People

Principal Investigator


Prof. Mark A. Snyder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director of on-campus ChBE Master’s Programs

Snyder Bio

Contact

Address:
111 Research Drive
Iacocca Hall, B-322
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Email: snyder@lehigh.edu
P: (610) 758-6834
F: (610) 758-5057

 

Current Group Members


Postdoctoral Researchers

Ph.D. Students

  • Hao Guo (Ph.D. candidate, Fall 2020-present)
    • Thesis topic: ‘Tailoring pore hierarchy and morphology of functional covalent organic frameworks (COFs)’
  • Kainan Feng (Ph.D. candidate, Fall 2021-present)
    • Thesis topic: ‘Porous organic nanoparticle synthesis and assembly’
  • Tsung-Han Wu (Ph.D. candidate, Spring 2022-present)
    • Thesis topic: ‘Sustainable synthesis of functional nanomaterials for energy applications’

M.S. Students

  • Andrew Mullaghy (MS candidate, Spring 2023-present)

Undergraduates

  • Josie Krepps (IDEAS)

Group Alumni


Postdoctoral researchers

  • Dr. Pisist Kumnorkaew (May 2010-June 2012, w/ J. Gilchrist), Researcher: National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), Integrated Nanosystem Laboratory, Thailand
  • Dr. Won Cheol Yoo (Jan. 2011-Jan. 2013, w/ M. Tsapatsis, Univ. of Minnesota), Assistant Professor, Hanyang University, Department of Applied Chemistry, Ansan, Republic of Korea
  • Dr. Swapan K. Das (Nov. 2018-Oct. 2019, w/ S. Rangarajan), Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India

Ph.D. Students

  • Nur Konçüy Özdemir (Ph.D., 2022)
    • Thesis topic: ‘Scalable Bioinspired Synthesis of Functional Metal Sulfide Quantum Dots’
  • Megha Sharma (Ph.D., 2020)
    • Thesis topic: ‘Multi-scale control of micro- to meso-structure of carbon molecular sieve powders, films, and membranes’
  • Midhun Joy (Ph.D., 2016, co-advised with J. Gilchrist), Research Scientist, Air Liquide
    • Thesis: ‘Fabrication of high-quality periodic structures through convective assembly procedures’
  • Daniel Gregory (Ph.D., 2016), Imaging and Analysis Specialist, Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM)
    • Thesis: ‘Stabilization of Metastable Oxides via Surface Modification’
  • Minseok Song (Ph.D., 2016, co-advised with J. Mittal), Research Scientist, LG Hausys Ltd., Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  • Shih-Chieh Kung (Ph.D., 2015), Research Scientist, Saint-Gobain
    • Thesis: ‘Hierarchical Engineering of Multimodal Ordered Nanoporous Materials’
  • Zheng Tian (Ph.D., 2014), Research Scientist, Bemis North America
    • Thesis: ‘Template-mediated, Hierarchical Engineering of Ordered Mesoporous Films and Powders’
    • Thesis: ‘Self-Assembly of DNA-Coated Particles: Experiment, Simulation and Theory’

M.S. Students

  • Kyle Schipper (M.S., Energy Systems Engineering Institute, 2020)
  • Elif Irem Senyurt (M.S., 2019)
    • Thesis topic: ‘T’ning pore hierarchy and multifunctionality of metal-decorated zeolites for reaction-diffusion control’
  • Qianying Guo (MS, 2014), MoreLab, LLC
    • Thesis: ‘Tunable Polymorphism of Three-dimensionally Ordered Mesoporous (3DOm) Titania and its Catalytic Properties’
  • Ye Wu (MS, 2018, co-advised with S. McIntosh)
    • Thesis topic: ‘Structure and conformality of interfaces in all-solid-state batteries’   

Undergraduates

  • Mr. Kevin Sledziewski (Spring-Summer 2009)
  • Mr. Sean O’Keefe (Fall 2008-Fall 2009)
  • Mr. Michael DiRosato (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
  • Mr. Daniel Faro (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
  • Ms. Casey Parker (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
  • Mr. Jacob Peschansky (Spring 2010-Fall 2010)
  • Ms. Ke Xue (Spring 2010-present)
  • Mr. Russell Clayton (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
  • Mr. Richard Gilbert (Spring 2010)
  • Mr. Brian Wyvratt (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
  • Mr. Kevin Harrington (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
  • Mr. Ian Moskowitz (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
  • Mr. Matthew Melillo (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
  • Mr. Christopher Altum (Summer 2011)
  • Mr. Andrew Pike (Summer 2011-Spring 2012)
  • Ms. Deniz Cetin (Summer 2011-Spring 2012)
  • Mr. Liam Smith (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)
  • Ms. Rebecca Masel (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)
  • Mr. John Barton (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)
  • Mr. Bradley Richard (Spring 2012-Spring 2014)
  • Mr. Adam Kleintop (Fall 2013-Spring 2014)
  • Mr. Marco Belardo (Fall 2013)
  • Mr. Bohak Yoon (Summer 2014-present)
  • Mr. Marcus Pugliese (Summer 2014)
  • Mr. Thomas Ebaugh (Summer 2014)
  • Mr. Michael Meloni (Summer 2014)
  • Ms. Brittany Partain (Summer 2014)
  • Ms. Jennifer Angelo (Summer 2014)
  • Ms. Marina Venezia (Summer 2014)
  • Mr. Brian Day (Spring 2015-Spring 2016)
  • Mr. Yiyuan Zhang (Spring 2015-present)
  • Mr. Jonathan Dzierzawiec (Summer 2015-Spring 2016)
  • Ms. J. Adrian Lomax (Summer 2016)
  • Mr. Cameron Healey (Summer 2016-present)
  • Mr. Eric Waxler (Summer 2016)
  • Mr. Gavin Peters (Fall 2016-Spring 2017)
  • Mr. Elliot Frisch (Fall 2016-Spring 2017)
  • Ms. Kirsten Bell (Summer 2017)
  • Mr. Daniel Palomeque (Summer 2017)
  • Mr. Ted Raymond (Summer 2018)
  • Mr. Benjamin Schwartz (Summer 2018-present)
  • Mr. Logan Good (Summer 2018)
  • Ms. Maria Granquist (Summer 2018)