Master's candidates can earn their degree in Chemical Engineering, with the option of completing a thesis. Below our recent M.S. graduates are listed with their thesis titles, if applicable.
Awarded M.S. degrees—Thesis option
The following graduates submitted a research project before earning their M.S. Students, their faculty advisors, and thesis titles are listed by year of completion.
2011
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
Thesis Title |
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| Jordan Krause |
Shaoyi Jiang |
Development of Nonfouling Zwitterionic Films and Hydrogels via Photopolymerization |
2009
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
Thesis Title |
|---|
| Andrew DeMartini |
Stu Adler |
Measurement and prediction of the oxygen surface reaction and thermodynamics behavior of solid oxide fuel cell materials |
| Carolynn D. Grosh |
François Baneyx and Daniel T. Schwartz |
Using electrochemical deposition to connect protein inorganic binding properties to synthesis properties |
| Geoffrey Leonard |
John Berg |
Modulus-graded interphase modifiers in E-glass fiber & thermoplastic composites |
2008
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
Thesis Title |
|---|
| Rachit Agarwal |
John Berg |
Improvement in adhesion of E-Glass/fiber PVB composites |
| Richard D. Champion |
Guozhong Cao |
Studies of polymer semiconductors toward all-polymer ambipolar field-effect transistors |
2007
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
Thesis Title |
|---|
| Shawn Huff |
Stu Adler |
Diagnosis and Characterization of Gas Diffusion and Interfacial Processes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems Using Linear and Non-linear Impedance Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Modeling |
2006
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
Thesis Title |
|---|
| Janhavi Bhandari |
Daniel T. Schwartz |
Genetically engineered proteins for electrochemical deposition of cuprous oxide (Cu2)) and silver (Ag) |
| Laura Lu |
Jim Seferis |
Development and analysis of multiscale carbon nanomatrix composites |
| Benjamin Purvis |
N. Larry Ricker |
Dynamic modeling of spent nuclear fuel reprocessing and real-time materials accounting strategies |
| Gaurav Rayal |
Dave Castner |
Multivariate analysis and enhancement of ToF-SIMS images from biomolecular patterns at micron- and nanometer-scale |
| Ryan Reed |
John Berg |
Characterization and optimization of carbon fiber/epoxy resin interface |
| Stephen Tebaldi |
Mary Lidstrom |
Immobilization of renilla luciferase through biotinylation for use as a signaling mechanism in underwater sensors |
Awarded M.S. degrees—Non-thesis option
The following graduates earned their M.S. with a non-thesis option, and are listed with their faculty advisors by year of completion.
2011
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
|---|
| Julee Floyd |
Buddy Ratner |
| Luo Mi |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Gregory Newbloom |
Danilo Pozzo |
| Qing Shao |
Shaoyi Jiang |
2010
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
|---|
| Prasad Bhosale |
John Berg |
| Helen Chen |
Hong Shen |
| David Chiu |
François Baneyx |
| Brandon Coyle |
François Baneyx |
| Tyler House |
Daniel T. Schwartz |
| Bo Hu |
Mary Lidstrom |
| Eric Karp |
Charles T. Campbell |
| Lakshmi Kocherlakota |
René Overney |
| Kjersta Larson-Smith |
Danilo Pozzo |
| Amanda Lee |
Mary Lidstrom |
| Ikechuwku Nwaneshiudu |
Daniel T. Schwartz |
| Michael Robinson |
David G. Castner |
| Benjamin Rutz |
John Berg |
| Andrew White |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Christina Yacoob |
Hong Shen |
| Lei Zhang |
Shaoyi Jiang |
2009
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
|---|
| Joseph Baio |
David Castner |
| N. David Brault |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Zhiqiang Cao |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Taeshik Earmme |
Samson Jenekhe |
| Andrew Keefe |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Valerie Lieu |
Daniel T. Schwartz |
| Hai Nguyen |
Hong Shen |
| James Matthaei |
François Baneyx |
| Monica Ospinal-Jimenez |
Danilo Pozzo |
| Sean Peterson |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Guoqiang Ren |
Samson Jenekhe |
| Thanapon Sangvanich |
Hong Shen |
| Kurt Spies |
Eric M. Stuve |
| Bingbing Sun |
Hong Shen |
| Kathleen Weigandt |
Danilo Pozzo |
| Sara York |
Daniel T. Schwartz |
2008
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
|---|
| Louisa Carr |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Gang Cheng |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Felix Sunjoo Kim |
Samson Jenekhe |
| Sathana Kitayaporn |
Daniel T. Schwartz |
| Daniel Knorr |
René Overney/Samson Jenekhe |
| Cortney Kreller |
Stu Adler |
| Hongyan Ma |
James Bryers |
| Nathan Morris |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Shinchiro Muramoto |
David Castner |
| Saran Poovarodom |
John Berg |
| Sirnegeda Techane |
David Castner |
| Matthew Thibodaux |
Charles Campbell |
| Kenny Tran |
Hong Shen |
| Pei-Tzu Wu |
Samson Jenekhe |
2007
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
|---|
| Julia Apte |
David Castner |
| Matthew Bernards |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Yi He |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Jason Hower |
Shaoyi Jiang |
| Allen Taylor |
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| Zheng Zhang |
Shaoyi Jiang |
2006
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
|---|
| Lindsey Kato |
René Overney |
| Kyoko Ishiguro |
Jim Seferis |
| Jim Sullivan |
Shaoyi Jiang |
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