Former Group Members

Jordy Ramos-Yataco
Ph.D. (2024) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
M.S. (2021) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2014) National University of Engineering-Peru, Chemical Engineering

Yasser Shalabi
Current: PhD Candidate, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
M.S. (2024) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2018) University of Michigan, Chemical Engineering

Sana Salaria
Ph.D. (2016) Guru Nanak Dev University, Organic Chemistry

Susanne Reischauer
Dr. rer. nat. (2022) Chemistry, Freie University Berlin
M.Sc. (2018) Advanced Materials Science, Graz University of Technology
B.Sc. (2017) Chemistry, Graz University of Technology

Sarah Friedman
M.Sc. (2023) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2021) University of Central Arkansas, Chemistry with Mathematics minor

Kenton Hicks
Ph.D. (2023) Northwestern University, Chemistry
B.A. (2017) Wabash College, Biochemistry and French

Joshua Kirkham
B.S. (2017) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering

Brianna Ruggiero
Current: Project Leader at Shell
Ph.D. (2023) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2018) Lehigh University, Chemical Engineering

Qining Wang
Ph.D. (2023) Northwestern University, Chemistry
B.A. (2018) Rutgers University – New Brunswick, Chemistry

Lauren Cho
B.S. (2021) University of Maryland at College Park, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. (2021) University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry

Sol Ahn
Current: Assistant Professor at Chung-Ang University, Korea
Ph.D. (2019), Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
M.S.,B.S. (2010) Yonsei University, Chemical Engineering

Andrew Wolek
Current: Dow Chemical
Ph.D. (2021) , Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
M.S.,B.S. (2017) Northeastern University, Chemical Engineering

Christian Contreras
Current: NuMat Technologies
Ph.D. (2021) Northwestern University, Chemistry
M.S. (2013) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2011) University of California-Riverside, Chemical Engineering

Huan Yan
Current: Assistant Professor, University of Science and Technology of China
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemistry

Mark Taylor
Current: Chemistry Teacher, Chicago Public Schools
B.S. (2014) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Chemical Engineering

Gao-Fong Chang (Cloud)
Current: Shiny Chemical Industrial Company, Taiwan
Post. Doc. Northwestern, Chemistry

Mihir Bhagat
Current: Brighthouse Consulting
Ph.D. (2021) , Chemical Engineering
B.Tech. (2016) Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Dyestuff Technology

Charmaine Bennett
Current: Dow Chemical
Ph.D. (2021) , Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2015) University of California-Santa Barbara, Chemical Engineering

Andrew Rosen
Current: Miller Fellow, UC Berkeley
Ph.D. (2021) , Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2015) Tufts University, Chemical Engineering

Emily Cheng
Current: Dow Chemical
Ph.D. (2021) , Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2016) University of Missouri-Columbia, Chemical Engineering

Abha Gosavi
Current: Intel Corp.
Ph.D. (2019), Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.Chem. (2014) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

Louisa Savereide
Current: Research Coordinator at EPFL Lausanne
Ph.D. (2019), Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2013) University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Chemical Engineering

Alex Ardagh
Current: Linguamatics
Post.Doc. University of Minnessota
Ph.D. (2018), Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2013) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemical Engineering

Chao Liu
Current: ExxonMobil
Post-Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2015) University of New Hampshire, Chemistry

Scott Nauert
Current: UOP LLC.
Ph.D. (2018), Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2013) Rice University, Chemical Engineering

Rachel Watson
Current: BASF
Ph.D. (2017) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2012) University of California-Riverside, Chemical Engineering

Zhenyu Bo
Current: Boston Consulting
Post-NRG: Micron Semiconductors
Ph.D. (2017) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2012) Purdue University, Materials Science and Engineering

Lauren McCullough
Current: The Dow Chemical Company
Ph.D. (2017) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2012) Pennsylvania State University, Chemical Engineering

David Childers
Current: Nalco
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2014) University of Illinois-Chicago, Chemical Engineering

Nick Thornburg
Current: Staff Scientist at NREL
Ph.D. (2017) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering

Sara Yacob
Current: ExxonMobil
Ph.D. (2016) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2011) University of Michigan, Chemical Engineering

Kevin Schwartzenberg
Current: Project Director, Sustainability, Energy, and Climate Change, WSP, USA
Post-NRG: Tradewater LLC
Ph.D. (2016) Northwestern University, Civil and Environmental Engineering
B.S. (2007) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering

Corinna Raimondo
Current: Data Forensics, Maidstone Consulting Group
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2012) ISIS Strasbourg University, Physical Chemistry

Chieh-Chao Yang
Current: DuPont Taiwan
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2011) Universiteit Twente, Chemistry

Sherzod Madrahimov
Current: Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2012) University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign

Todd Eaton
Current: Chemours
Post-NRG: Post. Doc. at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ph.D. (2015) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2010) Northeastern University, Chemical Engineering

Boone Thompson
Current: Savannah River National Laboratory
Ph.D. (2014) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2009) North Carolina State University, Textile Engineering

Mark Bachrach
Current: Director of EH&S, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Ph.D. (2014) Northwestern University, Chemistry
B.S. (2010) Yeshiva University, Chemistry

Patricia Iganacio-de Leon
Current: Donaldson Company
Post-NRG: Argonne National Laboratory
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. University of Utah, Chemistry

Sunyoung Park
Post-NRG: Korea ResearchInstitute of Science and Technology (KRICT)
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering

Dario Prieto
Current: Sunvapor, Pasadena
Next: Assistant Prof., Montana State
Then: SABIC
Post-NRG: Postdoc, U. Minn.
Ph.D. (2013) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering

Pria Young
Current: BP
Ph.D. (2013) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
B.S. (2006) Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Chemistry

Andy Korinda
Current: Hemlock Semiconductor
Ph.D. (2012) Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering

Christian Canlas
Current: W. R. Grace
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2010) Michigan State University, Chemistry

Natalia Morlanes
Current: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2007) Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Chemical Engineering

Nick Schoenfeldt
Current Position: W.R. Grace
Post.Doc. Northwestern University, Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. (2008) University of Iowa, Chemistry
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