Recent Graduates
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2018 Ph.D. Graduates
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Dissertation: Thermodynamic Modeling of Aqueous Electrolytes and Ionic Liquids (ILs) with Electrolyte Non Random Two Liquid (eNRTL) Model Advisor: Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen Position: PTD Module and Integration Device Yield Engineer Company: Intel Corporation Location: Hillsboro, Oregon |
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Dissertation: Mechanotransduction and Control of Valvular Cell Phenotype as Tools to Inform Valvular Pathophysiology Advisor: Dr. Carla Lacerda Position: Postdoctoral Fellow Company: Temple University Location: Philadelphia, PA |
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Dissertation: Hydrodynamics of Droplet Dislodgement and Breakup in Confined Microfluidic Geometries Advisor: Dr. Siva Vanapalli Position: Data Scientist Company: Jvion Location: Atlanta, GA |
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Dissertation: Viscoelastic and Nanomechanical Behaviors of Polymeric Materials Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Institution: University of Southern Mississippi, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Location: Hattiesburg, MS |
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Dissertation: Performance Improvement Methodologies for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Advisor: Dr. Raghunathan Rengaswamy Position: PTD Module and Integration Device Yield Engineer Company: Intel Corporation Location: Hillsboro, Oregon |
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Dissertation: Predicting Interaction Parameters of Thermodynamic Models from Simulations: Bridging Classical and Molecular Thermodynamics Advisor: Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen and Dr. Rajesh Khare Institution: SGT Inc., NASA Ames Research Center Location: Mountain View, CA |
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Dissertation: Allergen-free pollen shell as a novel biomaterial for oral vaccine delivery: development, characterization, in vivo efficacy, and mechanistic insight Advisor: Dr. Harvinder Singh Gill Institution: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, TX |
2017 Ph.D. Graduates
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Dissertation: Pollen Grains for Oral Vaccination Advisor: Dr. Harvinder Singh Gill Company: SutroVax, Inc. Location: San Francisco Bay Area. |
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Dissertation: Aggregation Thermodynamics for Asphaltene Precipitation Advisor: Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow Company: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
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Dissertation: Microfluidic Investigation of Biomechanics of Tumor Cells Under Microcirculatory Conditions Advisor: Dr. Siva Vanapalli Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow Company: MD Anderson Cancer Center Location: Houston, Texas |
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Dissertation: Structural and Dynamic Properties of Penetrant Molecules in Unsupported and Supported Hydrated Gels Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Khare Position: Postdoctoral Researcher Company: University of Chicago Location: Chicago, IL |
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Dissertation: Study of Polymorphism, Nucleation, Co-crystallization and Colorimetric Detection of an Energetic Material 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) Advisor: Dr. Brandon L. Weeks Position: Lab Analyst Company: Zedi Solutions Location: Midland, TX |
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Dissertation: Predicting Wax Appearance Temperature and Precipitation of Normal Alkane Systems: A Selective Co-Crystal Model Advisor: Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen Position: Senior Thermodynamic Software Engineer Institution: AVEVA Location: Lake Forest, California |
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Dissertation: Chemical and mechanical signals that mediating phenotype transformation in valvular interstitial cells Advisor: Dr. Carla Lacerda Position: Project leader Company: 3SBio Location: Shenyang, China |
2016 Ph.D. Graduates
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Dissertation: Separation of Alcohol-Water Mixtures: Understanding Fundamentals of Pervaporation and Gel Stripping with Polymeric Materials Advisor: Dr. Ronald C. Hedden Position: Process Engineer Company: Intel Location: Hillsboro, Oregon |
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Dissertation: Structural, Dynamic, and Viscoelastic Properties of Complex Materials Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Khare Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow Company: University of Texas at Austin Location: Austin, Texas |
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Dissertation: Nonlinear Rheology of Polymers: Single-Molecule Elongation of Large Circular DNA and Shear of Highly Entangled Solutions Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Research Scientist Company: Corning Incorporated Location: Painted Post, NY |
