Alumni.
Postdoctoral Research Associates.
Dr. Wenqing Zhang
2021-2022
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2021, Purdue University
Dr. Pinn-Tsong Chaing
2017-2018
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2015, Rice University
Dr. Ciceron Ayala
2015-2017
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2015, Rice University
Dr. Mayank Gupta
2014-2017
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2010, Louisiana State University
Dr. Sivaram Pradhan
2013-2016
Ph.D., Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2011, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK
Dr. Zhen Wang
2014-2015
Ph.D., Thermal Power Engineering, 2014, Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Huifeng Qian
2012-2014
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2012, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Jerimiah Forsythe
2011-2014
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011, Louisiana State University
Dr. Hitesh G. Bagaria
2007-2011
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2006, University of Alabama
Dr. Roderick B. Pernitesbr
2012-2013
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011, University of Houston
Dr. Matthew Blankschien
2010-2013
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, 2009, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Zachary Schaefer
2011-2012
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011, Penn State University
Dr. Muhammed K. Gheith
2006-2007
Ph.D., Photonics, 2004, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Ammar Alkhawaldeh
2003
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering 2002 Texas A&M
Dr. Rohit K. Rana
2003-2004
Ph.D., Chemistry, 1999, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Dr. Jie Yu
2009-2010
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2008, Rice University
Dr. Jong Hun Han
2002-2003
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1999, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Dr. Ingrid Stepanek-Basset
2002-2003
Ph.D., Condensed Matter Physics, 2001, University of Montpellier II, France
Graduate Students.
Dr. Hunter Jacobs
2024
Mr. John Nguyen
2023
Dr. Austin Fehr
2023
Dr. Bo Wang
2023
Dr. Christian Conrad
2023
Dr. Tanya Rogers
2021
Ms. Rhea Nargund
2021
Dr. Priscilla Dias Da Silva
2021
Mr. Juan Donoso
2021
Dr. Yan Xu
2020
Dr. Chelsea Alexis Clark
2020
Dr. Sujin Guo
2020
Ms. Xinying Luan
2020
Dr. Camilah Powell
2020
Dr. Yiyuan "Ben" Yin
2019
Ms. Samantha Samaniego
2019
Dr. Li Chen
2017
Mr. Jake Robert Lobb
2017
Dr. Varun Shenoy Gangoli
Mr. Juan C. Velazquez
Dr. Zhun Zhao
2014
Dr. Sravani Gullapalli
2013
Dr. Sumedh Warudkar
2013
Dr. Lori Pretzer
2013
Dr. Gautam Kini
2011
Dr. Nikolaos Soultanidis
2011
Mr. Quang Nguyen
2011
Dr. Yu-Lun Fang
2011
Dr. Shyam Benegal
2011
Dr. Kimberly Heck
2009
Dr. Subashini "Suba" Asokan
2008
Dr. Jie Yu
2008
Ms. Grainne Duffy
2006
Dr. William V. Knowles
2006
Dr. Vinit S. Murthy
2006
Dr. Michael O. Nutt
2006
Ms. Regina M. Yoo
2006
Mr. Zuze Mu
2004
Mr. Ramsey Smith
Mr. Richard Lucas
Mr. Hassan Alasiri
Undergraduate Students.
- 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. 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)