| MIT Alumni | ||||
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Name
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Thesis
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Degree
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Date
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Presently @
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| Lu Yang | Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation of Multiphase Hydrodynamics and Transport in Microreactors | Ph.D. (M.S.CEP) |
2017 | McKinsey & Company |
| Nopphon Weeranoppanant | Integrated flow-chemistry synthesis enabled by multistage separations | Ph.D. (M.S.CEP) |
2016 | Burapha University (Thailand) |
| Lisi Xie | Growth study of III-V quantum dots | Ph.D. (M.S.CEP) |
2016 | Lam Research (Fremont, CA) |
| Isaac Roes | Microcalorimetry in Flow | M.S. CEP | 2014 | |
| Weitong Sun |
Continuous Separation of Homogeneous Catalyst with Membrane in Small Scale Flow System |
M.S. CEP | 2015 |
MedImmune (Gaithersburg, MD) |
| Tatyana Shatova | Portable Blood Plasma Separation for Point of Care Diagnostics | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2015 | |
| Brandon Reizman |
Automated Feedback in Flow for Accelerated Reaction Screening, Optimization, and Kinetic Parameter Estimation |
Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2015 (2009) |
Eli Lilly (Indianapolis, IN) |
| Everett John O’Neal | Continuous Separation and Recycle of Homogeneous Catalysts in Small Scale Flow Systems | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2014 (2009) | ExxonMobil (Clinton, NJ) |
| Jen Lee | Development of Microreactor Setups for Microwave Organic Synthesis | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2014 (2009) | |
| Maria Jose Nieves Remacha | Microreactor Technology: Scale-up of Multiphase Continuous Flow Chemistries | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2014 (2009) | |
| Patrick Heider | Scale-up of Continuous Chemical Synthesis Systems | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2013 (2009) | Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) |
| Armon Sharei | Cell Squeezing: a Vector-Free Microfluidic Platform for Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2013 (2009) | MIT (Cambridge, MA) |
| Jason Moore | Kinetic Modeling and Automated Optimization in Microreactor Systems | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2013 (2008) | Dow Chemical Co.
(Freeport, TX) |
| Jinyoung Baek | Microchemical Systems for the Synthesis of Nanostructures: Quantum Dots | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2012 (2009) | Boston Consulting Group (Seoul, Korea) |
| EthelMae Victoria Dydek | Electrochemistry and Electrokinetics in
Microchannels |
Ph.D. | 2011 | Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering
(Boston, MA) |
| Kevin Nagy | Catalyst Immobilization Techniques for
Continuous Flow Synthesis |
Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2011 (2007) | DuPont
(Wilmington, DE) |
| Jerry Keybl | A Microreactor System for High-Pressure, Multiphase Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalyst Measurements under Continuous Flow | Ph.D. | 2011 | Boston Consulting Group (Boston, MA) |
| Christopher Marton | An Air-Breathing, Portable Thermoelectric Power Generator Based on a Microfabricated Silicon Combustor | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2010 (2008) | Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ) |
| Jonathan McMullen | Automated Microreactor System for Reaction Development and Online Optimization of Chemical Processes | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2010 (2006) | Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ) |
| Nikolay Zaborenko | Continuous-Flow Study and Scale-up of Conventionally
Difficult Chemical Processes |
Ph.D. | 2010 | Eli Lilly (Indianapolis, ID) |
| Mahmooda Sultana | Microfluidic Systems for Continuous
Crystallization of Small Organic Molecules |
Ph.D. | 2010 | NASA
(Greenbelt, MD) |
| Ling Chao | Spatial and Temporal Control of Lipid-Membrane Morphology
Induced by Sphingomyelinase |
Ph.D. | 2009 | Cornell University (Ithaca, N) |
| Hemant Sahoo | Design and Operation of Microchemical Systems for Multistep Chemical Syntheses | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2008
(2005) |
ExxonMobil Corporation
(Houston, TX) |
| Linlin Ye | Microfluidic Devices for Studying Early Response of Cytokine Signaling | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2008
(2005) |
Unilever Research and Development
(Shanghai, China) |
| Jane Rempel | Insights into Formation of Semiconductor Nanocrystals: from First Principles Calculations to Kinetic Models of Nucleation and Growth | Ph.D. | 2007 | Tiax LLC
(Boston, MA) |
| Jacob Albrecht | Micro Free-Flow Isoelectric Focusing | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2007
(2004) |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
(New Brunswick, NJ) |
| Brandon Blackwell | Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Micro Fuel Processor | Ph.D.
