Alumni
| Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas | Post-Doctoral Fellow. Present position: CEO at Lobby 7 |
| Ewa Sroczyk | Visiting student, Electrospinning membranes for skin patches. Ph.D. candidate in Material Science at AGH University of Science and Technology |
| Junli Hao | Postdoctoral Researcher at RWTH Aachen University |
| Jeonyoon Lee | Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea |
| David Nicholson | Ph.D. 2020 Thesis: “Molecular Simulation Of Nucleation From Flowing Polymer Melts.” |
| Rachel Passos | Post-Doctoral Associate, Present Position: Postdoc Fellow, Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of São Paulo. |
| Kedi Hu | Undergraduate Student. Research topic: “Electrospun Fibers.” |
| Yi-Min Lin | Ph.D. 2019. Thesis: “Performance and Mechanism of Emulsion Separation using Electrospun Fiber Membranes“. Present position: Applied Materials, Sunnyvale, CA |
| Erik Allen | Ph.D. 2008, Thesis: A Novel Algorithm for Creating Density Dependent, Coarse-Grained Models for Simulation of Surfactant Systems. Present position: Green Point Energy, Cambridge, MA |
| Miguel Amat | Post-Doctoral Associate. Molecular simulation of surface properties. Present Position: Department of Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA |
| Sudhakar Balijepali | Post-Doctoral Associate, Present position: Dow Chemical Company, Midland MI |
| Mark Bathe | Ph.D. 2004, Thesis: Inverse Monte Carlo simulation of biomolecular conformation and coarse-grained molecular modeling of chondroitin sulfate conformation, titration, and osmotic pressure Present position: Associate Professor, Biological Engineering Department, MIT. |
| Frederick E. Bernardin | Ph. D. 2007, Thesis: “Application of Semi-Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (SGMC) Methods to Describe Non-Equilibrium Polymer Systems”. Present Position: Bolt Beranek and Newman Technologies, Cambridge, MA |
| Pradipto Bhattacharjee | Post-Doctoral Associate. Fundamental studies on electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers. Present position: RMIT University, Victoria, Australia |
| Indrani Bhattacharyya | Post-Doctoral Associate. Electrospinning for Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals. Present position: Corning, Inc, Painted Post, NY |
| Alexander Bourque | Ph.D. 2017, Thesis: Discovery and Design of Additives for Novel Polymer Morphology and Performance. Present position: NRC Post-doc, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD |
| Alexander Brayton | M.S.CEP 2016. Present position: TechnipFMC, Houston, TX |
| Sezen Buell | Ph.D. 2010, Thesis: Multiscale Modeling and Analysis of Nanofibers and Nonwoven Materials. (Program in Polymer Science and Technology). Present position: Proctor and Gamble |
| Franco Capaldi (www) | Ph.D. 2005, Thesis: “Atomistic simulations of octacyclopentyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane polyethylene nanocomposites”. Present Position: Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA |
| Jeffrey D. Carbeck | Ph.D. 1996, Thesis: “Temperature-Dependent Structure and Properties of Crystalline Poly(vinylidene fluoride) from Molecular Simulation”. Present position: MC10, Waltham, MA |
| Saptarshi Chattopadhyay | Post-Doctoral Associate. Carbon Micro- and Nanofibers as Adsorbents in Filter Media. Present position: CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts |
| Liang Chen | Ph.D. 2009, Thesis: Next Generation of Electrospun Textiles for Chemical and Biological Protection and Air Filtration. Present position: CB&I, Pasadena TX |
| Hansohl Cho | Post-Doctoral Associate. Multi-scale Modeling of Thermoplastic Elastomers. Present position: Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea. |
| Seonjin Choi | Visting Scholar, Electrospinning of Inorganic Nanofibers. in Water Purification. Present position: PhD Candidate, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea |
| Simon Choong | Ph.D. 2014, Thesis: Application of Electrospun Fiber Membranes in Water Purification. Present position: Gradiant Corp., Woburn, MA |
| Frederick L. Colhoun | Ph.D 2000. Thesis: Relaxaion of Processing Induced Orientation in Polymer Melts. Present position: Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN. |
| Neha Datta | Visiting Scholar, Electrospun nonwovens for photochemical tissue bonding. |
| Predrag Djuranovic | M.S. 2012. Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Orientation-Induced Nucleation in Short Alkanes: Toward Molecular Modeling of Flow-Induced Crystallization in Polymer |
