Group Members

Graduate Students

Yongha Kim – Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 2021

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 2019

Email: yzk5314 at psu dot edu


Luis Felipe Caspari Thiele – Ph.D. Student in Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Purdue University, 2023

Penn State MRSEC GREaT GradS Scholarship (Summer 2023)

Email: lqc5470 at psu dot edu


Undergraduate Students


Andrew Lukaszewski – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

President, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)’s Penn State Chapter


Kyle Tierney – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

NSF REU Biofellowship (Summer 2023)


Taekwon Kim – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Pennsylvania State University


Michael Shaqfeh – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

Schreyer Honors College


Charleen Rahman – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

Schreyer Honors College

NSF IUCRC REM Scholarship (Summer 2024)


Rachel Lau – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

NSF IUCRC REM Scholarship (Summer 2024, at University of Arkansas)


Duncan Caltagarone – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

Schreyer Honors College


Joseph Romano – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

NSF REU Biofellowship (Summer 2024)


Christian Mora – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University


Steven Marotta – Chemistry

Pennsylvania State University


Nikitha Kanumura – Materials Science and Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

Schreyer Honors College


Ania Chandra – Chemical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University