Principle Investigator
Linsey Seitz, PhD
Assistant 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
Juhee Jang
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
B.S., M.S. Chemical Engineering, Dongguk University
Research Area: H2O2 Electrosynthesis
Graduate Students
Xiao Kun (Robby) Lu
6th year Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Research Area: Electrochemical COx Reduction
A.J. Deberghes
5th year Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering & Philosophy, Northeastern University
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions
Mark Kazour
3rd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions
Andrew Weidner
3rd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Area: Electrochemical COx Reduction
Matthew Hayes
2nd 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
Shameria Jones
2nd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University
Research Area: Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Aditya (Adi) Menon
2nd year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions
Sejal Vispute
2nd 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
Matthew Schiavone
1st year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Research Area: Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Stephanie Pecaut
1st year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rice University
Research Area: Tandem Electrochemical & Plasma Catalysis
Danielle Getz
1st year Ph.D Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
Research Area: Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Undergraduate Students
Justin Dong
B.S. Chemical Engineering ’25
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions
Simone Sullivan
B.S. Chemical Engineering ’25
Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions
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. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Research Area: Electrochemical COx Reduction