Alumni
Doctoral of Philosophy
Erda Deng , PhD (Google scholar)
Conferral date: 2024
Thesis: "Advanced 2D Material-based Membranes for Water purification"
Current Position: Post-doctoral associate, Kobe University, Japan
Ameya Manoj Tandel, PhD (Google scholar)
Conferral date: 2024
Thesis: "Hollow fiber membranes based on graphene oxide for dye desalination"
Current Position: Intel, OR
Gengyi Zhang, PhD (Google Scholar)
Conferral date: 2023
Thesis: "Ultrathin Film Composite Membranes based on Amorphous Poly(Ethylene Oxide) for carbon capture"
Current Position: Post-doctoral associate, University of Texas at Austin
Taliehsadat Alebrahim, PhD (Google scholar)
Conferral date: 2023
Thesis: " Sorption-manipulative Approach to Design Advanced Polymeric Membranes for CO2 Separation"
Current Position: DSM-Firmenich, MD
Xiaoyi Chen, PhD (Google Scholar)
Conferral date: 2021
Thesis: "Designing Holey Graphene Oxide-based Ultrafiltration and Nanofiltration Membranes for Water Purification"
Current Position: GAF Energy, CA
Hien Nguyen, PhD (Google Scholar)
Conferral date: 2020
Thesis: "Understanding the Effect of Polymer Morphology on Gas Transport Characteristics "
Current Position: Repligen Corp., CA
Thien (James) Tran, PhD (Google Scholar)
Conferral date: 2020
Thesis: "Enhancing Antifouling Properties of Ultrafiltration Membranes: Learning from Baier’s Curve "
Current Position: Scientist, Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, PA
Nima Shahkaramipour, PhD (Google Scholar)
Conferral date: 2019
Thesis: "Antifouling Membranes by Surface Modification Using Hydrophilic Polymers "
Current Position: Pentair, MN
Maryam Omidvar, PhD
Conferral date: 2019
Thesis: "Fundamental Study of Free Volume Characteristics on Membrane H2/CO2 separation "
Current Position: Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Junyi Liu, PhD
Conferral date: 2018
Thesis: "Advanced Solubility Selective Membrane Materials for CO2 Capture from Light Gases"
Current Position: Air Liquide, DE
Milad Yavari, PhD
Conferral date: 2017
Thesis: "Fluorinated Polymers for Gas Separation Membrane Application"
Current Position: Research Engineer, SRI International, CA
Lingxiang Zhu, PhD (Google Scholar)
Conferral date: 2017
Thesis: "Advanced Polymeric Membranes for Hydrogen Purification and Carbon Dioxide Capture"
Current Position: Scientist, Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, PA
Postdocs
· Gengyi Zhang (2024, Post-doctoral associate, University of Texas at Austin)
· Thien (James) N. Tran (2023, U.S. DOE NETL, PA)
· Liang Huang (2022, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
· Wenji Guo (2022, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
Master
Bhanuprakash Valluri (MS 2024)
Sai Srikar Chundury (MS 2024)
Manas Agarwal (MS 2023)
Varun Reddy Satti (MS 2023, Genista Biosciences)
Kai Chen (MS 2023, PhD at UB)
Mengqi Yuan (MS 2023)
Nicolas Rawda (MS 2022/ VandeMark)
Skye Schaefer (MS 2022/ Ardent)
Sankhajit Pal (MS 2022/ Intel, OR)
Alisa Chakraborty (MS 2021/ PhD at Penn State University)
Himangshu Mondal (MS 2021/ PhD at University of Alabama)
Xiao-ci Lin (MS 2021)
Darius Rub (MS 2021/ Thermo Fisher Scientific, NY )
Krysta Clark (MS 2021/ Pall Corp., FL )
Riliwan Sanni (MS 2020/ Energy Materials, NY)
Erda Deng (MS 2020/ PhD at UB)
Janavi V. Gohil (MS 2019/ Pall Corp., NY)
Sarthak R. Doshi (MS 2019/ Cytiva, MA)
Gengyi Zhang (MS 2019/ PhD at UB)
Weiguang Jia (MS 2019/ Jushi, SC)
Xiaoyi Chen (MS 2018/ PhD at UB)
Shabdiki Chaurasia (MS 2018/ PhD at UMass Lowell)
Haley Valentine (MS 2018/ Thermo Fisher Scientific, NY)
Praphulla Mandadapu (MS 2018)
Yichen Tu (MS 2017/ Intel, OR)
Xianda Hou (MS 2017/ Daqing Pure Hemp Technology Corp., China)
Sankara Ramanan (MS 2017/ Dynatemp Refrigerants Company, NC)
Nachiket Paranjape (MS 2016/ Yahoo, CA)
Junyi Liu (MS 2016/ Air Liquide, DE)
Shawreen Shah (MS 2016/ Akorn, NJ)
Benjamin Lam (MS 2015/ Helios-NRG, NY)
Shizhong Zhao (MS 2015/ Biopeptek, PA)
Undergraduate Student Alumni
2023: Chintan Jayesh Shah
2022: Elizabeth Haddad
2021: Elizabeth Jacobia; Elizabeth Haddad
2020: Vinh Bui, Nick Rawda and Skye Schaefer
2019: Vinh Bui, Zhihao Feng, Sarah Howard, Mohamed Kawy, Robert Kirisits, Omran Omar, Darius Rub, and Skye Schaefer
2018: Tanahiry Escamilla, Suting Huang, Chen Lin, Zhihao Feng, Mohamed Kawy, and Omran Omar.
