(November)
Yinhao and Janani attended the AIChE annual meeting in Boston. They both gave talks, and Janani chaired multiple sessions for 08A and CoMSEF. We look forward to attending AIChE 2026 in Minneapolis!
Janani was invited to the department of chemical engineering at NCSU to give a seminar. Thank you Jim for the invitation, I had a great time!
We welcome 3 new PhD students to the group. More details to follow on the Teams page!
(October)
Otmi got a job at Exxon Mobil as a research scientist! Way to go Otmi, we are so proud of you!
Janani was invited to UMass PSE for a seminar. Thank you Melody for the invitation, I had a great visit!
Yinhao defends his thesis! PhD student #2 from the Sampath group! Congratulations Yinhao, we are so excited to see what you’ll do next!
(September)
Amala and Sirsha presented their first scientific poster at the Graduate Association of Chemical Engineers (GRACE) symposium. Sirsha won best poster award for his poster. Congratulations!
Undergraduates Brock, Patricia, and Emily won awards at the annual Chemical Engineering Awards and Honors banquet. Way to go!
(July)
Janani gave a talk at the Statistical Thermodynamics and Molecular Simulations (STMS) series. Thank you Amir and Sapna for the invitation!
(June)
Janani was invited to give a talk at the mid-west thermodynamics and statistical mechanics (MTSM) conference 2025 in UW-Madison. Thank you Rosy for the invitation, and for putting together a great conference!
(May)
It was Otmi’s graduation ceremony, and the first PhD student that Janani hooded! Congratulations!
(April)
Janani visited the chemical engineering department at Notre Dame for a seminar. Thank you Yamil for the invitation, I had a great visit!
Janani visited the chemical and biomolecular engineering department at the Ohio State University for a seminar! Thank you Lisa for the invitation, it was great being back!
(March)
Patricia Mariash won a scholarship through the University Scholars Program. Congrats Patty!
Otmi defended his thesis! He is the first PhD student from the group. CONGRATULATIONS OTMI! We’re excited for what you’ll do next!
Yinhao’s paper on the denaturation of proteins was published in Biomacromolecules. His undergraduate mentee Clare Cocker was the second author on this paper. Congratulations to the team! You can read about it here.
Janani was invited to give a talk at APS 2025, in the session on polymer membrane transport organized by Dr. Hee-Jenug Oh and Dr. Amalie Frischknecht. Thank you for the invitation!
Taofeek presented his work on the impact of chain dispersity on polymer adhesion. Good job Taofeek!
(February)
Janani visited the chemical engineering department at FAMU-FSU for a seminar. Thank you Dr. Mysona for the invitation, I had a great time interacting with faculty and students!
(January)
Otmi was part of an effort led by the Ramprasad group at Georgia Tech to design novel polymers for anion exchange membranes using machine learning. Their paper was published in the Journal of Materials Informatics. Congratulations to the team!
Otmi and Ping were involved in a collaborative effort led by the Lively group at Georgia Tech in the development of a family of aryl amine polymers for organic solvent reverse osmosis. The paper was published in Science. You can read about it here. Congratulations to the team!