Postdoctoral Associates:

·         Leiqing Hu (2025, Zhejiang University, China)

·         Gengyi Zhang (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:

·         Vinh Bui (PhD 2025, Naval Nuclear Laboratory)

·         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:

·         Ruveen Dias (MS 2025)

·         Shiwen Dong (MS 2025, PhD at University of Oklahoma)

·         Amandine Tirino (MS 2025)

·         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

Vinh Bui

• 2025 Graduate Fellow for the North American Membrane Society (NAMS)

Jada Mowatt

• 1^st Place Presentation for the 2025 National GEM Consortium Annual Conference
• GEM Fellowship, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University at Buffalo
• UB / NASA / New York Space Grant Fellowship
• Hightlighted in UB’s Office of the President Celebration of Academic Excellence  video and 2025 State of the University Address video

Sagnik Das

• Finalist in the University at Buffalo’s Art of Research competition

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
• 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