PEOPLE
Principal Investigator: 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

Brandon Heppe
Ph.D. Student
Education:
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University, 2022
Research Interests:
Carbon Nanotubes, Boron Nitride Nanomaterials,
Nanotube Sorting, Nanosensors, Optical Spectroscopy, Rheology

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

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
Research Assistant
Education:
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University
Research Interests:
Carbon Nanotubes, Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Dispersions, Optical Spectroscopy
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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.