Leadership

Executive Team

Michael S. Strano

Michael S. Strano

PI & Director

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[Research]

YuHuang Wang

YuHuang Wang

Deputy Director

University of Maryland

[Research]

Cody Ritt

Cody Ritt

Senior Associate Executive Officer

PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[Research]

Aaditya Pendse

Aaditya Pendse

Associate Executive Officer for Coordination

Postdoc, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Yu-Ming Tu

Yu-Ming Tu

Associate Executive Officer for Communications

PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[Research]

Knowledge Gap Leaders

Narayan Aluru

Narayan Aluru

KG1 Lead

University of Texas, Austin

[Research]

Menachem Elimelech

Menachem Elimelech

KG2 Lead

Yale University

[Research]

Tuan Anh Pham

Tuan Anh Pham

KG3A Lead

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
[Research]

Heather Kulik

Heather Kulik

KG3B Lead

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[Research]

Principal Investigators

Amir Haji-Akbari

Amir Haji-Akbari

Yale University

[Research]

Martin Bazant

Martin Bazant

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[Research]

Daniel Blankschtein

Daniel Blankschtein

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[Research]

John Cumings

John Cumings

University of Maryland

[Research]

John T. Fourkas

John T. Fourkas

University of Maryland

[Research]

Arun Majumdar

Arun Majumdar

Stanford University

[Research]

Charles Martin

Charles Martin

University of Florida

[Research]

Aleksandr Noy

Aleksandr Noy

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
[Research]

Zuzanna Siwy

Zuzanna Siwy

University of California, Irvine
[Research]

Javier Sanchez-Yamagashi

Javier Sanchez-Yamagashi

University of California, Irvine
[Research]

Students and Postdocs

Marcos Felipe Calegari Andrade

Marcos Felipe Calegari Andrade

PostDoc, Quantum Simulations Group

Chair, CENT Student Research Council
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Daniel Markiewitz

Daniel Markiewitz

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BES ECN Representative, CENT Student Research Council

Siddharth Singh

Siddharth Singh

Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry

University of Maryland


Member, CENT Student Research Council

Camille Violet

Camille Violet

Graduate Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Yale University


Member, CENT Student Research Council

Xintong Xu

Xintong Xu

Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Stanford University
Member, CENT Student Research Council

Fikret Aydin

Fikret Aydin

PostDoc, Quantum Simulations Group

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Akash Kumar Ball

Akash Kumar Ball

Graduate Student

Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Ethan Cao

Ethan Cao

Graduate Student

University of California Irvine


Alex Thomas Hell

Alex Thomas Hell

Graduate Student

University of Maryland


Mohammad Heiranian

Mohammad Heiranian

PostDoc, Dept of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Yale University


Cassandra Raen Borthwick Huff

Cassandra Raen Borthwick Huff

Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Stanford University

Haojun Jia

Haojun Jia

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Omar Khalifa

Omar Khalifa

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Yale University

Seungyeop Lee

Seungyeop Lee

Graduate Student

University of Maryland


Wan-Chi Lee

Wan-Chi Lee

PostDoc

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Yuhao Li

Yuhao Li

Staff Scientist, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Chenxing Liang

Chenxing Liang

Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas, Austin

Shuang Luo

Shuang Luo

PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Joel Martis

Joel Martis

Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering


Stanford University
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Rahul Prasanna Misra

Rahul Prasanna Misra

PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Changhwan Oh

Changhwan Oh

Graduate Student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Archith Rayabharam

Archith Rayabharam

Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mohit Saraswat

Mohit Saraswat

Visiting Graduate Researcher

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Kyle Sendgikoski

Kyle Sendgikoski

Graduate Student, Department of Physics

University of Maryland

Luis Francisco Villalobos

Luis Francisco Villalobos

PostDoc, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Yale University

Tyler Volta

Tyler Volta

Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry

University of Florida


Ziyi Wang

Ziyi Wang

Graduate Student

University of Maryland


Junwei Zhang

Junwei Zhang

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Yale University

Sidi Zhao

Sidi Zhao

Graduate Student

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Arjun Yennemadi

Arjun Yennemadi

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ovuokenye Omadoko

Ovuokenye Omadoko

Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Maryland

Alan Sam

Alan Sam

PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tom Froembgen

Tom Froembgen

Visiting student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[More]

