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James Gilchrist
Nazrin Hasanova
Farheen Akhtar
Rachel Smith
Cosmetics/Hair Care UG Researchers
Amelia Le
Leela Deshpande
Maria Cortes
Active Microroller UG Researchers
Grace McKinley
Katie Weis
Erlind Kore
Aidan Donnelly
Toussaint Mbabazi
Ava Ritchie
Emma Najarian
John Hammond
Ryan Voges
Now recruiting graduate students - contact Professor Gilchrist for information
click here for a brief overview of graduate programs at Lehigh
Professor James F. Gilchrist (he/him)
Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
affiliated with Polymer Science and Engineering and Lehigh's College of Health, AIChE Fellow
Postdoctoral Research - University of Illinois, Materials Science and Engineering
(w/ Professor Jennifer Lewis)
PhD in Chemical Engineering - Northwestern University w/ Professor Julio Ottino
BS in Chemical Engineering - Washington University in St. Louis
gilchrist@lehigh.edu, office: HST 273, Resume here (updated 2025)
Nazrin Hasanova
PhD Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Co-advised with Professor Kelly Schultz
BS in Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University
nah221@lehigh.edu
Farheen Akhtar
PhD Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
BS in Chemical Engineering, Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology
MS in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur
faa224@lehigh.edu
Rachel Smith
MS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
rfs225@lehigh.edu
Grace McKinley
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
gem227@lehigh.edu
Katie Weis
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
kaw527@lehigh.edu
Leela Deshpande
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
lmd227@lehigh.edu
Amelia Le
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
qtl227@lehigh.edu
Maria Cortex
BS Candidate - Integrated Business and Engineering (ChBE)
mac728@lehigh.edu
Aidan Donnelly
BS Candidate - Electrical and Computer Engineering
aid228@lehigh.edu
Erlind Kore
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
erk228@lehigh.edu
Toussaint Mbabazi
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
tom228@lehigh.edu
Ava Ritchie
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
avr428@lehigh.edu
Emma Najarian
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
emn228@lehigh.edu
John Hammond
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
jsh229@lehigh.edu
Ryan Voges
BS Candidate - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ryv228@lehigh.edu
Recent Member Highlights
Dr. Sarah Vezzetti
Senior Scientist, Evonik
PhD - Polymer Science and Engineering
MS in Polymer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University
BS in Chemistry, Delaware Valley University
sev217@lehigh.edu
Dr. Jinghui Gao
Postdoc, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology
PhD - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
BS in Materials Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China
jig318@lehigh.edu
Dr. Maria Chiara Roffin
Lecturer, University of Leicester
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD in Physics - University of Warwick
Masters in Physics of Complex Systems for Biology, University of Turin
Bachelor Degree in Physical Engineering, Politecnico of Turin,
mcroffin@gmail.com
Dr. Samuel Wilson-Whitford
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Aston University
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD in Chemistry - University of Warwick
MChem in Chemistry - University of Warwick
s.wilson-whitford@aston.ac.uk
Noah Tobin
BS Candidate - Mechatronics Engineering (Co-op student)
Rochester Institute of Technology
ntobin5647@gmail.com
Alumni (updates are always welcome from former group members!)
Postdoctoral Associates and Senior Staff
Dr. Samuel Wilson-Whitford - Aston University (LinkedIn)
Dr. Maria Chiara Roffin - University of Leicester (LinkedIn)
Dr. Xue Li - International Flavors & Fragrances
Professor Eric Daniels - Lehigh University
Dr. Ryan Slopek - Fuchs Lubricants Co.
