Principal Investigator

Dr. Yang Xiao, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

More info about Dr. Xiao here. Curriculum Vitae.

More group photos here.

Graduate Students

Tobias K. Misicko, Ph.D. student, (6/2022 - present), B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.

Joaquin Herrero, Ph.D. student, (3/2024 - present), B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.

Jiaping Weng, Ph.D. student, (3/2024 - present), B.S. in Environment Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China

Kritik Saxena, Ph.D. student, (9/2024 - present), B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Medicaps Institute of Technology and Management, Indore, India; M.S. in Manufacturing Technology, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India.

Henrik Ketting, M.S. student, (3/2023 - present), B.S. in Petrochemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; M.S. in Engineering Management, University of Hull, Hull, U.K.

Thapaswi Movva, M.S. student, (3/2024 - present), B.S. in Computer Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Xiaoyang Gao, Ph.D. student, (9/2022 - present, Co-advised by Prof. Mainardi), B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China; M.S. in Chemical Engineering, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Gabriel Chukwuka, M.S. student, (2023 - present, Co-advised by Prof. Mainardi), HND in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Management & Technology, Nigeria; B.Th and M.Th Degree in Chemical Engineering, Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa; MBA, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Undergraduate Students

Robert Martin, Undergraduate Student, 3/2023 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Piper Smith, Undergraduate Student, 9/2023 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Caroline Cresap, Undergraduate Student, 9/2023 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Jacob Robinson, Undergraduate Student, 7/2024 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Kaleigh Louque, Undergraduate Student, 9/2024 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Gregory Allen, Undergraduate Student, 9/2024 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Suraj Dahal, Undergraduate Student, 9/2024 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Sudip Regmi, Undergraduate Student, 9/2024 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Group Alumni

Mir (Zayd) Ali, High School Student, 6/2023-7/2023, El Dorado High School, El Dorado, Arkansas

Brady Duplessis, Undergraduate Student, 9/2022-5/2023, Louisiana Tech University

Paul Macip, Undergraduate Student, 9/2022-5/2023, Louisiana Tech University

Jacob Christ, Undergraduate Student, 12/2022 - 9/2023, Louisiana Tech University

Sarah Siharath, Undergraduate Student, 3/2023 - present, Louisiana Tech University

Sean Clay, Undergraduate Student, 12/2023 - present, Louisiana Tech University