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Sudeep Punnathanam

Sudeep


Education
Post-doctoral researcher, 2006-2007, "Molecular simulation of liquid-phase adsorption in zeolites"
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
M.E., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
B.E., Chemical Engineering, University of Roorkee

Present Position
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore

Houston Frost

Houston

Education
Ph.D., December 2007, "Evaluation of Metal-Organic Frameworks as Adsorbent Materials with Applications in Hydrogen Storage and Carbon Dioxide Separations"
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder

Present Position
J.P. Morgan, New York, NY

 

Mo Murthi

Mo

Education
Ph.D., December 2007, ""Computer models and simulations in phase equilibria, conformational analysis, and chemical engineering education"
MS, December 2002, "Effects of Molecular Siting and Adsorbent Heterogeneity on the Ideality of Adsorption Equilibria"
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley

Present Position
DRW Trading Group, Chicago, IL

 

Ben
Severson

Ben

Education
Ph.D., June 2007, "A nano to macro study of friction and adhesion in granular materials"
BS, Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Present Position
Peak 6, Chicago, IL

 

Ashlie Martini

Ashlie

Education
Ph.D., June 2007, "Molecular modeling and continuum analysis of thin film interfaces"
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

Present Position
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

 

Simon Albo

Simon

Education
Ph.D., June 2007, "Development and application of tools for modeling mass transport and catalytic reaction in nanostructured membranes"
MS, Chemical Engineering, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venuezuela
BS, Chemical Engineering, Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venuezuela

Present Position
Aerodyne Research, Boston, MA

 

Krista Walton

Paul
Krista's Website

Education
Post-doctoral researcher, 2005-2006, ''Computational and experimental studies of metal-organic framework materials for adsorption applications"
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville

Present Position
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University


Maria Curet-Arana

Qi

Education
Ph.D., June 2006, "Mechanistic analysis of styrene epoxidation catalyzed by manganese porphyrins and molecular squares"
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico

 

Chen Ramachandran


Chen's Web Site

Education
Ph.D., May 2005, "Effect of Solvent on the Liquid Phase Epoxidation of 1-Hexene with Titanium Silicalite-1 Catalyst"
BSE Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan


Present Position
Shell Global Solutions, Houston, TX



Qi Zhao

Qi

Education
Post-doctoral researcher, 2003-2005, ''Diffusion of small molecules in zeolites using PFG NMR''
Postdoc., Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Physical Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
M.S., Organic Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology
B.S., Applied Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology

Present Position
NMR Lab Manager, Tulane University

 

Tina Düren

Education
Post-doctoral researcher, 2002-2004, "Molecular modeling of metal-organic materials"
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany

Present Position
Lecturer, Institute for Materials and Processes, University of Edinburgh, U.K.

 

Shaji Chempath

Shaji
Shaji's Web Site

Education
Ph.D., December 2003, "Molecular Simulation of Multicomponent Adsorption and Diffusion in Zeolites"
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University
BTec, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Present Position
Los Alamos National Laboratory

 

Lev Sarkisov

Lev
Lev's web page

Education
Post-doctoral researcher, 2001 - 2003, "Molecular squares as novel catalytic and separation materials: molecular modeling"
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.S., Chemical Engineering, MITHT, Moscow, Russia

Present Position
Lecturer, Institute for Materials and Processes, University of Edinburgh, U.K.


Scott McMillian

Scott

Education
Ph.D., June 2003, "Modeling Nitrogen Oxide Catalysis over Cobalt-Exchanged Zeolites: The Role of Cobalt-Zeolite Coordination Environment"
M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Present Position
Intel, Champaign, IL


Marty Sanborn

Marty

Education
Ph.D., June 2002, "On the Study of Diffusion in Zeolites Using Molecular Dynamics Techniques"
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University

Present Position
Ineos, Chicago, IL


Ken Czaplewski

Ken

Education
Ph.D., December 2001, "Zeolites and Molecular Squares as Novel Membranes and Adsorbents"
MS, June 1999, "Simulation of Binary Adsorption Thermodynamics using a Hierarchical Approach"

Present Position
Sanford Corporation, Chicago, IL


Yoo Joong Kim

Education
Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2000 - 2001, Pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR diffusion measurements, effects of diffusion on oxidation catalysis in Ti-zeolites
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Present Position
Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA


Hongwei Du

Education
Post-Doctoral Researcher, 1999 - 2001, Experimental measurements of adsorption in zeolites, zeolite synthesis, oxidation catalysis in Ti-zeolites
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, China.


Yi Mao

Yi

Education
Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2000 - 2001, Molecular modeling of adsorption in zeolites.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Northwestern University.


Amit Gupta

Amit
Amit's Web Site

Education
PhD, December 2000, "Molecular Simulation of Multi-Component Adsorption and Diffusion in Silicalite Zeolite"

Present Position
Quiet Light Securities, Chicago, IL


Louis Clark

Louis
Louis's Web Site

Education
Ph.D., August 2000, "Confinement and Pore Shape Effects on Adsorption, Diffusion, and Reaction in Zeolites"

Present Position
Codexis, Redwood City, CA


Jui-Hsiang Yang

Jui

Education
M.S., December 1999, " 19F and 129Xe NMR Studies of Molecular Siting in Zeolites"

Present Position
Merck, Taiwan