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: 

• Ph.D., Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Sep 2016-March 2020

• M.Sc., Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Sep 2003-May 2004

• B.Sc., Chemistry, Azarbaijan Shahid madani University, Sep 1998 - June 2002

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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: 

• Master of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2018 - Spring 2021

• M.Sc., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Fall 2016 - Fall 2017

• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

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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:

• M.Sc., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2012 - Fall 2014

• 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:​

• M.Sc., Process Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Fall 2014 - Fall 2016

• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Fall 2010 - Fall 2014

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E-mail: aijaz@hawk.iit.edu

Karen A. Castaneda

Ph.D. Student in Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Spring 2021 - Present

Education:​

• M.Sc., Physics, University of Guanajuato, 2019

• 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:​

• B.Sc., Physics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2016 - 2020

E-mail: hsenevirathna@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:​

• 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:​

• B.Sc., Energy Engineering,  Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain 2016 - 2021​