Principal Investigator

Education: 

B.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Area: Materials Processing, Polymer Science & Engineering, Transport & Fluid Mechanics

Contact: mcalab at umn.edu

Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Hobbies: soccer, live music, electronic music, brunch, outdoor activities

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Postdoctoral Researchers

Co-advised by Prof. Theresa Reineke, Chemistry

Education:

B.Sc. Chemistry - University of Calcutta

M.Sc. Chemistry - West Bengal State University

Ph.D. Chemistry - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Research Area: synthesis of amphiphilic molecules for the development of materials 

Contact: das00102 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Kolkata, India

Hobbies: Reading, drawing, listening to music

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Graduate Researchers

Jackson Cleveland

Co-advised by Prof. Theresa Reineke

Education: B.S. Chemistry, Carleton College

Research Area: searching for renewable surfactants through synthetic polysaccharide amphiphiles

Contact: cleve171 at umn.edu
Pronouns: He/his

Hometown: River Falls, WI

Hobbies: I like to scuba dive, play/watch sports, lift, read, cook, and forge steel

Krista Hauseman

Education: B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State

Research Area: directed assembly

Contact: hause278 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Reading, PA

Hobbies: Crochet, Sewing, Comedy

Education: B.S.E. Chemical Engineering, University of Iowa

Research Area: Improving complex separations with magnetic fields treatment

Contact: houts023 at umn.edu
Pronouns: He/him

Hometown: Sioux City, IA

Hobbies: Mountain bike, listen/play music, thrift for vinyl's, and catch up on a good show

Deepti Kannan

Co-advised by Prof. Christopher Ellison and Prof. Lorraine Francis 

Education: B.Tech. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Research Area: release liners

Contact: kanna127 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Chennai, India

Hobbies: binging TV shows, stitching, listening to Bollywood music, cooking

Grace Kresge

Education: B.S.E. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University

Research Area: directed assembly

Contact: kresg005 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: West Deptford, NJ

Hobbies: Cooking, art, yoga, foraging, volunteering, hanging out with Winston

Tate Knisely

Education: B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University

Research Area: drug delivery

Contact: knise010 at umn.edu
Pronouns: He/his

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Hobbies: hiking, music, watching movies, going to breweries

Yejin Kwon

Co-advised by Prof. Tim Lodge

Education: B.S., Chemistry, Seoul National University / M.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University

Research Area: Dynamics of Block Copolymer Micelles

Contact: kwon0251 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Hobbies: Playing tennis, watching baseball, traveling

Ananya Sahu

Education: B.S.E. Polymer Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University 

Research Area: ion gels for drug delivery

Contact: sahu0048 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Mansfield, MA

Hobbies: baking, cats, arts & crafts

Bradley Samberg

Education: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University

Research Area: Magnetorheology 

Contact: sambe015 at umn.edu
Pronouns: He/him

Hometown: West Chester, OH

Hobbies: Sports (watching and playing), cooking, traveling, spending time with friends music, cooking

Haoqun (Frances) Zhao

Education: B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Area: conductive polymers for electroseparations & water purification

Contact: zhao1893 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Shandong, China

Hobbies: Cats, movies, novels

Undergraduate Researchers

Major: Chemical Engineering

Research Area: surfactants 

Contact: amalin at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/her

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Hobbies: Ice skating, baking, art

Hannah Bachmann

Major: Chemical Engineering

Research Area: biomass microbeads

Contact: bachm171 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Brookfield, WI

Hobbies: I like to crochet, watch glee with my roommates, walk, and go out to eat

Emily Chen

Major: Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Research Area: responsive polymer coatings

Contact: chen7412 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Austin, TX

Hobbies: Sewing, dancing, hanging out with friends, trying new foods, crochetting

Major: Chemistry

Research Area: drug delivery for ear infections

Contact: colemanm at umn.edu

Pronouns: He/him

Hometown: St. Paul, MN

Hobbies: I play Irish and classical harp

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Research Area: magnetic fields to induce self-assembly in amphiphilic block copolymer solutions

Contact: garc1273 at umn.edu

Pronouns: He/him

Hometown: McAllen, Texas

Hobbies: Cosplay, Cook, and tinker with machines

Audrey Miller

Major: Chemical Engineering

Research Area: biomass microbeads

Contact: mill9580 at umn.edu
Pronouns: She/hers

Hometown: Toledo, OH

Hobbies: Making pies, crocheting, playing guitar, skiing

Alec Schwendinger

Major: Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Research Area: solution-based polymer processing

Contact: schwe816 at umn.edu
Pronouns: He/his

Hometown: Pine Island, MN

Hobbies: Baking, snowboarding, drawing, and camping