Alumni Members

Dr. Arie Mulyadi

Year joined group: 2012
Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin–Madison, US
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: Chemical Modification of Cellulose Nanofibrils as Biobased Fillers, Hydrophobic Aerogels, and Catalysts
Research Interests: Biomass Materials and Polymer
Bobbies: Play and watch soccer
Email: mulyadi@gatech.edu

Year joined group: 2012
Undergraduate School:Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering, Economics (Peking University)
Project: Lignin/polymer composites via emulsion polymerization by chemically modified lignin
Research Interests: Polymer, emulsion, nanotechnology, wood chemistry, interfacial phenomena
Hobbies: Running, movies and hanging out with friends
Email: zzhang350@gatech.edu

Dr. Wei Mu

Years in group: 2009-2014

Home Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Undergraduate School: Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2000 – 2004
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry
Project: AQUEOUS PHASE PROCESSING OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
Currently: Hollingsworth and Vose
Email: muweid@hotmail.com

Dr. Xiaodan Zhang

Years in group: 2010-2014

Home Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Undergraduate School: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, B.S. 2005-2009
Undergraduate Major: Polymer Science and Engineering
Project:Fabrication of electronic device for energy harvest and storage using microfibrillated cellulose
Email: zxd200563008@gatech.edu

Dr. Sudhir Sharma

Years in group: 2010-2014

Home Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Albert Lee

Years in group: 2012-2014

Home Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Undergraduate School: Purdue University, 2008-2012
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: Green polyurethane from lignin and soybean oil through non-isocyanate reactions
Currently: Process Engineer at Alon USA
Email: albert.lee0117@gmail.com

Dr. Yong Cui

Years in group: 2014-2015

Currently: Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Zhaoyun Lin

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Dr. Xihong Zu

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Dr. Guanglei Zhao

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Dr. Xiaofeng Li

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Dr. Nagarajan Ponnurengam

Years in group: March 1st 2014-March 18th 2015

Currently: Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

Ph.D. Institution & Major: Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, India
Advisor: Professor Dr. T. Karunaithi
Research Interests: Bioconversion of cellulose into ethanol
Email: pnagarajan1@gmail.com

Dr. Jian Gong

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Email: gongj823@nenu.edu.cn

Feifei Sun

Year joined group: 2015
PhD Institute & Major: China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Chemical engineering
Advisor: Prof. Zhaoxia Dong
Research Interest: Nanocomposite hydrogel, CNF aerogel for surface modification, polymer
Hobbies: Climbing, Badminton, Reading, Cooking
Email: sophiesun1003@gmail.com

Le Yang

Year joined group: 2015
PhD Institute & Major: Chongqing University, China, Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Lichun Dong
Research Interests: Fuel cell and nano materials
Hobbies: Swimming, Yoga
Email: le.yang@chbe.gatech.edu

Dr. Parikshit Gogoi

Visiting Scholar (UGC Raman Post-Doctoral Fellow, India)

Year joined group: 2016
PhD Institute & Major: NEIST (CSIR) Jorhat, India (Chemical Engineering)
Project: Pretreatment and Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for conversion to biofuel
Research Interest: Biochemical Engineering, Biofuel, Nanomaterials, Natural Products Chemistry
Hobbies: Playing cricket and movies
Email: pgogoi3@gatech.edu, parikk100@gmail.com

Dr. Xinliang Liu

Visiting Scholar (Guangxi University)

Year joined group: 2016
PhD Institute & Major: Guangxi University, P.R. China (Sugar Engineering)
Project: Polysulfide generation during pulping process
Research Interest: Chemical Engineering, Nanomaterials, Natural Products Chemistry
Hobbies: Pencil Drawing and Watching movies
Email: xinliang@gatech.edu, Xinliang.liu@hotmail.com

Dr. Yongfeng Li

Visiting Scholar (Guangdong University of Technology)

Year joined group: 2016
PhD institute@major: South China University of Technology, Industrial Catalysis
Project: Biomass to hydrogen by coupling fuel cell stack and electrolysis cell
Research interests: biomass fuel cell, supercapacitor, VOCs purification
Hobbies: travel, tennis
Email: yli984@gatech.edu, gdliyf@163.com

Jianyu Xia

Year joined group: 2016
PhD Institute & Major: Nanjing Forestry University, China, Pulp and Paper-making Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Yunfeng Cao
Research Interest: Biomass materials
Hobbies: Reading, movies
Email: xiajianyu90@hotmail.com