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Dissertation: Model-Based Sensor Placement for Component Condition Monitoring and Fault Detection in an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant Advisor: Dr. Raghunathan Rengasamy Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate Company: Purdue University Location: West Lafayette, IN |
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Dissertation: Microrheology and Macrorheology to Probe Aging of a Colloidal Glass after Volume Fraction Jumps and Shear-Melting Perturbations Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate Company: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
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Dissertation: Development of Microfluidic Platforms for Muscle Strength and Aging Investigations in the Model Organism C. elegans Advisor: Dr Siva A. Vanapalli Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate Company: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
2015 Ph.D. Graduates
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Dissertation: Utilizing Electrical, Mechanical, Adsorbent Properties, and Microwave Response of Carbon Nanomaterials Advisor: Dr. Micah J. Green Position: Process Engineer Company: Intel Location: Hillsboro, Oregon |
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Dissertation: Characterization of Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Materials at Macro and Nano Scales Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Sr. Application Engineer Company: Polaronyx Location: San Jose, CA |
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Dissertation: Local Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelasticity of Polymeric Systems by Particle Tracking Rheology Simulations Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Khare Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate Company: University of Puerto Rico Location: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
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Dissertation: Thermophysical and Rheological Properties of Polymer Nanocomposite and Ionic Liquids Advisor: Dr. Sindee L. Simon Position: Research Scientist Company: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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Dissertation: The Glass Transition Kinetics in Bulk Polymers and Ultrathin Films and Reaction Kinetics for Cyclopentadiene Demerization Advisor: Dr. Sindee L. Simon Position: Polymer Chemist Company: Ascend Performance Materials Location: Pensacola, Florida |
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Dissertation: Development of Universal Influenza A Vaccine Based on Conserved Viral Protein M2e and its Nanocarriers Advisor: Dr. Harvinder Singh Gill |
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Dissertation: Droplet Microfluidics: A Study of Traffic and Mass Transfer in Two-Phase Microfluidic Networks Advisor: Dr. Siva A. Vanapalli Position: Scientist Company: Luminex Corp Location: Austin, Texas |
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Dissertation: Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Viscoelasticity, Forced Assembly, and Nanosandwich Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Rheologist Company: Polylglass USA Location: Boca Raton, Florida |
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Dissertation: Brownian Dynamics Simulation of Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Under Flow Advisor: Dr. Micah J. Green Position: Education Technical Specialist Company: MathWorks Location: Shanghai, China |
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Dissertation: Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Smectic Main Chain Liquid Crystalline Networks Advisor: Dr. Ronald C. Hedden Position: Product Developer Company: Hanwha Azdel Location: Lynchburg, Virginia |
2014 Ph.D. Graduates
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Dissertation: Dispersion and Rheology of Stabilized Graphene Colloids and Gels Advisor: Dr. Micah J. Green Position: Process Engineer Company: Intel Corporation Location: Portland, Oregon |
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Dissertation: Investigation of the Cause of the Glass Transition and Size Dependent Melting Behavior Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow Company: Yale University Location: New Haven, Conneticut |
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Dissertation: Model-based Strategy for Control of Hydraulic Fracturing Processes Advisor: Dr. Karlene Hoo Position: Sr. Technical Professional Company: Halliburton Location: Houston, Texas |
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Dissertation: Drop-based Microfluidics and Crystallization Study Advisor: Dr. Siva A. Vanapalli Position: RDD Engineer III Company: Baker Hughes Location: Tomball, Texas |
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Dissertation: Design of a Continuous-Flow, Immobilized-Cell Fermentor System for Production of Bioethanol Advisor: Dr. Ronald C. Hedden Position: Biochemical Fermentation Engineer Company: CP Kelco Location: San Diego, California |
