Alumni

Name Thesis Degree Date Presently @
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 theWyss Institute of BiologicallyInspired 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 2005(2005)(2003) Trefis (Boston, MA)
(M.B.A.)(M.S.CEP)
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
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 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 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
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 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
Michael Z. Gu Gas-Phase Reaction Pathways in Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition of AIGaAs M.S.Ch.E. 1998 Cypress Semiconductor MN, Inc.
(Bloomington, MN)
I-Ming Hsing Simulation Strategies for Microfabricated Chemical Systems Ph.D. 1998 Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Harsano Siem Simka Application of Quantum Chemistry Calculations in Modeling Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes Ph.D. 1998 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 Eaton Corporation
(Peabody, MA)
Brian H. Cumpston Bulk and Interfacial Degradation of Polymers Used for Electronic and Photonic Applications Ph.D. 1996 OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
(San Jose, CA)
Lawrence J. Foley Growth and Optical Monitoring of Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy M.S.Ch.E. 1996 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 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 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. 1993 Yukong Ltd.
(Korea)
Erik Oddmund Einset Three Dimensional Transport and Kinetic Modeling of Horizontal Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactors Ph.D. 1991 General Electric Co.
(Schenectady, NY)
Kwok-Lun Ho Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Aluminum Nitride and Gallium Nitride Ph.D. 1991 3M
Jihperng Leu FTIR and XPS Studies of Polymer Surface Modification in CF4/O2/NF3 Microwave Discharges and of Metal-Polymide Interfaces Ph.D. 1990 University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, MN)
Rajesh Ramaswamy Melkote Modeling of Transport and Reaction in Evolving, Fibrous Structures Ph.D. 1990 GE Lighting Technology
(Cleveland, OH)