Team
Professor Maureen Tang
- Associate Professor, Drexel University, 2020–
- Assistant Professor, Drexel University, 2014- 2020
- Postdoc Stanford University, 2012-2014
- PhD Chemical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, 2012
- BS Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2007
- Enjoys ultimate frisbee, mom stuff, and eating donuts with grad students
PhD Students
Ramchandra Gawas
- PhD Student in Chemical Engineering, joined 2018
- Co-advised by Prof. Joshua Snyder
- BS Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar ‘18
- Block co-polymers and oxygen reduction reaction
- Enjoys frisbee, soccer, and board games
Tana Siboonruang
- PhD Student in Chemical Engineering, joined 2019
- BS Chemical Engineering, NYU ‘19
- NSF Graduate Research Fellow
- Organic electrosynthesis
- Hobbies: Swimming, basketball, and making disfigured pizza
Emre Baburoglu
- PhD Student in Materials Science and Engineering, joined 2020
- Co-advised by Prof. Nicolas Alvarez
- BS & MS Chemistry and Mathematics, Durham University, UK ‘19
- Investigating composite electrode microstructure using electrical methods
Shihao Pan
- PhD Student in Chemical Engineering, joined 2020
- Co-advised by Prof. Nicolas Alvarez
- BS Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York ‘20
- Relating electrode microstructure to electrode performance
Rayan Alaufey
- PhD Student in Chemical Engineering, joined 2021
- MS Chemical Engineering, Columbia University ’21
- BS Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester ’19
- Transition metal oxides, catalyst design, and electrochemical oxidation reactions
- Enjoys eating out, exploring new coffee shops, and going on long walks
Karla Negrete
- PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, joined 2022
- MS Mechanical Engineering, UMBC ’21
- BS Mechanical Engineering, UMBC ’19
- Imaging techniques and analysis of battery electrodes
- Hobbies: Trad climbing, cooking, running, and trying hard to be a yoga person
Undergraduates
Christina Lents
- Undergraduate Student in Environmental Engineering, joined 2022
- Electrochemical sensor-based pesticide detection
- Hobbies: hikes, thrifting, and all types of art
Nicholas Carpentieri
Feben Wolde-Semayat
Alumni
Postdoctoral scholars
Harsha Attanayake, Postdoc 2021. Project: Electrocatalytic cyclohexane oxidation. Next stop: Evonik.
PhD graduates
Luis Rebollar Tercero, PhD 2022, Chemical Engineering. Thesis title: Understanding the pH Dependence of the Electrocatalytic Reversible Hydrogen Reaction. Next stop: GM.
Sophie Lee, PhD 2021, Chemical Engineering. Thesis title: Electrochemical Approaches to Interfacial Phenomena in Sodium and Lithium-Ion Batteries. Next stop: Exponent.
Kailot Harris, PhD 2020, Chemical Engineering. Thesis title: Mechanisms and Consequences of SEI Failure in Advanced Li-Ion Batteries. Next stop: University of Maryland, College Park
Samantha Morelly, PhD 2019, Chemical Engineering. Co-advised by Nicolas Alvarez. Thesis title: Processing – Structure – Performance Relationships in Li-ion Batteries: A Rheological Perspective. Next stop: DuPont.
Master’s graduates
Srinidi Badhrinathan, BS/MS 2022, Chemical Engineering. Co-advised by Josh Snyder. Thesis title: Investigating the Origins of Interfacial Molecular Additive Improvement of Alkaline HER/HOR Kinetics on Pt(111). Next stop: Giner.
Renee Saraka, BS/MS 2021, Chemical Engineering. Co-advised by Nicolas Alvarez. Thesis title: Correlating Processing Conditions to Microstructural Order and Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes. Next stop: Arkema.
Cassandra Lees, BS/MS 2020, Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering. Thesis title: Computational Investigation of Dead Weight Reduction in Li-Ion Batteries via Conductive Additive Gradients. Next stop: Redwood Materials.
Ryan Hoos, BS/MS 2017, Chemical Engineering. Next stop: Tesla.
Guan Huang, MS 2015, Chemical Engineering. Thesis title: Hydrogen Peroxide Electrocatalysis for Fuel Cells.
Undergraduates
James Lansing, BS 2020, Chemical Engineering. Project: Electrocatalysts for ozone production. Next stop: CRISPR Therapeutics.