Accepting applications for Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers for Fall 2023 at the University of California, Riverside and
at the University of Southern California
at the University of Southern California

Professor Kandis Leslie Abdul-Aziz
Principal Investigator
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: KLAbdulAziz@engr.ucr.edu
Graduate Students

Seongbin Jo
CEE Ph.D. student
Email sjo016@ucr.edu
CEE Ph.D. student
Email sjo016@ucr.edu

Naharin Jannath
MSE Ph.D. student
Email njann003@ucr.edu
MSE Ph.D. student
Email njann003@ucr.edu
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS

Musa Najimu, Ph.D.
Email: musan@ucr.edu
Email: musan@ucr.edu
Undergraduate Students

Annette Phan
B.S. Material Science and Engineering
Spring/Summer 2021 - 2022
Research: Carbon Capture and Utilization
B.S. Material Science and Engineering
Spring/Summer 2021 - 2022
Research: Carbon Capture and Utilization
Ph.D. and PostDoctoral
Group Alumni

Dr. Soham Shah
Former CEE Ph.D. student (Graduated Fall 2022)
Currently employed: Packaging Engineer, Intel Inc.

Dr. Luz Cruz
Former MSE Ph.D. student (Graduated Spring 2022)
GAANN Fellow
Currently employed: Module and Integration Yield Engineer, Intel Inc.
Former MSE Ph.D. student (Graduated Spring 2022)
GAANN Fellow
Currently employed: Module and Integration Yield Engineer, Intel Inc.

Dr. Mark Gale
Former CEE Ph.D. student (Graduated Spring 2022)
Currently employed: Visiting Lecturer Harvey Mudd College
Former CEE Ph.D. student (Graduated Spring 2022)
Currently employed: Visiting Lecturer Harvey Mudd College
Undergraduate GROUP ALUMNI

Peter Nguyen (UC LEADS)
B.S. Material Science and Engineering
Summer 2021
Research: Biomass Valorization
B.S. Material Science and Engineering
Summer 2021
Research: Biomass Valorization

Jacob Graves, B.S. Material Science and Engineering
(Summer 2021 MACREU)
Tommy Hao Hui Xu
(Summer 2021 MACREU)
Oge Ogbechie, B.S. Chemical & Environmental
(Summer 2021)
(Summer 2021 MACREU)
Tommy Hao Hui Xu
(Summer 2021 MACREU)
Oge Ogbechie, B.S. Chemical & Environmental
(Summer 2021)

Marissa Moreno
MacREU student (Summer and Fall 2019)
Research: Biomass valorization strategies
MacREU student (Summer and Fall 2019)
Research: Biomass valorization strategies

Mariyah Bandukwala
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Thanvarath Pinyochon
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Email: tpiny001@ucr.edu
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Email: tpiny001@ucr.edu

Samuel Sayono
B.S. Material Science and Engineering
Current: EAG Laboratories, Failure Analysis Engineer

Ryan Pan
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Zhaoxi Yang
B.S., Chemical and Environmental Engineering (UCR GPP)
Currently employed: Ph.D. student, UC Riverside
B.S., Chemical and Environmental Engineering (UCR GPP)
Currently employed: Ph.D. student, UC Riverside

Jenna Ynzunza
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Currently employed: Ph.D. student, UC Irvine
B.S. student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Currently employed: Ph.D. student, UC Irvine

Monica Fajardo
B.S. student, Material Science and Engineering
B.S. student, Material Science and Engineering