GROUP Alumni
PHD ALUMNI
RICEM M. DIAZ ARROYO (PHD, 2024)
B. S. (2019) University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2024) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Synthetic Methods to Manipulate Spatial Distributions of Aluminum in Zeolite Crystallites and Consequences for Alkene Oligomerization Catalysis
Next Position: Dow
SOPURUCHUKWU A. EZENWA (PHD, 2024)
B. S. (2018) Tufts University, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2024) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Catalytic Consequences of Active Site Environments in Brønsted Acid Aluminosilicates on Toluene Methylation
Next Position: TBD
BRANDON K. BOLTON (PHD, 2024)
B. S. (2018) University of South Carolina, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2024) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Influence of Metal Speciation and Support Properties for Ammonia Oxidation and Other Automotive Exhaust Catalytic Applications
Next Position: Ecovyst
ANDREW D. MIKES (PHD, 2024)
B. S. (2018) University of Notre Dame, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2024) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Influence of Chabazite Zeolite Material Properties on Metal-Oxo Active Site Distributions for Partial Methane Oxidation
Next Position: TBD
ELIZABETH E. BICKEL (PHD, 2022)
B. S. (2017) Tennessee Technological University, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2022) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Synthesis of Medium-Pore Brønsted-Acid Zeolites with Tailored Active Site and Crystallite Properties and their Application for Propene Oligomerization Catalysis
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Minnesota (Aditya Bhan)
LAURA N. WILCOX (PHD, 2021)
B. S. (2016) University of Connecticut, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2021) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Mononuclear and Binuclear Copper Species in Cu-Exchanged Zeolites for Redox Reactions Including Partial Methane Oxidation
Next Position: Aramco
Current Position: Aclarity
CASEY B. JONES (PHD, 2021)
B. S. (2016) University of Wisconsin, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2021) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering (co-advisor: Fabio Ribeiro)
Dissertation: Active Site and Zeolite Topological Requirements for the Low-Temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx on Cu-Zeolites
Next Position: Dow
TREVOR M. LARDINOIS (PHD, 2021)
B. S. (2016) University of Wisconsin, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2021) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering (co-advisor: Fabio Ribeiro)
Dissertation: Influence of External Environment and Zeolite Material Properties on Extraframework Metal Structures for Passive Adsorption of Automotive Exhaust Pollutants
Next Position: Exponent
CLAIRE T. NIMLOS (PHD, 2020)
B. A. (2014) University of Colorado, Chemistry
Ph. D. (2020) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Influence of Organic and Inorganic Cations on Directing Aluminum Distributions in Zeolite Frameworks and Effects on Brønsted Acid Catalysis
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Thermochemical Catalysis Research and Development Group)
Current Position: Gevo
PHILIP M. KESTER (PHD, 2020)
B. S. (2014) The Ohio State University, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2020) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Hydrothermal Synthesis Methods to Influence Active Site and Crystallite Properties of Zeolites and Consequences for Catalytic Alkane Activation
Next Position: Dow
Current Position: Guild Associates
JUAN CARLOS VEGA-VILA (PHD, 2019)
B. S. (2014) University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2019) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Synthetic Strategies to Tailor Active and Defect Site Structures in Lewis Acid Zeolites for Sugar Isomerization Catalysis
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA (Dante Simonetti, Gaurav Sant)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
JASON S. BATES (PHD, 2019)
B. S. (2014) University of Kansas, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2019) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Structure and Solvation of Confined Water and Alkanols in Zeolite Acid Catalysis
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Wisconsin (Shannon Stahl)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering
RAVI K. JOSHI (PHD, 2019)