(M.S.CEP) |
2007
(2004) |
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. (Boston, MA) |
| Ylva K. Olsson | Chemical Vapor Deposition of Functionalized Isobenzofuran Polymers |
M.S.
|
2007
|
NSB
(Norway) |
| Saif A. Khan | Microfluidic Synthesis of Colloidal Nanomaterials |
Ph.D.
|
2006
|
National University of Singapore
(Singapore, SGP) |
| Edward R. Murphy | Microchemical Systems for Rapid Optimization of Organic Syntheses |
Ph.D. (M.S.CEP)
|
2006 (2003)
|
DuPont
(Memphis, TN) |
| Zhiyu Zhang | Microfabricated Reactor for Bioprocesses Development |
Ph.D. (M.S.CEP)
|
2006 (2002)
|
McKinsey & Co (New York, NY) |
| Ole M. Nielsen | A Thermally Efficient Micro-Reactor for Thermophotovoltaic Power Generation |
Ph.D.
|
2006
|
Bose Corporation
(Framingham, MA) |
| Jason G. Kralj | Continuous Flow Separation Techniques for Microchemical Synthesis |
Ph.D.
|
2005
|
NIST
(Washington, DC) |
| Thomas Gervais | Mass Transfer and Structural Analysis of Microfluidic Sensors |
Ph.D.
|
2005
|
École Polytechnique de Montréal and Journalist for the Télé-Québec
(Québec, CAN) |
| Manish Jhunjhunwala | Control of Fluid Path on Microscale |
Ph.D.CEP (M.B.A.) (M.S.CEP)
|
2005 (2005) (2003)
|
Trefis
(Boston, MA) |
| Andrea Zanzotto | Microbioreactor platforms for high-throughput screening and analysis of bioprocesses |
Ph.D. (M.S.CEP)
|
2005 (2000)
|
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
(Cambridge, MA) |
| Nuria de Mas | Scalable Multiphase Microchemical Systems for Direct Fluorination |
Ph.D. (M.S.CEP)
|
2004 (1999)
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
(New Brunswick, NJ) |
| Leonel Arana | High-Temperature Microfluidic Systems for Thermally-Efficient Fuel Processing |
Ph.D. (M.S.CEP)
|
2003 (2000)
|
Intel Corporation
(Chandler, AZ) |
| Hang Lu | Microfluidic Biochemical and Eletrical Devices for Rapid Analysis of Cells and Organelles |
Ph.D.
|
2003
|
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, GA) |
| Sameer K. Ajmera | Microchemical Systems for Kinetic Studies of Catalytic Processes |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
Texas Instruments
(Dallas, TX) |
| Gwang-Soo Kim | Multiscale Modeling of thin film deposition processes |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
NRC
(Ontario, Canada) |
| Jinwook Lee | Semiconductor Nanocrystal Composite Materials and Devices |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
Intel Corporation
(Santa Clara, CA) |
| Maria A. Nemirovskaya | Multiscale Modeling Strategies for Chemical Vapor Deposition |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
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| Samara L. Firebaugh | Miniaturization and Integration of Photoacoustic Detection |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
United States Naval Academy
(Annapolis,MD) |
| Samara L. Firebaugh | Investigation of Materials for Use in High-Temperature, Thin-Film Heaters and Temperature Sensors |
M.S.E.E.
|
1997
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United States Naval Academy
(Annapolis,MD) |
| Chris Vineis | Characterization of OMVPE-Grown GaSb-Based Epilayers Using In Situ Reflectance and Ex Situ TEM |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
Wakonda Technologies |
| Tamara M. Floyd | A Novel Microchemical System for Rapid Liquid-Liquid Chemistry |
Ph.D.
|
2001
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Tuskegee University
(Tuskegee, AL) |
| Jason Randall Heine | Characterization and Device Applications of II-VI Nanocomposites |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
Texas Instruments
(Dallas,TX) |
| Matthew W. Losey | Novel Multiphase Chemical Reaction Systems Enabled by Microfabrication Technology |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
Texas Instruments
(Dallas,TX) |
| Jacqueline Tew Underberg | A Framework for Aligning Operations with Customer Service Requirements in a Capital Equipment Refurbishment Business |
M.B.A. & M.S.Ch.E.
