Members
Current members
Former members
Graduate students
Name
Elham Malekzadeh
Qing Wang
Kaylee Sutton
Hokyung Song
Jia Fang
Maureen E. Cheung
Feng Song
Abdulhadi A. Al-Juhni
Lifang (Lisa) Wang
Qing wei Xu
Karunakar R. Jaggari
Pradeep K. Thallapalle
Period (Degree)
08/2017 - 12/2021 (PhD)
08/2013 – 12/2017 (PhD)
08/2014 – 08/2016 (MS)
05/2015 – 05/2016 (ME)
09/2012-12/2015 (PhD, co-advised)
08/2010 – 12/2014 (PhD)
08/2009 – 5/2014 (PhD)
08/2009 – 5/2014 (PhD, co-advised)
08/2009 – 12/2011 (MS)
08/2008 – 08/2010 (MS)
08/2006 – 12/2009 (PhD)
08/2007 – 12/2009 (MS)
08/2002 – 05/2007 (PhD)
08/2001 – 08/2007 (PhD)
08/2000 – 05/2006 (PhD)
08/2002 – 12/2004 (MS)
01/2003 – 08/2004 (MS)
01/2003 – 12/2004 (MS, co-advised)
08/2000 – 12/2002 (MS)
08/2000 – 08/2002 (ME)
Current position - location
Senior Scientist – Eurofins, Boston, MA
Senior Research Chemist – Koppers, Griffin GA
Sr. Technical Service & Development Engineer – The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Industrial Solutions, Saudi Arabia
Data Scientist , VP - Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH
Assistant Professor – Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Senior Research Manager – LG, Seoul, South Korea
Formulations Scientists– Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, IN
Senior Process Development Engineer – Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., Richmond, CA
Assistant Professor – Xihua University, Shanghai, China
Residence – Summa Health System, Akron, OH
Research Engineer – Huntsman Corporation, The Woodlands, TX
Principle Engineer – Shire, Westlake Village, CA
Senior Staff Scientist – Ashland Specialty Ingredients, NJ/DE
Associate Professor – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
CEO – IHN Laboratories, Inc, South Korea
Modeling and Assessment Specialist – Independent, Houston, TX
Technical Director – Adaptive3D Technologies, Dallas, TX
Linyi Jinmin Water Co., Ltd, Shangdong, China
Technical Development Manager –Nouryon, Chicago, IL
Engineering Advisor– Reservoir at California Resources Corporation, Bakersfield, CA
Visiting scholars
Dr. Sirilak Phomrak (2019 - 2020, then a PhD student at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, supported by the Thailand Research Fund) - stimuli responsive bacterial cellulose-rubber composite films
Dr. Suchata Kirdponpattara (2011 - 2012, then a PhD student at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, supported by the Thailand Research Fund) - wettability of porous bacterial cellulose sponges and membranes
Dr. Pamela Pesetto (2011, then an Assistant Professor, Universite du Maine, LeMans, France, supported by a Fulbright Fellowship) - antifouling coatings based on recycled rubber
High-school teachers
Joanna Price (St Vince & St Mary High School; Akron, OH, Summer 2013) - hydrogel for control release (NSF-RET)
Joshua Odom (East High School, Akron, OH; Summer 2012) - super water repellent surfaces (NSF-RET)
87 undergraduate students and 18 high-school students have been involved in research projects in our research group, and many of them have won awards and received scholarships (check out the "News" tab for details).
UG-HS-students2.pdf