Haiqing Lin
PhD
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Research Topics
Novel membrane materials for CO₂ capture from flue gas and syngas; antifouling membranes for water purification; understanding of polymer structure/property correlations in thin films
- CE 318—Transport Processes II (Spring 2025, Spring 2020)
- CE 540—Materials Principles (Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020)
Postdoctoral
Leiqing Hu, PhD (Google Scholar)
University at Buffalo (2019 - current)
Project Title: Advanced polymeric membranes for pre-combustion carbon capture
PhD: Zhejiang University, China 2018
Email: leiqingh@buffalo.edu
Emmanuel M. Nsengiyumva
(Google Scholar)
NSF Ascend Postdoctoral Fellow
University at Buffalo (2023 - current)
Project title: Cyclodextrin-Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Dynamic Covalent Networks
PhD: University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Email: ensengiy@buffalo.edu
Yang Jiao (Google Scholar)
University at Buffalo (2024 - current)
Project title: Advanced membranes for O2/N2 separation
PhD: University of Science and Technology of China, China
Email: yjiao3@buffalo.edu
PhD Students
Vinh Bui (Google Scholar)
PhD (2020 – current)
Project title: Polymeric organosilica membranes for pre-combustion carbon capture
Undergraduate school: University at Buffalo, NY, USA
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 (Google Scholar)
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
Jada Mowatt (Google Scholar)
PhD (2022 – current)
Project title: Functional polymers-based membranes for Li+ separation and enrichment
Undergraduate school: University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Email: jadamowa@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 (Google Scholar)
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 Students
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
Amandine Tirino
M.S (2024 – current)
Project title: Polyorganosilica membranes for post-combustion carbon capture
Undergraduate school: University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Email: amtirino@buffalo.edu
Postdoctoral Associates:
· Gengyi Zhang (PhD 2024, University of Texas at Austin)
· 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:
· Erda Deng (PhD 2024, Kobe University)
· Ameya Tandel (PhD 2024, Intel)
· Gengyi Zhang (PhD 2024, University of Texas at Austin)
· 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, Ethox Energy, Canada)
· 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 Alabama)
· 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
Erde Deng
- 2024 AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award for Membrane-Based Separations
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 Excellence 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 Presentation
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
- 2nd Place NY P2I Student Competition by Pollution Prevention Program (along with Yichen Tu and Jennifer Park)
Lingxiang Zhu
- Elias Klein Traveling Award from NAMS