Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Program Faculty, School of Chemistry and Materials Science

585-475-6108

Office: Institute Hall 73-2110

Lab: Institute Hall 73-2182

Professional Appointments

08/2021–Present Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
2021–Present Program Faculty, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
2019–2020 Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, Santa Barbara
2015–2019 Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University

Education

2011–2015 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
2008–2011 M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2004–2008 B.E., Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

Honors and Awards

2025 Scialog Fellow in Sustainable Minerals, Metals and Materials
2025 Rising Stars of Analytical Chemistry Seminar, ACS Fall 2025 National Meeting
2025 New Principal Investigator, RSC
2022 ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award
2018 C — Journal of Carbon Research Travel Award
2017 Chemosensors Travel Award
2015 Finalist, BASF North American Science Competition
2015 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut