People

Principle Investigator


Linsey Seitz, Ph.D.

CV | Email: linsey.seitz@northwestern.edu

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Northwestern University

M.S./Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University

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CURRENT MEMBERS

Postdoctoral Researchers

We’re looking to hire!

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Graduate Students

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Kavi Chintam

Email: kchintam@u.northwestern.edu

6th year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Research Area: Electrochemical COx Reduction

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A.J. Deberghes

Email: AdrienDeberghes2025@u.northwestern.edu

5th year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
B.S. Philosophy, Northeastern University

Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions


Matthew Hayes

Email: matthayes2028@u.northwestern.edu

2nd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University
B.S. Mathematics, Arizona State University


Shameria Jones

Email: shameriajones2028@u.northwestern.edu

2nd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University

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Mark Kazour

Email: mark.kazour@northwestern.edu

3rd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions

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Xiao Kun (Robby) Lu

Email: xkrlu2024@u.northwestern.edu

6th year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Research Area: Electrochemical COx Reduction

 


Aditya Menon

Email: adityamenon2028@u.northwestern.edu

2nd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara


Sejal Vispute

Email: sejalvispute@u.northwestern.edu

2nd year Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

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Andrew Weidner

Email: andrewweidner2027@u.northwestern.edu

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

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Undergraduate Students

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Simone Sullivan

B.S. Student, Chemical Engineering ’25

Research Area: Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions

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FORMER MEMBERS

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

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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

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Graduate Students

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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

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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

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Jane Edgington, Ph.D. 2024

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Current Position: Principal Research Scientist, AbbVie

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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

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Undergraduate Students

Justin Dong

Kwaku Adonteng, B.S. 2024

Elias Rivera-Vazquez, B.S. 2024

Khantey Lim, B.S. 2023

Elizabeth Wall, B.S. 2022

Kenzie Sanroman Gutierrez, B.S. 2022

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