AnnaLab Alumni
Former Ph.D. Students
Nicolas Alvarez, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 2011
An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Surfactant Dynamics at Microscale Interfaces
Co-Advisor: Lynn Walker
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Advisor: Professor Ole Hassager
Sourav Chatterjee, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2011
Statics and Dynamics of Microscale Defects in Liquid Crystals
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, U. Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Sachin Velankar
Wingki Lee, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 2010
Controlling Tipstreaming in Flow Focusing Devices
Co-Advisor: Lynn Walker
Current Position: Research Engineer, Schlumberger Research, Houston, TX
Gordon Christopher, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2008
Droplet Breakup and Coalescence Dynamics in Microfluidic Devices
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007
Confinement and Flow of Microscopic Defects in Layered Liquids
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University
Former M.S. Students
Chaitanya Kavuri, Multi-Assay Biosensor in a Single Drop, Co-Advisor: Steve Garoff, 2012.
Yang Guo, Oil-Water Dynamic Surface Tension in a Microtensiometer, Co-Advisor: Lynn Walker, 2012.
Ruta Kulkarni, Mechanical Engineering & ETIM, Fall 2011.
Samuel Powers, Mechanical Engineering, 2010 – 2011. Current Position: Research Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories
Pilgyu Kang, Mechanical Engineering, 2008 – 2009. Current Position: Ph.D. student, Cornell University (PI: David Erickson).
Maria Poon, Mechanical Engineering, 2007.
Nadia Noharrudin, Mechanical Engineering, 2006. Current Position: R&D Engineer, Alcon Laboratories.
Fabian Brugger, Mechanical Engineering, 2005 – 2006.
Hans Mayer, Mechanical Engineering, 2004 – 2005. Current Position: Ph.D. student, UC Santa Barbara (PI: Rouslan Krechetnikov).
Jeffrey Smouse, Mechanical Engineering, 2004.
Aaron Greiner, Chemical Engineering, 2003 – 2004. Thesis: Microfluidic Synthesis of Elastic Droplets. Current Position: Process R&D Engineer, Dow Corning.
Former Postdoctoral Researchers
Jorge Jiminez (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering) 2007 – 2008, Co-advised with Y. Rabin. Current Position: Research Engineer in Health Care R&D Group, Praxair, Buffalo, NY.
Paul Tortora (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering) 2006 – 2008.
Former Undergraduate Students
Jyo Lyn Hor (Chem. Eng.), Crystallization in Microscale Droplet Reactors, CIT Honors Project, Class of 2013
Sarah McCormick (Chem. Eng.), Encapsulation of Living Organisms in Microfluidic Droplets, Class of 2013
Michael Pavilonis (Chem. Eng., Univ. California – Berkeley), Adsorption of Nanoparticles at Interfaces in Microfluidic Channels, Class of 2014
Coilin Richards (Chemistry), Multiplexed Assays in a Sessile Drop Based Biosensor, Co-Advisor: S. Garoff, Class of 2013
Richa Khosla, Chemical Engineering, Class of 2013
Edward Smongeski, Chemical Engineering, Class of 2013
Svetlana Romanova, Physics, Class of 2012. Jointly advised with S. Garoff.
Christopher Crawford, Mechanical Engineering, Cal State Univ. Northridge, Class of 2013. Jointly advised with L. Walker.
Jonathan Michel, Physics, Class of 2012. Jointly advised with A. Evilevitch.
Andrew Kojzar, Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Class of 2011. Jointly advised with S. Garoff.
Mathew Swisher, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2012. Jointly advised with L. Walker.
Benjamin Ellison, Physics, Class of 2011
Douglas Vogus, Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, Class of 2012. Jointly advised with J. Schneider.
Justin Yi, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2010
Charbel Eid, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2010
Katharina Schrank, Chemical Engineering, Aachen exchange student, Spring 2009. Jointly advised with L. Walker.
Eric Blood, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2010
Lauren Walch, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2010
Nicholas Lamp, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2010
Nicholas Grossos, Chemical Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy, Class of 2010. Jointly advised with L. Walker.
Shaun Swanson, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2010
Sarah Pace, Macromolecular Science, Class of 2009, Case Western University
Ramya Ramesh, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2009
Timothy Cheung, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2008
Justin Feig, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2007. Jointly advised with Y. Rabin.
Christine Appleby, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2008
Joel Bergstein, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2008
Christina Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006
Raphael Rogman, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2007. Jointly advised with O.B. Ozdoganlar.
Nadia Noharuddin, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006
Erick Johnson, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006
Nicholas End, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006
Benjamin Mullican, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006. Jointly advised with Luis Rojas.
Joshua Taylor, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006
Juan Kopp, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2005
Aaron Vanderbeek, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2006
Zhexian Liang, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2004
Lynn Daniels, Physics, Class of 2004
