Meet the Team!

A vibrant and welcoming group of researchers with a wide variety of skill sets and experience levels. Our philosophy of sharing and partnership ensures a positive environment conducive to the continued growth of both beginners and experienced researchers alike.

Principal Investigators

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Lev Sarkisov

Professor in Chemical Engineering, Group Leader

Researchers

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Arun Gopalan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Joseph (Joe) Manning

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Mikhail Suyetin

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Grad Students

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Cansu Dogan

Ph.D. Student

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Conor Cleeton

Ph.D. student

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Tianmu (Tim) Yuan

Ph.D. Candidate

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Zijun Deng

Ph.D. student

Our Esteemed Alumni and Visitors

Over the years, we have hosted some amazing people from all over the world, and our students are preferred by academia and industry alike.

Visitors

- Prof. Alex Neimark, Rutgers University, USA, 2016
- Dr. Hiroki Sato, Hitachi Corporation, Japan 2012
- Dr. Giuseppe Pellicane, University of Messina, Italy, 2008-2010
- Prof. Joao Paulo Prates Ramalho, University of Evora, Portugal 2010

Postdoctoral researchers

- Dr. Amir Farmahini, 2016-2021 
- Dr. Pierre Fayon, 2017-2019
- Dr. Shreenath Krishnamurthy, 2017-2019
- Dr. Richard Gowers, 2017-2018
- Dr. Carmelo Herdes, 2007-2008

PhD students

- Dmitry Lapshin, Ph.D. 2021
- Odin Kvam, Ph.D. 2020
- Alex Harrison, Ph.D. 2015
- Emanuela Di Biase, Ph.D. 2015
- Eduardo Dourado, Ph.D. 2011
- Paraskevi Gkeka, Ph.D. 2010
- Jose Pinto da Costa, Ph.D. 2009

Undergraduate and MSc Students

Alexander Raw, Farid Bin Mohamad, Khalid Limbada, Sam Griffiths, Sirawit Kunapongsiri, Stephanos Constandinou, Yiliyaer Tuerxun, Ellen Frost, Xinqi (Aimee) Wang, Jack Speakman, Alastair Mackay, Astrid Stroobants, Samir Diab, Cecilia Bores-Quijano, Yiran Tang, Angela Barone, Alessia Centi, Luigia Zazzara, Luis Vilchez-Cuesta, Lewis Dunnigan, Calum Costello, Andy Peet, Matthew Lennox, Conor Taggart, Susie Fantom, Reinhold Sporl, Alistair Telford, Kieran Findlay, Jenny Wilson, Sue Mei