B. Chem. Eng. (2013) Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2019) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Mechanistic Investigations of Ethene Dimerization and Oligomerization Catalyzed by Nickel-Containing Zeotypes
Next Position: Phillips 66
JOHN R. DI IORIO (PHD, 2018)
B. S. (2013) University of Washington, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2018) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Synthetic Methods to Control Aluminum Proximity in Chabazite Zeolites and Consequences for Acid and Redox Catalysis
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, MIT (Yuriy Román-Leshkov)
Current Position: Munters
MICHAEL J. CORDON (PHD, 2018)
B. S. (2013) University of Arizona, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2018) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Consequences of the Hydrophobicity and Spatial Constraints of Confining Environments in Lewis Acid Zeolites for Aqueous-Phase Glucose Isomerization Catalysis
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Applied Catalysis and Emissions Group)
JAMES W. HARRIS (PHD, 2017)
B. S. (2012) University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2017) Purdue University, Chemical Engineering (co-advisor: Fabio Ribeiro)
Dissertation: Titration and Characterization of Lewis Acid Sites in Siliceous Oxides for the Catalysis of Oxygenates
Next Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Minnesota (Aditya Bhan)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, Chemical Engineering
POSTDOC ALUMNI
SONGHYUN LEE (POSTDOC, 2023)
B. S. (2014) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ph. D. (2020) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (advisor: Minkee Choi)
Postdoctoral (2023) Purdue University
Project: Crystallization of zeolites with tailored atomic arrangements and effects on methanol dehydration catalysis
Current Position: Dow
MYKELA DELUCA (POSTDOC, 2022)
B. S. (2015) Florida Atlantic University, Chemistry
Ph. D. (2021) University of Florida, Chemical Engineering (advisor: David Hibbitts)
Postdoctoral (2022) Purdue University
Project: Kinetics and mechanisms of NOx selective catalytic reduction on Cu-zeolites
Current Position: Mitra Chem
SIDDARTH KRISHNA (POSTDOC, 2021)
B. S. (2014) University of California-Berkeley, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2019) University of Wisconsin, Chemical Engineering (advisors: George Huber, Jim Dumesic)
Postdoctoral (2021) Purdue University
Project: Non-Mean-Field Kinetic Behavior of Cu Active Sites in Cu-Zeolites for NOx SCR
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Chemical and Biological Engineering
YOUNG GUL HUR (POSTDOC, 2020)
B. S. (2009) Hongik University, Chemical Engineering
M.S. (2013) Korea University, Chemical Engineering
Ph. D. (2017) Korea University, Chemical Engineering (advisor: Kwan-Young Lee)
Postdoctoral (2020) Purdue University
Project: Synthesis of core-shell zeolites; passive NOx adsorption for automotive catalysis
Current Position: Hyundai Motor Company
VISITING SCHOLARS
Asanka Wijerathne (2024) PhD Student, University of Virginia (Chris Paolucci)
Kathlen Yokoo (2023) PhD Student, University of Campinas, Brazil (Gustavo Paim Valença)
Sergio Damasceno (2023) PhD Student, Federal University of ABC, Brazil (Andre Ferlauto)
Tamara Siqueira Moraes (2023) Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Energy and Nuclear Research, Brazil (Fabio Fonseca)
Byung Jin Lee (2020) PhD Student, Korea University (Kwan-Young Lee)
Brandon Bukowski (2019) PhD Student, Purdue University (Jeff Greeley), Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Sichi Li (2018) PhD Student, University of Notre Dame (Bill Schneider)
Christopher Paolucci (2016) PhD Student, University of Notre Dame (Bill Schneider), Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Viktor Cybulskis (2016) PhD Student, Purdue University (Fabio Ribeiro, Nick Delgass), Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Young Gul Hur (2016) PhD Student, Korea University (Kwan-Young Lee)
MS ALUMNI
Arunima Saxena (2021) Purdue
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Jader Barros Calixto (2024) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Davi Goncalves de Carvalho (2024) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pedro Martins de Souza Freitas (2024) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daniel Zagatto Chan (2024) State University of Campinas, Brazil
Holden Tracy (2024) Purdue
Wyât-no-kwe Cervantes (2024) Purdue
Felipe Martínez Barreto (2024) Univ. Nacional de Colombia
Jackson Boodry (2023) Johns Hopkins University, PhD Student at Northwestern
Kyla Fung (2023) Washington University at St. Louis
