Past Dissertation and Theses
Spring 2010 Graduates
The following students graduated in Spring 2010. If you are interested in learning
more about the work please contact their research advisor.
| Doctoral | Dissertation Title | Advisor |
| Tilak Gulinkala | Evaluation of Poly (Ethylene glycol) Grafting as a Tool for Improving Membrane Performance | Prof. Isabel Escobar |
| Pei Li | Synthesis of new Copolyimides Based on Room Temperature Ionic Liquids for Gas Separations | Prof. Maria Coleman |
| Kamal Mahajan | Synthesis and Characterization of New Active Barrier Polymers | Prof. Saleh Jabarin |
| Masters | Thesis Title | Advisor |
| Sirhan Al-Batty | Green Gas Mitigation via Utilization by Conversion into Fuel | Prof. Abdul-Majeed Azad |
| Brett Digman | Surface Functionalization of Polybenzimidizole Nanofiltration Membranes for Forward Osmosis | Prof. Isabel Escobar |
| Vasudev Gottumukala | Evaluation of Lake Erie Algae as Bio-fuel Feedstock | Prof. Connie Schall |
| Ryan Hershey | Examination of Titania Nanofibers and Nano-coatings for the Mitigation of Wound Infections | Prof. Abdul-Majeed Azad |
| Rohan Labde | Preparation and Characterization of Polyethylene Terephthalate/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites by In-situ Polymerization Method | Prof. Saleh Jabarin |
Fall 2008 Graduates
The following students have applied for graduation in Fall 2008. If you are interested
in learning more about the work please contact their research advisor.
| Doctoral | Dissertation Title | Advisor |
| Anantharam P. Dadi | A novel ionic liquid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for production of ethanol | Prof. Constance Schall and Prof. Sasidhar Varanasi |
| Atish S. Kataria | Understanding reaction pathways in steam reforming of heavy fuels | Prof. Martin Abraham |
| Sadashiv M. Swami | Production of hydrogen from biomass: integrated biological and thermochemical approach | Prof. Martin Abraham |
| Masters | Thesis Title | Advisor |
| Noureen Faizee | TBA | Prof. Sasidhar Varanasi |
| Sumitkumar Jagani | TBA | Prof. Dong-Shik Kim |
| Richard Anthony Kindt | TBA | Prof. Maria Coleman |