Recent Alumni


Postdoctoral Research Associates


Dr. Maitreyee Sharma Priyadarshini

Assistant Research Professor at Virginia Tech, Present
Post-Doc, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, PES Institute of Technology,
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: maitreyeesharma
Research Interest: Multi-scale materials modeling, material discovery

Dr. Henry C. Herbol

Universal Display Corporation (Present)
Post-Doc, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 2017
B.S. Nanoscale Science and Mathematics, SUNY Albany, 2014

Dr. Binit Lukose

IEEE (Present)
Post-Doc, Boston University
Post-Doc, Cornell University, 2013-2015
Post-Doc, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, 2012-2013
Ph.D. Physics, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, 2012
M.Sc. Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, India, 2005
B.Sc. Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, India, 2003


Doctoral Research Associates


Divya Sharma

Post-Doc, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2017
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: dsharm

Connor Ganley

Post-Doc, Virginia Tech (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2019

Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: connorganley1

Isaiah Y. Chen

AI Trainer, DataAnnotation (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2018

Email: [email protected], [email protected]
LinkedIn: isaiahchen

Haili Jia

Post-Doc, Argonne National Laboratory (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2016
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: haili-jia-30aa00113

Xiangyu “Aaron” Chen

Research Scientist, SLB (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2017

Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: aaronchen0316

Ryan Heden

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2017
M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2015
B.S. Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Northeastern Illinois University, 2014

Blaire A. Sorenson

McKinsey & Company (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2017
M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2015
B.S. Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Northeastern Illinois University, 2014

Oluwaseun “Seun” V. Romiluyi

Microsoft (Present)
SAP
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada, 2017

Andrew Ruttinger

Natural Resources Canada (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2021
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
BESc Chemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2016

Nikita Sengar

Baker Hughes (Present)
Intel Corporation
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2021
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
B.E. Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, India, 2014

Yaset Acevedo

Strategic Analysis Incorporated (Present)
ExxonMobil
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
M.Eng.Sc Sustainable Energy, University College Cork, Ireland, 2013
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2012

Brian Koo

Arkema (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering; Minor in Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 2015
M.S. Chemical Engineering; Minor in Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 2012
B.S. Chemical Engineering and Mathematics, Rutgers University, 2009

Alexandra Raymunt

Intel Corporation (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering; Minor in Applied Physics, Cornell University, 2014
M.S. Chemical Engineering; Minor in Applied Physics, Cornell University, 2012
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2009
B.A. German Studies, University of Connecticut, 2009

Mardochee Réveil

Corning Inc. (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 2014
B.S. Chemistry, Universite d’Etat d’Haiti, 2010

Jonathan Saathoff

ExxonMobil (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2010

Victoria Sorg

Intel Corporation (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2017
B.S. Chemical Engineering (Honors College, summa cum laude), Oregon State University, 2011

James M. Stevenson

Schrödinger (Present)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
B.E. Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2011

Jingyang “Mark” Wang

Post-Doc, Stanford University (Present)
Ph.D. Applied Physics, Cornell University, 2019
M.S. Applied Physics, Cornell University, 2016
B.A. Physics, Mathematics, Cornell University, 2013
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: jingyang-wang-1982a326
Research Interest: Computational design of next-generation semiconductor materials (III-V); specifically, by studying electrical and thermodynamic properties of defects in InGaAs.


Masters Research Associates


Araben Tablizo

M.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
B.S. Biomedical Engineering & Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2020

Jay Itete Rwaka

M.S. Chemical Engineering and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2019
B.S. Industrial Chemistry, Kampala International University, 2017

Wenxin Qi

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
B.S. Pharmaceutical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, China, 2020

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Huaizhong “Arthur” Zhang

Ph.D. Penn State (Present)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
BSc Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2019

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Xinru Yun

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
BSc Applied Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2019

Ruihao Ni

Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park (Present)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
BSc Materials Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 2019

Sai Vineeth Bobbili

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania (Present)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
Bachelor of Technology Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 2014

Tianle Chen

Ph.D. University of Maryland (Present)
B.E. Polymer Materials and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 2018

Santoshkalyan “Santosh” Chakravarthy

Nomura (Present)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2015
B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Techology, India, 2010

Hsien-Lien “Steve” Huang

Ph.D. Ohio State University (Present)
M.S Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 2012

Meng Min

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
B.A. Chemistry, Grinnell College, 2017


Undergraduate Research Associates

Kit Ao

B.S Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Megan Lim

B.S Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2025

William Shao

B.S Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022

Gigi Wang

Ph.D. MIT (Present)
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024

Evan Leung

B.S. Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, 2022

Jovana Andrejevic

Ph.D. Harvard University (Present)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016

Alexander “AJ” Betancourt

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Marquette University, 2021 (expected)


Aron Coraor

Ph.D. University of Chicago Institute for Molecular Engineering (Present)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016

Yuxi “Sarah” Chen

Ph.D. University of Chicago (Present)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019

Emily Cheng

General Electric (Present)
M.Eng. Materials Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018

Warren Crowell

Yelp (Present)
B.S Computer Science, Cornell University, 2016

Hongyi “Charlie” Guan

B.S. Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2020

Angela Harper

M.Phil. Physics, University of Cambridge (Present)
B.S. Physics, Wake Forest University, 2017

Spencer Hong

Ph.D. Northwestern University (Present)
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2020

Jason Liu

Ph.D. University of Illinios Urbana-Champaign (Present)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019

Mia Mishaan

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2019

James Raiford

Ph.D. Stanford University (Present)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2016