Brayan Steven Torres Baron (2023) Univ. Nacional de Colombia, PhD Student at Purdue
Mahagani Lasciers (2023) North Carolina A&T State University
Kaila Durden (2023) North Carolina A&T State University
Geoffrey Hopping (2023) Purdue, PhD Student at Georgia Tech (David Flaherty)
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Eduardo Alcantara (2023) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lucas Araujo de Oliveira (2023) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Romulo Vieira Santos (2023) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eric Sauer (2022) Purdue
Lauren Oleksy (2022) Clarkson University, PhD Student at Northwestern (Dayne Swearer)
Teah Scott (2022) Howard University
Savanna Mack (2022) North Carolina A&T State University
Nelanne Bolima (2022) University of Maryland Baltimore County, Post-baccalaureate Student at Duke (Biomedical Engineering)
Natalie Zamiechowski (2022) Purdue
Angie Ocampo (2022) Univ. Nacional de Colombia
Paubla Gallego (2022) Univ. Nacional de Colombia
David Ramirez (2022) Univ. Santiago del Cali, Colombia
Samantha Land (2021) Purdue
Adam Rohrs (2021) Purdue
Olivia Gluth (2021) Univ. of Washington
Hannah Snider (2021) Rose-Hulman Univ., PhD Student at Princeton
Barry Goldwater Scholar
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Huston Locht (2021) Univ. of Florida, PhD Student at Georgia Tech (David Flaherty)
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Elijah Kipp (2021) Purdue (Honors Student), PhD Student at Minnesota (Aditya Bhan)
Undergraduate Thesis: Synthetic Control of Aluminum Arrangements in Chabazite Zeolites at the Unit Cell and Crystallite Length Scales
Harrison Lippie (2021) Purdue, PhD Student at Texas (Joaquin Resasco)
U.S. Fulbright Scholar (TU-Munich, Germany)
Hannah McGinness (2021) Purdue
Lauren Kilburn (2020) Univ. of Florida, PhD Student at Purdue (Raj Gounder)
Jiayang Wu (2020) Purdue, PhD Student at Wisconsin (George Huber)
Matthew Jacob (2020) Purdue, PhD Student at Minnesota (Aditya Bhan)
Lucas Baston (2020) Purdue (Honors Student), PhD Student at MIT (Yuriy Román-Leshkov)
Undergraduate Thesis: Effects of Zeolite Framework Topology on Cu Ion Exchange and Diffusion During NOx Selective Catalytic Reduction with Ammonia
Rohan Dighe (2020) Purdue
Juan Alban (2019) Univ. Nacional de Colombia, PhD Student at Purdue (Rakesh Agrawal)
Hannah Bossert (2019) Univ. of Minnesota
Christian Borrero Villabol (2019) Univ. of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PhD Student at Purdue (Raj Gounder)
Kendra Lin (2019) Purdue
Kaela Evans (2019) Washington University at St. Louis
Brian Bayer (2019) Purdue, PhD Student at Minnesota (Aditya Bhan)
Hyeonmin Jeong (2019) Purdue, PhD Student at Illinois (Charles Sing)
Seoungbo Shim (2019) Purdue
Sunanda Prasad (2019) Purdue
Rebecca Reitzel (2018) Purdue (Honors Student)
Undergraduate Thesis: Effects of Interzeolite Transformation on the Aluminum Distribution in Zeolite Frameworks
Melanie Brunet (2018) Univ. of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PhD Student at Illinois (Mary Kraft)
Yoonrae Cho (2018) Purdue, PhD Student at Notre Dame (Jason Hicks)
Zige Huang (2018) Purdue, MS Student at Cornell
Alyssa LaRue (2018) Purdue
Jacklyn Hall (2017) Purdue, PhD Student at Houston (Praveen Bollini)
Christopher Ioerger (2017) Purdue
Alisa Henry (2017) Purdue
Janmejay Goenka (2017) Purdue
Ricardo Cogua (2015) Univ. Nacional de Colombia
William Baud (2015) Purdue
Haefa Mansour (2015) Purdue (Honors Student), PhD Student at UC-Berkeley (Enrique Iglesia)
Undergraduate Thesis: Investigation of Diffusion Limitations for Glucose-Fructose Isomerization Catalyzed by Lewis Acidic Tin Sites in Zeolite Beta Crystallites
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Sawyer Morgan (2015) Purdue (Honors Student), PhD Student at Washington (Charlie Campbell, Minoru Taya)
Undergraduate Thesis: Synthesis of Metal-Containing AlPO-34 Molecular Sieves for NOx Pollution Abatement
Cindy Tavera (2014) Univ. Nacional de Colombia
Daniel Gonzalez (2014) Univ. Nacional de Colombia
Danesh Contractor (2014) Purdue
Austin Tackaberry (2014) Purdue
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
Miranda Chavez (2021) Taos High School, NM (Teacher)
Heather Valois (2021) Highland High School, NM (Teacher)
Holly Reichard (2019) Goshen High School, IN (Teacher)
Marie Mikels (2019) Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School, IN (Teacher)
Gabriel Mason (2018) Lafayette Jefferson High School, IN
Joey Mullins (2016) Lafayette Jefferson High School, IN
Anahi Rostro (2014, 2015) Warren High School, AR