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Simmons Group, Summer 2024 From left to right: Alyna Williams, Harshad Bhapkar, Annelise Curtin, Makayla Branham, Peijing Yue, Luis Zepeda, Amanda Romina Sharrer, Pierre Kawak, Bao Ma, David Simmons
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Dr. David S. Simmons
Dr. David S. Simmons
Associate Professor of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering
Associate Professor of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering
University of South Florida
University of South Florida
E-mail: dssimmons@usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-4988
Current Group Members
Current Group Members
Pierre Kawak
Pierre Kawak
Postdoctoral Scholar
Postdoctoral Scholar
Harshad Bhapkar
Harshad Bhapkar
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Makayla Branham
Makayla Branham
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Bao Ma
Bao Ma
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Luiz Zepeda
Luiz Zepeda
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Amanda Romina Sharrer
Amanda Romina Sharrer
M.S. Student
M.S. Student
Alyna Williams
Alyna Williams
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Group Alumni
Group Alumni
Peijing Yue
Peijing Yue
Ph.D., Summer 2024
Ph.D., Summer 2024
Now R&D Engineer at Arkema
Now R&D Engineer at Arkema
Annelise Curtin
Annelise Curtin
M.S., Summer 2024
M.S., Summer 2024
Now a Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota
Now a Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota
Dr. William Drayer
Dr. William Drayer
Ph.D, Spring 2023
Ph.D, Spring 2023
Now a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Pennsylvania
Now a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Asieh Ghanekarade
Dr. Asieh Ghanekarade
Ph.D., Spring 2022
Ph.D., Spring 2022
Now a postdoctoral scholar at MIT
Now a postdoctoral scholar at MIT
Dr. Davindra Tulsi
Dr. Davindra Tulsi
Ph.D. Fall 2021
Ph.D. Fall 2021
Now Product Engineer at Lam Research
Now Product Engineer at Lam Research
Dr. Daniel Diaz Vela
Dr. Daniel Diaz Vela
Ph.D. Fall 2019
Ph.D. Fall 2019
Now Systems Engineer at Rovisys Building Technologies
Now Systems Engineer at Rovisys Building Technologies
Dr. Tamara Jaeger
Dr. Tamara Jaeger
Former Ph.D. Student
Former Ph.D. Student
Dr. Tamanna Rahman
Dr. Tamanna Rahman
Former Ph.D. Student
Former Ph.D. Student
Dr. Tarak Patra
Dr. Tarak Patra
Former postdoctoral associate
Former postdoctoral associate
Now Assistant Professor at IIT Madras
Now Assistant Professor at IIT Madras
Dr. Changhuai Ye
Dr. Changhuai Ye
Former postdoctoral associate
Former postdoctoral associate
Dr. Scott Smith
Dr. Scott Smith
Ph.D., Summer 2018,
Ph.D., Summer 2018,
Now R&D Scientist at Synthomer
Now R&D Scientist at Synthomer
Dr. Xiao Zhang
Dr. Xiao Zhang
Ph.D., Summer 2018
Ph.D., Summer 2018
Now Research Engineer at Hexcel Corporation
Now Research Engineer at Hexcel Corporation
Dr. Weston Merling
Dr. Weston Merling
Ph.D., Spring 2018
Ph.D., Spring 2018
Now Senior R&D Chemist at Dystar Hilton Davis
Now Senior R&D Chemist at Dystar Hilton Davis
Dr. Venkatesh Meenakshisundaram
Dr. Venkatesh Meenakshisundaram
Ph.D., Fall 2017
Ph.D., Fall 2017
Now Computational Data Scientist at ExxonMobil
Now Computational Data Scientist at ExxonMobil
Dr. Jui-Hsiang Hung
Dr. Jui-Hsiang Hung
Ph.D., Fall 2017
Ph.D., Fall 2017
Now Senior Scientist at GAF
Now Senior Scientist at GAF
Dr. Jayachandra Hari Mangalara
Dr. Jayachandra Hari Mangalara
Ph.D., Spring 2016
Ph.D., Spring 2016
Hao Guo
Hao Guo
M.S., Summer 2018
M.S., Summer 2018
Now Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University
Now Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University
Dr. Zhenghao Wu
Dr. Zhenghao Wu
M.S., Spring 2018
M.S., Spring 2018
Now on the faculty at Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Now on the faculty at Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Junhong Yang
Junhong Yang
M.S., Spring 2017
M.S., Spring 2017
Now International Marketing Director at Guangzhou Baisha Plastics Co.
Now International Marketing Director at Guangzhou Baisha Plastics Co.
Yizi Cheng
Yizi Cheng
M.S., Spring 2017
M.S., Spring 2017
Now Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics at University of Cincinnati
Now Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics at University of Cincinnati
Shengyi Xu
Shengyi Xu
M.S., Spring 2017
M.S., Spring 2017
Morgan Popa
Morgan Popa
M.S., Spring 2016
M.S., Spring 2016
Thomas Hoy
Thomas Hoy
M.S., Spring 2016
M.S., Spring 2016
Now Quality Assurance Engineering at MRI Software
Now Quality Assurance Engineering at MRI Software
Dihui Ruan
Dihui Ruan
M.S., Spring 2015
M.S., Spring 2015
Now Quantitative Investment Associate at CoreCommodity Management, LLC.
Now Quantitative Investment Associate at CoreCommodity Management, LLC.
Michael Marvin
Michael Marvin
Undergraduate researcher, summer-fall 2013
Undergraduate researcher, summer-fall 2013
Now Programmer Analyst and Wegmans
Now Programmer Analyst and Wegmans
Ryan Lang
Ryan Lang
M. S., summer 2013
M. S., summer 2013
Mark Mackura
Mark Mackura
M. S., spring 2013
M. S., spring 2013
Now Sr. Product Development Engineer at Avery Dennison
Now Sr. Product Development Engineer at Avery Dennison
Group Photos
Group Photos
Simmons Group, Spring 2023From left to right: Harshand Bhapkar, David Simmons, William Drayer, Makayla Branham, Peijing Yue, Pierre Kawak, Austin Hartley, Bao Ma, Annelise Curtin
Simmons Group, Winter 2022 (Note the non-frozen pool. We are always looking for good students.)From left to right: William Drayer, Austin Hartley, Makayla Branham, Pierre Kawak, David Simmons, Harshad Bhapkar, Annelise Curtin, Bao Ma, Peijing Yue
Simmons Group, 2020From left to right: Harshad Bhapkar, Peijing Yue, Asieh Ghanekarade, David Simmons
Simmons Group, Fall 2016
Simmons Group, Fall 2015
Simmons Group, Spring 2015
Simmons Group, Fall 2014
Simmons Group, Fall 2013
Simmons Group, Fall 2012
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