Postdoctoral:

Leiqing Hu, PhD (Google Scholar)

University at Buffalo (2019 - current) 

Project Title: Advanced polymeric membranes for pre-combustion carbon capture

PhD: Zhejiang University, 2018

Email: leiqingh@buffalo.edu

Gengyi Zhang (Google Scholar)

University at Buffalo (2024 - current)

Project title: Development of Thin-Film Composite membranes for CO₂/N₂ separation

PhD: University at Buffalo

Email: gengyizh@buffalo.edu

PhD Students:

Erda Deng

MS (2018-2020), PhD (2020 – current)

Project title: Advanced 2D Material-based Membranes for Water purification

Undergraduate school: Nanjing University of Technology, China

Email: erdadeng@buffalo.edu

Ameya Manoj Tandel (Google Scholar)

PhD (2019 – current)

Project title: Hollow fiber membranes based on graphene oxide for dye desalination

Undergraduate school: Institute of Chemical Technology, India

Email: ameyaman@buffalo.edu

Vinh Bui (Google Scholar)

PhD (2020 – current)

Project title: Polymeric organosilica membranes for pre-combustion carbon capture

Undergraduate school: University at Buffalo

Email: vinhbui@buffalo.edu

Narjes Esmaeili (Google Scholar)

PhD (2021 – current)

Project title: Sorption-enhanced polymers for gas separations

Previous School: University of Tehran (MS), Iran

Email: narjeses@buffalo.edu

Fathy Attia

PhD (2022 – current)

Project tile: Polymeric materials for post-combustion CO₂ capture

Previous School: Mansoura University (MS), Egypt

Email: fathymoh@buffalo.edu

Sagnik Das

PhD (2022 – current)

Project title: Advanced 2D materials for ion separations

Undergraduate school: Jadavpur University, India

Email: sdas29@buffalo.edu

Shweta Singh

MS (2021-2023), PhD (2023 – current)

Project title: Membrane adsorbents for direct air capture

Undergraduate school: Ahmedabad University, India 

Email:shwetasi@buffalo.edu

Kai Chen

MS (2021-2023), PhD (2023 – current)

Project title: Catalytic membrane reactor for H₂ production

Undergraduate school: University at Buffalo, USA

Email: kchen77@buffalo.edu

Farhang Pazani

PhD (2023 – current)

Project title: MOF-based TFN membranes for gas separation

Previous School: Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran

Email: farhangp@buffalo.edu

MS:

Ruveen Dias

M.S (2023 – current)

Project title: Graphene oxide membranes for dye desalination

Undergraduate school: Montana State University, Bozeman MT, USA

Email: ruveensa@buffalo.edu

Shiwen Dong

M.S (2023 – current)

Project title: Composite membranes for post-combustion carbon capture

Undergraduate school: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA

Email: shiwendo@buffalo.edu

Postdoctoral Associates:

·        Thien (James) N. Tran (2023, U.S. DOE NETL, PA)

·        Liang Huang (2022, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)

·       Wenji Guo (2022, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)

PhD Alumni:

·        Gengyi Zhang (PhD 2024, University at Buffalo)

·        Taliehsadat Alebrahim (PhD 2023, DSM-Firmenich, MD)

·        Xiaoyi Chen (PhD 2021, GAF Energy, CA)

·        Hien Nguyen (PhD 2020, Repligen, CA)

·        Thien (James) N. Tran (PhD 2020, U.S. DOE NETL, PA)

·        Nima Shahkaramipour (PhD 2020, Pentair, MN)

·        Maryam Omidvar (PhD 2019)

·        Junyi Liu (PhD 2019, Air Liquide, DE)

·        Milad Yavari (PhD 2018, SRI International, CA)

·        Lingxiang Zhu (PhD 2018, U.S. DOE NETL, PA)

MS Alumni:

·        Sai Srikar Chundury (MS 2024)

·        Bhanuprakash Valluri (MS 2024)

·        Kai Chen (MS 2023, PhD at UB)

·        Shweta Singh (MS 2023, PhD at UB)

·        Mengqi Yuan M.S (MS 2023)

·        Varun Reddy Satti (MS 2023, Genista Biosciences)

·        Manas Agarwal (MS 2023)

·        Nicolas Rawda (MS 2022, VanDeMark Chemical Inc)

·        Skye Schaefer (MS 2022, Ardent)

·        Sankhajit Pal (MS 2022, Intel, OR)

·        Alisa Chakraborty (MS 2021, PhD at Penn State University)

·        Himangshu Mondal (MS 2021, PhD at University of Huston)

·        Xiao-Ci Lin (MS 2021)

·        Darius Rub (MS 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NY)

·        Krysta Clark (MS 2021, Pall Corp., NY)

·        Riliwan Sanni (MS 2020, Energy Materials, NY)

·        Erda Deng (MS 2020, PhD at UB)

·        Janavi V. Gohil (MS 2019, Pall, NY)

·        Sarthak R. Doshi (MS 2019, Cytiva, MA)