| Keith Forward | PostDoctoral Associate. Electrospinning for Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals. Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA |
| Steven H. Foulger | Ph.D. 1996, Thesis: “Molecular Simulation of Liquid Crystalline Polyesters”. Present position: Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University. |
| Sergey V. Fridrikh | Visiting Scientist. Research topic: Electrohydrodynamic Theory Present Position: Nuance Communications, Burlington, MA |
| Sumit Gautam | M.S. 2000. Thesis: The Role of Chain Tilt in Semi-Crystalline Polymer Interphases, Studied Through Molecular Simulation. Present position: McKinsey and Co., CA |
| Anil Gopala | M.S.CEP 1995, Present position: Charles River Associates, Cambridge, MA. |
| Fei Guo | Post-Doctoral Associate, Development of Novel Electrospun Fiber Membranes for Water Purification Applications |
| Sang Il Han | Post-Doctoral Associate. Responsive Membranes for Gas Permeation. Present position: Assistant Professor, Changwon National University, Korea. |
| Yoshihiro Hori | Visiting Scholar. Molecular modelling of organic-inorganic materials for sub-10 nm self-assembly. Present position: PhD candidate, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| Markus Hütter (email) | Post-Doctoral Associate, 2004 Research Topic: Polymer Crystallization: Coupling of Solid and Liquid Phase Present Position: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherland |
| Ahmed E. Ismail | Ph.D. 2005, Thesis: “Multiresolution methods for materials modeling via coarse-graining”. Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University |
| Ji-Soo Jang | Visiting Scholar. Development of Stretchable & Conductive Electrospun Nanofibers for Stretchable Gas Sensors Present position: Ph.D. Candidate, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
| Amrit Kalra | Post-Doctoral Associate, 2004 Present position: Shell International B.V., Houston, TX. |
| Anjali A. Khare | Post-Doctoral Associate. Present position: Technology Strategy, Inc., Cambridge, MA. |
| Jun Mo Kim | Post-Doctoral Associate. Molecular Modeling of Semicrystalline Polymer: Plastic Deformation Present position: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology |
| Min Jae Ko | Post-Doctoral Associate, 2004 Present position: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). |
| Vaibhaw Kumar | Post-Doctoral Associate. Investigating the Effect of Branching on the Properties of Semicrystalline Polymer Using Molecular Simulations Present position: Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC. |
| Vikram K. Kuppa | Post-Doctoral Associate, 2008 Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati. |
| Shahd Labib | Graduate Student, 2017 Present position: Lam Reasearch, San Francisco, CA. |
| Daniel J. Lacks | Post-Doctoral Associate. Present position: Case Western Reserve University, Chemical Engineering Department, C. Benson Branch Professor. |
| Marc Lavine | Post-Doctoral Associate. Present position: American Associate for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC., Associate Editor |
| Jason Lee | Ph.D. 2013, Thesis: Novel Composite Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications. Present position: Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut |
| Jung Ah Lee | Post-Doctoral Associate. Surface active multifunctional electrospun silicone nanofiber membranes. Present position: General Electric Co. |
| Sanghun Lee | Post-Doctoral Associate. Present position: Samsung, Korea |
| Nikolaos Lempesis | Post-Doctoral Associate. Multi-scale Theoretical Modeling of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes. Present position: Senior Research Associate, ETH Zürich. |
| Yong Li | Graduate student, Technology and Policy Program. Present position: MIT TPP. |
| Ming-Yuan Liao | Post-Doctoral Associate. Present position: Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technology, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan. |
| Joe Lowery | Ph.D. 2010, Thesis: Characterization and Modification of Porosity in Electrospun Polymeric Materials for Tissue Engineering Applications. Present position: DuPont Advanced Fibers, Richmond, VA |
| Minglin Ma (www) | Ph.D. 2008 Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| Ateeque Malani | Post-Doctoral Associate. Molecular Modeling of Three-Phase Contact. Present position: Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India |
