Graduate Student Research Topics
Ph.D. students, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering .
Nanoparticle-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery
Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.
Developing Nanoparticle-Based Carriers for Gene Delivery
Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.
Engineering Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Tissue Regeneration
Research Advisor: Xiaoyang Xu, Ph.D.
Development of Bioactive Hydrogels as Medical Materials
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
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
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
Research Advisor: Ecevit Bilgili, Ph.D.
Discovery and Investigation of New Two Dimensional Ferroelectric Materials
Research Advisor: Joshua Young, Ph.D.
Electric-Field-driven Processes in Multiphase Fluid Systems
Research Advisor: Boris Khusid, Ph.D.
Effect of Voltage Variation on Electrochemical Anodization of Aerospace Aluminum Alloys
Research Advisor: Boris Khusid, Ph.D.
Novel Materials Synthesis
Research Advisor: Xianqin Wang, Ph.D.
Fundamental Understanding of ORR Mechanism
Research Advisor: Xianqin Wang, Ph.D.
CO2 Conversion
Research Advisor: Xianqin Wang, Ph.D.
Addressable Microfluidics Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Research Advisor: Roman Voronov, Ph.D.
Blood Clot formation Modeling for Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Advisor: Roman Voronov, Ph.D.
Essence Biosensor
Research Advisor: Sagnik Basuray, Ph.D.
A New Non-Planar Electrochemical Platform for Rapid Identification of Small Molecules
Research Advisor: Sagnik Basuray, Ph.D.
Novel Electrocatalysis
Research Advisor: Sagnik Basuray, Ph.D.
Co-Advisor: Laurent Simon, Ph.D.
Development of Novel inks and Approaches for Printing Tissues and Organs
Research Advisor: Murat Guvendiren, Ph.D.
In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models for Drug Screening
Research Advisor: Murat Guvendiren, Ph.D.
Novel Bioinks from Decellularized Tissues
Research Advisor: Murat Guvendiren, Ph.D.
Modeling Compressibility of Confined Fluids
Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.
Advance Monte Carlo Methods for Simulation of Fluid Phase Equilibrium
Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.
Coupled Model of Adsorption-Induced Deformation of Nanoporous Materials
Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.
Multi-Scale Modeling of Restructuring Atmospheric Soot Aggregates
Research Advisor: Gennady Gor, Ph.D.
Rheological Behavior of Polymer Melts in Equibiaxial Elongational Flows
Research Advisor: David Venerus, Ph.D.
A Study of Reactive Iron Mineral Coatings in Redox Transition Zones from an Industrial Site with Historic Contamination
Research advisor: Lisa Axe, Ph.D.
Abiotic Dechlorination by Reactive Iron Mineral Coatings in Contaminated Sediments
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
Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.
Engineered excipients for improved orally dissolving tablets (ODTs)
Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.
3D Printing for Personalized Medicine: Designing tailored dosages for pediatric drug delivery
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
Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.
Engineered excipients for improved tablet formulations and simplified manufacturing
Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.
Particle Engineering via Surface Modification: Model Based Analysis
Research Advisor: Rajesh N. Davé, Ph.D.
Mechanochemical Nitration of Organic Compounds
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Interaction of shock and Plasma produced by Electro-static
discharge with fine powders
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Reactions leading to decomposition of Chemical Weapon
agents and their Simulants
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Effect of Process control agent on Properties of
Reactive Materials prepared by High-energy Milling
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Reactive materials generating chemicidal combustion
products
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Tunable Reactive Materials prepared by High-energy Milling
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Reactive materials combining Metals with Metal
Fluorides
Research Advisor: Edward Dreizin, Ph.D.
Novel Membrane Techniques in Membrane Solvent Extraction
Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.
Graphene Based Membrane Barriers for Gas Separation Processes
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
Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.
Moisture Permeable Barrier Membranes for Toxic Gases and Vapors
Research Advisor: Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ph.D.