PhD Graduates
- Dr. Carmen Bria
PhD Applied Chemistry, 2016. Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Development of Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation for the Characterization of Proteins, Protein Aggregation, and Nanoparticles Currently at PPG Industries
- Dr. Akram Ashames
PhD Applied Chemistry, 2015. Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Development of Separation Methods to Produce Uniform Exosomes Subpopulations Using Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques Currently at Ajman University (Pharmacy and Health Sciences), United Arab Emirates
- Dr. Jifang Cheng
PhD Applied Chemistry, 2014. Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Self-Assembled Templates and Field-Flow Fractionation for Controlling and Organizing the Sizes of Nanomaterials
- Dr. Nathan Crawford
PhD Applied Chemistry, 2013. Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Shear Thickening and Defect Formation in Chemical Mechanical Polishing Slurries Currently at Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Dr. J. Ray Runyon
PhD Applied Chemistry, 2009,Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation of Polymers with High Molecular Weight and Complex Architectures Currently at University of Arizona and SOLVE Research and Consultancy
- Dr. Hookeun Lee
PhD Chemistry, 1998, University of Utah. Thesis: Thesis: Development of on-line concentration methods in flow field-flow fractionation Currently at Gachon University of Medicine and Science, South Korea
MS Graduates
- Mr. Jacob Bell
MS Chemistry, 2014, Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Surface Functionalization of Silicon Quantum Dots for Energy Sustainable Applications Currently at Stepan Company
- Mr. Justin Engle
MS Chemistry, 2008, Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry of Low Molecular Weight Polymers Using Metal Substrates Roche Diagnostics; currently founding owner of Town in City Brewing Company, Houston
- Ms. Rebekah Hartmann
MS Chemistry, 2002, Colorado School of Mines. Thesis: Studying Sample-Membrane Interactions Using Flow Field-Flow Fractionation US Army; currently at University of Saskatchewan
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Dr. Carmen Bria | 2016-2017
Project: Human plasma lipoprotein separations Currently at PPG Industries
- Dr. James Oliver | 2014-2015
Project: Developing polymer microstructure and composition separations Currently at University of Western Sydney, Australia
- Dr. J. Ray Runyon | 2009-2011
Project: FFF and single particle counting for analyzing CMP slurries. Currently at University of Arizona and SOLVE Research and Consultancy.
- Dr.Claudia Lohmann | 2007-2008
Project: Thermal FFF separations of polymers. Currently at Waters Corporation
- Dr. Dean Lee | 2004-2007
Project: Chromatographic and FFF separations of polymers. Currently at Dow Chemical
- Dr. Leonardo Cinque | 2007-2008
Project: FFF and single particle counting for analyzing CMP slurries
- Dr. Ilyong Park | 2006-2007
Project: FFF and single particle counting for analyzing CMP slurries. Currently at Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resource
- Dr. Galina Kassalainen | 2001-2003
Project: Coupling FFF and MALDI TOF mass spectrometry
- Dr. Hookeun Lee | 1999-2001
Project: Nonviral vectors for gene therapy Currently at Gachon University of Medicine and Science, South Korea
Recent Undergraduate Students
- Kevin Bierbaum, B.S. | 2017
Project (2015-2017): Developed new analytical methods for polymer microstructure and composition, Currently at Centers for Disease Control
- Patrick Skelly, B.S. | 2016
Project (2014-2016): Composition, size, and shape determination of human plasma lipoproteins, Currently at University of California, Santa Cruz, Ph.D. Chemistry
- Catherine Jimenez, B.S. | 2014
Project (2012-2014): Purification of Pyrenebutanol-Capped Silicon Quantum Dots Using Asymmetric Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, Currently at University of Illinois Medical School
- Jeffrey Jones, B.S. | 2014
Project (2012-2014): Determine contribution of solvent thermophoresis to measured polymer thermal diffusion coefficients and Protein Aggregation Kinetics, Centers for Disease Control; Currently at University of Notre Dame, Ph.D. Chemistry
- Seamus McMullen, B.S. | 2013
Project (2011-2013): Determine contribution of solvent thermophoresis to measured polymer thermal diffusion coefficients and Protein Aggregation Kinetics, US Army Chem Corp
- Daniel Gradisar, B.S. | 2013
Project (2011-2013): Simulations of polymer thermal diffusion in different channel designs, Currently at Hach Company
- Nychelle Bowles, B.S. | 2012
Project (2010-2012): The role of nanoparticles separations in life cycle performance measurements
- Adam Goering, B.S. | Chemical Engineering 2011
Projects (2009-2011): Preparation of Narrow Dispersity Gold Nanorods Using Asymmetrical FFF and Investigation of Size versus Surface Plasmon Absorbance & An all Optical Method for Lab-on-a-Chip Temperature Measurements, Currently at Mitosciences
Recent REU Summer Students
- Rees Sloan | 2016
Project: Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) Brushes to Reduce Membrane Fouling in Field-Flow Fractionation
- Anastasia Sledgianowski | 2014
Project: Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Brushes to Reduce Membrane Fouling in Field-Flow Fractionation, Currently at Microchip Technology Inc.
- Curtis Martin | 2013
Project: Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Brushes on Cellulose Membranes for Reduction of Protein Fouling on Membranes used in Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, Currently at Purdue University, PhD Chemical Engineering
- Blaire Sorensen | 2011
Project (2013): NMR Analysis of Passivated Silicon Quantum Dots, Currently at Cornell University, PhD Chemical Engineering
- Cameron Frisby | 2009
Project: Developing Higher Resolution Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques, KAUST, graduate program Mechanical Engineering