Recent Fellows | Center for Environmental Science and Technology

Whitney Conard, Biological Sciences (2021-2022) Advisor: Gary Lamberti Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Lake Michigan Food Web

Jeffrey Dubose, Chemistry and Biochemistry (2021-2022) Advisor: Prashant Kamat Stabilizing the Surface of Perovskite Nanoplatelets for Photocatalysis

Michael Dugas, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2021-2022) Advisor: William Phillip Fabricating Organic Solvent-Stable Copolymer Membranes for Energy-Efficient and Environmentally-Responsible Pharmaceutical Separations

Justin Greaves, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2021-2022) Advisor: Kyle Bibby Virus-Particle Association in Sewage

Peng He, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2021-2022) Advisor: Jennifer Schaefer Poly(tetrahydrofuran)-based Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Batteries

Tsuyoshi Kohlgruber, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2021-2022) Advisor: Peter Burns U60-Mineral Surface Interactions

Mengfei Li, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2021-2022) Advisor: Rob Nerenberg Mechanical Properties of Biofilms: Characterization for Strategic Biofilm Control

Bumjun Park, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2021-2022) Advisor: Jennifer Schaefer Vertically aligned 3D Li Metal Anode Host Configuration with Viscous Polymer Electrolytes for Stable Li Deposition/Dissolution Cycles in Li Metal Batteries

Ceara Talbot, Biological Sciences (2021-2022) Advisor: Stuart Jones Lateral Carbon Transport in Ecosystems

Shannon Alderman, Biological Sciences (2020-2021) Advisor: Jennifer Tank Environmental Conditions That Promote Denitrification in Agricultural Waterways

Whitney Conard, Biological Sciences (2020-2021) Advisor: Gary Lamberti Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Lake Michigan Food Web

Feiyang Geng, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2020-2021) Advisor: Jason Hicks Promotional Effects of Indium-Ruthenium Intermetallic Compounds on the Direct Synthesis of Methanol from CO2

Eva Gulotty, Chemistry and Biochemistry (2020-2021) Advisor: Brandon Ashfeld Synthesis of Imidazolium ILs with Systematic Modifications to Their Chemical Structure

Varden Kanghyan, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2020-2021) Advisor: Ed Wolf High Surface Area Perovskite-Based Ni Catalysts for the Dry Reforming of Methane

Adam Kern, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2020-2021) Advisor: Paul McGinn Fast Charging Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

Bumkyu Kim, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2020-2021) Advisor: Rob Nerenberg Quantifying the Effects Protozoan Predation on Microbial Biofilms

Meghanne Tighe, Chemistry and Biochemistry (2020-2021) Advisor: Marya Lieberman Developing Better Methods for Detecting Environmental Lead Hazards Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Ying Wu, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2020-2021) Advisor: Na Wei Engineering of a Bioactive Microbead Functionalized with Antimicrobial Peptides for Water Disinfection

Katherine Barrett, Biological Sciences (2019-2020) Advisor: Gary Belovsky Microbalites are a seasonal food source for brine shrimp in Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

Margaret Butzen, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2019-2020) Advisor: Jeremy Fein Bacterial adsorption of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances

Hunter Ford, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2019-2020) Advisor: Jennifer Shaefer Lonomer coatings for mitigating the polysulfide shuttle effect in metal-sulfur batteries

John Hoffman, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2019-2020) Advisor: William Phillip Controlled functionalization of nanofiltration membranes

Junyeol Kim, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2019-2020) Advisor: Kyle Doudrick Stream transport behavior of nanoparticles in realistic stream conditions

Keith O'Connor, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2019-2020) Advisor: Melissa Berke Climatic controls on modern vegetation and microbial communities

Carly Olsen, Biological Sciences (2019-2020) Advisor: Stuart Jones Estimates of C, N, and P fate and transport in inland lakes

Rebecca Scheidt, Chemistry and Biochemistry (2019-2020) Advisor: Prashant Kamat Creating mixed cation perovskites for clean energy with minimal environmental impact

Matt Trentman, Biological Sciences (2019-2020) Advisor: Jennifer Tank Alleviation of the negative impact of nutrient loading to streams and rivers

Yolanda Bonita, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2018-2019) Advisor: Jason Hicks

Alejandra Cartagena Sierra, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2018-2019) Advisor: Melissa Berke

Martha Dee, Biology (2018-2019) Advisor: Jennifer Tank

Feng Gao, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2018-2019) Advisor: Bill Phillip

Clayton Johnson, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2018-2019) Advisor: Jeremy Fein

Mengfei Li, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2018-2019) Advisor: Robert Nerenberg

Randal Marks, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2018-2019) Advisor: Kyle Doudrick

Laura Merrill, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2018-2019) Advisor: Jason Hicks

Luke Sadergaski, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2018-2019) Advisor: Amy Hixon

Hildamarie Caceres-Velazquez, Biology (2017-2018) Advisor: Stuart Jones

Brittany Hanrahan, Biology (2017-2018) Advisor: Jennifer Tank

Danilo Jara Quinteros, Chemistry and Biochemistry (2017-2018) Advisor: Prashant Kamat

Robert Jonson, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2017-2018) Advisor: Paul McGinn

Melika Sharifironizi, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2017-2018) Advisor: Peter Burns

Mark Summe, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2017-2018) Advisor: Bill Phillip

Yuanxing Wang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2017-2018) Advisor: Masaru Kuno

Brandon Gerrig, Biology (2016-2017) Advisor: Gary Lamberti

Glen Hood, Biology (2016-2017) Advisor: Jeff Feder

Dallen Rensell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2016-2017) Advisor: Jason Hicks