Our Team

 Current team

Jonathan Pham

Associate ProfessorPrimary: Chemical EngineeringSecondary: Materials Science & Engineering
Jonathan.Pham[AT]uc.edu@JonTPham[Google Scholar page] 
Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchPh.D., University of Massachusetts AmherstB.S., The Ohio State University

Krishnaroop Chaudhuri

Postdoctoral Researcher
chaudhkp[AT]ucmail[dot]uc[dot]edu@KrishnaroopC[Google Scholar page] 
Ph.D., AcSIR, CSIR-NCL PuneB.E. (Hons.), Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani

Jacob Bonta

Graduate student, Materials Science & EngineeringUniversity of KentuckyJoined Spring 2021
Jacob.Bonta[AT]uky.edu
B.S., Chemistry, Eastern Kentucky University

Md Sazzadul Alam Rahat

Graduate student, Materials Science & EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiJoined Fall 2021
rahatmm[AT]mail[dot]uc.edu
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Islamic University of Technology

Kyujin Ko

Graduate student, Chemical EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiJoined Spring 2022
kokn[AT]mail[dot]uc.edu
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Dong-A UniversityB.S., Molecular Biotechnology, Dong-A University

Khanh Tran

Graduate student, Chemical EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiJoined Spring 2023
trank6[AT]mail[dot]uc.edu
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati

Cara Luallen

Graduate student, Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiJoined Fall 2023
lualleca[AT]mail[dot]uc.edu
B.S., Engineering, Saint Vincent College

Farhana Muna

Graduate student, Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiJoined Spring 2024
munafm[AT]mail[dot]uc.edu
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology

 Group Alumni

Graduate students:

Dr. Daniel Darby

PhD in Chemical Engineering (Spring 2023)University of Kentucky
Post graduation: Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Zhuoyun Cai

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering (Fall 2022)University of Kentucky
Post graduation: Belzona

Dr. Justin Glover

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering (Spring 2022)University of Kentucky
Post graduation: Solvay

Visiting scholars:


Junyong Park, Visiting PhD student from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. 06/2022-09/2022.
Lukas Hauer, Visiting PhD student from Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. 02/2022-04/2022.

Undergraduates:

Jacob Richardson, Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Fall 2022Lauren Stephens, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Summer 2022Matt Edgar, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022Joshua Jose, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Fall 2021Winnie Huang, REU student, Stanford University, Summer 2021Mary Kate Jutze, Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Spring - Summer 2021Caleigh Evans, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Spring 2021Gabriel Garcia, Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Summer 2019 - Spring 2020Christopher Mason, Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Fall 2017 - Spring 2020Colbi McLaughlin, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Spring 2018 - Summer 2019Michelle Gee, REU Student, Tufts University, Summer 2018Dumebi Okoisama, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Summer 2018Katie McFarland, Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Spring 2018