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Principal Investigator
Ben Yavitt
Email: yavittbn [at] ucmail.uc.edu
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Mechanical and Materials Engineering (appointment)
Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)
B.S. - Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
Graduate Students
Sarah Barber
Email: barbers2 [at] mail.uc.edu
Ph.D. Student - Chemical Engineering
Joined Spring 2023
Research topic: Transient Rheology of Polymeric Materials
B.S. - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
Ejajul Hoque
Email: hoqueel [at] mail.uc.edu
Ph.D. Student - Materials Science
Joined Spring 2023
Research topic: Rheological Approach to Advanced Manufacturing
M.S. - Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
B.S. - University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Honk-Sik Eom
Email: eomhk [at] mail.uc.edu
Ph.D. Student - Materials Science
Joined Fall 2025
Research topic: Degradation Mechanisms in Rubber Tires
M.S. - Chung-Ang University (South Korea)
B.S. - Konkuk University (South Korea)
Kristen (Duffy) Liew
Email: martinku [at] mail.uc.edu
M.S. Student - Materials Science
Joined Fall 2025
Research topic: X-Ray scattering techniques on food grade barrier films
B.S. - Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH)
Undergraduate Students
Arjun Dandekar
Email: dandekad [at] mail.uc.edu
UG Student - Chemical Engineering
Joined Fall 2024
Research topic: Bio-based Plastic Packaging
B.S. - University of Cincinnati (expected 2027)
Leia Han
Email: hanml [at] mail.uc.edu
UG Student (ACCEND Program) - Chemical Engineering
Joined Summer 2025
Research topic: Bio-based Plastic Packaging
B.S. - University of Cincinnati (expected 2027)
Paige Huh
Email: huhpe [at] mail.uc.edu
UG Student - Chemical Engineering
Joined Fall 2025
Research topic: Bio-based Plastic Packaging
B.S. - University of Cincinnati (expected 2028)
Kaylee Haney
Email: haneyke [at] mail.uc.edu
UG Student - Chemical Engineering & Biochemistry
Joined Fall 2025
Research topic: Bio-based Plastic Packaging
B.S. - University of Cincinnati (expected 2026)
Lab Alumni
Vrushti Patel
Email: patel2v5 [at] mail.uc.edu
UG Student - Chemical Engineering
Summer 2025
Research topic: Additive Manufacturing of Rheological Tools
B.S. - University of Cincinnati (expected 2027)
Anna Klear
Email: klearae [at] mail.uc.edu
UG Student (ACCEND) - Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Spring 2025
Research topic: Additive Manufacturing of Colloidal Suspensions
B.S., M.Eng - University of Cincinnati (2025)
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