Principal Investigator
Astrid M. Müller
- PhD, Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
& Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2000) - Postdoctoral Scholar, CU Boulder (2001-2002)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley (2002-2004)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Riverside (2005-2008)
- Staff Scientist, California Institute of Technology (2008-2018)
Selected Honors & Awards
Exemplary Research Mentor Award, Concordia University Irvine, 2017
Outstanding Reviewer for Chemical Communications, 2016
Courses
CHE 225: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Started Fall 2018)
CHE 456: Electrochemical Engineering Fundamentals and Applications (Started Spring 2020)
Research Expertise
Solid-State Electrocatalysis; Pulsed Laser in Liquids Synthesis of Precisely Controlled Nanomaterials; Nanocatalyst Property–Functionality Relationships; Electrocatalytic Breakdown of PFAS; Selective Oxidations of Hydrocarbons; Selective CO2 Reduction Catalysis
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Graduate Students
PhD Students
Ryland Forsythe
B.S. Missouri University S&T, Ceramic Engineering (2016)
M.S. UC Riverside, Chemistry (2018)
PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering
Connor Cox
B.S. Alfred University, Biomaterials Engineering (2018)
PhD Student in Materials Science
Madeleine Wilsey
B.S. Western Illinois University, Chemistry and Physics (2019)
PhD Student in Materials Science
Ziyi (Bruce) Meng
B.S. Hubei University of Technology, Polymer Materials and Engineering (2019)
M.S. Hubei University of Technology, Materials Science (2022)
PhD Student in Materials Science
MS Students
Kendra Watson
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2022)
Undergraduate Students
Teona Taseska
Chemical Engineering Class of 2024, minor in Japanese
Wanqing (Quinn) Yu
Chemical Engineering Class of 2023, major in Dance
Lydia Schultz
Chemical Engineering Class of 2025
Yiwen Sun
Chemical Engineering Class of 2024
Jason Maher
Chemical Engineering Class of 2024
Cluster in Society and Sustainability
Alumni
Sarah Alsawaf
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2019)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at KAUST, Saudia Arabia
Bianca Dyer
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University
Joyceline Marealle
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
M.S. student in Energy and Resources at UC Berkeley
Fatou Baka Diop
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Remsha Rafiq
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
Luke McCarney
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester (2020)
Downstream R&D Engineer 1 at Pall in Westborough, MA (since 2021)
Omolade Fasusi
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2022)
Power, Gas and Carbon Analyst at Bloomberg LP
Milenia Rojas
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2022)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University
Brian Yegela
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2022)
Intern at Lam Research Corp.
Kellie McCrea
Chemical Engineering Class of 2023
Soraya Ngarnim
B.S. George Mason University, Chemistry with Biochemistry Concentration (2021)
Graduate Student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rochester
Megan Forney
Chemistry REU Student (Summer 2022)
Undergraduate Student at Nazareth College
Sogol Karami
B.S. University of Tehran, Chemical Engineering (2017)
M.S. University of Tarbiat Modares, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD Student in Materials Science