Researchers
Current Team
Michael Abney
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2011
Nathan Balaich
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2021
Phillip Boltan
The University of Texas at Austin, Undergraduate Research Assistant
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2022 (anticipated)
Dr. Gabriel Cossio
The University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral Fellow
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B.S., Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014
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Ph.D., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2020, The University of Texas at Austin
Stacy De Gorostiza
The University of Texas at Austin, Undergraduate Research Assistant
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2023 (anticipated)
Joshua Hammond
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2021
Wen Liu
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2017
Pascal Jundt
Colorado State University, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.A., Physics, Clark University, 2013
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 2015
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M.S., Physics, Colorado State University, 2017
Carey Reich
Colorado State University, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2017
Dr. Stephen Schaefer
Arizona State University, Postdoctoral Research Associate
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B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona, 2013
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Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2020
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Sejal Shah
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.S., Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, 2014
Dr. Tushar Shimpi
Colorado State University, Research Scientist
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B.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2015
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2018
Michael Solomentsev
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Candidate
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B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
Drew Swanson
Arizona State University, Postdoctoral Fellow
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M.S., Colorado State University, 2012
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Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2016
Avish Thakral
The University of Texas at Austin, M.S. Candidate
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B.Arch., Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2014
Dr. Nha Tran
The University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral Fellow
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B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science, Vietnam National University, 2012
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M.S., Computational Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, 2015
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M.S., Mathematics, Louisiana State University, 2018
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Ph.D., Mathematics, Louisiana State University, 2021
Armando Villa-Ignacio
Colorado State University, M.S. Candidate
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B.S., Conservation Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2015
Dr. Fei Ye
The University of Texas at Austin, Research Fellow
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B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, 2010
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M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2013
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Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2017
Alumni
Dr. Amit Munshi
Colorado State University
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B.S., Automobile Engineering, S. P. University (India), 2009
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2013
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2016
Dr. Aida Torabi
The University of Texas at Austin
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 2016
Dr. Yangning Zhang
University of Toronto
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, 2016
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Dr. Claudia Beck
RealTime Laboratories, Inc.
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B.S., Biochemical Engineering, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 1999
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Ph.D., Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2005
Omar Aly
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2020
Randalynn Greene
Iowa State University
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2020
Dr. Timothy Siegler
US DOE Solar Energies Technologies Office
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B.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2014
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Dr. Daniel Houck
UbiQD
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2014
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019
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Mokshin Suri
Cornell University
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Dr. Cherrelle Thomas
Hampton University
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Howard University, 2013
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Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Christina Moffett
First Solar
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2018
Simmi Nandu
Capital One
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Bobi Simonsen
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Dr. Vikas Reddy Voggu
Samsung Semiconductor
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B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 2013
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Dr. John Raguse
Broadcom
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B.S., Physics, Michigan State University, 2009
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Ph.D., Physics, Colorado State University, 2015
Dr. Jason Kephart
Lam Research
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering and Business Economics & Management, California Institute of Technology, 2008
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2015
Davis Hemenway
L3Harris Technologies
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2011
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2013
Dr. Doug Pernik
Samsara, Inc.
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2012
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Leslie Fillip
Kensing
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Dr. Abbas Ghandi
IHS Markit
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M.A., Economics, UC Davis, 2006
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Ph.D., Transportation Technology & Policy, UC Davis, 2013
Dr. Bob Barron
Western New England University
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B.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2006
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Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2015
Drew Heilman
Verkor
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Ty Updegrave
Quasset
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Sirish Kamarajugadda
Lockheed Martin
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B.S., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Dr. C. Jackson Stolle
Southwest Research Institute
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B.S., Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Dr. Taylor Harvey
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2006
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014
Dr. Pavel (Paul) Kobyakov
Broadcom
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, 2006
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Ph.D., Mechnical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2014
Dr. Russell Geisthardt
Bird Technologies
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B.A., Physics, Lawrence University, 2008
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Ph.D., Physics, Colorado State University, 2014
Dr. Chet Steinhagen
First Solar
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, High Distinction, University of Minnesota, 2006
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Dr. Vahid Akhavan
NovaCentrix
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 2011
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 2005