PhD Students

Monica Abdallah

PhD Student

Earth and Environmental Engineering

Graduation date: 2023

Education
  • M. Eng. Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union
  • B. Eng. Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union
Research interest
  • Direct Air Capture of Low Levels of CO2 (DAC) to mitigate climate change using Dual Function Materials (DFM)

Chae Jeong-Potter

PhD Candidate

Earth and Environmental Engineering

Graduation date: Dec 2021

Education
  • M. Eng. Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union
  • B. Eng. Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union
Research Description
  • Capture and upgrading of CO2 to fuel
  • Optimization of Dual Functional Materials (DFM)
  • Bimetallic catalyst red-ox behavior studies
  • Aging, poisoning, and regeneration studies
  • DFM commercialization and scale up
  • Direct Air Capture of Low Levels of CO2 (DAC) to mitigate climate change using Dual Function Materials (DFM)

Mark Goldman

MS/PhD Student

Earth and Environmental Engineering

Graduation date: May 2024

Education
  • B.A. Chemistry and Physics, Harvard University
Research interest
  • New materials for adsorption and desorption of CO2

Anas F. Alkhani

PhD Student

Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Graduation date: 2022

Education
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, 2015
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia 2007
Research interest
  • Dry Reforming of Light Alkanes
  • Exploring novel catalysts and processes for dry reforming of light alkanes with the objective of maximizing hydrocarbon value chain in petroleum refining industry while reducing the carbon footprint of modern industrial processes.