PEOPLE

Principal Investigator: Dr. Geyou Ao

Dr. Geyou Ao

Associate Professor


Education:

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Myongji University 
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Dalian Nationalities University
NIH/NIST NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology


Details/Links:

CSU Profile Page             LinkedIn
ResearchGate                 Google Scholar

Email: g.ao@csuohio.edu

Graduate Students

Ph.D. Student Brandon Heppe

Brandon Heppe


Ph.D. Student


Education:

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University, 2022


Research Interests:

Carbon Nanotubes, Boron Nitride Nanomaterials, 

Nanotube Sorting, NanosensorsOptical Spectroscopy, Rheology


Ph.D. Student Eren Katnas

Eren Katnas


Ph.D. Student


Education:

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2021


Research Interests:

Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Dispersion, Material Characterization,

Assemblies using Nanomaterials


Ph.D. Student Tanner Larson

Tanner Larson


Ph.D. Student


Education:

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University, 2022


Research Interests:

Hexagonal-Boron Nitride, Dispersion, Material Characterization

Undergraduate Students

Daniel Habean, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Daniel Habean


Research Assistant


Education:

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University


Research Interests:

Carbon Nanotubes, Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Dispersions, Optical Spectroscopy

Group Pictures

BioNano Materials Lab Group (Summer, 2023)
BioNano Materials Lab Group conference call (Spring, 2021)
BioNano Materials Lab Group conference call (COVID-19 Pandemic, Spring 2020)
BioNano Materials Lab Group (Fall, 2019)
BioNano Materials Lab Group (Visit to Cedar Point, July 2019)
I-Corps@Ohio Technology Commercialization Program Finale (Columbus, July 2019)
BioNano Materials Lab Group (Summer, 2018)
BioNano Materials Lab Group (Summer, 2017)

Alumni

  • Venkateswara Rao Kode– PhD in Chemical Engineering (May 2021). Currently an Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • Ana Dilillo– MS in Chemical Engineering (May 2021). Currently a Scientist in Bioprocess Technologies and Engineering at AstraZeneca, Rockville, Maryland.
  • Jamil Jamal– MS in Chemical Engineering (May 2021). Currently a PhD student in in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Rice University.
  • Jack Lombardo– BS in Chemical Engineering (May 2021). Currently a Law Clerk at Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP.
  • Fjorela Xhyliu– MS in Biomedical Engineering (August 2020). Currently a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan.
  • Michael Cantwell– MS in Chemical Engineering (May 2020). Currently a Development Engineer II at Peak Nano, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Quinton Edward– NSF REU Undergraduate Researcher (2019), Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  • Michael E. Thompson– NSF REU Undergraduate Researcher (2018), Physics, Grove City College.
  • Sofia Panomitros– NSF REU Undergraduate Researcher (2018), Physics, University of North Carolina Asheville.
  • Camerin McDonald– Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2017), Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University.
  • Johnathan Weicherding– NSF REU Undergraduate Researcher (2017), Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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