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Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
Office: EAS-119G
bparen@stevens.edu
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (2021), University of Pennsylvania
BS/MS in Materials Science and Engineering (2016), Carnegie Mellon University
double major in Engineering and Public Policy
PhD Students
PhD Students
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering
PhD Student in Materials Science and Engineering
PhD Student in Materials Science and Engineering
PhD Student in Materials Science and Engineering
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Group photos
Group photos
Celebrating another successful semster! (Fall 2025)
Prof. Paren, Ben H., and Mengyi took a trip to NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Lab, to conduct X-ray scattering experiments. (Summer 2025)
Celebrating the end of the semester! (May 2025)
End-of-the year gathering! (Dec. 2024)
First Group Dinner! (Dec. 2023)
Undergraduate/Master's summer researchers (Summer 2024)
Group Alumni
Group Alumni
Master's Students:
2024: Payne Yang (M.S. in Chemical Engineering '24)
Undergraduates:
2026: Alvaro Quequejana (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '29)
2025-2026: Thomai Andreopoulos (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '28)
2025-2026: Lucka Mai (B.E. in Civil Engineering '28)
2025-2026: Lena Lopes (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '26) - Evonik
2025-2026: Yui Koyama (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '26)
2025: Zoe Ansell (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '28)
2024-2025: Tyler Housel (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '28)
2024-2025: Alex Rossi (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '26) - PhD Student at University of Delaware
2024-2025: Joyce Sundo (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '25) - Quaker Color
2024-2025: Melody Li (B.S. in Chemical Biology '27)
2023-2025: Christopher Lydon (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '25) - PhD Student at Penn State University
2023-2025: Erica Strojny (B.E. in Chemical Engineering '25) - M.S. student (in Materials Science and Engineering) at Stevens
2023-2024: Julia Munger (B.E in Chemical Engineering '25) - M.S. student (Engineering Management) at Stevens
Join us
Join us
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