| Oleg Manevitch | Post-Doctoral Associate. Research Topic: Molecular simulation of polymer nanocomposites. Present position: Russian Academy of Sciences. |
| Matthew Mannarino | Ph.D. 2013 Thesis: Characterization and modification of Electrospun Fiber Mats for Use in Composite Proton Exchange Membranes Present position: NeoGraft Technologies, Taunton, MA. |
| Xianwen Mao | Post-Doctoral Associate. Electrochemical Control of Redox-Responsive Gels for Organics-Water Separation. Present position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. |
| Shawn W. Mowry | Ph.D. 2002 Thesis: Atomistic simulation of the alpha_c relaxation in semicrystalline polyethylene. Present position: ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, LA. |
| Paola B. Nasser | M.Eng. 2002 Thesis: Remote Microscope for Polymer Crystallization WebLab. Present position: |
| Peter H. Nelson | Ph.D. 1998 Thesis: “Simulation of Self-Assembled Polymer and Surfactant Systems”. Present position: Professor, Department of Physics, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL |
| David C. Oda | Ph.D., 1998, Thesis: “Determination of Orientation in Aromatic Polyesters”. Present position: OSI Software, Inc., San Leandro, CA |
| Chia-Ling Pai | Ph.D. 2011, Thesis: Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Polymeric Fibers and Their Nonwoven Fabrics. Present position: Applied Materials, CA |
| Jay Park | Post-Doctoral Associate, 2017. Present Position: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Plastics Engineering, Lowell, MA. |
| Derik A. Pridmore | M.S. 2005, Thesis: Online polymer crystallization experiment” Present Position: McKinsey, New York, NY |
| Sakul Ratanalert | Ph.D. 2018, Thesis: Sequence Design Principles for 3D Wireframe DNA Origami. Present Position: Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
| Wei-Ning Shen | Visiting Scholar. Present position: University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Chemical Engineering, graduate student. |
| Y. Michael Shin | Ph.D. 2000. Thesis: “Formation of polymer nanofibers from electrified fluid jets” Present position: Orteq Bioengineering, Groningen, The Netherlands. |
| Maryanne Spiers | Visiting Scholar. The Development of Electrospun Conductive Polymers for Gas Sensing Applications Present position: Graduate Student, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. |
| Daniel Talavera | M.Eng. 2003 Thesis: “On-Line Laboratory for Remote Polymer Crystallization Experiments Using Optical Microscopy”. |
| Wenda Tian | Ph.D. 2018, Thesis: Nanostructured Electroactive Polymeric Composites for Energy Storage and Separation Applications. Present position: McKinsey and Company, San Francisco, CA. |
| Kirill Titievsky | Ph.D. 2009, Thesis: Physical Interpretation of Coarse-Grained Bead-Spring Models of Complex Fluids. Present position: Department of Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA |
| Pieter in ‘t Veld | Post-Doctoral Associate. Research Topic: Molecular simulation of polymer interphases. Present Position: BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany. |
| Numan Waheed | Ph.D. 2005, Thesis: “Molecular simulation of crystal growth in alkane and polyethylene melts”. Present Position: Bain and Co., Atlanta, GA. |
| Mao Wang | Post-Doctoral Associate, 2005 Research Topic: Electrospinning Present position: Chicago Kent School of Law, Chicago, IL |
| John L. Wilhelmi | M.S. 1996, Thesis: “Study of the Structure and Properties of the Polymer Crystalline Surface” Present position: Eastern Research Group, Lexington, MA. |
| Ying Yang | Post-Doctoral Associate. Functional responsive nanofiber membranes for environmental, chemical and biological processing. Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| Peng Yi | Ph. D. 2011, Thesis: “Molecular Simulation of Homogeneous Nucleation in n-Alkane Melts. Present Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, MD |
| Jian H. Yu | Ph. D. 2007, Thesis: “Electrospinning of Polymeric Nanofiber Materials: Process Characterization and Unique Applications”. Present Position: United States Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD |
| Yuxi Zhang | Ph. D. 2013, Thesis: Electrospun Fibers with Tunable Electrical Conductivity. Present Position: Dow Chemical Co., Freeport, TX. |
| Shuze Zhu | Post-Doctoral Associate. Multi-scale Theoretical Modeling of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes. Present Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |