Nishithan C. Kani

Ph.D. Thesis: Decarbonization of Ammonia Synthesis

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Project Description:

• Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia and urea: electrocatalyst synthesis and electrochemical cell development

• Recovery of nitrates from wastewater and subsequent conversion to ammonia

• Hydrogen generation from Biochar assisted water electrolysis

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Awards:

• 2019 Best TA Award from Department of Chemical Engineering

• 2020 Award for Graduate Research

• 2021 3 Minute Thesis Competition (Honorable Mention)

• 2021 Provost’s Graduate Internship Award

• 2021 AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum Student Paper Award.

Background:

• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India (2015 -2018)

• B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, AC Tech - Anna University, Chennai, India (2011 - 2015)

Rajan R. Bhawnani

Ph.D. Thesis: Automated High-Throughput Screening of Porous Crystalline Frameworks for Understanding Thermodynamic and Kinetics of Formation

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Project Description:

• Synthesis of Porous Crystalline Frameworks

• Measurement of Activity and Selectivity of Ammonia Production

• Mechanistic Studies of Dinitrogen Reduction

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Background:

• Research Assistant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), PA, USA (2017 - 2019)

• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ, USA (2016 - 2018)

• Process Engineer, Toyo Engineering, India (2014 - 2016)

• B. E. in Chemical Engineering, TSEC, Mumbai University, India (2010 - 2014)

Prem K.R. Podupu

Ph.D. Thesis: Microkinetic and Multi-Scale Modeling for Synthesis and Analysis of Materials

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Project Description:

• Microkinetic Modeling for synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks

• Multi-Scale Modeling for understanding the mechanisms of antisolvent and oiling out crystallization

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Background:

• Project Associate, IIT Madras, India (2019 - 2020)

• M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India (2017 - 2019)

• B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India (2012 - 2016)

Rohan Sartape

Ph.D. Thesis: CO2 Capture and Utilization

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Project Description:

• Development of novel carbon capture technologies

• Valorization of Methane to Methanol

• Integrated technologies for CO2 capture to value added fuels

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Background:

• Data Scientist, STL Tech, Pune, India, 2019-2020

• M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India, 2017-2019

• B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela, India, 2013-2017

Ayankola Ayansiji

Ph.D. Thesis: Magnetic Targeting for Site-Specific Drug Delivery (co-advised with Prof. Andreas Linninger)

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Project Description:

• Mathematical Modeling of Magnetophoresis

• CFD Simulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid

• Experimental Measurement of Magnetophoresis

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Background:

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria- 2012