Alumni

Josh Menefee

Ph.D. Student, University of Akron
Ph.D. Student, 2022-2024

Avanti Pandit
Ph.D. Student, 2020-2024

Deliris N. Ortiz-Ortiz

Post Doctoral Research Scientist, University of Michigan
Ph.D. Student, 2019-2024

Francis Dang

ORISE fellow, U.S. FDA
Ph.D. Student, 2017-2024

Chinnapatch Tantisuwanno

Polymer Chemist, Endomedix.
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2023-2024
Ph.D. Student, 2018-2023

Bethel Tsige

Undergraduate student, University of Akron
Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2023

Yen-Ming Tseng

Chemist, DuPont™, Taiwan
Ph.D. Student, 2016-2022

Apoorva Vishwakarma

Lead Reviewer, U.S. FDA
ORISE fellow, U.S. FDA, 2022-2023
Ph.D. Student, 2017-2022

Maddison Schutt

Graduate Student, Duke University
Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2022

Xinhao Liu

Senior Scientist, Alcon
Research Scientist, Mitsui Chemicals Group, 2023-2024
Innovation Research Scientist, Allnex, 2022-2023
Ph.D. Student, 2018-2022

Mangaldeep Kundu

R&D Manager, Koch Agronomic Services
Polymer Scientist, Dnaimer Scientific, 2021-2024
Ph.D. Student, 2017-2022

Nicholas Nun

Senior Scientist, Novagard
Senior Engineer, Avient Corporation, 2021-2023
Ph.D. Student, 2015-2021

Amal Narayanan

Assistant Professor, University of Florida
HHMI Life Sciences Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2022-2024
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University, 2021-2022
Ph.D. Student, 2015-2021

Kaushik Mishra

Chief Executive Officer, PolyLux
Ph.D. Student, 2015-2020

Chao Peng

Senior Scientist, Ecovia Renewables Inc.
R&D Intern, Kimberly-Clark
Ph.D. Student, 2013-2018

Megan Cruz

Biologist, Battelle
R&D Engineer, Avery Dennison, 2020-2021
Ph.D. Student, 2015-2020

Tanmay Jain

Research Scientist, U.S. FDA
ORISE fellow, U.S. FDA, 2020-2021
Ph.D. Student, 2015-2020

Russel Catania

Pediatric Resident Physician, Stanford Children’s Health
The University of Toledo, MD
Undergraduate Researcher, 2018-2019

Wenbo Ma
Senior Scientist, Henkel
Senior Scientist, NIPSEA Group, 2022-2024
Formulations Chemist, Polylux, 2019-2022
Master Student, 2018-2019

Qianhui Liu

Senior Scientist, Kerr Dental
Postdoctoral Researcher, Clemson University, 2020-2021
Scientist, Glidewell Dental, 2020
Ph.D. Student, 2015-2019

Steven Mankoci

Senior Chemist, Wacker Chemical Corporation
Ph.D. Student, 2012-2017

Sudhanva Raj Govindarajan

Director, LuxCreo
Senior Scientist, Covestro, 2021
Senior Scientist, DSM Additive Manufacturing (Royal DSM), 2018-2021
Ph.D. Student, 2011-2016

John Swanson

R&D Director, NeoGraf Solutions, LLC
Lead engineer and Tech manager, Avient Corporation, 2020-2024
Senior Engineer, PolyOne, 2016-2020
Ph.D. Student, 2011-2016

Ying Xu

Group leader, ADAMA (Nanjing) Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Ph.D. Student, 2011-2016

Shuangyi Sun

Senior Research Chemist, Nippon Paint (China)
Research Engineer, Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., 2015-2020
Ph.D. Student, 2009-2015

Murthy V Maddipatla

Manager, Illumina
Senior manager, Danaher Corporation, 2017-2022
R&D/ Product development & Applications Scientist, Hexion Inc. 2014-2017
Research & Development Scientist, Beckman Coulter, 2013-2014
Post Doctoral Research Scientist, 2011 – 2013

Sachin Gokhale

Deputy General Manager, Advanced Materials-Aditya Birla Chemicals
Lead Scientist, Huntsman Corporation, 2019-2023
Senior Research Associate, Zydus Group, 2016-2019
Senior Research Investigator, Syngene International, 2013-2016
Post Doctoral Research Scientist, 2010 – 2013

Elaheh Anna Chamsaz

Principal Research Scientist, METSS Corporation
Ph.D. Student, 2012-2017
Undergraduate researcher, 2010-2012