People

Principal Investigator

Professor Dr. Erdogan Kiran 

Consulting Scientist

Dr. John C. Hassler 

Students

Current

Dawn Rhee, Ph.D. Student

Syed Ahmed Jarif, Ph.D. Student

Lisa Peoples, UG Researcher

Grant Floyd, UG Researcher

Melanie Lindblom, UG Researcher

Rakin Khoja, UG Researcher

Brooke Bennett, UG Researcher

Former Graduate Students (MS and Ph.D.)

Katrina Avery (2024, Ph.D.) 

Joseph A. Sarver (2022, Ph.D.)

Michael Williams (2020, Ph.D.)

James Dickmann (2019, Ph.D.)

Heather Grandelli (2013, Ph.D.)

Jian Fang (2008, Ph.D.)

Kun Liu (2007, Ph.D.)

Wei Zhang (2006, Ph.D.)

Jan Koop (2004, Diploma)

Christopher Kornmeyer (2004, Diploma)

Frank Schuch (2003, Diploma)

Daniel Beckel (2002, Diploma)

Gerd Upper (2002, Diploma)

Cigdem Dindar (2001, MS)

Zeynep Bayraktar (1999, MS)

Ke Liu (1999, MS)

Yan Xiong (1993, MS; 1998, Ph.D.)

Wenhao Zhuang (1995, Ph.D.)

Khaled Malki (1995, MS)

Hulya Balkan (1988, MS; 1993, Ph.D.)

Mohan R. Khadilkar (1993, MS)

Rajan Iyer (1992, MS)

Yasar L. Sen (1991, Ph.D.)

Laura J. Pingel (1990, MS)

Chandrakant R. Bhavsar (1989, MS)

Lixiong Li (1988, Ph.D.)

Vasudev P. Saraf (1988, Ph.D.)

Nitin G. Apte (1986, MS)

Michael A. Masse (1984, MS)

Emel Kemik (1981, MS)

Former UG Research or Senior Thesis Students

Allisson Lopez (2024)

Emma Troiano (2023-2024)

Dawn Rhee (2022-2023)

Bruce Furaha (2022-2023)

Jake Adams (2022-2023)

Grant van Horn (2021-2023)

Mackenzie Roach (2021)

Morgan Whitfield (2019-2021)

Joshua Rasco (2018-2019)

Mary McCorkill (2017-2019)

Jenna Sumey (2015-2017)

Scott Holahan (2016-2017)

Joseph Sarver (2015-2016)

Lauren Pironis (2015)

Macy Lupton (2015)

Mai Ngo (2014-2015)

KwangHae (Khan) Noh (2013)

Daniel Aube (2013-2014)

Melanie Merrick (2012)

Bryce Stickle (2012)

Andrew Nadler (2012)

Katharine Revitsky (2012)

Wesley Sellers (2011)

Casey Bolin (2011)

Bryce Stickle (2011)

Christy Mays (2011)

Theresa Cutler (2009)

Kathryn Corcoran Berkman (2009)

Katrina Ramsdell (2005)

Matthew Novak (2004)

Elizabeth Joyce (2004)

William Kuhlman (2001)

Steven M. Violette (1994)

Benjamin West (1993)

Robert Carter (1987)

David Mitchell (1986)

Robert Sabo (1985)

Carl J. Marsano (1984)

Patrick L. Riley (1984)

Lori Tuttle (1983)

Sharon Olds (1982)

Postdoctoral Fellows / Visiting Scientists

Joon Hyuk Yim (2014-2015), Doosan Corp, South Korea

Sulamith Frerich (2013), Assistant Professor, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany

Shinya Takahashi (2011-2013), Assistant Manager, Kureha Corporation, Japan

Nunzia Falco (2011-2012), Pharmaceutical Development Plant Manager, Merck Group, Italy

Juan M. Milanesio (2011), Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

Sang-Doe Yeo (1998 and 2004), Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea.

Giovanna Della Porta (1997), Associate Professor, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

Holger Pőhler (1996-1998), Research Manager, Kemira Chemicals, Espoo, Finland

Jington Li (1998), Manager, Fluid Sealing Technology Branch, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ontario, Canada.

Wenhao Zhuang (1996), QA Manager, Revolabs, Acton, Massachusetts.