Accepting applications for Ph.D. researchers for Fall 2024
at the University of Southern California
at the University of Southern California

Professor Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz
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

Bruno H. Arpini, Ph.D.
Email: brunohenrique.arpini@ucr.edu
Email: brunohenrique.arpini@ucr.edu
Undergraduate Students

Waniya Hassan
MACREU
Undergraduate institution: University of Southern California
Research topic: Atomic Layer Deposition of Plasmonic Nanoparticles
Mentor: Naharin Jannath

Leonardo Bautista
MACREU
Undergraduate institution: University of Southern California
Research topic: Carbon Capture and Utilization
Mentor: Seongbin Jo and Dr. Bruno Rapini
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

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

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