|
2001
|
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| Seth Thomas Rodgers | Multiscale Modelling of Chemical Vapor Deposition and Plasma Etching |
Ph.D.
|
2000
|
Bioprocessors |
| Samuel B. Schaevitz | A MEMS Thermoelectric Generator |
M.S.E.E. & C.S.
|
2000
|
Lilliputian Systems |
| Rajesh Venkataramani | Multiscale Models of Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy Process |
M.B.A.
|
2000
|
Goldman Sachs
(New York, NY) |
| Kim-Marie Levis | Screening Experiment for a Polysilicon Gate Etch Chamber |
M.S. MSE |
1999
|
Motorola Inc. |
| Theodoros Mihopoulos | Reaction and Transport Processes in OMCVD: Selective and Group III-Nitride Growth |
Ph.D.
|
1999
|
Motorola Inc.
(Austin, TX) |
| Kathleen Michelle Vaeth | Parylene-Based Chemical Vapor Deposition of Electroluminescent Polymer Films Used in Polymer Light Emitting Diodes |
Ph.D.
|
1999
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Eastman Kodak Co.
(Rochester, NY) |
| Brian Gerald Willis | Complementaty Computational Chemistry and Surface Science Experiments of Reaction Pathways in Aluminum Chemical Vapor Deposition |
Ph.D.
|
1999
|
University of Delaware
(Newark, DE) |
| Suman K. Banerjee | Nonlinear Model Reduction Methods for Rapid Thermal and Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes |
Ph.D.
|
1998
|
Motorola Inc.
(Tempe, AZ) |
| Douglas S. Fong | Evaluation of Continuous Batch Processing for Vertical Diffusion Furnaces |
M.B.A.
|
1998
|
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| Michael Z. Gu | Gas-Phase Reaction Pathways in Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition of AIGaAs |
M.S.Ch.E.
|
1998
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Cypress Semiconductor MN, Inc.
(Bloomington,MN) |
| I-Ming Hsing | Simulation Strategies for Microfabricated Chemical Systems |
Ph.D.
|
1998
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Harsano Siem Simka | Application of Quantum Chemistry Calculations in Modeling Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes |
Ph.D.
|
1998
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Intel Corporation
(Santa Clara, CA) |
| Ravi Srinivasan | Microfabricated Reactors for Partial Oxidation Reactions |
Ph.D.
|
1998
|
Symyx Technologies
(Santa Clara, CA) |
| Jeffrey P. Hebb | Pattern Effects in Rapid Thermal Processing |
Ph.D.
|
1997
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Eaton Corporation
(Peabody, MA) |
| Brian H. Cumpston | Bulk and Interfacial Degradation of Polymers Used for Electronic and Photonic Applications |
Ph.D.
|
1996
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OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
(San Jose, CA) |
| Lawrence J. Foley | Growth and Optical Monitoring of Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy |
M.S.Ch.E.
|
1996
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Intel Corporation
(Santa Clara,CA) |
| Shih-Tung Ngiam | Development of a Cluster Deposition Process for Fabricating Quantum Dot Composite Materials |
Ph.D.
|
1996
|
Hewlett Packard
(Singapore) |
| Michal Danek | Chemical Approaches to Organomettalic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Wide Band-Gap II-VI Layers and Nanocrystal Composites |
Ph.D.
|
1995
|
Novellus Systems, Inc.
(San Jose, CA) |
| Brad Houston | Transfer of an Evolving Technology |
MBA |
1995
|
Intel Corporation |
| Jeung-Soo Huh | Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy of ZnSe wuth Novel Zn and Se Sources |
Ph.D.
|
1995
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Kyung-Pook National University
(Korea) |
| Sateria Salim | In-situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Chemistry and Growth in Chemical Vapor Depostiion |
Ph.D.
|
1995 | Praxair, Inc.
(Tonawanda, NY) |
| Tushar Praful Merchant | Modelling of Rapid Thermal Processes |
Ph.D.
|
1994
|
Motorola Advanced Custom Technologies
(Mesa, AZ) |
| Daniel Gene Coronell | Simulation and Analysis of Rarefied Gas Flows in Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes |
Ph.D.
|
1993
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(Terre Haute, AZ) |
| Jaesung Han | Combined Experimental and Modeling Studies of Laser Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Copper and Aluminum |
Ph.D.
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1993
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Yukong Ltd.
(Korea) |
| Erik Oddmund Einset | Three Dimensional Transport and Kinetic Modeling of Horizontal Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactors |
Ph.D.