2017: Chris Chan, Stephanie Hall, and Chen Lin; Suting Huang, Mingi Jin, Fleurie Kelley, and Yash Savla.
2016: Jennifer Park, Hunter Steven, Sumbal Zaman, Tanahiry Escamilla, Norman Ng, Beatrices Bacolod, and Chris Chan.
2015: Ananthan Balachandran, Kaipin Huang, James Kim, Tho Le, John Schneible, Brandon Chin, Ryan Fair, Ken He, Azza Hosny, Tony Huynh, Vivian Huynh, and Norman Ng.
2014: Po-han Chen, Dana Havas, Weiguang Jia, and Min Wei.
Students’ Awards
2024 Awards
Ameya Manoj Tandel
Ø University at Buffalo, Three Minute Thesis Winner
Taliehsadat Alebrahim
Ø AIChE Separation Division Graduate Research Award
2023 Awards
Narjes Esmaeili
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
2022 Awards
Vinh Bui
Ø 2022 NAMS Conference Second Place for Best Poster Presentation
Elizabeth Haddad
Ø Elias Klein Undergraduate Traveling Award from NAMS
Ø WNY ACS Outstanding Senior
Ameya Manoj Tandel
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
2021 Awards
Ameya Manoj Tandel
Ø 2021 CBE Departmental Award for Best Poster Presentation
Taliehsadat Alebrahim
Ø 2021 CBE Student Choice Award for Best Poster Presentation
Vinh Bui
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
Xiaoyi Chen
Ø ACS I&EC Division Graduate Student Award Symposium
2020 Awards
Talieh Alebrahim
Ø Elias Klein traveling award from NAMS
Ø Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award of AIChE
Xiaoyi Chen
Ø Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award of AIChE
James Tran
Ø Graduate Research Award of Membranes of AIChE Separation Division
2019 Awards
Xiaoyi Chen
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
Liang Huang
Ø North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award
Junyi Liu
Ø Graduate Research Award of Membranes of AIChE Separation Division
Hien Nguyen
Ø First Prize Poster Award at Graduate Research Symposium of CBE
James Tran
Ø Excellent in Graduate Polymer Research - ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry Finalist
2018 Awards
Liang Huang
Ø Young Investigator Fellowship from North American Membrane Society Conference (NAMS)
Junyi Liu
Ø Student Speaker Award by the CBE Department
Hien Nguyen
Ø Third Prize Poster Award at NAMS Conference
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
Nima Shahkaramipour
Ø First Prize Poster Award at North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Conference
Ø Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Student Award
Ø First Prize Poster Award at Graduate Research Symposium of CBE
Lingxiang Zhu
Ø Chinese Governmental Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Ø Graduate Research Award of Membranes of AIChE Separation Division
Ø Dean’s Graduate Achievement Award from UB SEAS
Ø Student Fellowship Award from North American Membrane Society (NAMS)
2017 Awards
Thien (James) Tran
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
Milad Yavari
Ø Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Student Award
Lingxiang Zhu
Ø Student Speaker Award by the CBE Department
Ø Finalist of AIChE Graduate Research Award of Polymers
2016 Awards
Nima Shahkaramipour
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
Ø 2nd Place NY P2I Student Competition by Pollution Prevention Program (along with Yichen Tu and Jennifer Park)
2015 Awards
Lingxiang Zhu
Ø Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS