Broadbelt Research Group Alumni
Ph.D. Students Graduated
2009
Stacey Finley
"Computational Approaches to Systems Biology: Applications in Xenobiotic Metabolism and Cellular Signaling"
Post-doc at Johns Hopkins University
Chunyi Sung
"Quantum Chemical Investigations of NOx Reduction with BaY Zeolites"
Post-doc at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Andrew Cho
"Mechanistic modeling of nitroxide-mediated controlled radical polymerization"
Eagle Seven Trading
2008
Seth Levine
"Mechanistic Modeling of Polymer Pyrolysis: Investigation of Intrinsic Kinetics, Reaction
Pathways, and Structural Heterogeneities"
Post-doc at University of California - Berkeley
Xinrui Yu
"Kinetic Modeling of Acrylate Polymerization at High Temperature"
Jacobs Engineering
Rodney Priestley
"Effects of Nanoscale Confinement and Interfaces on the Structural Relaxation of Amorphous
Polymers Monitored at the Molecular Scale by Fluorescence and Dielectric Spectroscopy" (co-advised by
Prof. John Torkelson)
ESPCI, will join Princeton University faculty in 2009
2007
Simon Albo
"Development and Application of Tools for Modeling Mass Transport and Catalytic Reaction in
Nanostructured Membranes" (co-advised by Prof. Randy Snurr)
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Jim Pfaendtner
"Mechanistic Modeling of Hydrocarbon Autoxidation: Theory and Application to the Study of
Lubricant Degradation"
University of Utah/ETH Zurich
Joanna González-Lergier
"Theoretical Considerations and Computational Analysis of the Complexity in Polyketide Synthesis
Pathways"
(co-advised by Prof. Vassily Hatzimanikatis)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chris Henry
"Computational Thermodynamic and Biosynthetic Analysis of Genome-Scale Metabolic Models"
(co-advised by Prof. Vassily Hatzimanikatis)
Argonne National Laboratory
2006
Matt Jankowski
"On the Feasibility of Novel Biochemical Transformations: A Thermodynamics and Constraints-Based
Study"
(co-advised by Prof. Vassily Hatzimanikatis)
Self-Employed
Chunhui Li
"A Computational Framework for the Discovery of Novel Biotransformations" (co-advised by Prof. Vassily
Hatzimanikatis)
Pace Analytical, Inc.
Debarshi Majumder
"Multiscale Modeling in Materials Design: Molecular Square Catalysis"
UOP
Maria Curet-Arana
"Mechanistic Analysis of Styrene Epoxidation Catalyzed by Manganese Porphyrins and Molecular Squares"
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
2005
Shumaila Khan
"Computational Chemistry and Mechanistic Modeling of Atmospheric Chemistry: Models of Alkane and
Oxygenate Chemistry"
Abbott Labs
Chen Ramachandran
"Solvent Effects in the Liquid Phase Epoxidation of 1-Hexene with Titanium Silicate-1" (co-advised by Prof.
Randy Snurr)
Shell
2003
Hsi-Wu Wong
"Analysis of Complex Reaction Systems: Application to the Chemistry of Silicon Nanoparticle Formation and
Polystyrene/Polypropylene Degradation"
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Todd Kruse
"Detailed Mechanistic Modeling of Polymer Degradation: PhD Application to Polystyrene, Polypropylene and
Polystyrene/Polypropylene Mixtures"
UOP
Scott McMillan
"Modeling Nitrogen Oxide Catalysis Over Cobalt-Exchanged Zeolites: The Role of Cobalt-Zeolite Coordination
Environment" (co-advised by Prof. Randy Snurr)
Intel
2002
Ned Haubein
"Koch Carbonylation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether: Challenges in Liquid Phase Mechanistic Modeling and Many-Body
Optimization"
The Bioanalytics Group
2000
David Dooling
"Development and Analysis of Kinetic Models for Nonuniformity in Heterogeneous Catalysis"
Washington University at St. Louis
1999
Oh Sang Woo
"Resource Recovery of Polystyrene to Monomer Through Binary Mixture Pyrolysis and Base Catalysis"
3M
Matthew De Witt
"Elucidation of the Primary Reaction Pathways and Degradation Mechanism During Coprocessing of Polymeric
Waste with Coal"
Dayton Research Institute
1998
David Klinke
"Computational Developments in Heterogeneous Catalytic Reaction Modeling: Mechanisitic Elucidation of
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis"
West Virginia University
Masters Students Graduated
2008
Ramesh Sarathi
Conoco Philips1999
Letitia Garber
"The Thermal and Catalytic Degradation of High Density Polyethylene using HUSY and HZSM-5 Zeolites"
Kraft Foods