Emily Dowding M.Sc. Student
BS, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Research Focus: Ammonia absorption, absorbent synthesis
Alumni
Tzu Yang Tseng (Morgan) Research Assistance, 2021 - present
B.S., University of Colorado Boulder, 2021.
Research Focus:
- Designed and optimized the experiments for synthesizing mesoporous silica (SBA15) with minimal impurities and high pore volume.
- Optimized loading impregnation of various metals on mesoporous material for prepping ammonia catalyst for decomposition and composition.
- Synthesized ammonia catalyst using physisorption/ chemisorption.
- Ran ammonia decomposition and composition using the synthesized ammonia catalyst in a batch reactor.
- Synthesize lithium manganese oxide incorporated with silica for lithium adsorbent (patent in the process)
Email: tzutseng@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Amit Kumar Thakur, Ph.D. Research Associate, 2019 - present
Current position: Senior Chemist/Senior Scientist, Mojave Energy Systems, USA
Email: amit.thakur@ttu.edu
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
Achievement:
- Distinguished Staff Award, in Recognition of the Significant Contributions and Shared Innovative Ideas to the Department and the Texas Tech Community. Presented by Texas Tech University, November 2021.
- Global Scholarship for the 21st Century, in Recognition of the Distinguished Academic Achievement, Presented by Texas Tech University, April 2021.
- Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC, Israel) Fellowship for Outstanding Chinese and Indian Post-Doctoral Fellows (2017-2020).
Research Focus: Treating Produced Water with Membrane Distillation
I-Min Hsieh, Ph.D. Ph.D. Student - 2017
PhD, 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.
Achievement:
- James D. and Mary Hazlewood Memorial Graduate Fellowship
- Travel Award, Texas Tech University, for AICHE in 2018 and 2019 and for NAMS in 2022.
- Graduate Student Research Support Award, Texas Tech University, 2021-2022.
- Colin Tyrie Scholarship from Produced Water Society in 2021
- NAMS Elias Klein Travel Supplement in 2021.
Email: i-min.hsieh@ttu.edu
Office: MERC 005
Bosong Lin, Ph.D. Ph.D. Student - 2016
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, emphasizing ammonia absorption and water treatment membrane process. Fluid flow studies with computational fluid dynamics and particle image velocimetry
Achievements:
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1st Prize in Student Poster Competition, 31st North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ, USA, May 2022
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Teaching Assistant Award, Process Control, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, May 2018, May 2019
Email: lin.bosong@ttu.edu
Tanya Srivastava M.Sc. Student - 2020-2022
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
M.Sc. Student – 2020-2022
Email: tasrivas@ttu.edu
Justin Rosenthal B.S./M.Sc. Student - 2018
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. Student - 2018
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 Undergraduate Student, 2018 - 2022
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
Visiting M.Sc. Student
Email: Daniel.Hrtus@ttu.edu
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 2018
Research Focus: Intensified Ammonia Production