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, NanosensorsOptical 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


Rabia Guner


Ph.D. Student


Education:

M.S.  Biomedical Engineering, Acibadem University

B.S. Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University 


Research Interests:

Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions,

Dispersion, Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials, Optical Spectroscopy,

Nanosensors


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 a Research Scientist at Genesis Systems, Tampa, Florida.
  • 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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