PhD Degrees
Dr. Sarah Vezzetti (Ph.D. 2024) - Evonik
Dr. Jinghui Gao (Ph.D. 2024) - Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology
Dr. Thitiporn Kaewpetch (Ph.D. 2021) - Kasetsart University
Dr. Karl Seven (Ph.D. 2019) - Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Kedar Joshi (Ph.D. 2017) - Rice University - now a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology, Goa
Dr. Midhun Joy (Ph.D. 2016) - Air Liquide
Dr. Tanyakorn Muangnapoh (Ph.D. 2015) - Nanotech - National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand
Dr. Alexander Weldon (Ph.D. 2014) - Blue Origin
Dr. M. Tharanga Perera (Ph.D. 2014) - AkzoNobel
Dr. Bu Xu (Ph.D. 2012) - Shandong University of Science & Technology
Dr. Pisist Kumnorkaew (Ph.D. 2010) - Nanotech - National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand
Dr. Changbao Gao (Ph.D. 2010) - Sherwin-Williams
Dr. Kenneth J. Ford (Ph.D. 2008) - Lyndra Therapeutics
MS Degrees
Jainam Sheth (M.S. 2021)
Sean Hoenig (M.S. 2020) - Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
Dr. Zhiqiao Zeng (M.S. 2017)
Naval Singh (M.S. 2017)
Qi Rao (M.S. 2008)
Undergraduate and High School Students
(not all listed - please contact me at gilchrist@lehigh.edu if you would like to reconnect!)
Tyler Richardson (B.S. 2026)
Sarah Gao (B.S. 2026)
John (Jack) Riffle (B.S. MEM 2026)
Genevieve Powell (B.S. IDEAS 2026)
Alyssa Weeks (B.S. 2025)
Casey Dolan (B.S. 2025)
Clark Cui (B.S. 2025)
Harry Brown (B.S. 2026)
Alexander Oh (B.S. 2025)
Mahir Ashab Enan
Clark Cui (B.A. Chemistry 2025)
Douglas Hardy (B.S. 2024)
Brianna Sauder (B.S. 2024)
Wei Tai (B.S. 2024)
Emily Stewart (B.S. 2024)
Joseph Rush (B.S. 2025)
Chiwon Yu
Jocelyn Lu
Evan Shieh
Marietta Sisca (B.S. 2023)
David Kramer (B.S. 2023)
Lucy Moos (B.S. 2023)
Evan Shieh (B.S. 2025, Pennsylvania State University)
Joyce Sundo (B.S. 2025, Stevens Institute of Technology)
Jessica Barry (B.S. 2023)
Otto Capps (B.A. in Finance, 2022)
William Buckley (B.S. 2022)
(Coffee and Cosmetics Students)
Sherwood Benevides (B.S. 2018)
Marilyn Garito (M.S. 2018)
Sahas Veera - University of Texas at Austin
Josh Newnham - University of Melbourne
Samantha Durso (B.S. 2017)
Georgios Pilitsis (B.S. 2017)
Joseph Triolo (B.S. 2017)
Kyle Smyth (B.S. 2016)
Caitlyn Tzou (B.S. 2016)
Jane Boettcher - Stanford University, Harvard Law
Mike Stever (B.S. 2015)
Scott McBeth (B.S. 2012)
Greg Barnett (B.S. 2011)
Chris Brunn (B.S. 2011)
Deniz Pamukcu (B.S. 2011)
Jonathan Cursi
Colleen Curley (BDSI)
Abigail Lefkowitz (BDSI)
Kristen Mason (BDSI)
D'Andre Watson (BDSI)
Meaghan Phipps (BDSI)
Daniel Altman (B.S. 2009)
Andrew Tadros(B.S. 2010)
Colin Armstrong (B.S. 2009)
Rich Evans (B.S. 2010)
Corey Luthringer (B.S. 2009)
Berc Kalanyan (B.S. 2008)
Mike Stern (B.S. 2008)
Diana Joyce (B.S. 2007)
Tim Matthews (B.S. 2007)
Jennifer Purcell (B.S. 2007)
Troy Spengler (B.S. 2007)
Scott Blumhof(B.S. 2006)
Daniel Buschman (B.S. 2006)
Wahida Hazmin (B.S. 2006)
Mike Beaver (B.S. 2005, Ph.D. Lehigh University)
Jeff Bretz (B.S. 2005)
Eric James (B.S. 2005)
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