Eilers Alumni

2025

  • Damian Agi

    Project Title:
    Physics-Informed Machine Learning Surrogate Kinetic Modeling for the Design and Optimization of Oligomerization Reactors for Sustainable Shale Gas Processing
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Alexander Dowling
  • Noah Cabanas

    Project Title:
    Irradiation-Induced Changes of (Th1-xUx)O2 Materials towards Improved Nuclear Energy Safety
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Ani Aprahamian
  • Mawuli Degbevi

    Project Title:
    Surface Radical Reactions at Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and CO2 Reduction
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Emily Tsui
  • Jizhou Jiang

    Project Title:
    Electrochemical Validation of Donnan Exclusion Mechanisms in Molecular Layer-by-Layer Membranes
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jennifer Schaefer
  • Jose Rebolledo-Oyarce

    Project Title:
    Understanding Copper Sites in Cu-Zeolites through Mechanistic Insights from H₂-TPR
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    William Schneider
  • Alba Scotto d'Apollonia

    Project Title:
    Single Ni2+ Active Sites Isolated on Polyoxometalates for Light Olefin Oligomerization
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jason Hicks

2024

  • Barnabas Agbodekhe

    Project Title:
    Computational Investigation and Discovery of Novel Materials for the Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Phaseout of Hydrofluorocarbons
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Edward Maginn
  • Irina Gushchina

    Project Title:
    Chalcohalide Nanocrystals for Solar Energy Harvesting: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Applications
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Masaru Kuno
  • Etinosa Osaro

    Project Title:
    Development of a Universal Adsorption Model for Efficient Energy Applications: Simultaneous Exploration of Molecule and Material Space using Active Learning
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Yamil Colón
  • Hope Otor

    Project Title:
    Elucidating Plasma-Catalytic Interactions for Nitrogen Fixation
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jason Hicks
  • Jonathan Ouimet

    Project Title:
    Diafiltration Cascades for Critical Mineral Separations to Support a Clean Energy Transition
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    William Phillip
  • Gábor Szabó

    Project Title:
    Revealing the Role of Iodine Expulsion in Perovskite Solar Cells
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Prashant Kamat
  • Ke Wang

    Project Title:
    Bayesian Optimization of Additive Manufacturing for Thermoelectric Materials
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Alexander Dowling

2023

  • Humu Braimah

    Department:
    Economics
  • Carmen Chamberlain

    Project Title:
    High Pressure Studies of Uranium (VI) Minerals to Promote a Safer and More Sustainable Future for Nuclear Energy
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Peter C. Burns
  • Russell Clarke

    Project Title:
    Low-Temperature Dehydrogenation and Coupling of Light Alkanes using Nonthermal Plasma-Assisted Catalysis
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jason C. Hicks
  • Wedage Lakna Nuwanthi Dayaratne

    Project Title:
    Hybrid Molybdenum Bronzes for Energy-Related Applications
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Adam Jaffe
  • João Dinis Oliveira Abranches

    Project Title:
    Novel Sustainable Materials Design with Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Yamil J. Colón
  • Garam Lee

    Project Title:
    Understanding the formation and reactivity of metastable azide (N3) on metal surfaces from the interaction with non-thermal plasma-activated nitrogen (N2)
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Casey O'Brien
  • Agboola Suleiman

    Project Title:
    Discovery of High-Performance Gas Separation Polymer Membranes Assisted by Machine Learning
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Ruilan Guo

2022

  • Michael Dugas

    Project Title:
    Understanding Electrostatic Interactions in Functionalized Copolymer Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Membranes
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    William Phillip
  • Anthony Kipkorir

    Project Title:
    Designing AgInS2-CdS Heterostructure with improved charge separations
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Prashant Kamat
  • Deanna Poirier

    Project Title:
    Plasma-Assisted Catalysis for Upgrading Ethane to Valuable Liquid Products through Carbon-Nitrogen Coupling
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jason Hicks
  • Hui Xu

    Project Title:
    Operando Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Platform for Studying the Structure and Dynamics of Amine-based Membranes in Complex Environments
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Casey O'Brien
  • Lingyu Yang

    Project Title:
    Development of a Novel Polymer Membrane Platform for Alkaline Fuel Cell Electrolyte Application
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jennifer Schaefer

2021

  • John Hoffman

    Project Title:
    Spatially-Controlled Functionalization of Nanofiltration Membranes
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    William Phillip
  • Krishnendu Mukherjee

    Project Title:
    Computational Materials Discovery and Design for Water Vapor Adsorption using Nanoporous Materials
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Yamil Colón
  • Agust Olafsson

    Project Title:
    Infrared Nano-spectroscopy of Plasmonic Materials Using High-resolution STEM-EELS
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Jon Camden
  • Preethi Susan Mathew

    Project Title:
    Understanding the Effect of Crystallinity on Perovskite Stability
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Prashant Kamat
  • Yujia Wang

    Project Title:
    Computational Investigation of the Identity and Reactivity of Exchange Cu Sites in Zeolites for Selective Activation of Methane
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    William Schneider

2020

  • Shelby Brantley

    Project Title:
    Understanding the Dynamics of Solid-Electrolyte Interphase in Sodium Ion Batteries with Fluoroethylene Additive
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Steven Corcelli
  • Jeffrey DuBose

    Project Title:
    Understanding How Phase Segregation Occurs in Mixed Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Prashant Kamat
  • Elvis Eugene

    Project Title:
    Revolutionizing Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling with Membrane Separations: Multiscale Modeling, Optimization, and Uncertainty Quantification
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Alexander Dowling
  • Hunter Ford

    Project Title:
    Electrochemically Stable Ionomers with Minimal Sulfur Affinity for Mitigating the Polysulfide Shuttle in Metal-sulfur Batteries
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jennifer Schaefer
  • Mitsugu Hasegawa

    Project Title:
    Development of a Drag Reduction Technique Using a Microfiber Coating Inspired by Hair-follicles on the Seal
    Department:
    Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Hirotaka Sakaue

2019

  • Nayara Aguiar

    Project Title:
    Electricity Market Design to Increase Integration of Renewables in the Power Grid
    Department:
    Electrical Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Vijay Gupta
  • Michael Brennan

    Project Title:
    Compositionally Insensitive Size-Dependent Stokes Shifts in CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) Nanocrystals
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Masaru (Ken) Kuno
  • Laura Merrill

    Project Title:
    The Role of Morphology and Electrochemical Interface on the Electrodeposition/Dissolution Efficiency of Magnesium Batteries
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jennifer L. Schaefer
  • Samuel Perry

    Project Title:
    Intercalation of Uranyl Peroxide Nanoclusters into Synthetic Layered Double Hydroxide Clays
    Department:
    Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
    Advisor(s):
    Peter C. Burns
  • Qinnan Zhang

    Project Title:
    Toward a better understanding of iptycene-based polyimide membranes: structure, microporosity and gas separation performance
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Ruilan Guo

2018

  • Yolanda Bonita

    Project Title:
    Catalytic performance of molybdenum based bimetallicphosphide catalysts for C-O bond activation for renewable energy production
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Jason C. Hicks
  • Feng Gao

    Project Title:
    Elucidating the Role of Electrostatic Interactions in Facilitating Ion Transport through Charge-Mosaic Membranes for Water Purification and Desalination Applications
    Department:
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    William A. Phillip
  • Rebecca Scheidt

    Project Title:
    Charge Carrier Migration and Halide Ion Movement in All-Inorganic Perovskite Films for Photovoltaic Applications
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    Prashant V. Kamat
  • Andrew Schranck

    Project Title:
    Urea electrolysis cells for producing hydrogen fuel
    Department:
    Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
    Advisor(s):
    Kyle Doudrick

2017

  • Hanyu Ma

    Project Title:
    Size Effect on Ruthenium Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Hydrogen Generation from Hydrazine Borane
    Department:
    Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
    Advisor(s):
    Peter Burns
  • Randal Marks

    Project Title:
    Selective conversion of nitrate to ammonia using earth-abundant hydrogenation catalysts
    Department:
    Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
    Advisor(s):
    Kyle Doudrick
  • Triet Nguyen-Beck

    Project Title:
    Rationalizing the Size-dependent Stoke Shifts in Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals
    Department:
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Advisor(s):
    John Parkhill
  • Jize Zhang

    Project Title:
    A Comprehensive Computational Framework for Layout Optimization of Wave Energy Converters that Addresses Large Dimensional Arrays, Causal Control and Uncertain Wave Environments
    Department:
    Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
    Advisor(s):
    Alexandros Taflanidis