Principal Investigator
Giannis Mpourmpakis, PhD
Bicentennial Alumni Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor
Phone: 412-624-7034Google Scholar
Current Members

Cristian Morales, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD Chemistry — 2019University of Pittsburgh
BSc Chemistry — 2014
University of Puerto Rico Piedras Campus

Dylan Bayerl, PhD
Currently, researcher in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering Department at Pitt
PhD Materials Science & Engineering — 2015University of Michigan
MS Materials Science & Engineering — 2011
University of Wisonsin
BS Engineering Physics — 2009
University of Wisonsin
BS Physics — 2007
University of Wisconsin

Michael Cowan
PhD Candidate
MEng Chemical Engineering — 2016University at Buffalo
BS Chemistry — 2015
Binghamton University
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Anantha Nagarajan
Graduate Researcher
MS Chemical Engineering — 2017Carnegie Mellon University
BTech Chemical Engineering — 2015
Anna University


Evan Miu
Graduate Researcher
NSF GRFP Fellow
Co-advised by Prof. James McKone
BS Chemical Engineering — 2016Bucknell University


Sungil Hong
Graduate Researcher
MS Chemical Engineering — 2019University of Seoul
BS Chemical Engineering — 2017
University of Seoul

Maya Salem
Graduate Researcher
Co-advised by Prof. Jill Millstone
BS Chemical Engineering — 2019North Carolina State University

Kaylen Ocampo
Graduate Researcher
Co-advised by Prof. Mohammad Masnadi
BS Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering Minor — 2020California State Polytechnic University
