Doctoral Degrees
Mohammed Abutaqiya
PhD 2019. Advances in Thermodynamic Modeling of Nonpolar Hydrocarbons and Asphaltene Precipitation in Crude Oils (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Shaghayegh Agah
PhD 2018. Nanopores: Modeling the Separation Mechanism and Application of Carbon Nanotubes in Sensing (Thesis Advisers: Anatoly Kolomeisky and Matteo Pasquali)
Alex Chou
PHD 2018. Novel Enzymes and Pathways Facilitating Biological Utilization of One Carbon Compounds (Thesis Adviser: Ramon Gonzalez)
Shayan Enayat
PhD 2019. Utilization of Asphaltenes as Inexpensive and Abundant Precursors of Novel Carbon-Based Nanomaterials (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Elaa Ibrahim Hilou
PhD 2019. Investigation of a System with a Tunable Anharmonic Interaction Potential Using Paramagnetic Colloids (Adverser: Sibani Lisa Biswal)
Guoqing Jian
PhD 2019. CO2 Foam Mobility Control in Carbonate Reservoir (Thesis Advisers: George J. Hirasaki and Sibani Lisa Biswal)
Aisha Tariq Khaleel
PhD 2019. New Insights into the Mitigation of Asphaltene Deposition ad the Utilization of Asphaltene Deposits (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Jun Kuang
PhD 2018. Simultaneous Determination of Asphaltene Deposition and Corrosion under Dynamic Conditions (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Steve Kuei
PhD 2019. Dynamics of Semiflexible Colloidal Particle Chains under a Rotational Magnetic Field (Thesis Adviser: Sibani Lisa Biswal)
Pei-Hsuan Lin
PhD 2019. Modeling of Potential Fluid Flow Impairment Caused by Asphaltene Deposition in Porous Media (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Jinlu Liu
PhD 2019. Thermodynamic Modeling of Fluid Distribution and Phase Behavior in Nanoporous Shale (Thesis Adviser: Walter Chapman)
Narmadha Rajan Babu
PhD 2019. Mechanistic Investigation and Modeling of Asphaltene Deposition (Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Sara Rezaee
PhD 2019. Separation and Characterization of Crude Oils and Investigation of their Wetting Properties on Rock Surfaces (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Daniel J. Vecchiolla
PhD 2019. Deformation Dynamics of Wet Foams and Bubbles in Wide Microfluidic Channels (Thesis Adviser: Sibani Lisa Biswal)
Yimeng Zeng
PhD 2019. Expanding the Mammalian Synthetic Biology Toolbox: Orthogonal Regulators and Gene Circuits for Monitoring Potein Folding and Degradation (Thesis Adviser: Laura Segatori)
Jieyi Zhang
PhD 2018. Viscosity Modeling of Complex Fluids (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Yuchong Zhang
PhD 2019. Thermodynamic Modeling of Branched Molecular Systems (Thesis Adviser: Walter Chapman)
Jingjing Zhao
PhD 2019. Characterizing Non-linear Synamics with Stochasticity Using Semiflexible Paragnetic Colloidal Filaments (Thesis Adviser: Sibani Lisa Biswal)
Master of Science Degrees
Yousef Easa Al-Shamlan
MS 2019. Mechanistic Investigation of Fouling of Heat Exchangers Caused by Asphaltene Deposition in Oil Refineries (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Mohammed Mubarak Alajmi
MS 2019. Modeling Polymer Phase Behavior with the Cubic-Plus-Chain (CPC) Equation of State (Thesis Adviser: Francisco Vargas)
Ye Gao
MS 2019. Pyrolytic Remediation of Soils Contamined with Heavy Petroleum (Thesis Adviser: Kyriacos Zygourakis)
Robert Pinnick
MS 2019. Thermodynamics of Rigid Rod Polyelectrolytes with Focus on CNT-Superacid Solutions and the Second Virial Theory of Finite Rods (Thesis Adviser: Matteo Pasquali)
Samantha K. Samaniego Andrade
MS 2019. Gas Chromatography Study of Sulfur Removal from Jet Fuel Using Nanoporous Materials (Thesis Adviser: Michael S. Wong)
Master of Chemical Engineering Degrees
Ning Hsu
MChE 2018
Chien-Cheng Lai
MChE 2018
Jiabel Li
MChE 2019
Olivia Mengdi Sun
MChE 2018
Rayford Allen Thigpen
MChE 2019
Tung-Yu Tsai
MChE 2018