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Dissertation: Computational Study of Cello-Oligosaccharide Adsorption/Desorption from the Cellulose Crystal Surface during Enzymatic Hydrolysis Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Khare |
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Dissertation: Microfluidic Tools for Complex Fluid Rheology and Force Characterization of Micro-Organisms Advisor: Dr. Siva A. Vanapalli Position: Chief Executive Officer Company: Neofluidics, Inc. Location: Amarillo, Texas |
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Dissertation: Performance Assessment of Multivariate Control Systems Advisor: Dr. Raghunathan Rengasamy |
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Dissertation: Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Small Molecule Glass Formers, Polymers and Organic Crystals Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Senior Rheologist Company: Avery Dennison Location: Mentor, Ohio |
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Dissertation: Modeling of Solar Energy Conversion into Hydrogen Energy and Electricity Advisor: Dr. Theodore F. Wiesner Position: Modeling and Control Engineer Company: Randstad Sourceright Location: Windsor, Conneticut |
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Dissertation: Fabrication and Characterization of Micro- or Nano-Scale Organic Energetic Materials Advisor: Dr. Brandon Weeks Position: Post-Doctoral Associate Company: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Location: Richland, Washington |
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Dissertation: Nanoconfined MMA Polymerization and Structural Recovery in Ge-Se Glasses Advisor: Dr. Sindee L. Simon Position: Post-Doctoral Associate Company: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
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Dissertation: Dynamics Below the Glass Transition Temperature and Viscoelastic and Calorimetric Investigation of Different Fossil Resins Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Post-Doctoral Associate Company: University of Akron/NIST Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland |
2013 Ph.D. Graduates
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Dissertation: Kinetics of Energetic Material: Investigation of Sublimation and Decomposition Advisor: Dr. Brandon Weeks Position: Post-Doctoral Associate with Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen Company: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
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Dissertation: Engineering a Drop-Based Microfluidic Platform with Functionalities of Well Plates and Pipetting System Advisor: Dr. Siva A. Vanapalli Position: Instructor Company: Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
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Brian Bullecks Dissertation: Rapid Fault Detection and Mitigation Strategies in the Low Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Advisor: Dr. Raghunathan Rengasamy Position: Co-Founder and Lead Engineer Company: SysEng, LLC Secondary Position: Research Professor, Clarkson University Location: Potsdam, New York |
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Dissertation: Surface Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Polymers Using Spontaneous Particle Embedment: Epoxy, Poly(α-Methylstyrene), Polystyrene of Different Architecture, and Poly(Vinyl Acetate) Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Postdoctoral Associate with Dr. John O'Haver Company: University of Mississippi Location: Oxford, Mississippi |
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Dissertation: Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Cross-linked Epoxy based Systems: A Molecular Simulation Study Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Khare Position: Postdoctoral Associate with Dr. Shekhar Garde Company: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Location: Troy, New York |
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Dissertation: Identification, Control, and Monitoring of Complex Chemical and Biochemical Systems Advisor: Dr. M. Nazmul Karim Position: Engineer Company: Genentech, Inc. Location: San Francisco, California |
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Dissertation: Microneedles for Drug Delivery into Oral Cavity Advisor: Dr. Harvinder Singh Gill Position: Engineer Company: Intel, Inc. Location: Hillsboro, Oregon |
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Dissertation: Design of Droplet Based Microfuidic Devices for Lab On Chip Applications Advisor: Dr. Raghunathan Rengasamy Position: Co-Founder and Lead Engineer Company: SysEng, LLC Secondary Position: Research Professor, Texas Tech University Location: Lubbock, Texas |
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Dissertation: Modeling, Estimation, and Control of Nonlinear Time-Variant Complex Processes Advisor: Dr. M. Nazmul Karim Position: Engineer Company: Baker Hughes Location: Tomball, Texas |
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Dissertation: The Viscoelastic Properties of Thin Films Advisor: Dr. Gregory B. McKenna Position: Looking Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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