Principal Investigator
Dennis T. Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
Stony Brook University
Office: 250A Heavy Engineering Bldg
Email: dennis.t.lee@stonybrook.edu
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University 2024
(Advisor: Prof. Michael Tsapatsis)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University 2019
(Advisor: Prof. Gregory Parsons)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, KAIST 2013
(Advisor: Prof. Doh Chang Lee)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Gachon University 2011
Graduate Students
Daniel Arnoldi
PMEL since 2024/09
Ph.D. Student (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University 2024
Email: daniel.arnoldi@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Thin-film processing via atomic layer deposition (ALD); MOF-based membranes and adsorbents for selective gas transport and separation
Md. Arif Hossain Chowdhury Anik
PMEL since 2026/09
Ph.D. Student (Materials Science & Engineering)
B.S. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) 2025
Email: mdarifhossainchowdhury.anik@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
To be determined soon
Benjamin Heller
PMEL since 2025/11
M.S. Student - Non-Thesis-track (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2025
Email: benjamin.l.heller@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
To be determined soon
Undergraduate Students
Mehnaj Jimy
PMEL since 2026/09
B.S. Student (Junior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: mehnaj.jimy@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
To be determined soon
Thant Zin Htun
PMEL since 2026/09
B.S. Student (Junior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: thant.zinhtun@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
To be determined soon
Christina Pan
PMEL since 2026/01
B.S. Student (Junior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: duoduo.pan@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Porous materials–based composite systems for water remediation; Designing and synthesizing hierarchical MOF-based architectures
Kassie Maurad
PMEL since 2025/09
B.S. Student (Sophomore) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: kassandra.maurad@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical MOF thin-film formation and property modulationÂ
Camila Cuastumal
PMEL since 2025/09
B.S. Student (Sophomore) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: camila.cuastumal@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical MOF thin-film formation and property modulationÂ
Visiting Scholars