Principal Investigator
LEA HILDEBRANDT RUIZ
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2011)
Ph.D., Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University (2011)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (2006)
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Current postdoctoral scholars
CHUN-YING CHAO
B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
M.S., Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Current Ph.D. students
KATARINA KONON
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
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LEA EL KHOURY
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon
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SHIHAO ZHAI
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
co-advised by Dr. David Allen
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ALBERT KYI
B.S., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
co-advised by Dr. David Allen
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Former postdoctoral scholars
LEIF JAHN
B.S., Chemistry, Princeton University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
next position: Research Associate, UT Austin
PUNEET CHHABRA
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (2011)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2006)
B.S., Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2006)
next position: Principal R&D Scientist, PerkinElmer
Former research associates
LEIF JAHN
B.S., Chemistry, Princeton University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
next position: Physical Scientist, US Environmental Protection Agency
Former Ph.D. students
MRINALI MODI
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi
co-advised by Dr. David Allen
next position: United Nations
PEARL ABUE
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Covenant University (2018)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2024)
next position: McKinsey & Company
NIRVAN BHATTACHARYYA
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2018)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
next position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Carnegie Mellon University
CATHERINE RASHAD MASOUD
B.S., Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah (2017)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
next position: Air Quality Specialist, AECOM
KANAN PATEL
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (2014)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
next position: Research Engineer, Schlumberger
SAHIL BHANDARI
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2015)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2015)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2021)
next position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada
FELIPE CARDOSO SALDANA
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey (2013)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
co-advised by Dr. David Allen
next position: Methane emissions researcher, Exxon Mobil
DONGYU (SIMON) WANG
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (2013)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2018)
next position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
SURYA VENKATESH DHULIPALA
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (2012)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2013)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2018)
next position: Air Quality Scientist, Omniscent
current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of British Columbia
JEFF BEAN
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University (2012)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2016)
next position: Associate Engineer, Phillips 66
CAMERON FAXON
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2014)
next position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Former M.S. students
KRISTI MCPHERSON
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Former undergraduate students
SULAIMAN A AL SUHAIBANI
B.S., Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2024
next position: KAUST
DO YOUNG MAENG
B.S., Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2018
next position: Columbia University
JORGE BARRERA
Chemical Engineering Class of 2018
PRAPUL PINGALI
Chemical Engineering Class of 2018
JANANI RAMACHANDRAN
Chemical Engineering Class of 2019