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1991
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General Electric Co.
(Schenectady, NY) |
| Kwok-Lun Ho | Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Aluminum Nitride and Gallium Nitride |
Ph.D.
|
1991
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3M |
| Jihperng Leu | FTIR and XPS Studies of Polymer Surface Modification in CF4/O2/NF3 Microwave Discharges and of Metal-Polymide Interfaces |
Ph.D.
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1990
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University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, MN) |
| Rajesh Ramaswamy Melkote | Modeling of Transport and Reaction in Evolving, Fibrous Structures |
Ph.D.
|
1990
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GE Lighting Technology
(Cleveland, OH) |
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| Former Postdoctoral Associates and Fellows | ||||
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Name
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Research Focus
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Date
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Presently @
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| Jisong Zhang | Hydrodynamics, mass transfer, and hydrogenation in micropacked beds | 2015-2017 | Tsinghua University, Beijing, China | |
| Eder Jose Guidelli | Flow Synthesis of ZnSe Quantum-Dots | 2016-2017 | University of Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Guohua Liang | Pharmacy on Demand | 2016-2017 | ||
| Hongkun Lin | Flow chemistry | 2014-2017 | Swager lab (MIT) | |
| Ye-Jin Hwang | -Automated chemistry platform for screening medicinal chemistry and small scale compound synthesis
-Polymerization by utilizing heterogeneous catalysis |
2015-2017 | Inha University (South Korea) | |
| Andrew Teixeira | Kinetics and Transport in Multiphase Microsystems and Catalytic Packed Beds | 2014-2016 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) | |
| Xiaoyun Ding | Microfluidic devices for intracellular delivery | 2013-2016 | University of Colorado Boulder | |
| Maryam Peer Lachegurabi | Biphasic Catalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidation of Alcohols in Flow | 2013-2016 | Exxon Mobil (Texas) | |
| Milad Abolhasani | Oscillator Microscale Flow Chemistry Platforms for High-Throughput Screening and Optimization of Single/Multi-Phase Chemical Processes | 2014-2016 | NC State University (Raleigh, NC) | |
| Norman Horn | Pharmacy-On-Demand, Pervaporation, 3D Printing | 2015-2016 |
FCG Chemicals (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) |
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| Saurabh Shahane | Catalyst Recycle Strategies for Organic Synthesis in Flow | 2014-2016 |
Stepan Company (Northfield, IL) |
|
| Gaurav Giri | Crystallization Control of Solids in Continuous Flow Synthesis | 2013-2015 |
University of Virginia |
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| Fumihiro Sassa | Ondemand Chemical Library Chip | 2014-2015 |
University of Tsukuba(Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan) |
|
| Cuixian (Trisha) Yang | Continuous Hydrogenation in Packed Bed Reactor | 2013-2015 |
Merck Sharp & Dohme |
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| Yanjie Zhang | Continuous Chemistry and Scale Up | 2012-2015 | Nanobio systems | |
| Yanxiang Shi | CFD Simulation of Corning Reactors | 2012-2015 |
BASF (Beachwood, OH) |
|
| Baris Unal | Development of Microfluidic/Microreactor Platforms for Heterogeneous Catalysis from Performance Testing at Industrially Relevant Conditions to Catalyst Characterization, and Material Design for Energy Applications. | 2009-2014 | Whitesides Research Group
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) |
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| Stephen Born | Development of Flow Systems for Multi-step Synthesis and Separation | |||
| Stephen Newman | Study of use of Microreactors for Reactions under Harsh Conditions | 2012-2014 | University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada) | |
| Ana Rita Cruz Duarte | Design and Development of a Glass Capillary Microfluidic Device for the Preparation of Perfluorocarbon-Alginate Core-Shell Microparticles | 2013-2014 | 3B’s Research Group, University of Minho (Portugal) | |
| Jean Christophe Monbaliu | Scaling of Integrated Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals | 2012-2013 | Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis – CiTOS Dept. of Chemistry (Belgium) | |
| Mohsen Behman | Automation for Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals | 2011-2013 | Nuvera Fuel Cells (Billerica, MA) | |
| Ulrich Neuenschwander | Gas-Liquid Reaction Kinetics in Flow | 2012-2013 | Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis (Dottikon, Switzerland) | |
| Simon Kuhn | Solids Handling in Microreactors and Scalability of Heat and Mass Transfer in Multiphase Flow Reactors | 2010-2012 | University College London (London, UK) | |
