Mahdi Malmali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Texas Tech University
807 Canton Ave
Lubbock, TX 79409-3121
Ph: 806-834-8706
Fax: 806-742-3552
Email: mahdi.malmali@ttu.edu
Fouzia Nowrin
MS, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022
BS, Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2014
Research Focus: Catalyst development for ammonia synthesis
Email: fouzia.h.nowrin@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Md Hasib Al Mahbub
MS, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022
BS, Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2015
Research Focus: Graphene-based conductive membrane fabrication
Email: hasib.mahbub@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
S M Tanveer Mahtab
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2018
Research focus: Reactive separation to increase the yield by shifting the equilibrium forward + Optimizing sorbent material
Email: smahtab@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Md Shahriar Rahman
B.S. in Chemical engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2018
Research focus: Green ammonia production and Integrated ammonia reaction-absorption process
Email: mdshahra@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Sufian Bin Humayun
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2018
Research focus: Gas absorption in thermally conductive solid media, Thermochemical energy storage, and Reaction engineering.
Email: sbinhuma@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Amir Safikhani
M.Sc. Amirkabir University of Technology, 2020
B.S. Iran University of Science and Technology, 2017
Research Focus: Modeling and optimization of green ammonia production process.
Email: asafikha@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Shehab Shahreyar
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), 2019
Research Focus: Laser-induced graphene, Capacitive deionization
Email: s.shahreyar@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Emily Dowding
BS, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Research Focus: Ammonia absorption, absorbent synthesis
Email: emily.a.dowding@ttu.edu
Tzu Yang Tseng (Morgan)
B.S., University of Colorado Boulder, 2021.
Research Focus: Synthesis of Lithium adsorbent and Ammonia catalyst
Email: tzutseng@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Shaina Field-Farias
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Expected 2023
Research focus: LMO synthesis and nanofiber electrospinning
Email: Shaina.Field-Farias@ttu.edu
Kyle Markel
BS in Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2025
Research focus: Sorbents and Electrospun Nanomaterials for Lithium Extraction
Email: kmarkel@ttu.edu
Alumni
Amit Kumar Thakur, Ph.D.
Current position: Senior Chemist/Senior Scientist, Mojave Energy Systems, USA
Ph.D., Chemistry, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India, 2016
M.Sc., Chemistry, Jai Prakash University, India 2009
B.Sc., Jai Prakash University, India, 2007
Email: amit.thakur@ttu.edu
I-Min Hsieh, Ph.D.
Current position: LTD module integration engineer at Intel Corporation
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022
M.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2014
B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2011
Research Focus: Mitigation and mechanism of fouling and scaling in membrane distillation (MD) for produced water treatment.
Email: i-min.hsieh@ttu.edu
Bosong Lin, Ph.D.
Current position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at MIT
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2022
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Sept. 2012 – Jun. 2016
Research Focus: Process simulation and modeling and fluid flow studies.
Email: lin.bosong@ttu.edu
Website: bosonglin.mit.edu
Tanya Srivastava
Current position: Scientist at Entegris
M.Sc., CHemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022
B. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 2017
Research Focus: Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
Email: tasrivas@ttu.edu
Justin Rosenthal
Current position: PhD Student at UT Austin
M. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2021
B. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2020
Research Focus: Membrane for pervaporation technique.
Email: Justin.Rosenthal@ttu.edu
Yanick Fosta
M. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2021
B. Sc., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Douala, 2015
Research Focus: Reaction-Absorption for Ammonia Synthesis
Email: yanick.fotsa@ttu.edu
Austin Lomas
Current position: PhD Student at UIUC
B. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022
Research Focus: Desorbing Ammonia from Metal Halides
Email: Austin.Lomas@ttu.edu
Daniel Hrtus
Visiting M.Sc. Student
Email: Daniel.Hrtus@ttu.edu
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 2018
Research Focus: Intensified Ammonia Production