Principal Investigator

Linsey Seitz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
M.S./Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University
Postdoctoral Researchers

Abharana Nagendra, Ph.D.

Juhee Jang, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
B.S., M.S. Chemical Engineering, Dongguk University
Research Area: H2O2 Electrosynthesis

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Graduate Students

Danielle Getz
2nd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
Research Area: Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Matthew Hayes
3rd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering & Mathematics, Arizona State University
B.S. Mathematics, Arizona State University
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions

Mark Kazour
4th year Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions

Aditya (Adi) Menon
3rd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions

Stephanie Pecaut
2nd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rice University
Research Area: Tandem Electrochemical & Plasma Catalysis

Matthew Schiavone
2nd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Research Area: Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Sejal Vispute
3rd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Research Area: Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Andrew Weidner
4th year Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Area: Electrochemical COx Reduction
Undergraduate Students

Roselyn Adipoe
B.S. Chemical Engineering ’28
Research Area: Selective Organic Oxidation

Ethan Weingust
B.S. Chemical Engineering ’28
Research Area: Electrochemical Carboxylation
Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers

Bingzhang (Bing) Lu, Ph.D.
Postdoc Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.S. Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China
Current Position: Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Haifeng Li, Ph.D.
Postdoc Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology
Current Position: Senior Materials Scientist, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp
Graduate Students

Brianna Ruggiero, Ph.D. 2023
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University
Current Position: Project Leader, Pathfinding & Energy Systems Modeling, Shell

Matt Sweers, Ph.D. 2023
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S.E. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials Group, Argonne National Lab

Jane Edgington, Ph.D. 2024
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Current Position: Principal Research Scientist, AbbVie

Ruihan Li, Ph.D. 2024
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.E. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Current Position: R&D Engineer Scientist, Honeywell UOP

Kavi Chintam, Ph.D. 2025
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Current Position: Campaign Manager, VoteSolar

Xiao Kun (Robby) Lu, Ph.D. 2025
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Current Position: R&D Engineer, Honeywell Aerospace

Shameria Jones, M.S. 2025
M.S, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University

A.J. Deberghes, Ph.D. 2025
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering & Philosophy, Northeastern University
Undergraduate Students
Simone Sullivan, B.S. Northwestern University, 2025
Justin Dong, B.S. Northwestern University, 2025
Kwaku Adonteng, B.S. Northwestern University, 2024
Elias Rivera-Vazquez, B.S. Northwestern University, 2024
Khantey Lim, B.S./M.S. Northwestern University, 2023
Kenzie Sanroman Gutierrez, B.S. Northwestern University, 2022
Elizabeth Wall, B.S. Syracuse University, 2022