| Patrick Bazinet | Integration of Chemical Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals | 2012 | i2Chem Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | |
| Sidy Ndao | Micro/Nanosystems Energy Conversion and Power Generation | 2011-2012 | University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) | |
| Xiaoying Liu | Exploration and investigation of heterogeneous catalysis and multistep synthesis in continuous flow microreactor systems | 2009-2012 | University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) | |
| Lei Gu | Ultrasonic microfluidic systems and MEMS devices and processes | 2010-2011 | MKS Instrument, (Andover, MA) | |
| Woo Young Sim | Development of microfluidic systems for cell biology and biomedical applications | 2010-2011 | NanoEnTek (Digital Bio), inc., (Korea) | |
| Christopher Smith | Investigating metal catalysed carbonylation using microfluidic reactors | 2009-2011 | ||
| Victor Sebastian
Cabeza |
Synthesis and application of nanomaterials using a
microfluidic reactor platform. |
2009-2011 | Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Nanociencia de Aragón (INA),
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain |
|
| Ketan Pimparkar | Development of a high throughput photochemical microreactor system; Scaleup of melt processing reaction | 2009-2010 | ||
| Ryan Hartman | Multi-step Microscale Operations | 2008-2010 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Jian Wen | Free-flow Isoelectric Focusing | 2007- 2009 | Information Laboratory
(Bedford, MA) |
|
| Bernard Yen | UV Photochemical Microsystems | 2008-2009 | MIT | |
| Samuel Marre | Materials Synthesis in Microdevices | 2006-2008 | University of Bordeaux, France | |
| Andrea Adamo | Design and fabrication of large, robust, integrated networks for microfluidic components | 2004-2009 | (University of Palermo, Italy) | |
| Kishori Deshpande | Synthesis of complex oxides applied to catalysis and fuel cell materials synthesis studies | 2004-2008 | Dow Chemical Co.
(Freeport, TX) |
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| Hyun-Goo Choi | Developmental techniques for modifying surfaces and microfluidic systems for controlling protein and cell interations. | 2004-2005 | Bioscale, Inc.
(Cambridge, MA) |
|
| Jamil El-Ali | Microfabricated biological devices | 2003-2006 | McKinsey & Co.
(Copenhagen, DEN) |
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| Yongbae Jeon | Microelectromechanics (MEMS) application for integrated microchemical systems | 2003-2005 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., Korea | |
| Axel Günther | Fluid mechanical experimentation and microfabrication applicable to multiphase microreactor research | 2002-2006 | University of Toronto
(Toronto, CAN) |
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| Nuria de Mas | Microchemical systems technology | 2004-2005 | Bristol-Meyer Squibb, NJ | |
| Benjamin Wilhite | Multiphase reactions in microreactors; participation in multidisciplinary research | 2002-2005 | University of Connecticut | |
| Nicolas Szita | Microfabricated fermentation systems | 2001-2005 | University College London | |
| Chelsey Baertsch | Catalyst synthesis and characterization | 2001-2003 | Purdue University | |
| Carlo Cavalotti | Multiscale simulations of chemical vapor deposition | 2001-2002 | Politechnico di Milano, Italy | |
| Cyril Delattre | 2002-
2000 |
CEA-LETI, Minatec
Grenoble, France |
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| Rebecca Jackman | Microfabrication; microelectrochemical forming of microstructures | 1999-2001 | Commonwealth School, Boston, MA | |
| Constance Bauer | Quantum chemistry and chemical kinetics of CVD processes | 1998-2000 | ||
| Aleksander Franz | Surface chemistry of compound semiconductors relative to selective growth; quantum chemistry of surface reaction processes. | 1997-2001 | Lilliputian Systems, Inc., Woburn, MA | |
| Ratna Shekhar | Synthesis and operation of polymer-based electroluminescent devices; photoluminescence spectroscopy and computational chemistry | 1997-1998 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., NJ | |
| Istvan Lengyl | Simulations of compound semiconductor growth; quantum chemistry methods and kinetic simulations | 1996-1999 | The Dow Chemical Company, TX | |
| Javier Rodriguez-Viejo | Synthesis of thin CdSe/ZnS quantum dot deposits; three-dimensional growth and lattice registration in layered semiconductor clusters; three-dimensional quantum confinement in optical devices | 1996-1997 | Generalitat de Catalunya (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain) | |
| Ajit Balakrishna | Finite element simulations of dry-etching processes for semiconductors (hydrofluorde water and alcohol removal of siliconoxide, ultraviolet stimulated fluorine and chlorine etching of silicon nitride) | 1995-1997 | Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA | |
| Charles Musgrave | Computational chemistry | 1995-1996 | Stanford University, Stanford, CA | |