Scientific Advisory Board

John C. Hemminger

John C. Hemminger

Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, UC Irvine



[Research]

George C. Schatz

George C. Schatz

Professor of Chemistry and of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University

Member of National Academy of Sciences

[Research]

Aleksandra Radenovic

Aleksandra Radenovic

Professor of Nanoscale Biology, EPFL




[Research]

Radha Boya

Radha Boya

Professor, University of Manchester

Royal Society University Research and Kathleen Ollerenshaw fellow

[Research]

Lydéric Bocquet

Lydéric Bocquet

CNRS Research Director

Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Professor at the Collège de France

[Research]

Institutional Board

Vladimir Bulović

Vladimir Bulović

Director of MIT.nano

Professor of Engineering, MacVicar Fellow Fariborz Maseeh (1990) Chair in Emerging Technology, MIT

[Research]

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Director of the Energy Initiative, MIT

Member of National Academy of Engineering


[Research]

Maria Yang

Maria Yang

Associate Dean, Mechanical Engineering, MIT





[Research]

Gregory F Ball

Gregory F Ball

Vice President for Research, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)



[Research]

Alumni

Hsin-Yun (Joy) Chao

Hsin-Yun (Joy) Chao

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UMD

Current: Postdoctoral Researcher at Oak Ridge National Lab.

Razi Epsztein

Razi Epsztein

Former: PostDoc, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University

Current: Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Alice Gillen

Alice Gillen

Former: PostDoc, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, LLNL

Current: Scientist, Nano Precision Medical

Satish Kumat Iyemperumal

Satish Kumat Iyemperumal

Former: PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current: Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Amir Levy

Amir Levy

Graduate Student, Department of Physics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Haokun Li

Haokun Li

Former: PostDoc, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
Yungfen Li

Yungfen Li

Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Maryland

Zhongwu Li

Zhongwu Li

Former: PostDoc, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Chih-Yuan Scottie Lin

Chih-Yuan Scottie Lin

PostDoc, Department of Chemistry

University of California Irvine

Kabin Lin

Kabin Lin

Visiting Student, Department of Chemistry

University of California Irvine

Michael McEldrew

Michael McEldrew

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ananth Govind Rajan

Ananth Govind Rajan

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

Margaryta Sheliakina

Margaryta Sheliakina

Former: PostDoc, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Jason Tran

Jason Tran

Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Maryland

Mengyi Wang

Mengyi Wang

Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peng Wang

Peng Wang

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland

Current: Hardware Engineer, Intel

Zhongyue Yang

Zhongyue Yang

Former: PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current: Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Vanderbilt University

Yun-Chiao “Joyce” Yao

Yun-Chiao “Joyce” Yao

Former: Graduate student, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, LLNL

Current: Postdoctoral Scientist, Hongene Biotech Corporation

Cheng Zhan

Cheng Zhan

Former: PostDoc, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Ze Zhang

Ze Zhang

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
Sylvia Xin Li

Sylvia Xin Li

Former: PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering
Samuel Faucher

Samuel Faucher

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering

Current: Scientist, Orca Sciences

Yukun Li

Yukun Li

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Electrical Engineering
Mingjie Liu

Mingjie Liu

Former: PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering
Mohsen Nami

Mohsen Nami

Former: PostDoc, School of Engineering and Applied Science

Current: Display Device Scientist, Apple

Haoran QU

Haoran QU

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland

Current: Engineer, ASML.

Wilfred Shelby Russell

Wilfred Shelby Russell

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine
Pedro de Souza

Pedro de Souza

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stevie Bush

Stevie Bush

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida

Current: Scientist, FDA

Jianyu Wang

Jianyu Wang

Former: Visiting Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University
Shari Yosinski

Shari Yosinski

Former: PostDoc, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University
Xuechen Zhou

Xuechen Zhou

Former: Graduate Student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
Xiaojian James Wu

Xiaojian James Wu

Former: Postdoc, University of Maryland
Volodymyr Koman

Volodymyr Koman

Former: CENT Executive Officer; Research Scientist / Principal Investigator Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current: Patent Law at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Matthias Kuehne

Matthias Kuehne

Former: PostDoc Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Brown University

Shuwen Yue

Shuwen Yue

Former: CENT Student Research Council, PostDoc, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current: Assistant Professor, Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University