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 PositionGAF Energy, CA

Hien Nguyen, PhD (Google Scholar)

Conferral date: 2020

Thesis: "Understanding the Effect of Polymer Morphology on Gas Transport Characteristics "

Current PositionRepligen 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 PositionPentair, MN

Maryam Omidvar, PhD

Conferral date: 2019

Thesis: "Fundamental Study of Free Volume Characteristics on Membrane H2/CO2 separation "

Current PositionTechnical University of Denmark, Denmark

Junyi Liu, PhD

Conferral date: 2018

Thesis:  "Advanced Solubility Selective Membrane Materials for CO2 Capture from Light Gases" 

Current PositionAir Liquide, DE 

Milad Yavari, PhD

Conferral date: 2017

Thesis: "Fluorinated Polymers for Gas Separation Membrane Application"

Current PositionResearch 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

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