| Xia Yong | Modeling of transport porous media transport properties, rheological studies on highly concentrated suspensions | 1994-1995 | ADE Corporation, San Jose, CA | |
| Peter Futerko | Kinetics and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) research; kinetic and wafer cleaning processes modeling | 1994-1995 | (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate) | |
| Vernon Cole | Modeling of rapid thermal processing (RTP), finite element modeling of transport phenomena and chemical kinetics | 1993-1995 | Motorola, Austin, TX | |
| Narasimha Acharya | Modeling of physical and chemical processes underlying the rapid desification of carbon-carbon composites | 1993-1995 | Mattson Thermal Products, Inc, San Jose, CA | |
| Ming Xi | Surface spectroscopy of organometallic compounds | 1993-1994 | Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA | |
| Karson Knutson | Modeling of rapid thermal processing (RTP). | 1993-1994 | Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR | |
| Chris Kleijn | Modeling of 3D flows in horizontal reactors for metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of GaAs, single-wafer reactors for Si and W CVD | 1993 (April-Oct.) | Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands | |
| Jiong-Ping Lu | Surface infrared spectroscopy and related in situ diagnostic techniques applied to reaction mechanisms in the chemical vapor deposition of III-V semiconductors (gallium arsenide). Catalysis and surface systems background. | 1991-1993 | Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX | |
| Maurizio Masi | Reaction engineering; MOCVD chemistry modeling | 1991-1992 | University of Milano, Italy | |
| Kun-Ho Lie | Finite element modeling of CVD reactors; numerical schemes for treating radiation heat transfer; chemical kinetic mechanisms for gas-phase and surface reactions. | 1990-1992 | Mitsubishi Silicon America, Salem, OR | |
| Sanjay Patnaik | Growth, characterization and modeling of ZnSe; modeling for optoelectronic molecules | 1990-1991 | International Paper, Tuxedo, NY | |
| Ananth Annapragada | Building of MOCVD experimental system | 1989-1991 | Abott Laboratories, No. Chicago, IL | |
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| Former Visiting Scientists and Professors | ||||
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Name
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Research Focus
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Date
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Presently @
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| Toku Fujioka | Biphasic oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in microreactors | 2015-2017 | Kao Corporation (Japan) | |
| Kai Wang | Mixer design and nanoparticle synthesis | 2015-2016 | Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) | |
|
Francisco J. Navarro-Brull |
CFD, Acoustic Modeling and Optimization | 2015-2016 | University of Alicante | |
| Thilo Kögl | Hydrodynamics of Multi-Phase Packed Bed Micro-Reactors | 2014-2015 | University Erlangen | |
| Antony Fernandes | Heterogeneous Catalysis in Flow | 2014-2015 | Université catholique de Louvain | |
|
Mathieu Odijk |
FTIR Microreactors |
2014 |
University of Twente, Netherlands |
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| Amol A. Kulkarni | Gas-Liquid mixing in microreactors | 2009-2010 | National Chemical Laboratory, India | |
| Masaya Hamano | Autoxidation with oxygen in microreactor | 2008-2009 | Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | |
| Kenichiro Hashimoto | Microreaction engineering | 2008-2009 | ||
| Michiel Kreutzer | Kinetics, Microreaction Engineering | 2005-2006 | Delft University of Technology | |
| Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy | Chemical Applications of Microsystems | 2005 (Jan-Dec.) | Louisana State University | |
| Kunio Watanabe | R&D of direct fluorination in liquid phase by elemental fluorine in fluorinated materials production engineering | 2002-2004 | Asahi Glass, Ltd., Japan | |
| Tomoya Inoue | Reaction mechanisms on heterogeneous catalysts; catalys characterization | 2001-2004 | Asahi Kasei, Japan | |
| Yasuhiro Wada | Organic synthesis applied to microreactor research | 2001-2003 | Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Japan | |
| Cyril Delattre | 2002-
2000 |
CEA-LETI, Minatec
Grenoble, France |
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| Shinji Isogai | Quantum chemistry and chemical kintics | 1998-2000 | Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Japan | |
| Masanobu Ichida | Microreactor research | 1997 (June-Oct.) | Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Japan | |
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| Former Visiting Students | ||||
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Name
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Research Focus
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Date
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Presently @
