Post Doctoral Research Scholar, 2022-Present

Hakhyeon is working on electrochemical carbon capture and conversion systems. His work is funded by the DOW chemical company.

Post Doctoral Researcher, 2024-Present

Antara obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering at Auburn University, with a specialization in multicomponent transport through membranes. She is working on CO2 and nitrate electrolysis, with a focus on membranes' durability and ion cross-over.

Post Doctoral Researcher, 2024-Present

Hanwoong obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering at UNIST (South Korea), specializing in waste valorization. Hanwoong is currently working on electrochemical carbon capture and conversion for valuable products and nutrient recovery.

Post Doctoral Research Scholar, 2023-2024

Luisa was working on wastewater nitrate remediation and exploring electrochemical C-N bonding. She is part of the CASFER center.

Post-doctoral Researcher 2022-2023

Dr. Dou worked on electrocoagulation as part of the DOE NAWI project. He completed his PhD with Dr. Xing Xie in Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. He is currently working for Boston Consulting.

Research Scientist, 2023-2024

Lin was working on battery recycling.

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, 2018-2024

Carlos was conducting thermodynamic analyses on electrochemical systems for distributed fertilizer production. Carlos’s work is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems. He is currently a postdoc at Stanford University.

PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, 2020-Present

Madeline is working on electrochemical water treatment and energy production technologies.

PhD student in Chemistry, 2020-Present

Erin’s project addresses difficulties associated with lignin valorization, which includes controlling the isolation of lignin from the original irregular lignocellulose structure and depolymerizing lignin into aromatic monomer units via mechanocatalysis. These aromatics can further be valorized as renewable sources for the creation of biofuels and other green chemicals. Erin is co-advised with Carsten Sievers.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2021-Present

Po-Wei is examining reaction engineering and catalyst benchmarking for decarbonized ammonia production. Po-Wei’s work is a member of the NSF CASFER ERC, and his work is funded through Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

PhD student in Material Science & Engineering, 2022-Present

Danae is investigating materials and mechanisms for electrified catalysis of lignin and organic matter, with a focus on understanding C-N catalysis. Danae is part of CASFER and funded by the Renewable Bioinstitute at Georgia Tech.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2022-Present

Hyuck is a PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Hyuck is part of the Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER) NSF -Engineering Research Center. He will be working on electrochemical separations for nutrient production.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2022-Present

Lily is a PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Lily is part of the Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER) NSF -Engineering Research Center. She will be working on membranes for nutrient separations.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2021- Present

Lignin Catalysis for API production (Co-advised with Andreas Bommarius and Carsten Seivers). Jimin’s work is funded through the renewable bio institute. Jimin is co-advised with Carsten Sievers.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2022-Present

Erika is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering. Erika is part of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI). She is working on water purification via electrocoagulation (EC).

Frankie passionate about the energy transition, and squirrel migrations around Atlanta.

Graduate Researcher 2015-2017

MS in Mechanical Engineering Granted in 2017

Jiankai worked on capacitive deionization for brackish water treatment during his Masters. He is currently working as an Energy Engineer.

Graduate Researcher - 2015-2020

PhD in Mechanical Engineering Granted - 2020

Dr. Moreno-German worked on electrochemical desalination and thermodynamic cycles for desalination during his PhD. He is currently an Assistant professor at Missouri State University.

Graduate Researcher - 2019-2021

Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering granted 2021.

Johanna is working on manufacturing membranes. She is currently a Sr. Engineer at Eli Lilly and Company.

PhD student in Environmental Engineering, 2017-2021

Carol is investigated photocatalytic nitrogen fixation during her PhD. She is currently a Process Integration Engineer at Intel.

Graduate Researcher - 2017-2021

PhD in Environmental Engineering granted - 2021

Dr. Liu worked on understanding photocatalytic nitrogen fixation mechanisms. Dr. Liu is currently working at Intel as a Process Engineer.

Graduate Researcher 2018-2022

PhD student in Mechanical Engineering granted 2022

JeongHoon worked on designing next generation electrocatalyst for water remediation and energy production during his PhD. Dr. Lim is currently a post doctoral research scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

Graduate Researcher, 2018-2022

PhD in Mechanical Engineering granted in 2022

Rodrigo’s PhD dissertation examined the thermodynamics of solar- desalination systems.

Graduate Researcher 2020-2022

Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering Granted 2022

During her Masters Degree Megan examined distribution networks for lithium ion batteries with Machine Learning. She is currently a Renewable Energy Consultant - 1898 & Co.

Graduate Researcher 2018-2022 (ABD)

Yousuf worked on electrocoagulation as part of the DOE NAWI project.

PhD Student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023 - Present

Jin is working on electrochemical metal separations for lithium-ion battery recycling.

PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023-Present

Mohammed is part of the Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER) NSF -Engineering Research Center. He is working on electrochemical separation technologies for fertilizer production.

BS student in Mechanical Engineering, 2019-2023

Tridev is working on electrodialysis with bipolar membranes to investigate how to manufacture, test, and evaluate bipolar membranes in an electrodialysis cell for water splitting.

BS student in Chemical Engineering, 2023

Ralph is working in electrochemical water treatment.

BS student in Mechanical Engineering, 2019-2023

Sai is investigating how machine learning can aid in understanding sustainable systems for food, energy, and water production.

BS Mechanical Engineering, 2022-2023

Anson is working on electrocatalyst for electrofuel production.

BS student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023-Present

Ling is working on electrochemical nitrite reduction and C-N bonding.

BS student in Biomedical Engineering, 2023-Present

Sebastian is researching nutrient recovery through membrane electrodialysis. He is also part of CASFER.

PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2024-Present
Yidong(Andrew) is currently working on a carbon management project in the pulp and paper industry. He enjoys traveling and exploring new places!

BS student in Mechanical Engineering, 2023-Present

Olivia is working on electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and glycine oxidation to aid in decarbonization while forming valuable chemicals.

BS student in Mechanical Engineering, 2024

Anahita was working on electrocatalytic CO2 reduction for decarbonization while forming formic acid. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree at ETH Zürich.

BS student in Chemical Engineering, 2023-Present

Divya is working on developing a catalyst for glycine oxidation to ammonia.

High school Student, Summer Intern (2025)

Ayla is helping with the catalyst development work for glycine oxidation to ammonia.