CHRISTOPHER RESEARCH GROUP
REACTION ENGINEERING & HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
PAST GROUP MEMBERS
POSTDOCTORAL ALUMNI
INSOO RO
Assistant Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017
BHOGESWARARAO SEEMALA
Assistant Research Engineer, UC Riverside
Ph.D., Chemistry, CSIR, National Chemical Laboratory, India, 2014
ANDY THERRIAN
Consultant, Equitas
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tufts University, 2017
KUN LI
Assistant Professor, Hunan University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014
SAMJI SAMIRA
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, 2021
JAEHA LEE
Assistant Professor, Kyungpook National University
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2020
ARIK BECK
Fellow, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2023
HOSSEIN ROBATJAZI
Adjunct Professor, Rice University
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, 2019
JOAQUIN RESASCO
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2018
INSOO RO
Assistant Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017
BHOGESWARARAO SEEMALA
Advanced R&D Scientist, Honeywell UOP
Ph.D., Chemistry, CSIR, National Chemical Laboratory, India, 2014
ANDREW THERRIEN
Engagement Manager, Eversana Consulting
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tufts University, 2017
KUN LI
Professor of Chemistry, Hunan University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014
PH.D. ALUMNI
ANIKA JALIL
Senior Research Specialist, Dow Chemical Company
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2025
ISABEL BARRAZA ALVAREZ
TBA
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2024
EMILY SCHROEDER
Thermal Sciences Associate, Exponent
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2024
ZACH WESTMAN
Postdoctoral Fellow, Roman Research Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2024
JUSTIN MARLOWE
Postdoctoral Fellow, McFarland Research Group, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2024
JORDAN FINZEL
R&D Engineer, CZero
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2023
GREGORY ZAKEM
Catalyst Researcher, Braskem America
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2023
JI QI
Postdoctoral Fellow, McFarland Research Group, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2021
CHITHRA ASOKAN
Principal Catalyst Development Engineer, Bloom Energy
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020
CHRISTIAN ALCARAZ
Integration Engineer, Intel Corporation
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2019
SERGEI HANUKOVICH
Chemical Engineer III, Ecobat
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2019
GLEN SVENNINGSEN
Data Engineer 2, SeekWell
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2018
LEO DERITA
Staff Scientist, Johnson Matthey
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2018
TALIN AVANESIAN
Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2016
MATTHEW KALE
Advanced Tehnical Program Manager, Honeywell
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2016
JOHN MATSUBU
Director of R&D, Reaction 35, LLC
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2016
MASTERS ALUMNI
BEKAH ANDERSON
Process Engineer, Bend Bioscience
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M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2023
NICK GADNIAS
Process Engineer, Intel
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M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2022
YIBO JIANG
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2017