Arung Etah, Houston Community College (2016)
Mr. John Classen, Dowling Middle School, HISD, Houston, TX (2015)
Dr. Yanhui Yang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)
Dr. Marwan Batiha, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan (2013-2014)
Dr. Ho-Jeong Chai, Korea Research Insitute of Chemical Technology, Korea (2013)
Dr. Hao Yu, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2013)
Dr. Marcelo Machido Viana, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (2012-2013)
Mr. Kai Zhou, Tsinghua University, China (2012-2013)
Dr. Weixia Tu, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering, China (2012-2013)
Mr. Ryan Charles Newell, St. John's School, Houston (2012)
Ms. Meiriane Faria Soares, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (2012)
Dr. Hao Qian, Huaqiao University, China (2011-2012)
Ms. Hua Yang, Ocean University of China, China (2011-2012)
Mr. Taye Zewdu, Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain (2012)
Dr. Yanqiu Sun, Department of Chemistry, Rice University (2012)
Mr. Sean Gelwick, Earlham College (2011)
Mr. Sean Yizhi Niu (2011)
Dr. Lina Mountziaris (2008-2011)
Ms. Jean Kang, The State University of New York, Buffalo (2011)
Mr. Kaoru Shibuya, Chiba University, Japan (2011)
Ms. Joni Arentz, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (2010-2011)
Ms. Shujing Li, Nankai University, China (2009-2011)
Mr. John Taylor, University of Texas-Pan American (2010)
Mr. Forrest Dukes, University of Texas at Austin (2010)
Ms. Michelle Black, High School Chemistry Teacher; Conroe High School, Conroe, TX (2010)
Ms. Xi Liang Tianjin University, China (2008-2009)
Mr. Luca Pasquali, Italy (2009)
Mr. Carlos D. Rueda, University of Houston (2009)
Ms. Isiana Rendan Escarcega (2009)
Mr. John "Clay" Callaway, St. John's School (2009)
Ms. Margaret Watkins, St. John's School (2009)
Mr. Stephen Goldrick, University College Dublin, Ireland (2008-2009)
Dr. Zhiqing Yuan, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, SINOPEC, China (2008)
Mr. Alejandro Ibarra-Lozano, Graduate Student, Monterrey Tech, Mexico (2008)
Ms. Michelle Dean, High School Teacher; Bellaire High School, Houston, TX (2008)
Mr. Jonathan Lo (2008)
Ms. Xuejiao Tang, Graduate Student, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University in Tianjin, China (2007-2008)
Ms. Vidya Shetty, NITK Surathkal, India (2008)
Ms. Wen-Yin Ko, Graduate Student, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan (2007-2008)
Mr. Jon Taylor, Undergraduate Student, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX (2008)
Mr. Mark Boylan, Graduate Student, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland (2007-2008)
Dr. Enrique Munoz Tavera, PhD, Bioengineering (2008)
Mr. Nicholas Nolan, Graduate Student, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland (2007-2008)
Ms. Nurgul Akcin, Graduate Student, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (2007)
Dr. M. Abbas Yaseen (2008)
Mr. Paris J. Cox, Graduate Student, Materials Science (2006-2007)
Dr. Pradeep P. Bhat (2007)
Mr. Gerard O'Sullivan, Graduate Student; University College Cork, Ireland; Foras Aiseanna Saothair Science Challenge Fellow (2006-2007)
Ms. Laura Summers, High School Teacher; Cypress Creek High School, Houston, TX (2005)
Ms. Jessica Forester, High School Student; Waller High School, Waller, TX (2005)
Mr. Apolinar (Paul) Guevarra, High School Teacher; Sharpstown High School, Houston, TX (2003)
Dr. Jillian Horn, SABIC Americas (2009-2010)