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| Pius Theiler | Modelling and experiments on ligand mediated growth of Quantum Dots | 2017 | Nanotechnology Group, ETH Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Kim Duembgen | Synthesis of Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots on a High-Pressure High-Temperature Microfluidic Reactor | 2017 | Avantama, Zurich (CH) | |
| Lukas Weimann | Optimization of the End-to-End Synthesis of five API’s for Pharmaceuticals on Demand | 2017 | Utrecht University | |
| Ramona Achermann | Optimization of the End-to-End Synthesis of Doxycycline for On Demand Pharmaceuticals | 2017 | ETH Zurich | |
| Kristina Soeborg Pedersen | Continuous liquid liquid extraction and separation of metals for radiopharmaceuticals | 2017 | Technical University of Denmark | |
| Shusaku Asano | Mixing in Microreactors and its Application for Particle Synthesis | 2015-2016 | Kyoto University | |
| Filipa Castro | Production of hydroxyapatite and its use in bone extracellular matrix growth | 2011 (Apr.-Oct.) | University of Porto, Portugal | |
| Norbert Heublein | Optimization and modeling of chemical reactions in microflow systems | 2011 (Oct. – Mar.) | ||
| Alessandro Arione | Optimization of delivery techniques to reprogram human somatic cells into stem cells | 2011 (Feb.-Sept.) | ||
| Flurin Silvan Haenseler | Semiconductor nanocrystal formation in tubular microreactors | 2011 (Mar.-Aug.) | ETH Zürich | |
| Francesco Venturini | Direct fluorinations with elemental fluorine in microreactors | 2010 (Mar. – Aug.) | Politecnico di Milano
(Milan, Italy) |
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| Lars Johansen | Packed-bed Microreactors | 2009
(Jan.-June) |
Technical University of Denmark | |
| Ruud Brand | Catalytic Reactions in Microreactors | 2008
(April-Oct.) |
Shell Corporation | |
| Nora Langhorst | Fluid Delivery Systems | 2008
(April-Sep.) |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich | |
| Maurizio Rondanini | 3D modeling of microreactors for catalytic combustion and reforming of hydrocarbons | 2007
(April-Oct.) |
Politecnico di Milano
(Milan, Italy) |
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| Gian Caviezel | High temperature microreaction systems | 2006-2007 (Aug.-Feb.) | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich | |
| Veronique Gondoin | Microreactor based controlled nanoparticle synthesis | 2006 (Feb.-Aug.) | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich | |
| Ruben Kolfschoten | Biotechnology applications for current cell stimulus, lysis and protein array, and microfluidis for cell growth research | 2005-2006 (Aug.-Feb.) | Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands | |
| Nicolas Imlinger | Microreactor development and fabrication; study methods for integrating light paths and detection; evaluation of detection limits among varying techniques; kinetic studies | 2005 (Jan-Dec.) | University of Innsbruck; Wacker-Chemie Gm bH | |
| Gerardo Perozziello | BioMEMS applied to fluidic interconnections for microfluidic devices | 2004-2005 (Nov.-May) | Danish Technical University (DTU), Copenhagen | |
| Franz Trachsel | Multiphase flow in chemical and biological microsystems | 2003-2004 (Oct.-March) | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich | |
| Martina Thalmann | Multiphase flow in chemical and biological microsystems | 2003-2004 (Oct.-March) | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich | |
| Tobias Kraus | Multiphase reactions in microreactors | 2002-2003 (Oct.-March) | Technical University of Munich | |
| Uwe Hansen | Simulation of CVD processes, particularly molecular dynamics; simulation of fundamental thin film growth processes | 1999 (April-Dec.) | Walter Schottky Institute, Technical University of Munich | |
| Joost Driessen | Surface reaction mechanisms underlying chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) processes using surface spectroscopies, including temperature controlled desorption (TPD), Fourier transform infrared (FTR) and high electron energy loss (HREEL) spectroscopy | 1998 (Jan.-Aug.) | Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands | |
| Ester Hurtos | CVD nucleation and reactor studies | 1997 (June-Aug.) | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain | |
| Søren Eriksen | Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) | 1997 (June-Aug.) | Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Copenhagen | |
| Tim Lund | Electronic materials research | 1993 (Aug.-Nov.) | Technical University of Berlin | |
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| University of Minnesota Alumni | ||||
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Name
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Thesis
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Degree
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Date
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Presently @
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| Sadavisan Shankar | Large Scale Modelling of Glow Discharges or Non-Equilibrium Plasmas |
Ph.D.
