Principal Investigator

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse NY, USA, 2023

• BS in Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse NY, USA, 2019

• BS in Bioengineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, 2019

Professional Experience

• 07/2024 – Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington DC

• 08/2023 – 06/2024: Postdoc Research Associate, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI 

Honors and Awards

• Research! America Public Engagement Content Award (2025)

• Graduate Student Association Excellence in Applied Research Award (2023)

• Alumni Memorial Scholarship (2023)                                                                                

• AIChE Forest Bioproducts (FBP) Division Student Travel Award (2022)                                     

• Shastri Graduate Award (2022)                                                                                                                 

• Graduate Student Employees Union Professional Development Award (2020)

Professional Affiliations

• 2025-present: Guest Editor: Biorefining and Circular Economy: Innovative Processes for Waste Valorization, Processes

• 2024-2025: Guest Editor: Composite Hydrogels: From Fundamental Research to Application, Gels

Professional Memberships

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 

• American Chemical Society (ACS)    

Links

• Google Scholar 

• Linkedln 

• HU ChemE Department Web