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Albraa Alsaati
albraa.alsaati@gmail.com
Ph.D. Student jointly mentored with Amy Marconnet
Graduation: 06/2022
Research Topic:
Novel mass and energy transfer properties in nanomaterial membranes
Education:
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University.
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia.
Current Role:
Assistant Professor at Umm Al-Qura University
Links:
Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Akshay Krishna Rao
akshayr135@gmail.com
M.Sc. Student
Research Topic:
Membrane distillation experimental efficiency and membrane module manufacture
Education:
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University.
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Harsharaj Parmar
hparmar@purdue.edu
M.Sc. Student
Graduation: 06/2021
Research Topic:
Flow-based energy efficiency enhancements on membrane distillation
Education:
B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
Current Role:
PhD Student at University of Toronto
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Ajay Sekar Chandrasekaran
ajayc1160@gmail.com
Masters Student
Graduation: 12/2020
Research Topic:
Membrane Distillation
Education:
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology
Current Role:
Thermal Engineer, NVIDIA
Links:
LinkedIn, ResearchGate
Yashwant Yogi
yyogi@purdue.edu
M.Sc. Student
Graduation: 09/2020
Research Topic:
Transport Phenomena
Education:
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai
Current Role:
Engineer, Cummins
Links:
LinkedIn, ResearchGate
Duncan Houpt
Mohammad Razaei
Mukhamad Suhermanto
msuherma@purdue.edu
Ph.D. Student
Research Topic:
Membrane HX
Education:
M.Sc., Automotive Engineering, Kocaeli University
B.Sc., Automotive Engineering, State University of Malang East Java
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Haitham Ajeeli
Anokhi sachin Sangamnerkar
asangamn@purdue.edu
M.Sc. student, co-mentored with Jose Garcia
Research Topic:
Reverse Osmosis
Yi Xie
xie279@purdue.edu
M.Sc. Student, Electrical Engineering.
Education:
B.Sc., Purdue University.
Links:
LinkedIn
Bryan Pamintuan
bpamintu@purdue.edu
M.Sc. Student
Research Topic:
Vapor Selective Membranes
Education:
BS, Purdue University
Links:
LinkedIn, ResearchGate
Karl Akert
kakert@purdue.edu
M.Sc. Student
Research Topic:
Vapor Selective Membranes
Education:
B.Sc. Purdue University
Links:
LinkedIn
Andrew J Fix
fix.andrewj@gmail.com
Ph.D. Student (Defended Fall 2023), co-mentored with Jim Braun, iBuild Fellow
Graduation: 12/2023
Research Topic:
membrane dehumidification, thermal system prototype and modeling, membrane fabrication/characterization
Education:
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa.
Current Role:
Assistant Professor at UT Austin
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, Website
Abhimanyu Das
das86@purdue.edu
Ph.D. Student
Graduation: 10/2023
Research Topic:
Thermodynamics of desalination processes. counteflow RO processes
Education:
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
Current Role:
Engineer at Tesla
Links:
LinkedIn, ResearchGate
Adewale Giwa
giwaadewale@gmail.com
Ph.D. Student converted to visiting Scholar
Now an Assistant Professor at University of Sharjah
Research Topic:
Membrane fabrication, vapor-selective membranes
Education:
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
M.Sc., Water & Environmental Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Michael Roggenburg
M.Sc. Student
co-mentored with Luciano Castillo
Graduation: 06/2020
Current Role:
PGD Business Analyst, NextEra Energy Resources
Links:
Sandra P. Cordoba
scordoba@purdue.edu
M.Sc. Student
Graduation: 09/2020
Research Topic:
Reverse Osmosis
Current Role:
Current PhD Student
Links:
LinkedIn
Yuhang (Joy) Fang
Ph.D. Student
Graduation: 06/2022
Research Topic:Self-pumping membranes, catalysis, novel membrane physics
Education:B.Sc., Building Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
M.Sc., Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Current Role:
Research Scientist at Epsilon
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Songhao Wu
M.Sc. Student
Graduation: 05/2024
Research Topic:
Vapor Selective Membranes
Education:
B.S. Purdue University
Current Role:
HVAC Mechanical Engineer at CMTA, Inc.
Links:
LinkedIn
Anand Balaraman
Postdoctoral researcher
Research Topic:
Membrane Dehumidification/Drying and Thermal Desalination
Education:
Ph.D., Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
B.Sc., Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Links:
Jin Woo Oh
oh313@purdue.edu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Topic:
Membrane dehumidification, HVAC, electrochemical heat pump
Education:
Ph.D., Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
B.Sc., Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
Current Role:
Assistant Professor at Chungnam National University
Links:
LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
Saba Zakeri Shahvari
szakeris@purdue.edu
Postdoctoral researcher
Research Topic:
Membrane Dehumidification (Heat and Mass Transfer Modeling)
Education:
Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Ohio State University
Current Role:
Assistant Professor at Rose-Hulman
Links: