▊ Principle Investigator

Li Xi (奚力)

Associate Professor

Postdoctoral Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dec. 2009 – Sep. 2013
Ph.D.                Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2009
B.Eng.              Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2004

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▊ Research Affiliates

Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi

Research Affiliate (since Oct 2021)
Postdoctoral Fellow (Sep 2020 – Sep 2021)

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Osaka University (Japan), 2015
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (Pakistan)
B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (Pakistan)

▊ Postdoctoral Fellows

Jumiati Wu

Postdoctoral Fellow (since Nov 2021)

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), 2015
B.Eng. Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), 2009

Andrea Gonzalez Cordoba

Postdoctoral Fellow (since Feb 2023)

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2022
M.Sc. Chemistry, Universidad del Valle (Columbia), 2014
Professional Degree, Chemistry, Universidad del Valle (Columbia), 2010

▊ Graduate Students

Naveen Kumar Vasudevan

Ph.D. Student (since Jan 2018; joined the group in Jan 2017)

M.A.Sc. Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 2018

  • Thesis: Molecular insight into cellulose nanocrystals and their interaction with cellulosic oligomers by all-atom simulation (handle:11375/22839).

B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University (India), 2015

Ziqi "Zeke" Gao

M.A.Sc. Student (since Sep 2018)

B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 2018

Adekunle Lawrence Omoniyi

Ph.D. Student (since Jan 2021)

M.B.A. Business Administration, Oxford Brookes University (UK), 2019
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia), 2012
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University (Nigeria), 2007

Yucheng Feng

Ph.D. Student (since May 2021)

M.Eng. Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University (China), 2020
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering, Shandong University (China), 2017

Arniel Ching O. Dizon

Ph.D. Student (since Sep 2021)

M.S. Chemical Engineering, De La Salle University (Philippines), 2015
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (Philippines), 2009

Hossein Ipakchi

Ph.D. Student (since Sep 2022)

M.Sc. Polymer Engineering, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (Iran), 2018
B.Sc. Polymer Engineering, Islamic Azad University (Iran), 2014

Nicholas Rountes

M.A.Sc. Student (since Sep 2022)

B.A.Sc. Chemistry, McMaster University, 2022

Youdi Zhang

Ph.D. Student (since Sep 2022)

M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University (China), 2022
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zhejiang University (China), 2019

Hoda Oyarhoseini

Ph.D. Student (since May 2023)

M.S.  Polymer Engineering – Processing, Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran), 2022
B.S.  Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran), 2020

▊ Undergraduate Researchers

Rebecca Barbera

B.Eng. Student (joined the group since May 2023)

Engineering 1 Program
McMaster University

Arianna Santos

B.Eng. Student (joined the group since May 2023)

Engineering 1 Program
McMaster University

Rushil Samir Patel​

B. Tech. Student (joined the group since May 2023)

Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Shivani Ravichandran

B. Tech. Student (joined the group since Jul 2023)

Rubber and Plastics Technology
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University (India)