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1995
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Intel Corporation
(Santa Clara, CA) |
| Donald Robert McKenna | Convection Phenomena in the Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Compound Semiconductors in Vertical Reactors |
Ph.D.
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1993
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| James Brian Planeaux | Bifurcation Phenomena in CSTR Dynamics |
Ph.D.
|
1993
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Air Force Technological Institute |
| Jesus Alvarez-Calderon | Measurement Structure and Estimation Strategies in Chemical Process Control |
Ph.D.
|
1992
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Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
(Mexico) |
| Harry Keith Moffat | Numerical Modeling of Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes in Horizontal Reactors |
Ph.D.
|
1992
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Sandia National Laboratories
(Albequerque, NM) |
| Peter Everett Price Jr. | Bifurcatiion Behavior in Laser Direct-Write Metallization From Thin Films |
Ph.D.
|
1991
|
3M |
| Mark Francis Ellis | On-Line Control and Estimation of the Molecular Weight Distribution in a Batch Polymerization Reactor | Ph.D.
|
1990
|
3M Chemolite Center
(St. Paul, MN) |
| Dimitrios Ioannou Fotiadis | Two- and Three Dimensional Finite Element Simulations of Reacting Flows in Chemical Vapor Deposition of Compound Semiconductors | Ph.D.
|
1990
|
University of Ioannia
(Greece) |
| Simon Brandon | Chemical Mechanisms Underlying Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Doposition of GaAs and Related Compounds | M.S.Ch.E.
|
1989
|
Technion
(Israel) |
| Manoj Dalvie | Combined Experimental and Modeling Studies of Spatial Effects in CF4-Based Plasma Etching of Silicon | Ph.D.
|
1989
|
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| Konstantinos Petros Giapis | Experimental Studies of the Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition and Doping of Zinc Selenide | Ph.D.
|
1989
|
CalTech
(Pasadena,CA) |
| Thomas Robert Omstead | Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) of GaAs using Organometallic Arsenic Precursors | Ph.D.
|
1989
|
Semizone, Inc.
(Palo Alto,CA) |
| David Clinton Skouby | Modeling and Laser Diagnostic Experiments in Laser-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition | Ph.D.
|
1989
|
Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering |
| Peter Wai-Man Lee | Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition of GaAs | Ph.D.
|
1988
|
Applied Materials |
| Victor Gonzalez | Estimation and Control of Molecular Weight Distributions in PolyMethyl Methacrylate Polymerizations | Ph.D. | 1987
|
University of Guadalajara |
| Anthony Michael Kremer | Experimental Investigations and Finite Element Modeling of Vertical Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactors | M.S.Ch.E.
|
1987
|
US Navy |
| Karl Frederick Roenigk | Analysis of Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes | Ph.D.
|
1987
|
Best Regression
(Hudson, WI) |
| Mark David Foster | Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Investigation of Pore Structure Change in Gas-Solid Reactions |
Ph.D.
|
1986
|
University of Akron
(Akron, OH) |
| David Barry Graves | A Continuum Model of Low Pressure Gas Discharges |
Ph.D.
|
1986
|
University of California, Berkeley
(Berkeley, CA) |
| Thomas Paul Kempf | Adaptive Control of Extrusion Processes |
M.S.Ch.E.
|
1986
|
Pillsbury |
| Carl Allen Houtman | Hydrodynamic Studies of Vertical Reactors | M.S.Ch.E.
|
1985
|
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| Devesh Kapur | Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) of Gallium Arsenide | M.S.Ch.E.
|
1985
|
Harvard University
(Cambridge, MA) |
| Sebastian Reyes | Applications of Percolation Theory to Modeling of NonCatalytic Gas-Solid Reactions | Ph.D. | 1985 | Exxon Mobil Research & Engineering Co.
(Annandale,NJ) |
| Henry Kwok Kin Lau | Studies on the Control of Integrated Chemical Processes | Ph.D.
|
1982
|
Shell |
| Harald Christian Lyche | Regeneration of Coked Tubular Reactors | M.S.Ch.E.
|
1982
|
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| Charles William Plumb | Catalytic Carbon Gasification | M.S.Ch.E.
|
1982
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