About the lab

Post Doctoral Research Scholar, 2022-Present

Hakhyeon is working on electrochemical carbon capture and conversion systems. His work is funded by the DOW chemical company.

Post Doctoral Research Scholar, 2023-Present

Luisa is working on wastewater nitrate remediation and exploring electrochemical C-N bonding. She is part of the CASFER center.

Research Scientist, 2023-Present

Lin is working on battery recycling.

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, 2018-Present

Carlos is conducting thermodynamic analyses on electrochemical systems for distributed fertilizer production. Carlos’s work is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.

PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, 2020-Present

Madeline is working on electrochemical water treatment and energy production technologies.

PhD student in Chemistry, 2020-Present

Erin’s project addresses difficulties associated with lignin valorization, which includes controlling the isolation of lignin from the original irregular lignocellulose structure and depolymerizing lignin into aromatic monomer units via mechanocatalysis. These aromatics can further be valorized as renewable sources for the creation of biofuels and other green chemicals. Erin is co-advised with Carsten Sievers.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2021-Present

Po-Wei is examining reaction engineering and catalyst benchmarking for decarbonized ammonia production. Po-Wei’s work is a member of the NSF CASFER ERC, and his work is funded through Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

PhD student in Material Science & Engineering, 2022-Present

Danae is investigating materials and mechanisms for electrified catalysis of lignin and organic matter, with a focus on understand C-N catalysis. Danae is funded through the National Science Foundation and the Renewable Bioinstitute.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2022-Present

Hyuck is a PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Hyuck is part of the Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER) NSF -Engineering Research Center. He will be working on electrochemical separations for nutrient production.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2021- Present

Lignin Catalysis for API production (Co-advised with Andreas Bommarius and Carsten Seivers). Jimin’s work is funded through the renewable bio institute. Jimin is co-advised with Carsten Sievers.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2022-Present

Erika is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering. Erika is part of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI). She is working on water purification via electrocoagulation (EC).

PhD Student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023 - Present

Jin is working on electrochemical metal separations for lithium-ion battery recycling.

PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023-Present

Mohammed is part of the Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER) NSF -Engineering Research Center. He is working on electrochemical separation technologies for fertilizer production.

BS student in Mechanical Engineering, 2023-Present

Olivia is working on electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to aid in decarbonization while forming valuable chemicals.

BS student in Mechanical Engineering, 2024-Present

Anahita is working on electrocatalytic CO2 reduction for decarbonization while forming formic acid.