Mairui Zhang (Ph.D. 2019-2024)
Email: mairuizhang@auburn.edu
Current: Oleo (Lead Process Engineer)
Anqi Ji (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
Email: anqi.ji@howard.edu
Current: Howard University (Assistant Professor)
Mandeep Poonia (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
Email: m10001@syr.edu
Current: Weidmann (Technical Manager)
Jingshun Zhuang (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
Email: jzhuan02@syr.edu
Current: Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (Associate Professor)
Yunxuan Wang (Ph.D. 2018-2022)
Seoku Lee (MS 2022-2023)
Email: slee247@syr.edu
Current: Hanyang University (PhD student)
Freddy Lin (MPS 2023-2024)
Email: jlin90@syr.edu
Current: Consolidated Precision Products (Material Technician)
Prof. Jeong Jae Wie (Visiting Scholar, 2021-2022)
Dr. Minbeom Park (Visiting Scholar, 2023-2024)
Email: mbpark@inu.ac.kr
Current: Incheon National University (Associate Professor)
Yanying Cao (Undergraduate student, 2025)
Yi Liu (Undergraduate student, 2024-2025)
Zitong He (Undergraduate student, 2024-2025)
Chaemin Lee (Undergraduate student, 2025)
Abhinaya Polaka (Undergraduate student, Honors Program, 2024)
Emma J Chong (Undergraduate student, 2023)
Email: echong01@syr.edu
Research Topic: Utilization of hemp waste for biocomposite materials
Andrew Preston Hill (Undergraduate student, 2022-2023)
Yuxuan Duan (Undergraduate student, 2023)
Email: yduan24@syr.edu
Research Topic: Assessment of enzyme inhibition
Ruoqian Li (Undergraduate student, 2023-2024)
Email: rli209@syr.edu
Research Topic: Assessment of enzyme inhibition
Yanning Liu (Undergraduate student, 2024)
Email: yliu579@syr.edu
Research Topic: Assessment of enzyme inhibition
Jay Lang (Undergraduate student, 2024)
Email: jrlang@syr.edu
Research Topic: Organosolv biomass processing
Charles Jerson Jean-Baptiste (Undergraduate student, 2024)
Email: cjjeanba@syr.edu
Research Topic: 3D printing PLA composites
Mary E. Roach (Undergraduate student, 2023)
Email: maroach@syr.edu
Research Topic: Fractionation of biomass via a diol process
Alicia Leem (Undergraduate student, 2023-2024)
Email: alleem@syr.edu
Research Topic: Biomass-derived 3D printing composites
Yelena Theresa Bolante (Undergraduate student, 2023)
Email: ytbolant@syr.edu
Research Topic: Lignin-derived polyurethane foam
Current: AMETEK Hughes-Treitler (Laboratory Technician)
Louis Nguyen Truong (Graduate Internship, 2022)
Email: lntruong@syr.edu
Research Topic: Characterization of Hemp natural variants
Jihyun Kim (Undergraduate student, 2022)
Email: jkim10@esf.edu
Research Topic: Biological conversion of biomass
Jonathan Michael Day (Undergraduate student, 2022)
Email: jday05@syr.edu
Research Topic: Biocomposite with hemp residues
Chenrui Xu (Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2022)
Email: cxu158@syr.edu
Research Topic: Biomass Pretreatment
Talon James Mahay (Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2020-2021)
Research Topic: Cationic starch and pulp fiber interaction
BS: SUNY ESF
Current: Knowlton Technologies, LLC
Ruolin Wang (Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2019-2020)
Research Topic: Lignin oxidation
BS: Beijing University of Chemical Technology/SUNY ESF
Current: University of Wisconsin Madison (MS program)
Jingxun Zhao (Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2019-2020)
Research Topic: Biocomposite
BS: Beijing University of Chemical Technology/SUNY ESF
Current: Case Western Reserve University (MS program)
Janessa Sandoval (Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2019)
Research Topic: Lignin extraction
BS: SUNY ESF
Current: PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. (Environmental Engineer)
Colin Yoon (Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2019)
Research Topic: Carbohydrate deep eutectic solvent
BS: SUNY ESF
Aahana Garg (Middle school student, 2025)
Research Topic: Aerogel formation from used pizza boxes
Dafni Mountrakis (High school research assistant, 2024)
Research Topic: Summer research intern
Elizabeth Hsu (High School Intern, 2023-2024)
Affiliation: Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Athan Varghese (High School Intern, 2023-2024)
Affiliation: Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Yujin Lee (High School Research Intern, 2022-2023)
Research Topic: Water Research
Affiliation: Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Thomas Wills II (High School Research Intern, 2022-2023)
Research Topic: Water Research
Affiliation: Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Alicia Leem (High School Research Intern, 2018-2021)
Research Topic: Solar energy induced biomass conversion
Affiliation: Fayetteville-Manlius High School