Alumni

Ph.D. Students

Melissa L. Kistler (B.S., Kutztown U.)Ph.D., 05/2009 (Lehigh). Professor at Delaware Valley University, PA
Joseph M. Pigga (B.S., Millerville U.)Ph.D., 08/2010 (Lehigh). Visiting Faculty at East Stroudsburg University, PA
Mauricio Misdrahi (B.S., Mexico)Ph.D., 05/2011 (Lehigh). Manager at Brenntag Inc.
Dong Li (B.S., Shangdong U.)Ph.D., 08/2012 (Lehigh). Postdoc at Carnegie Mellon University
Panchao Yin (B.E., Tsinghua U.)Ph.D., 05/2013 (Lehigh). Clifford Shull Fellow, Oak Ridge National Labs, now Professor at SCUT.
Fadi Haso (B.S., Ramapo C.)Ph.D., 12/2015 (Akron). Saint-Gobain, now Ocular Therapeutix
Jing Zhou (B.E., BUCT)Ph.D., 12/2015 (Akron). Saint-Gobain Shanghai
Baofang Zhang (B.S., Henan NU)Ph.D., 05/2016 (Akron). Postdoc at Michigan State University
Yang Chu (B.S., Peking U.)Ph.D., 05/2017 (Akron). Meta
Yunyi Gao (B.S., ECUST)Ph.D., 12/2017 (Akron). Postdoc at Cornell University, now at E Ink
Bo Qi (B.S., Shanxi U.)Ph.D., 03/2018 (Dalian Inst. Tech., CSC student), now faculty member at BUCT.
Seyed Ali Eghtesadi (B.E., Sherif U.)Ph.D., 05/2018 (Akron). Postdoc at Duke University
Hui Li (B.S., USTC)Ph.D., 01/2019 (Akron). Postdoc at Oak Ridge National Labs
Jiancheng Luo (B.E., ECUST; M.S., Akron)Ph.D., 05/2020 (Akron). Postdoc at Oak Ridge National Labs, now at E Ink
Jiahui Chen (B.S., Peking U.)Ph.D., 05/2020 (Akron). Postdoc at Argonne National Labs
Xinyu Sun (B.E., ECUST; M.S., Akron)Ph.D., 5/2021 (Akron). Beyond Meat Inc
Ehsan Raee (B.E., University of Tehran)Ph.D., 5/2023 (Akron). Schaeffler
Yuqing Yang (B.S., Wuhan Univ., M.S., Columbia Univ.)Ph.D., 5/2023 (Akron). Entegris Inc.

M.S. Students

Rick TheinerM.S., 05/2012. Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
Xinyue Chen (B.E., BUCT)M.S., 05/2015. Ph.D. student, Case Western Reserve University
Jiazhi He (B.E., SCUT)M.S., 05/2015. Ph.D. student, Purdue University
Jiancheng Luo (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2015. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Fan Pu (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2015. Ph.D. student, Purdue University
Jiayingzi Wu (B.E., BUCT)M.S., 05/2015. Ph.D. student, Purdue University
Lang Hu (B.S., Peking)M.S., 12/2015. Akron Polymer Systems Inc.
Xinyu Sun (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2016. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Ruifu Wang (B.E., BUCT)M.S., 05/2016. Ph.D. student, Stony Brook University
Tong Zhang (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2017. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Zihao Liang (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2018. Ph.D. student, Purdue University
Qiao Liu (B.E., BUCT)M.S., 05/2018. Ph.D. student, Ohio State University
Songtao Ye (B.E., BUCT)M.S., 05/2018. Ph.D. student, Penn State University
Yidan Shen (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2018. Ph.D. student, Texas A&M University
Fangbei Liu (B.S., Zhengzhou U.)M.S., 05/2019. Ph.D. student, New York University
Kexing Xiao (B.E., Qingdao UT)M.S., 05/2019. Ph.D. student, Boston College
Yuhang Chen (B.S., Sichuan U.)M.S., 05/2019. Ph.D. student, University of Notre Dame
Yinghe Hu (B.E., SCUT)M.S., 05/2020. Ph.D. student, Seton Hall University
Yuming Wang (B.E., ECUST)M.S., 05/2020. Ph.D. student, U. of Southern Mississippi
Zehao Wang (B.S., Sichuan U.)M.S., 05/2020, Ph.D. student, Shenzhen Univ.
Yuanhao Zhang (B.E., Qingdao UT)M.S., 05/2020. Ph.D. student, Ohio State University
Yifan Zhou (B.E., BUCT)M.S., 05/2021. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Xiaohan Xu (B.E., QUST)M.S., 05/2021. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Jingfan Wei (B.E., QUST)M.S., 05/2022. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Ruixin Li (B.S. SCUT)M.S., 05/2024. Ph.D. student, University of Akron
Hongyu Mao (B.S., SCUT)M.S., 05/2024. Ph.D. student, University of Akron

Postdoctoral Associates and Visiting Scholars

Guang Liu (Ph.D., Peking U.)2003-2006. GE-Shanghai, China
Tong Li (Ph.D., Lehigh U.)2005-2006. British Oxygen Co.
Padmaja P. Mishra (Ph.D., IIT)2006-2007. Associate Professor at Saha Institute, India
Gopala Darbha (Ph.D., Jackson State U.)2008. Postdoc at Gottingen University, Germany
Jie Zhang (Ph.D., Peking U.)2006-2009. Associate Professor at Peking University
CĂ©line Pichon (Ph.D., U. Versailles)2008-2010. Researcher at Lab. de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, France
Zicheng Xiao (Ph.D., Peking U.)2011-2012. Professor at Hubei University of Technology
Panchao Yin (Ph.D., Lehigh U.)2013-2015. Clifford Shull Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kun Chen (Ph.D., Huazhong Agr. U.)2015-2016. Associate Professor at South China University of Technology
Dong Li (Ph.D., Lehigh U.)2016-2017. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dongdi Zhang (Ph.D., Henan U.)2017-2018. Professor at Henan University
Tingzheng Xie (Ph.D., Remin U.)2018. Professor at Guangzhou University
Wenyong Liu (Ph.D., Chinese Aca. Sci.)2018-2019. Professor at Hunan Polytech University

High School Students

Bowen ZhengPurdue University
Joy WangIntel Science Talent Search National Finalist, Stanford University
Brandon ImberIntel Science Talent Search National Finalist, Harvard University
Clara TowIntel Science Talent Search National Semi-Finalist, Cornell University
Matthew ConsSiemens-Westinghouse Finalist, Johns Hopkins University
Michael BigesnoSiemens-Westinghouse Finalist, MIT