Past Group Members

Graduate students

	Lei Chen Ph.D. student, Material Science School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering chenl2@oregonstate.edu Research Interests: Urea oxidation on nickel oxides
	Kingsley C. Chukwu Kingsley C. Chukwu graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and minor in computer science in summer 2021. He works at Intel (2021) Thesis title: Theoretical Study of Solvent Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis using Density Functional Theory.
	Kofi Oware Sarfo Kofi Oware Sarfo graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in summer 2020. He works at Micron Technology VA (2021) Thesis title: Predicting the effect of local conditions on metal-oxides: Pt/g-Al₂O₃ Interface and degradation of a-Cr₂O₃ Passive film
	Qin Pang Qin Pang graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in Spring 2019, she is a postdoc at PNNL (2021) Thesis title: Density functional theory study of the reaction mechanism of chloride-induced depassivation of a-Fe₂O₃
	Jude O. Ighere Jude O. Ighere graduated with a Ph.D. in Material Science in spring 2019. He works at Intel in Hillboro OR (2019) Thesis title: Defects and Imperities Adapted Phonon Thermal Properties of Zirconium Diboride: Its Influence on Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expandsion and Specific Heat
	Sean Seekins Sean Seekins graduated with MEng Chemical Engineering in fall 2019 and he works at Schrodinger, OR (2020)
	Lynza H. Sprowl Lynza H. Sprowl graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in spring 2018. For her thesis work, she received the Schulein Outstanding Graduate Student award from the school of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. She works at Honeywell, IL (2020) Thesis title: Analyzing the Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Surface Reactions using Density Functional Theory
	Weinan Zhao Weinan Zhao graduated with an M.S. in Chemical Engineering in fall 2017. Thesis title: Density Functional Theory Stydy of CO2 Dissociation on Ni and Ni based alloy surfaces
	Dennis F. Peterson Dennis Petersen graduated with an M.S. in Chemical Engineering in winter 2016. Thesis title: DFT Study of the CH Hydrogenation and CH-CH Carbon Coupling Reactions on Different Surface Facets of Co Catalyst and Temperature Swing Reactor Analysis. Works at Georgia-Pacific (2018).

Undergraduate students

	Stuart Helikson Undergraduate research assistant and honors thesis student
	Kela Kaida Undergraduate research assistant, winter - summer 2021
	Alvin Chang Johnson intern (summer 2016) and honors student in chemical engineering, graduated spring 2019, thesis title: Solvation Effects of Water on Dimethyl Ether Interactions with a Platinum Catalyst
	Amanda N. Boechler Graduated with honors in Chemical engineering spring 2019, thesis title: Hydrogen Interaction with Platinum and Palladium Surfaces
	AJ Rise Johnson intern summer 2018
	Alex Herman Summer undergraduate researcher, single atom catalysis, graduated with B.S. in mechanical engineering, for University of Portland, spring 2019
	Michael A. Rebarchik Honors college undergraduate. Graduated with honors in chemical engineering, spring 2018. Academic Achievement Awards from CBEE, for his research productivity and outstanding academic standing. Thesis title: Solvent and Dispersion Effects on the Hydrodeoxygenation of Acetic Acid on a Pd(111) Model Surface Attending graduate school in Chemical Engineering at UW-Madison (2018).
	Yousif Almulla Honors college undergraduate, Johnson Scholar in the Arnadottir group (summer 2015). Graduated with honors in physics, with minor in math, spring 2018, Attending graduate school in computer science at Oxford (2018).
	Jimmy D. Beaty Undergraduate student in chemistry, chemical engineering option. Graduated 2016. Lonza Pharma & Biotech, Bend OR.
	Merissa Schneider-Coppolino Honors college undergraduate, chemical engineering. Graduated 2016. Thesis title: Surface Structure Sensitivity to Fuel Adsorption on Pt(111) and Pt(100) and Carbon- Oxygen Bond Breakage at the Anode of a Direct Dimethyl Ether Fuel Cell Ph.D. student Simon Fraser University.
	Xiaoqian Chen Summer undergraduate researcher 2016, chemical engineering.
	Ashaen R. Patel Undergraduate researcher, 2014-2016. Graduated 2016. Works at Intel (2016).
	Nasra A. Aden Undergraduate student, chemical engineering. STEM Leadship Scholar 2015-2016.
	Nicholas A. Silva Honors College undergraduate, chemical engineering. Graduated 2015. Thesis title: Ageing of UV-Ozone treated polystyrene films via contact angle and XPS analysis.
	Madeline Wilson Honors college undergraduate, chemical engineering. Johnson Scholar. Graduated with honors in 2016. Works at HP (2018).
	Colin F. Dickens Undergraduate researcher (2014). Ph.D. from Stanford (2019). Data Scienist in Bay Area
	Matthew J. Bates Undergraduate researcher (2014). Graduate student (2016).
	M. Tyler Colesar Undergraduate researcher (2013).