Name Completed Thesis Title Current Position
Alyssa McNarney

in progress

Understanding and correlating atomic-scale heteroatom distributions in zeolite catalysts with their hydrothermal stability and reactive properties
Anna Pischer

in progress

Understanding the atomic-scale compositions, structures, and reactive properties of nanostructured metals in supported catalysts
Dr. Ali Firouzi

June, 1997

Phase Behavior and Orientational Ordering of Silicate-Surfactant Liquid Crystals CUNY Energy Institute
Dr. Benjamin Smith

February, 2013

Influences of Organic-Inorganic Surface Interactions on Crystallization in Liquid-Solid Systems Intel Corp.
Dr. Christian A. Steinbeck

December, 2005

Controlling Guest-Host Interactions in Self-Assembled Materials Nike, Inc.
Dr. Daniel E. Favre

March, 1999

Dynamics of Aromatic Molecules Adsorbed on Zeolites Studied by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Bank of America
Dr. Donghun Kim

March, 2014

Functionalized Mesoporous Silica and Carbon Materials for Fuel Cell Applications Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam Univ., South Korea
Dr. George Athens

September, 2007

Controlling Acidity and Hydrophilicity in Mesoporous Materials by Surface Functionalization: Applications to Ion-Conducting Membranes and Acid Catalysis Dow Chemical Co.
Dr. Howie Dobbs

September, 2018

Role of Electrostatic Forces on Non-Equilibrium Processes a Confined Inorganic Solid-Liquid-Solid Interfaces Raytheon Corp., California
Dr. Justin Jahnke

December, 2013

Understanding and Controlling the Interactions of Photo-Responsive Species within Nanostructured Inorganic-Organic Composite Materials U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Dr. Louis Jones

March, 2014

Distinguishing molecular environments in supported Pt catalysts and their influences on activity and selectivity Millenium Space Systems, Inc.
Dr. Matthew Idso

August, 2017

Understanding and Optimizing the Interactions of Functional Species in Mesostructured Materials with Diverse Transport Properties Novo Nordisk
Dr. Maxwell Berkow

August, 2023

Understanding the thermodynamics and kinetic processes of transmembrane protein incorporation in mesostructured silica Gilead Life Sciences, Inc.
Dr. Michael Schmithorst

December, 2023

Understanding and correlating heteroatom distributions in zeolite frameworks with catalytic activity Eli Lilly, Inc.
Dr. Michael T. Janicke

March, 1997

Probing Molecularly Engineered Inorganic-Organic Interfaces Using Solid-State NMR U.S. National Academies
Dr. Ming-Feng Hsieh

October, 2014

Measuring, Understanding, and Controlling Heteroatom Distributions in Layered and Zeolite Boro- and Aluminosilicate Frameworks Johnson-Matthey, Corp., United Kingdom
Dr. Nathan George

November, 2013

Correlating Long-Range Order and Local Structure to the Properties of Inorganic Solids Professor, Regis University, Denver
Dr. Nathan Prisco

October, 2020

Correlated Structure-Property Relationships in Cementitious Solids via Unconventional Spin Polarization Transfer Research Professor, Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
Dr. Nicholas A. Melosh

March, 2001

Mesoscopically Ordered Block-Copolymer/Silica Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications Professor, Dept. of Materials Engineering, Stanford Univ.
Dr. Niels Zussblatt

September, 2017

Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Functionalized Mesoporous Carbons for Electrochemical Applications Intel Corp.
Dr. Rahul Sangodkar

September, 2016

Understanding and Controlling Hydration and Crystallization in Heterogeneous Structural Materials Amgen, Inc.
Dr. Ramzy Shayib

June, 2011

Molecular Comnpositions, Structures, and Properties of Silica-Alumina, Silicate, and Aluminosilicate Catalysts and Supports Dow Chemical Co.,
Dr. Robert Messinger

June, 2012

Multiscale Properties and Processes in Hierarchically Structured Organic-Inorganic Solids and Surface-Based Microfluidic Systems Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering. City University of New York
Dr. Ryan Hayward

December, 2004

Mesostructured Inorganic Films from Self-Assembled Templates: Control of Morphology from the Molecular to the Macroscopic Scale Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Dr. Sean C. Christiansen

June, 2001

Molecular Interactions in Inorganic-Organic Composite Materials Garmor, Inc., Florida
Dr. Shona Becwar

March, 2022

Understanding & correlating compositions, structures, & properties of conductive networks for energy conversion & storage applications Bristol Myers Squibb, Inc.
Dr. Stephen Donaldson

March, 2014

Developing a General Interaction Potential for Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions in Self-Assembled Systems W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
Dr. Thomas C. Farmer

June, 2018

Absorption and crystallization processes in multicomponent, electrolytic systems Dow Chemical Co.
Dr. Tsatsral Battsengel

December, 2021

Correlating the atomic-level compositions, structures, and reaction properties of Pt-zeolite catalysts Dow Chemical Co.
Dr. Zachariah J. Berkson

September, 2018

Understanding Atomic-Scale Compositions, Structures, and Properties of Semi-Crystalline Inorganic Nanomaterials Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Arizona State Univ.
Hosu Gwak

in progress

Harnessing membrane protein functionalities in organic-inorganic hybrid mesostructured silica films
Matthew L. Lertola

in progress

Reversibly expandable microcapsules as hosts for functional protein molecules
Ramya Ragunathan

in progress

Understanding and characterizing bio-silicification in diatoms
Victoria Diaz

in progress