The people who make the magic happen :)

Katie Rose

Year: PhD Candidate (co-advised by Prof. Russ Composto) 
Graduated From: Case Western Reserve University 
Hometown: Boulder, Colorado 
Major: Polymer Science and Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2016 
Research: Prevention of infection transmission using active coating technology (REACT II) 
Interests: Hiking and anything involving the outdoors, photography, reading, and exploring new places and cultures

Wilfredo Méndez Ortiz

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez 
Hometown: Aguada, Puerto Rico 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering and B.S. in Industrial Biotechnology 
Joined Lab: Fall 2017 
Research: Interfacial complexation 
Interests: I love gaming, reading and trying out new types of food.

Jingyu (Alex) Wu

Graduated From: Pennsylvania State University 
Hometown: Shanghai, China 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2017 
Research: Scale-up of microfluidic processes 
Interests: Rock music (Huge Zeppelin fan) & classical music, Guitar, Basketball, reading, and cooking.

Bharath Venkatesh

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 
Hometown: New Delhi, India 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2016 
Research: Polymer infiltration into nanoparticle packing 
Interests: Travel, Cinema and Novels

Yiwei Qiang

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: East China University of Science and Technology 
Hometown: Wuxi, China 
Major: Materials Science and Engineering 
Joined Lab: January 2017 
Research: Polymer nanocomposite films 
Interests: Traveling, music, watching tennis and photography

Tiancheng (Arthur) Wang

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Beihang University 
Hometown: Beijing, China 
Major: Materials Science and Engineering 
Joined Lab: April 2017 
Research: Bijels 
Interests: fitness training, travelling

Joseph Rosenfeld

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: The City College of New York 
Hometown: Monsey, N.Y. 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2018 
Interests: Activities in Nature, Health and Fitness, Music Theory

Paradorn (Joe) Rummaneethorn

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Princeton University 
Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand 
Major: BSE in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Highest Honors 
Joined Lab: Fall 2018 
Interests: Novels (especially fantasy), comics, animation, video games, sports (all sorts), martial arts, and learning/trying out new things (particularly food) :)

Jessica O'Callaghan

Year: PhD candidate 
Graduated From: Penn State 
Hometown: Millbrook, New York 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2018 
Interests: I love traveling, art, and music. I also enjoy yoga and eating good food.

Tian Ren

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Tsinghua University 
Hometown: Zhengzhou, China 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2018 
Interests: I love running marathons and meeting new people. I also enjoy traveling and reading.

Yuxuan (Ivy) Dai

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: The Pennsylvania State University 
Hometown: Changsha, China 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2019 
Research: Bijels as reaction media 
Interests: Travelling, Movies, and DOGS!

Lilia Escobedo

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Cornell University 
Hometown: Ithaca, NY 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2019 
Research: Protein-inspired superhydrophilic surface design to create non-fouling surfaces 
Interests: I like watching movies, cooking, and playing with my dogs. I also practice Taekwondo, and I'm in the process of learning how to ice skate!

Anastasia Neuman

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: MIT 
Hometown: Abingdon, MD 
Major: B.S. in Chemical-Biological Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2019 
Research: Effect of extreme nanoconfinement on the thermodynamics and transport phenomena in multiphasic nanocomposite films 
Interests: field hockey, cooking, trying every kind of food, reading, traveling

Website: https://sites.google.com/seas.upenn.edu/annaneu/presentations?authuser=0

Trevor Devine

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: University of Pittsburgh 
Hometown: Marlton, NJ 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2020 
Research: Effect of extreme nanoconfinement on the thermodynamics and transport phenomena in multiphasic nanocomposite films 
Interests: food and drink tasting, exploring the city, hockey, cooking, and audiobooks

Alexander Johnson

Year: PhD Candidate
Graduated From: Rowan University 
Hometown: Oaklyn, NJ 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2020 
Research: Protein-inspired superhydrophilic surface design to create non-fouling surfaces 
Interests: I enjoy getting outside to hike, play golf, or play hockey on the pond in the winter. I am interested in trying new foods in the city and I am a fan of all Philadelphia sports.

Owen Land

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 
Hometown: North Vernon, IN 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2020 
Research: Microbubble extraction of algal oil for biodiesel production and bio-refinery pptimization 
Interests: Hiking, music, ultimate frisbee, craft beer, traveling, anything outdoors really

Anirban Majumder

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: IIT Kharagpur 
Hometown: West Bengal, India 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2020 
Research: Polymer Upcycling
Interests: Traveling, chess, music, movies, books, cooking and working out

CK Yeh

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Rutgers University 
Hometown: Cherry Hill, New Jersey 
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2020 
Research: Microbubbles for therapeutic and diagnostic applications 
Interests: Chilling out with the crew in the schoolyard, doing things for the lolz xD, helping a worthy cause, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Emery Hsu

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: National Taiwan University
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 
Joined Lab: Fall 2021
Interests: Traveling, writing, reading and classical music 

Hoang Dinh

Year: PhD Candidate
Graduated From: MIT
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Joined Lab: Fall 2021
Research: Distributed Ribonucleic Acid Manufacturing (DReAM) using bijel.
Interests:  baking, badminton, jazz, and J-Pop

Yingjie Shi

Year: PhD Candidate

Graduated From: Ohio State

Hometown: Shanghai, China

Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering 

Joined Lab: Fall 2021

Research: Design of co-surfactant systems to promote PEPs-REE complex adsorption 

Interests: Boxing, working out, detective movies, smooth Jazz, and hip hop music.

Siddharth Sharma

Year: PhD Candidate 
Graduated From: Penn State 
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Major: B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Joined Lab: Fall 2021
Research: Bioprocess upscaling using microfluidics
Interests: Movies, Traveling, Painting, Dancing.