Former Group Members
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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