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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
Linda Liu
PMEL since 2025/05
M.S. Student - Thesis-track (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University 2025
Email: linda.liu.1@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical MOF thin-film formation and property modulation
Melinda Lin
PMEL since 2025/05
M.S. Student - Thesis-track (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University 2025
Email: melinda.lin@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Directed nanopatterning via synergistic integration of block copolymers and vapor-phase processing
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
Daniel Baek
PMEL since 2024/04
B.S. Student (Senior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: daniel.baek@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
MOF–textile composite systems for chemical protection applications; Electrochemical synthesis of MOF-based composites for CO2 capture (Senior Thesis)
Joshua Garcia
PMEL since 2025/10
B.S. Student (Senior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: joshua.m.garcia@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical synthesis of MOF-based composites for CO2 capture (Senior Thesis)
Ahmed Nihal
PMEL since 2025/10
B.S. Student (Senior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: ahmed.nihal@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical synthesis of MOF-based composites for CO2 capture (Senior Thesis)
Joseph Heerbrandt
PMEL since 2025/10
B.S. Student (Senior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: joseph.heerbrandt@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical synthesis of MOF-based composites for CO2 capture (Senior Thesis)
Dereck Severino
PMEL since 2025/09
B.S. Student (Junior) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: dereck.severino@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
MOF–textile composite systems for chemical protection applications
Christina Pan
PMEL since 2026/01
B.S. Student (Sophomore) (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 (Freshman) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: kassandra.maurad@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical MOF thin-film formation and property modulation
Camila Cuastumal
PMEL since 2025/09
B.S. Student (Freshman) (Chemical and Molecular Engineering)
Email: camila.cuastumal@stonybrook.edu
Research Interests
Electrochemical MOF thin-film formation and property modulation
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