·        Gengyi Zhang (MS 2019, PhD at UB)

·        Weiguang Jia (MS 2019, Biopeptek, PA)

·        Xiaoyi Chen (MS 2018, Bolt Threads, CA)

·        Shabdiki Chaurasia (MS 2018, Nantero, MA)

·        Haley Valentine (MS 2018, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NY)

·        Praphulla Mandadapu (MS 2018)

·        Yichen Tu (MS 2017, Intel, OR)

·        Xianda Hou (MS 2017, Daqing Pure Hemp Technology Corp., China)

·        Sankara Ramanan (MS 2017, Dynatemp Refrigerants Company, NC)

·        Nachiket Paranjape (MS 2016, Yahoo, CA)

·        Junyi Liu (MS 2016, Air Liquide, DE)

·        Shawreen Shah (MS 2016, Akorn, NJ)

·        Benjamin Lam (MS 2015, Helios-NRG, NY)

·        Shizhong Zhao (MS 2015, Biopeptek, PA)

Undergraduate Student Alumni:

2023: Chintan Jayesh Shah

2022: Elizabeth Haddad

2021:  Elizabeth Jacobia; Elizabeth Haddad

2020:  Nick Rawda and Skye Schaefer

2019:  Vinh Bui, Zhihao Feng, Sarah Howard, Mohamed Kawy, Robert Kirisits, Omran Omar, Darius Rub, and Skye Schaefer

2018:  Tanahiry Escamilla; Suting Huang; Zhihao Feng, Chen Lin, Mohamed Kawy, and Omran Omar

2017: Chris Chan, Stephanie Hall, and Chen Lin; Suting Huang, Mingi Jin, Fleurie Kelley, and Yash Savla.

2016: Tanahiry Escamilla, Norman Ng, Jennifer Park, Hunter Steven, and Sumbal Zaman; Beatrices Bacolod, and Tanahiry Escamilla.

2015: Ananthan Balachandran, Kaipin Huang, James Kim, Tho Le, and John Schneible; Brandon Chin, Ryan Fair, Ken He, Azza Hosny, Tony Huynh, Vivian Huynh, and Norman Ng.

2014: Po-han Chen; Dana Havas; Weiguang Jia; and Min Wei

Ameya Manoj Tandel

• 2024 Second place in UB’s eighth annual 3-minute thesis (3 MT) competition

Taliehsadat Alebrahim

• 2023 Graduate Student Research Award in the Membrane Area of AIChE Separations Division

Narjes Esmaeili

• NAMS 2023 Elias Klein Travel Award

Vinh Bui

• 2022 CBE Symposium Exellence in Material Research Award
• 2022 NAMS Conference Second Place for Best Poster Presentation

Elizabeth Haddad

• Elias Klein Undergraduate Traveling Award from NAMS
• WNY ACS Outstanding Senior

Ameya Manoj Tandel

• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS

Ameya Manoj Tandel

• 2021 CBE Departmental Award for Best Poster Presentation

Taliehsadat Alebrahim

• 2021 CBE Student Choice Award for Best Poster Presenation

Vinh Bui

• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS

Xiaoyi Chen

• ACS I&EC Division Graduate Student Award Symposium 

James Tran

• Graduate Research Award of Membranes of AIChE Separation Division

Xiaoyi Chen

• Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award of AlChE

Talieh Alebrahim 

• Elias Klein traveling award from NAMS
• Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award of AlChE

Hien Nguyen 

• First Prize Poster Award at Graduate Research Symposium of CBE

Junyi Liu

• Graduate Research Award of Membranes of AIChE Separation Division

Liang Huang

• North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award

Xiaoyi Chen

• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS

James Tran

• Excellent in Graduate Polymer Research - ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry Finalist 

Lingxiang Zhu

• Chinese Governmental Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
• Graduate Research Award of Membranes of AIChE Separation Division
• Dean’s Graduate Achievement Award from UB SEAS
• Student Fellowship Award from North American Membrane Society (NAMS)

Liang Huang

• Young Investigator Fellowship from North American Membrane Society Conference (NAMS)

Thien (James) Tran

• Finalist of ACS Graduate Research Award of PMSE

Hien Nguyen

• Third Prize Poster Award at North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Conference
• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS

Nima Shahkaramipour

• First Prize Poster Award at North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Conference
• Air & Watse Management Association (A&WMA) Student Award
• First Prize Poster Award at Graduate Research Symposium of CBE

Junyi Liu

• Student Speaker Award by the CBE Department

Thien (James) Tran

• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS

Milad Yavari

• Air & Watse Management Association (A&WMA) Student Award

Lingxiang Zhu

• Presented at UB CBE Student Seminar
• Finalist of AIChE Graduate Research Award of Polymers

Nima Shahkaramipour

• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS
• 2^nd Place NY P2I Student Competition by Pollution Prevention Program (along with Yichen Tu and Jennifer Park)

Lingxiang Zhu

• Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS