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Current Members
Research Scholars
Dr. Ahmad M. Harzandi
Senior Research Associate, Illinois Institute of Technology - Fall 2021
Research Interests: surface chemistry and catalysis, Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, operando analysis for material characterization and the mechanistic studies, CO2 Reduction Reaction.
Education:
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Ph.D., Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Sep 2016-March 2020
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M.Sc., Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Sep 2003-May 2004
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B.Sc., Chemistry, Azarbaijan Shahid madani University, Sep 1998 - June 2002
E-mail: amosenharzandi@iit.edu
Doctoral Students
Alireza Kondori
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2018 - Present
Research Interests: Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (Hydrogen Evolution, Metal-Air Batteries, Metal-Ion Batteries, CO2 Conversion), Materials Design and Synthesis, Materials Characterization, Catalysis, Chemical Kinetics and Modeling.
Education:
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Master of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2018 - Spring 2021
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M.Sc., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Fall 2016 - Fall 2017
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B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Fall 2012 - Fall 2016
E-mail: akondori@hawk.iit.edu
Mohammadreza Esmaeilirad
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2018 - Present
Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Science, Kinetics, Modeling and Simulation, Electrochemical Engineering.
Education:
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M.Sc., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2012 - Fall 2014
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B.Sc., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, Fall 2008 - Fall 2012
E-mail: mesmaeilirad@hawk.iit.edu
Ahmad Ijaz
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Fall 2021 - Present
Research Interests: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Transport Phenomena of Multiphase Flow, Sustainable Energy Technologies.
Education:
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M.Sc., Process Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Fall 2014 - Fall 2016
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B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Fall 2010 - Fall 2014
E-mail: aijaz@hawk.iit.edu
Karen A. Castaneda
Ph.D. Student in Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2021 - Present
Education:
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M.Sc., Physics, University of Guanajuato, 2019
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B.Sc., Physics, University of Quindio, 2016
E-mail: kcastanedamarin@hawk.iit.edu
Ishani Senevirathna
Ph.D. candidate in Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2022 - Present
Research Interests: Electrochemical Energy conversion and storage, Materials Characterization, Magnetic materials, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Education:
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B.Sc., Physics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2016 - 2020
E-mail: hsenevirathna@hawk.iit.edu
Gayoon Kim
Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Fall 2022 - Present
Research Interests: Developing cathodic materials for lithium-ion/air and sodium ion/air batteries.
Education:
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M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Spring 2020 - Fall 2021
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B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Spring 2016 - Fall 2019
E-mail: gkim33@hawk.iit.edu
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Taha Baghbanronaghi
Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2023 - Present
Research Interests: CO2 Reduction Reaction, Lithium-Ion/ Air Batteries, Materials Synthesis and Characterization, Catalysis
Education:
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M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology of Technology, Fall 2017 - January 2020
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B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Fall 2013 - Fall 2017
E-mail: tbaghbanronaghi@hawk.iit.edu
Parsa Amouzesh
Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2023 - Present
Research Interests: CO2 Electrocatalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Heterogeneous Catalysis
Education:
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M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Sept 2020 - Dec 2022
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B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Isfahan, Sept 2016 - Sept 2020
E-mail: samouzesh@hawk.iit.edu
Master Students
Yancun Qi
Master student in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Fall 2021 - Present
Research Interests: Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (Metal-Air Batteries, Metal-Ion Batteries)
Education:
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B.Sc., Environment Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Fall 2017 - 2021
E-mail: yqi20@hawk.iit.edu
Pablo Diego Maristany
Master student in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Fall 2022
Research Interests: Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (CO2 conversion to value-added chemicals)
Education:
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B.Sc., Energy Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain 2016 - 2021
NSF REU Program Students
Fiona M. Collins
Daniel Rossi
Summer 2022
Summer 2021
Alumni Members
Andres Ruiz Belmonte
MEng Chemical Engineering, 2018
Current Position: Project Engineer en Tecnicas Reunidas
Pablo Navarro Muñoz-Delgado
MEng Chemical Engineering, 2018
Current Position: Mechanical Engineer at Raul V. Bravo + Associates, Inc.
Christopher Coble
MEng Chemical Engineering, 2019
Current Position: Process Engineer at Cargill
Jackson Hayes
Masters Chemical Engineering, 2021
Current Position: Ph.D. student in Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University
Yankee Zhou
Masters Chemical Engineering, 2020
Erin Efimoff
B.Sc. and MAS Chemical Engineering, 2020
Current Position: Fuel Cell Controls Test Engineer at General Motors (GM)
Geovic Tonasse
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, 2020
Current Position: CDP Plant Process Engineer-HyCO/Energy Systems
Sadaf Maghsoudipour
B.Sc. and MAS Chemical Engineering, 2020
Current Position: Process Engineer at Middough Inc.
Junwon Park
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, 2020
Current Position: Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Doyle
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, 2022
Current Position: Chemical Engineering Intern at Redwood Materials
High School Students
Nitika Goswami
Ashley Jiang
Aayan Ilyas
Jonathan Abraham
Komal Talloo
Prachi Gyanmote
Linda Wang
Emily Seburn
Yumin Kim
Isha Rustegi
Andy Dong
Maitri Shah
Sam Plenio
Anand Yallapragada
Summer 2022
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Summer 2021
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Summer 2020
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Summer 2019
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Summer 2018 and 2019