Graduate Student Research Topics

Nanoparticle-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery

William Ho

Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.

Developing Nanoparticle-Based Carriers for Gene Delivery

Zhongyu Li

Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.

Engineering Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Tissue Regeneration

Fengqiao Li

Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.

Development of Bioactive Hydrogels as Medical Materials

Yen-Jui Chen

Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.

Hybrid Nanocrystal–Amorphous Solid Dispersions (HyNASDs) as a Novel Class of Materials for Solubility–Dissolution Enhancement of Poorly Soluble Drugs

Gulenay Guner

Research Advisor: Ecevit Bilgili, Ph.D.

Modeling of Mixing and Non-Linear Effects during Dry Ball Milling of Cement in a Closed-Circuit Continuous Operation

Nontawat Muanpaopong

Research Advisor: Ecevit Bilgili, Ph.D., Research Co-Advisor: Rajesh N. Dave, Ph.D.

Impact of Various Dispersants on Redispersibility and Dissolution of Griseofulvin Nanocomposites Prepared by a Thin-Film Evaporator

Alexander Coelho

Research Advisor: Ecevit Bilgili, Ph.D.

Discovery and Investigation of New Two Dimensional Ferroelectric Materials

Mo Li

Research Advisor: Joshua Young, Ph.D.

Electric-Field-driven Processes in Multiphase Fluid Systems 

Qian Lei

Research Advisor: Boris Khusid, Ph.D.

Effect of Voltage Variation on Electrochemical Anodization of Aerospace Aluminum Alloys

Peter Totaro

Research Advisor: Boris Khusid, Ph.D.

Novel Materials Synthesis

Haizheng Zhuang

Research Advisor: Xianqin Wang, Ph.D.

Fundamental Understanding of ORR Mechanism

Safa Alzaim

Research Advisor: Xianqin Wang, Ph.D.

CO2 Conversion

Siming Huo

Research Advisor: Xianqin Wang, Ph.D.

Addressable Microfluidics Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Anh Tong

Research Advisor: Roman Voronov, Ph.D.

Blood Clot formation Modeling for Cardiovascular Medicine

Danh Nguyen

Research Advisor: Roman Voronov, Ph.D.

Essence Biosensor

Yu Hsuan Cheng

Research Advisor: Sagnik Basuray, Ph.D.

A New Non-Planar Electrochemical Platform for Rapid Identification of Small Molecules

Zhenglong Li

Research Advisor: Sagnik Basuray, Ph.D.

Novel Electrocatalysis 

Lixin Feng

Research Advisor: Sagnik Basuray, Ph.D.

Co-Advisor: Laurent Simon, Ph.D.

Development of Novel inks and Approaches for Printing Tissues and Organs

Shen Ji

Research Advisor: Murat Guvendiren, Ph.D.

In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models for Drug Screening 

Andrew House

Research Advisor: Murat Guvendiren, Ph.D.

Novel Bioinks from Decellularized Tissues 

Alperen Abaci

Research Advisor: Murat Guvendiren, Ph.D.

Modeling Compressibility of Confined Fluids

Christopher Dobrzanski

Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.

Advance Monte Carlo Methods for Simulation of Fluid Phase Equilibrium

Maksim Maksimov

Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.

Coupled Model of Adsorption-Induced Deformation of Nanoporous Materials

Alina Emelianova

Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.

Multi-Scale Modeling of Restructuring Atmospheric Soot Aggregates

Ella Ivanova

Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.

Rheological Behavior of Polymer Melts in Equibiaxial Elongational Flows

Seyed Mahmoud Arzideh

Research Advisor: David Venerus, Ph.D.

A Study of Reactive Iron Mineral Coatings in Redox Transition Zones from an Industrial Site with Historic Contamination

Xin Yin

Research advisor: Lisa Axe, Ph.D.

Abiotic Dechlorination by Reactive Iron Mineral Coatings in Contaminated Sediments

Han Hua

Research Advisor: Lisa Axe, Ph.D.

Modeling Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water Treatment Plants

Stephen Gitungo

Research Advisor: Lisa Axe, Ph.D.

Towards Quality by Design (QbD) of Pharmaceutical Oral Films Loaded with Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs

Eylul Cetindag

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.

Engineered excipients for improved orally dissolving tablets (ODTs)

Ruosong Dong

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D. 

3D Printing for Personalized Medicine: Designing tailored dosages for pediatric drug delivery 

Guluzar Gorkem Buyukgoz

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.

Predicting the extent of agglomeration of fine cohesive powders and its mitigation via surface engineering 

Sangah Kim

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.

Bulk property enhancement and prediction of pharmaceutical dry powders based on particle scale properties through mechanistic models

Kuriakose Kunnath

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.

Engineered excipients for improved tablet formulations and simplified manufacturing 

Zhixing Lin

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D. 

Particle Engineering via Surface Modification: Model Based Analysis

Kai Zheng

Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.

Mechanochemical Nitration of Organic Compounds

Ashvin Kumar Vasudevan

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Interaction of shock and Plasma produced by Electro-static
discharge with fine powders

Ci Huang

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Reactions leading to decomposition of Chemical Weapon
agents and their Simulants

Elif Irem Senyurt

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Effect of Process control agent on Properties of
Reactive Materials prepared by High-energy Milling

Mehnaz Mursalat

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Reactive materials generating chemicidal combustion
products

Shomik Mukhopadhyay

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Tunable Reactive Materials prepared by High-energy Milling

Daniel Hastings

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Reactive materials combining Metals with Metal
Fluorides

Siva Kumar Valluri

Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.

Novel Membrane Techniques in Membrane Solvent Extraction

Lydia Rodrigues

Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.

Graphene Based Membrane Barriers for Gas Separation Processes

Cheng Peng

Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.

Research Co-Advisor: Zafar Iqbal, Ph.D.

Membrane-based Removal of Ammonia from a Waste Stream and its Recovery

Philip Aligwe

Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.

Moisture Permeable Barrier Membranes for Toxic Gases and Vapors

Yufeng Song

Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.