Postdoctoral Researchers
Email: hqmiao@berkeley.edu
Education: Ph.D., UC Davis, Chemistry, 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Davis, Chemistry, 2025
Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley, Chemical Engineering, present
Research: Proton-coupled electron transfer in non-aqueous media
About Me: I enjoy collecting clean NMR spectra of the molecules I make — like capturing the perfect photograph of a scene.
Postdoctoral applicants can contact Prof. Razdan with a CV, description of prior research experience, and one-page proposal for their research endeavors in our group.
Graduate Students
Email: liam_norton@berkeley.edu
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 2022
1st Year Graduate Student at U.C. Berkeley
Research: Oxidative reactions in molten carbonates
About Me: Avid fan of hiking and road trips. Also, watching absolutely terrible movies.
Email: joshua_winnert@berkeley.edu
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, B.A. in Plan II Honors
The University of Texas at Austin
1st Year Graduate Student at UC Berkeley
Research: Methane pyrolysis in molten chloride salts
About Me: I enjoy backpacking, traveling, and Texas Longhorns football.
Graduate students admitted to the PhD program in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley can contact Prof. Razdan to learn more about emerging research projects.
Undergraduate Students
Brian Tong
Email: brianktong@berkeley.edu
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2027 (expected)
About Me: I joined the Razdan Group in Fall 2024. Outside of school and research, I play squash and am part of Cal Squash.
Zirun Liang
Email: zirunliang@berkeley.edu
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2026 (expected)
About Me: I'm a senior in Chemical Engineering. I'm also a fencer and was a member of UCSB fencing team.
Alexander Hennessy Henderson
Email: alexhendy14@berkeley.edu
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2026 (expected)
About Me: I am a senior transfer in chemical engineering that joined Razdan Group in Summer 2025. I am also an avid member of our school’s rocketry club, Space Enterprise at Berkeley, and love playing soccer and video games in my free time.
Anvitha Puritipati
Email: apuritipati@berkeley.edu
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2026 (expected)
About Me: I'm a senior in Chemical Engineering who joined the Razdan Group in Summer 2025. I'm the president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). I like to do crosswords in my free time.
Interested undergraduate student researchers can contact Prof. Razdan to learn more about available projects. Please include a current resume and statement of interest.